Ramona Cedeno CPA, PFS, CGMA, CFP

Ramona Cedeno is a CPA, CFP, and CGMA with over 20 years of experience as an accounting and finance professional. She has a track record of successfully devising and deploying innovative strategies that enhance operational and financial performance. She is the founder and CEO of FiBrick, an accounting and fractional CFO services firm based in NYC. She is also the host of the podcast _In Great Company _and the author of _Simple Choices Big Rewards in Money_. Through the many services and workshops her firm provides, Ramona enjoys and takes pride in her innate ability to bring people together to build community and empower business owners to build scalable businesses. Before starting FiBrick, she was the CFO of Handy, and an accounting leader at Time Inc. and other Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, and small businesses. As a tech-forward innovator in the finance industry, she has guided over a dozen technology startups through mergers and acquisitions, funding rounds, and exits. Ramona is a proud mentor of the Women Entrepreneurs of NYC (WENYC), a board member of the New York State Society of CPAs, and an advisory board member for New York State's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Ramona was named a Notable Woman in Accounting and Consulting by Crain's and a recipient of the 2022 Empire Whole Health Heroes Award. She has been featured on Bloomberg and PIX 11 News and has spoken at several esteemed conferences including the AICPA ENGAGE and NABA's Entrepreneurship Summit. Ramona earned a Bachelor's in Accounting from Baruch College, a Master's in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University