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Leila Gilbert

Leila Gilbert

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Over 15 years of experience leading finance teams. Successfully led two companies from startup phase to public filings both in the US and Canada.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Interim CFO/Strategic Finance/FP&A

AdLarge Media & Lighthouse PA
07.2023 - Current
  • AdLarge Media, LLC is a full-service advertising sales company in the audio space primarily focused on digital podcasting and radio
  • Strategic modeling and business plan for operations and fundraising in podcast sales company
  • Monthly financial preparation and presentation to management & board of directors


CFO

Parc Holdings/Sparc
11.2021 - 07.2023
  • The company owns and operates five retail stores, manufactures, and cultivates cannabis
  • Strategic modeling for the multiple entities and cash analysis
  • Fundraising
  • Lead finance team


VP of Finance

Left Coast Ventures, Inc
06.2019 - 09.2021
  • Is a Private Equity Firm that invests in major Cannabis and Hemp-CBD companies in the United States & Canada
  • Successfully led SPAC audit for the seven subsidiaries for a public filing on the Canadian Stock Exchange
  • Work closely with the CEO to build strategic models for the equity firm and the subsidiaries
  • Present and analyze actual results vs projections to the board and executive leadership
  • Supervise the company’s subsidiaries. Including the management of the entities Controllers, financials,forecasting and audit
  • Work closely with business development on potential acquisitions and create pro-forma financials with multiple scenarios for the consolidated business
  • Cannabis compliance regulations – oversee, report and continual education on the regulations for multi-states for the excise & cultivation taxes
  • Monthly financial preparation and presentation of the results to management.

Corporate Controller/FP&A

Verana Health, Inc
02.2016 - 05.2019
  • Data Analysis: Enhance Medical Research & Clinical Trials using real-world clinical data
  • Fund Raising: Successfully led the financial presentations for the company to raise $80M in funding
  • Successfully let the financials presentation for the company to raise $80M
  • Oversaw financial operations including corporate accounting, financial reporting, and forecasting
  • Strategic Modeling: Developed 5-year strategic financial plan working directly with the executive leadership team to create multiple scenario models for planning

VP of Finance

Survios, Inc, Virtual Reality Gaming Company
07.2014 - 10.2017
  • Worked closely with the executive team at Survios through three successful fundraising rounds up to and including the Series C round led by MGM
  • Budgeting and forecast preparation: Created and maintained the company’s financial forecast both a consolidated as well as and game specific P&L’s
  • Responsible for the financial operations including corporate accounting, financial reporting
  • Worked closely with the COO on job-costing for multiple VR games.

CFO

New Leaf Paper, Environmental Paper Company
10.2013 - 02.2016
  • Worked jointly with New Leaf’s CEO on the company analysis for new opportunities in the marketplace
  • Oversaw both the short-term and long-term financial model, cash-analysis & financial reporting
  • Led company transition from antiquated software onto Sage software, a full ERP, CRM & accounting systems.

EVP Finance

Dial Global/Westwood One
04.2004 - 09.2013
  • National Radio Production, Syndication & Advertising Sales Company based in San Francisco, CA
  • Successfully led the company through multiple stages of growth from a 13-person private company to over 600 employees at the time of the IPO as the company’s yearly revenue grew from $3M to $400M
  • Promoted four times: Accounting Manager to Controller to VP of Finance to SVP of Finance
  • Built up and managed a finance team of 13 employees based nationwide
  • Worked closely with the division heads on the yearly budget for sales, expenses by division as well as the consolidated model
  • Mentored direct report: teaching the skills to move from an Office Manager to Controller, Email Company – created animated cartoon format emails, based in San Francisco, CA
  • Set-up and ran both the financial infrastructure as well as all operations for GoMo from its initial round of financing to its acquisition
  • Operations: Led all equipment purchasing, management and human resource decisions.

Chief Financial Officer /Co-Founder

GoMo Technologies
03.2003 - 03.2004

•Set-up and ran both the financial infrastructure as well as all operations for GoMo from its initial round of financing to its acquisition.

•Operations: Led all equipment purchasing, management and human resource decisions.

Education

MBA - Finance/AccountingUniversity

Loyola Marymount University, Colorado

Bachelor of Science - Political Science/Finance

University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO

Linkedin.com/in/leila-gilbert-78487121

Skills

    ~ Strategic Modeling

    ~ Manage national finance departments

    ~ Integration of systems ~ Inventory

    ~ Financial Presentations

    ~ External & Internal Audit Lead ~ GAAP & IFRS

    ~ Cannabis Compliance

    ~ Acquisitions

    ~ Implementation software for ERP/Finance/CRM

Timeline

Interim CFO/Strategic Finance/FP&A - AdLarge Media & Lighthouse PA
07.2023 - Current
CFO - Parc Holdings/Sparc
11.2021 - 07.2023
VP of Finance - Left Coast Ventures, Inc
06.2019 - 09.2021
Corporate Controller/FP&A - Verana Health, Inc
02.2016 - 05.2019
VP of Finance - Survios, Inc, Virtual Reality Gaming Company
07.2014 - 10.2017
CFO - New Leaf Paper, Environmental Paper Company
10.2013 - 02.2016
EVP Finance - Dial Global/Westwood One
04.2004 - 09.2013
Chief Financial Officer /Co-Founder - GoMo Technologies
03.2003 - 03.2004
Loyola Marymount University, Colorado - MBA, Finance/AccountingUniversity
University of Colorado, Boulder - Bachelor of Science, Political Science/Finance
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Leila Gilbert