Featured Cost Management Experts

Bestax Chartered Accountants is an FTA Approved Tax Agency and a trusted provider of accounting, tax, auditing, transfer pricing, business setup, and corporate services in Dubai. With nearly a decade of combined experience and offices in both UAE and Canada, we help businesses make smarter financial decisions by calculating the best opportunities for long-term growth. We support startups, SMEs, and large enterprises to ensure their full compliance, and strengthen long-term stability. We are a leading tax consultancy firm in the UAE, offering expert support across VAT, corporate tax, and excise tax. Our team ensures clients remain compliant with evolving regulations while benefiting from strategic tax planning opportunities. Through proactive advisory, we help businesses reduce liabilities and make informed financial decisions. Beyond taxation, Bestax delivers comprehensive accounting and bookkeeping services, including financial statement preparation, payroll management, audit support, and day-to-day bookkeeping. Our commitment to accuracy, transparency, and timely reporting enables business owners to maintain financial clarity and drive sustainable growth. Our audit and assurance services help companies meet statutory obligations while strengthening internal controls, financial transparency, and operational efficiency. Bestax also specializes in global company formation, assisting entrepreneurs and investors in establishing businesses in the UAE, Panama, Cayman Islands, Seychelles, Canada, the USA, and beyond. From trade license issuance to visa processing, PRO services, and digital bank account opening, we manage the entire setup process. Our cross-border expertise enables us to support clients with multi-jurisdictional structuring and international compliance requirements. Additionally, we provide advanced services such as transfer pricing, empowering businesses with centralised and fully compliant financial operations. At Bestax, we are more than a service provider we are a long-term partner committed to delivering solutions that enhance efficiency, strengthen compliance, and support sustainable growth in the competitive global market all under one roof.

Larry has over 35 years of industry experience in high tech, home care and Indirect Spend reduction consulting. Having worked at various high tech companies including Data General Corporation (now Dell Technologies) and Lucent Technologies (now Nokia) in his early career, owning and managing a Home Care company in his middle career and now owning and operating a Cost Reduction franchise, Larry has gathered experience and deep skills working with individuals, small and medium businesses and Fortune 100 business executives. His nation-wide clients span multiple industries including automotive, restaurants, schools, hotels & hospitality, healthcare, manufacturers, REITs and even bicycle shops. Larry provides his clients with strategies for long-term sales growth and analyzes and implements cost reduction programs that provide for mid-line expense reduction and bottom line growth and profitability.

As CFO of Jacadi Paris North America, I bring over a decade of financial and operational leadership across international retail, with a proven track record in turnaround strategy, cross-border expansion, and high-stakes acquisition negotiations. Originally from France, I’ve overseen the strategic transformation of Jacadi’s U.S. operations, rebuilding financial infrastructure, scaling omnichannel operations, and leading the U.S. division through its most profitable years on record. I specialize in U.S. retail market entry, operational cost restructuring, and driving performance in underperforming store networks. My leadership has directly contributed to multimillion-dollar revenue recovery, margin expansion, and the positioning of Jacadi as a premium children's retail brand in the American market. I’m passionate about helping European brands succeed on U.S. soil through data-driven finance, culturally adapted strategy, and relentless operational precision.

Co-founder of Evalence Renewables. Our mission is to empower the energy transition by being the trusted partner for constructing green energy projects including solar, battery storage, electric vehicle charging installations.

Sabine Ghali, Managing Director at Buttonwood Property Management, Award Winning Real Estate Broker and an Entrepreneur at heart. Sabine is on a mission to help investors create real estate wealth over time in the Greater Toronto Area. Sabine is published in a number of media outlets, including Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Toronto Sun, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Gulf News, among many others.

