Michelle Kvello is the founder of Lantern Partners, a CFO advisory firm, working with founder CEOs of start ups and scale ups by providing commercial and strategic finance support, helping them to grow scaleable, sustainable businesses. Michelle’s passion for guiding entrepreneurs is rooted in her early career realization that founders often lack access to meaningful, strategic financial support. It’s this gap that inspired her to create Lantern Partners—a company that not only helps businesses master their financials but also provides tailored, strategic guidance to fuel their biggest aspirations. Namedoneofthetop 50WomeninAccounting (2024 and 2021) and top 50 Small Business Leader (2022), she hates the idea of people feeling “stuck” whether professionally or in business when information she shares could unlock that