Ready for Next (RFN) believes in the importance of having clearly defined learning objectives for our presentations to ensure the investment of the audience’s time is repaid with knowledge, tools and resources.
RFN presenters also have experience as moderators and facilitators bringing together a variety of expertise and lived experiences to deliver insightful content and memorable experiences.
As a lifelong entrepreneur, she is no stranger to the intricacies of running multiple successful businesses. Cindy has an extensive 32-year career in the finance industry and is a trusted advisor to some of Canada’s most prominent private family business owners. Her expertise extends to mentoring hundreds of financial advisors and specializing in complex financial planning, tax, estate planning and family farm business transitions.
Cindy holds several designations Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and Certified Business Advisor (CBA).
Her vast experience includes being a seasoned value growth advisor and business transition consultant working internationally with SMEs in high growth, high change environments. Her track record in these roles showcases her exceptional ability to build cohesive and collaborative teams
Cindy has a unique talent for simplifying complex issues into understandable and actionable steps for clients and co-workers alike, ensuring everyone involved is on the same page, making informed decisions and moving forward with confidence.
RFN’s Value Accelerator is a process-driven, structured approach to increasing earnings, reducing risk and positioning the business as best-in-class. RFN’s clients are privately held middle-market business owners in a broad spectrum of industries. Ready for Next’s success is powered by one of the best qualified and most seasoned teams of advisors in the profession, all of whom are former business owners or C-level executives.
Sean has been a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) since 2008 (one of the first 100 to be certified), a CEPA course faculty member since 2014, has been honored by the Exit Planning Institute as Exit Planner of the Year and Leader of the Year and was inducted into EPI’s CEPA Hall of Fame in 2024. He is recognized as one of the profession’s top thought leaders.
Sean is also a third-generation heir to his family’s 67-year-old manufacturing business, a first-hand, very personal and humbling experience that keeps him grounded in the realities of value growth and ownership transition.
In addition to holding the CEPA credential, Sean is a Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CMAA) and has served on the boards of five private companies, including 13 years for a 90% ESOP-owned enterprise. He graduated in 1992 with a Master of Arts degree from Miami University of Ohio.