Young professional with great organisational skills recognized for capabilities to efficiently organize and plan work for her as well as her teammates looks for new professional challenges in field. Core abilities: * Ability to simultaneously work on several projects while delivering results on time and to general satisfaction * Effective strategizing and prioritizing among multiple tasks * Remaining calm under pressure and able to competently communicate with teammates in stressful situations

Strategic and results-driven business, growth & commerce leader with 14+ years of international experience across different industries, including tech and fintech. Successfully launched 8 international businesses and start-up companies (Fintech, GenAI, E-com, Biotech, Commodity trading, ML PaaS, etc) in 15+ countries and in complex jurisdictions. Co-issued Visa debit cards for 300k users, structured bank–fintech P&L mechanics. Brought a biotech startup from 0 to $1.5M ARR international revenue in 9 months during COVID with zero marketing budget. Launched international cross-border B2C e-com for 100M users. Managed and advised on AI, ML and Data strategy 60+ enterprise clients within 10 countries, including F500 companies, e.g. KPMG, DELL, IBM and 100+ startups. Fundraised 1M+ from tier-1 VC around the world. Adept at fostering relationships, driving revenue growth, and leading cross functional teams to pursue and achieve excellence. Fluent in 4 languages (English, Mandarin Chinese, French, Russian).

Supporting early stage startups, typically as the first non-technical hire working alongside the CEO. When I'm not at work, I'm backpacking, cycling, mushroom foraging, refurbishing my neighborhood's little free libraries, working on civic organizing projects (grassroots political fundraising, creating free community centers and gardens), running SF's largest figure drawing events, and volunteering as a suicide counselor. My community work has been recognized by the White House as open government and civic hacking “Champions of Change". Areas I'm interested in include: FOSS, carbon capture and storage, humanist urban development, micromobility, and tech that directs humanity towards TNG and not Dune. Open to roles: COO, COS, Co-Founder, early stage startups.

I specialize in cost estimating and quantity takeoffs for residential, commercial, and industrial projects across the U.S. With 6+ years of experience, I help contractors win more bids through accurate trade-specific estimates. Passionate about construction tech, efficiency, and project success.

I’m a brand & marketing professional and independent consultant with know-how in media science and psychology. Together we create sustainable brand strategies, from entrepreneur to entrepreneur, using interdisciplinary knowledge and creativity. Feel addressed? Drop me a line. Besides this I’m Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at fonlos® Tech-as-a-Service, which is a B2B technology rental that turns technology into service. We offer business customers simplified lifecycle management by bundling hardware, software, services and financing into a holistic offer for a monthly rate. fonlos® supports companies in digital work with the aim that nothing stands in the way of the digital experience and participation in change. Procurement intervals become usage cycles. Companies remain financially flexible and technically up-to-date. Thanks to lifecycle services, they not only outsource the residual value risk, but also IT tasks, which increases internal efficiency and productivity. Ownership obligations are eliminated; our customers make risk-free decisions and can work free of technical or monetary limitations. We offer companies a new solution in current IT-procurement that meets the challenges of a digitized world and changes the way companies think about technology and how they use it. We reduce the complexity in technology procurement and offer companies a future-oriented solution for the availability of technology in a digitized world. But availability is not everything. We believe that working with digital technology, which, like electricity or DSL, is only understood as a resource, will not be able to do without a service concept in the future. Our customers are self-determined decision-makers who want to actively create, get information, question, experiment, collaborate or work decentrally at any time. When it comes to digital life or work, they should be empowered to do whatever they set out to do. We strive for a digitized world that is shaped by people, not the other way around. Agree? Let's have a chat.

Adam Scuglia is Manager of Business Development for Cortex DM within Premier Construction Software. Based in Markham, Ontario, he leads go-to-market strategy, client acquisition, and solution positioning for a construction-industry SaaS platform built to streamline drawing and document workflows, reduce rework, and align field and office teams in real-time. With a deep understanding of construction processes and a focus on technology-enabled collaboration, Adam enables contractors and owners to adopt a next-generation document control tool that integrates with enterprise systems and drives measurable operational value.

I am the Managing Operator of Ashok Lal & Sons, a 2nd generation family business in the categories of ethnic wear wholesale and B2B textile trading businesses. I have been working closely with retailers across India to be able to supply fast moving collections such as Salwar suits and catalog based ethnic wear. With experience in seller negotiation, pricing strategy, product sourcing and retailer demand predicting, I help businesses select the right inventory at the right margins. My knowledge is in how ethnic wear trends move the market, typical wholesale supply chain and assisting small retail businesses with reliable stock and an open business model. I regularly share knowledge about negotiation, business operations and wholesale distribution based on real experience in the textile trade.

