Jessica Ponds

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Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks

Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Overview

Jessica Ponds is the Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks, bringing a history of financial leadership across diverse industries, including Big Four experience. A Certified Public Accountant, she holds a Masters in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin, guiding companies with strategic financial oversight.

Outside of her finance career, Jessica is a dedicated endurance athlete and entrepreneur. She co-founded the Friends and Allies Brewing Company, showcasing her business acumen in a personal passion project. Her commitment to athletics is evident through participation in elite running clubs and completing extreme endurance challenges.

An elite endurance athlete, she placed first overall female in a Warrior Dash and was among the first finishers in a mountain climbing challenge equivalent to ascending Mt. Everest.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Assertive

Curious

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Finance
As a CFO with a background in fractional CFO services, she specializes in providing strategic financial and accounting leadership to various companies.
Startup Growth
[Predicted] Her executive roles at tech startups like Strangeworks and Hypergiant indicate a focus on managing financials for high-growth, emerging technology companies.
Endurance Sports
She is an accomplished athlete, winning the North Texas Warrior Dash and being a top finisher in the demanding "29029 Everesting" challenge.

Media Appearances

Jessica has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2023
Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks
9-2022 - 1-2023
Director, Global Accounting at Under Armour
3-2020 - 9-2022
Sr. Manager, Global Accounting at Under Armour
4-2019 - 3-2020
Principal at IronClad Consulting Services, LLC
9-2017 - 3-2019
Chief Financial Officer at Hypergiant

Education

2007 - 2008
Master in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Exp : 11 Location : Ellicott City, Maryland, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks
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Insights For Selling To Jessica

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jessica is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jessica

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jessica move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Jessica take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Jessica

Personality Compatibility


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