Fractional CFO & Strategic Finance Partner
"Individually we’re one drop, but together we’re an ocean."
Our Partners
We work with a small group of trusted partners to extend our capabilities when our client needs go beyond CFO and strategic finance support. These relationships allow us to bring in experienced advisors who work alongside us to address priorities such as executive coaching, strategy development and execution, organizational assessment and alignment, and business process and workflow design.
We coordinate this work closely so financial perspective and organizational execution remain connected.
JamesGoode Associates
James Goode Associates provides strategic HR advisory services, working with leadership teams on organizational and talent priorities that directly impact execution. Their work includes executive coaching, leadership development, organizational assessment, and process improvement.
They bring a fact based approach, using external benchmarks and internal performance indicators to assess current state and inform recommendations. Their expertise in organization development and human capital management allows them to apply research based solutions while remaining practical in how organizations operate.
They work closely with leadership to anticipate challenges, identify barriers early, and bring a clear, realistic perspective to decisions that affect people, structure, and performance.
We partner with JamesGoode Associates when organizational effectiveness and leadership alignment are critical to executing financial and strategic priorities.
includes
Strategy Development & Execution
Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
Business Process and Workflow Design
Organization Assessment
and Alignment
About JamesGoode Associates
JamesGoode Associates is a business enablement firm. They leverage real-life business, corporate, healthcare, financial services and non-profit experiences to deliver strategic HR advisory services to C-suite executives and in-house HR teams facing the challenges of growth, future-proofing their organization and enhancing process effectiveness and efficiencies.
Where additional expertise is needed, we engage trusted partners to address priorities across the organization.
Lynell James, Principal
Lynell James is a senior HR executive with more than 25 years of experience across corporate and nonprofit organizations. As a founder and principal of JamesGoode Associates, she works with leadership teams to operationalize strategy, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and enhance leadership capability.
She has supported organizations through mergers and acquisitions, inclusion initiatives, and process improvements, bringing a practical perspective shaped by senior leadership roles in complex operating environments.
She has held senior HR leadership roles in large, multi-state organizations and has served on several nonprofit boards.
Stephanie Goode, Principal
Stephanie Goode is a senior HR executive with more than 25 years of experience across financial services, healthcare, and media. As a co-founder and principal of JamesGoode Associates, she works with leadership teams to support operational transformation, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and develop leadership capability.
Her work includes organization assessment and restructuring, leadership development, and improving alignment between people, strategy, and execution. She brings a practical perspective shaped by senior executive roles in complex organizations.
She is a certified executive coach and has worked with C-suite executives and boards to develop senior leaders. She has also served on nonprofit boards, including as Board President of Boston TheatreWorks .