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Julie Girardot

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Vice President Finance at Mrs. Fields Famous Brands
📍 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Julie Girardot is an Executive Financial Leader specializing in retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing. An Active Ohio CPA with an MBA from John Carroll University, she excels in driving business success through data-driven decisions. Colleagues describe her as an exceptional leader with an incredible work ethic.

She appears to be a reflective leader who draws parallels between everyday life and business strategy. Using analogies like leftovers improving with time, she illustrates the value of patience and allowing strategic ideas to mature, indicating a thoughtful and practical mindset.

Julie played an instrumental role in securing private equity investment for Arhaus, supporting the companys rapid expansion from 15 to 65 retail locations.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Vice President Finance
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Priorities

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Cash Flow Management
Authored a post emphasizing that cash is the ultimate "reality check" for a business, even when revenue growth and profitability models look solid.
Strategic Budgeting
She has written about the hidden costs and dangers of over-optimism in financial planning, warning against stretching assumptions on growth or cost savings too far.
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Career

Work history

12-2020 - 10-2024
Vice President Finance
Mrs. Fields Famous Brands
5-2019 - 12-2020
Vice President Finance
Enesco Properties, LLC dba Things Remembered
3-2017 - 5-2019
Director of Finance/Controller
Things Remembered
1-2007 - 3-2017
Vice President Accounting/Controller
Arhaus
11-2000 - 12-2006
Accounting Manager
Arhaus
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
John Carroll University
Bachelor of Science - BS
Fordham University
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