Nicole Fende
Nicole Fende is The Numbers Whisperer (TM) and President of Small Business Finance Forum. As a credentialed actuary with experience as a Chief Financial Officer, Investment Banker, and successful entrepreneur, Fende helps her clients reach their profit goals and learn how to effectively and enjoyably run the financial side of their business.
In her book, How to be a Finance Rock Star, Nicole shares the same strategies she uses with her profit coaching clients to help them reach multi-platinum profits. It's an easy, practical go-to reference guide for mastering small business finance.
Despite Ms. Fende's endless list of impressive credentials, her true claim to fame is her ability to make finance fun. From her LOL blog posts, such as How College Keggers Teach Complex Expense Analysis , to the endearing finance mascot Fluffy, she entertains entrepreneurs while helping them grown their bottom line.
This definitely isn't the finance you slept through in college.
Nicole is an Associate in the Society of Actuaries, and has attained the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Cuong Nhu Martial Arts. Ms. Fende holds a dual degree in Mathematics and French from Northern Michigan University.
“Not a single person has died of boredom reading this book.”
“If you don’t laugh reading this book I’ll eat my pocket protector. Wait, did I just admit I had a pocket protector?”
“Many small businesses would rather face an angry barbarian horde than tackle their cash flow statement or price a new product.”
“I see dead Presidents. Lincoln, Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington.”