Accountants by expertise. Business advisors by approach.

His career gives clients three perspectives in one advisor. As a commercial lender at The Bank of Holland, he learned how banks evaluate risk and capital. In public accounting, he specialized in audits and reviews. In corporate finance, his roles ranged from M&A to leading the finance and accounting function for a middle-market company.

That combination shapes how he works: financial statements built to a high technical standard, reporting owners can act on, and financials prepared the way banks and capital providers expect to see them.

He is the founder of GoodServiceCompany.com, a group of professional service brands, and the author of Relentless Pursuit and Impossible as a Dare.

At CRWN, Ben brings an operator's view of scaling: what has to change in the finance function as an organization grows, and what boards, funders and leadership teams need to see along the way.

For more than half of his career, David has served as a subject matter expert to the FDIC on resolving failed banks. During the banking crisis that began in 2008, he consulted on the resolution of more than 20 banks, and from 2012 through 2020 the FDIC's Division of Resolutions and Receiverships retained him each year to project its total liability under the Loss Share Program.

David holds B.S. degrees in Accounting and Finance from Miami University and is a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing).

His work spans restructuring, turnaround execution, cash flow forecasting, cost reduction, liquidity management, integration, and debt and capital optimization across four continents, twelve countries and multiple industries. He served for several years on the board of the Turnaround Management Association's Tennessee chapter.

Since COVID-19, James has put that advisory background into practice as an investor, building a portfolio of businesses acquired from retiring owners. He believes that with the right people and the right plan, even the most difficult situations can be redeemed.