Kara James

Kara James is a graduate of the University of BC and a CPA, CA with over 20 years experience.  Kara’s career began in public practice with KPMG in 1998.  After leaving public practice most of her career was spent as a CFO for Sysco Canada, Food Service, the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities.  During her time at Sysco, Kara developed expertise in internal control development, evaluation, and implementation, as well as various high level CFO responsibilities including strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, cash flow analysis, KPI development and implementation, business case analysis, expense management, and organizational restructuring.  In 2020, Kara founded JB CFO to brings her collaborative style, ability to listen without preconception, expertise in finance, and business savvy to JB CFO clients.  Kara is passionate about people and using her experience and expertise to help entrepreneurial businesses elevate their performance and grow their bottom line.  In her spare time, Kara is committed to giving back to her community.  She served as the Vice President of Kelowna Women in Business (KWIB) in 2020, developing and launching the first KWIB Mentorship Program.  In 2021, Kara moved into the Director of Mentorship for KWIB so she could continue to refine and lead the Mentorship Program, which she fondly refers to as her “passion project” .

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Jason Baybutt

Jason Baybutt, Chief Operating Officer of JB CFO has been providing financial, operational, strategic and capital market advisory services to both private and public companies for over 20 years. He served as the CFO & Corporate Secretary of Pepcap Resources, Inc., a publicly traded TSXV Company, and is the current Senior Vice President, Finance of Artelo Biosciences, Inc., a publicly traded Nasdaq Company. Jason’s areas of expertise include financial reporting, reverse mergers, business combinations and acquisitions. Offering a tailored and boutique style of service, Jason is a trusted and proactive business partner for JB CFO clients, setting us apart from our competitors. Outside of work Jason enjoys a variety of west coast activities, including mountain biking, skiing and pond hockey.

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