I’m a results-driven Project Management Director with a strong background in legal funding operations, strategy execution, and cross-functional team leadership. At High Rise Financial, I lead initiatives that streamline processes, enhance service delivery, and support client advocacy through innovative solutions. My mission is to deliver scalable systems that align with growth while maintaining a human-first approach to leadership.

I am the marketing lead and project manager behind Dahhan Business Services, which was established in 2013. With years of experience in business setup and consultancy, I have built a reputation for delivering reliable, cost-effective, and client-focused solutions.

Candice is a CRM and operational efficiency expert dedicated to driving growth through streamlined communication. As the owner of Beckmann Collaborative LLC, she leverages the Zoho suite to build customized, robust systems for diverse industries. Her hands-on approach ensures clients don’t just receive a tailored strategy—they gain the mastery needed to manage their systems for long-term success. With a focus on customer experience, Beckmann Collaborative partners with clients across a diverse set of industries to optimize their marketing operations and improve client relationships. Our hands-on methodology ensures that our partners not only attain tailored CRM strategies but also gain the knowledge to maintain and manage these systems for sustained growth.

Net-Craft.com is a leading supplier of world class web development, custom iPhone & Android apps and internet marketing solutions.

David Ratmoko is the Owner and Director of Metro Models (Switzerland), one of the country’s leading modeling agencies, which he has led since 2010. He specializes in international model booking and talent development, partnering with fashion and luxury clients to deliver top-tier models for campaigns, editorials, and runway. He also holds a postdoctoral background in Comparative Literature from Yale University, bringing strong analytical and communication skills to brand positioning and creative direction. In parallel, he is an electronic-classical composer and performing artist, creating orchestral works with fully electronic instrumentation and developing immersive live formats.

Peter Irvin is the Managing Director of Estimating Australia, a leading construction estimating and project cost consultancy serving builders, developers, and architects nationwide. With more than two decades of experience in the Australian construction industry, Peter has built a reputation for precision, professionalism, and results-driven leadership. His career spans both hands-on construction management and high-level estimating, giving him a rare depth of understanding across all stages of project delivery, from design feasibility and tendering through to cost control and value engineering. Under his leadership, Estimating Australia has become trusted by hundreds of clients for its accuracy, transparency, and ability to help projects stay on budget and on schedule. Peter is particularly known for his ability to merge technical estimating expertise with practical industry insight. He has worked across residential, commercial, civil, and industrial projects, consistently delivering cost strategies that enhance profitability and reduce risk for builders and property developers. As Managing Director, Peter continues to drive innovation in digital estimating systems, data-driven forecasting, and client-focused service delivery. His leadership has positioned Estimating Australia as a benchmark for quality and reliability in the sector. With an unwavering commitment to integrity and continuous improvement, Peter Irvin is recognised as a thought leader in construction cost management, a trusted partner who empowers clients to make confident financial decisions on every project.

Mechanical engineer specializing in manufacturing and industrial engineering. Extensive experience in setting up start-ups, including management and project management. Extensive experience and strong networks in the field of Industry 4.0. Qualities: - Successful management of associations and start-ups, including strategic planning, business development, and operational implementation. - Project management and supervision of strategic Industry 4.0 projects with a focus on vertical and horizontal networking, platform economics, and disruptive business processes. - Strong expertise in the areas of corporate management, planning, communication, marketing, and sales to increase company growth and open up new markets. - Entrepreneurial thinking and action as well as a strong customer focus. - Experience in managing national and international sales activities in a medium-sized environment. - Expertise in conception, corporate planning, forecasting, analytics, and reporting. - Many years of experience in managing B2C e-commerce in the consumer electronics sector. - Well-versed in leadership, employee motivation, and human resources management. - High social competence and integrity, with excellent communication and negotiation skills at C-level and in dealing with various stakeholders.

Specialties: Deal structuring, Credit analysis, Credit Risk, Product design, Fintech, SME Finance, Alternative Finance, Merchant Cash Advance, Business Loans, Financial Due Diligence, business valuations, dispute resolution, accounting reconstruction, data analysis and interrogation, Advisory services, Tax advice and structuring, flow of funds analysis, Litigation support, Forensic/Fraud Accounting investigations.