Brian Zapf: On Loving Numbers, People and Telling A Financial Story That Soars

Brian Zapf has always been good at math. And the strategic CFO has taken those number skills from his start at a community bank to investment banking, to M+A advising, and his strategic CFO business today. 

But – it wasn’t until an accounting course at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University that Zapf fully grasped how financial statements for a business tell an important story that any business owner needs to know. 

By listening to our show today about this math man who has created over $1 billion in value for his 100-plus clients over his career, you’ll learn about: 

• How Zapf went from an Econ/Poli Sci major at the University of Michigan to work at a bakery to starting his current company Flight Financial;

• How working for multiple companies across multiple industries has led Zapf to become a seasoned strategic accounting advisor to his clients in the education space;

• And what Zapf learned from failing his first accounting class in college and a failed partnership with his best buddies. 

Breakers band together as we talk to a man who is right on the money with his knowledge and caring personality – Brian Zapf.