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Janet DeFrino, CEPA

Evaluator · DISC type dcs
CFO at dClutterfly Franchising, LLC
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Janet DeFrino is the Managing Principal at Five Mile Advisors and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), specializing in turning operational complexity into strategic clarity for entrepreneurs. She focuses on scaling revenue, fundraising readiness, and executing profitable exits. Janet earned her Master of Management from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

Janet is passionate about advancing female entrepreneurship and empowering diverse founders. She actively supports and promotes women-led companies, particularly those with a focus on sustainability. She has served as a mentor for various accelerators, including the Founder Institute, and is involved with organizations like Project W that support women in business.

As a venture capitalist and advisor, she provides founders with financial models to manage cash flow and achieve profitability.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
CFO
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Janet shows up

Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Janet cares about

Women Entrepreneurship
Actively supports and mentors women founders through organizations like Project W and has a history with Golden Seeds, an angel group focused on women-led companies.
Exit Planning
As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), her core focus is helping business owners build value and execute successful transitions and exits.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
CFO
dClutterfly Franchising, LLC
8-2023
CFO
Sabai
8-2022
Strategic Finance Advisor
DOLAN
7-2022
Strategic Finance Advisor
Steve & Andy’s Organics
11-2020 - 12-2024
Board Member
ROAR Augmented Reality
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
10-2014 - 10-2014
Boards That Lead
Wharton Executive Education
Masters of Management
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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