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# Welcome to Waterton Partners

Waterton Partners is a fullstack Growth Strategy and CFO Firm. Working as a team, we bring dedicated CFOs, controllers, accountants and HR professionals experienced in high growth small and medium sized businesses who are specifically focused on executing at the speed of your  
growth.

We work exclusively with startup and growth stage businesses in technology and services across multiple industries. This vertical focus enables our team to bring best in class knowledge and execution to your growth strategy.

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#### John Ripley

CFO

20+ years of experience supporting Software andService companies in supply chain, sales optimization, healthcare, cannabis and other industries to developand execute aggressivegrowth plans.

<https://wwhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfripley/w.giantfocal.com/>

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#### Megan LaPlante

VP of Finance

11+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience for software and services organizations. Industry experience includes supply chain, healthcare, cannabis and business services

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-laplante-a7036814/>

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#### Jessa Rappleye

Sr. Accountant

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessa-rappleye-827b09111/>

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