About
Kathy Heflin is the Chief Financial Officer at JumpStart, where she leads the finance team and works with the CEO on financial management and organizational sustainability. She previously served as CFO & Treasurer/Deputy Director at Holden Forests & Gardens and held leadership roles at Brandmuscle, a Cleveland-based SaaS startup. She is a Certified Public Accountant with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ohio University and an MBA from CWRU's Weatherhead School of Management.
Experience
- JumpStart Inc.CFOcurrent2024 — presentCleveland, Ohio, United States
- Holden Forests & GardensCFO & Treasurer2018 — 2024Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- BrandmuscleExecutive Vice President, Finance2016 — 2018Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- The Albert M. Higley Co.CFO2013 — 2016Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- BrandMuscle, Inc.Vice President, Finance2001 — 2012
- CoreCommManager, Financial Planning & Analysis2000 — 2001
- EccoAccents, Inc.Business Manager (MBA Intern)1999 — 2000
- HomePlace, Inc.Sr. Manager, Financial Planning1998 — 1999
- Cole OpticalManager, Financial Planning1996 — 1998
- Victorias Secret StoresFinancial Analyst1994 — 1996
- John Gerlach & Company LLPStaff Accountant1992 — 1994
Skills & more
Strategic Planning14Management21Analysis8StrategyBudgets14Financial Analysis7Mergers1Accounting21Process Improvement4Business Strategy3Business Analysis5Forecasting24
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Business DevelopmentFinancial ReportingERPProject ManagementStart-upsFinanceCustomer ServiceMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingBusiness PlanningAuditingStrategic Financial Planning- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — Accountancy Board of Ohio - State of Ohio
- Signature Adult Program 2025 — Leadership Geauga
From Kathy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Jumpstart Ventures
Abel Castillo
Venture Program Manager at JumpStart Ventures
Alexis Watkins
Marketing Administration Coordinator at JumpStart Ventures
Alison King
Director, Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program at JumpStart Ventures
Antoinette Berry-Snowden
Program Support Specialist, Cleveland Learning Centers at JumpStart Ventures
Athene Blakeman
General Counsel at Oxford Science Enterprises
Bethany George
Managing Director at Rev1 Ventures
Byron Floyd
Staff Accountant at JumpStart Ventures
Camille Heard
Director, High Growth Services at JumpStart Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kathy Heflin?
- Kathy Heflin is the Chief Financial Officer at JumpStart, where she leads the finance team and works with the CEO on financial management and organizational sustainability. She previously served as CFO & Treasurer/Deputy Director at Holden Forests & Gardens and held leadership roles at Brandmuscle, a Cleveland-based SaaS startup. She is a Certified Public Accountant with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ohio University and an MBA from CWRU's Weatherhead School of Management.
- Where does Kathy Heflin work?
- Kathy Heflin is Chief Financial Officer at Jumpstart Ventures.
- Where did Kathy Heflin go to school?
- Kathy Heflin studied at Ohio University (BBA, Accounting); Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy & Finance); Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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