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Founder & Fractional CFO

Eleanor Marsh

Leads CFO engagements and the firm. Twenty years across venture-backed software, healthcare groups and family-owned manufacturers.

Fundraising and lender support

Board reporting

Pricing and unit economics

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Profile

“A forecast is not a prediction. It is a way of making decisions on purpose.”

“A forecast is not a prediction. It is a way of making decisions on purpose.”

Eleanor founded Folistead Advisory after a decade as a finance leader inside growing companies, where she learned that most founders do not need more reports — they need a clear answer to "what should we do next?".

She leads our fractional CFO engagements, sits in on board meetings when clients want her there, and reviews every forecast the firm sends out. Her background spans a venture-backed software company from seed to Series C, a regional healthcare group, and a third-generation manufacturer that she helped prepare for sale.

Outside work she rows badly, reads widely and keeps a running list of the best diner breakfasts in the Pacific Northwest.

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Thirty minutes with a senior member of the team, and a written proposal within two business days.

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Book a call with the team.

Thirty minutes with a senior member of the team, and a written proposal within two business days.