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Why This Fractional CFO Firm Built Its Own AI Software

The Business Growth Podcast··28 August 2026·22 min

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Tim Krulia has been running Savvy CFO since 2009, back before fractional CFO was even a common term. In this conversation, he talks about why the firm built its own AI-powered platform instead of relying on manual reporting, and how a rough fight to recover fees for a client turned into a 12-chapter book with a free financial health scorecard attached.Tim also gets into why word-of-mouth referrals don't stretch as far as they used to in a more crowded fractional CFO space, and how Savvy CFO is using the book as a front-end offer to build trust with a business owner before any sales conversation happens.It's a good look at how a long-running CFO firm is adapting as the market around it gets more competitive.Guest: Tim Krulia, President of Savvy CFOLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-krulia-77407525/Website: https://savvycfo.com/Host: Leonard De BeerHelping fractional executive firms get more clients through strategic outreachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-de-beer/