Scott Stockberger

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Chief Financial Officer at Cedar

Greater Chicago Area, United States

Overview

Scott Stockberger is the Chief Financial Officer at Cedar, focusing on driving growth and operational excellence. He has nearly 20 years of experience scaling finance teams at high-growth fintech and payments companies like Bolt and Yapstone, with a background in investment banking. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Miami University.

In a recent interview, Scott emphasized that CFOs are increasingly playing offense rather than defense, investing in their functions to help the entire business grow. He believes in making focused investments in digital tools and automation to build more resilient and efficient companies, a key part of his financial strategy.

He has successfully raised over $125M in debt and equity and executed multiple M&A transactions in previous roles.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Non-Confrontational

Consensus Focused

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Healthcare Fintech
As CFO of Cedar, he is focused on improving the healthcare financial journey for patients, providers, and payers through an end-to-end engagement platform.
Growth Stage Finance
He has a significant track record of leading finance at high-growth companies like Bolt and Yapstone, managing fundraising, M&A, and scaling financial operations.
Strategic Technology Investment
Advocates for using automation and digital tools as a 'great multiplier, ' enabling companies to find new efficiencies and rebalance investments for better scalability.

Media Appearances

Scott has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2023
Chief Financial Officer at Cedar
5-2020
CFO|Circle Member at The Circle by Founders Circle Capital
8-2022
Founding Member and Steering Committee Member at The F Suite
2-2020 - 11-2023
Chief Financial Officer at Bolt
5-2017 - 2-2020
Vice President | Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Finance at YapStone

Education

Bachelor of Science from Miami University
International Business from Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center (MUDEC) in Luxembourg

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Insights For Selling To Scott

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Scott is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Scott

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Scott move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Scott take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Scott

Personality Compatibility


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