Testimonials for the Webster Pacific Team

“I have known Tom Paper since 1988, and we have worked together closely for the last 13 years in a variety of roles. Tom has served as the President of one company and the CFO of two different large companies for Sansome Partners LLC, and has also provided strategic consulting and project based analysis on many occasions. We value Tom’s dedication, initiative and insights in all the work he and Webster Pacific do, and most of all we trust Tom to look out for the best interests of the companies he serves.” Sandy Dean, Sansome Partners LLC

“Webster Pacific and Susan Beans have filled in to meet financial needs at three of my companies: TurnHere, Inman News and Vook. In all three cases, they played an invaluable outsourcing role, helping the company organize its finances, forecasting, business modeling, meet reporting obligations and fill in as company controller. I recommend Susan Beans and Webster Pacific to any company that needs savvy financial advice and/or outsource execution.” Bradley Inman, CEO and Founder, Vook, TurnHere, Inman News

“During a period of rapid change at TurnHere, Susan Beans proved an invaluable partner. As is often the case at startups, we were engaged in multiple simultaneous transitions (new accounting system, new business model, new audit requirements). Susan's own experience, combined with her web of relationships with other experts, provided the steady hand we needed to guide us through this volatility. Additionally, Susan spent countless hours training our existing accounting team to become more self-sufficient, acknowledging our ultimate goal of minimizing our dependence on her help. All in all, Susan became one of our most trusted advisors, and frankly one of our most popular "employees," not an easy task for an outside consultant.” Jared Simon, formerly VP of Business Development at TurnHere, Co-Founder / COO at HotelTonight

“Tom is a trusted, grounded, thoughtful, and creative advisor we hired to work with us to develop a Business Intelligence project/model/tool. He has guided us through development of a complex project and has allowed for flexibility while making sure decisions serve incremental and longer-term outcomes. If you have a mountain of data, know what you want, but need a partner to help you get there, Tom and his outstanding team of analysts are the ones to work alongside you to build the strategy and the tools to achieve the goal.” Lauren Webster, Chief Financial Officer, Tides, Inc.

“Tom is an exceptional consultant who brings passion and energy to our business. I have found that he is able to do the thing that makes a consultant effective: turn theory into practice. I engaged Tom for an initial project at our company which resulted in great success. Based on those results, we have Tom and company back for a second project which is proceeding well. As a former McKinsey Consultant, I have a very high bar for consultants - Tom has exceeded that hurdle. I wholeheartedly endorse Tom and the Webster Pacific team.” Mitch Rhodes, formerly President, Bella Pictures

“Tom and his team bring together a broad range of capabilities to provide expert financial advice in range of disciplines. Tom's breadth of knowledge and creative approach consistently get projects to the finish line efficiently and accurately.” Rob Hurlbut, CEO, Attune Foods

“I can highly recommend working with Tom and his excellent team. He is a consummate professional with a tremendous grasp of financial issues, both global and specific. I have been privileged to work with him both as a client on the sale of a company where he was CEO and as a service provider where he and his team provide detailed financial analysis support to my M&A practice. He is a most impressive individual!” Jeanne Montague, Barnard/Montague Capital Advisors

“Tom is a genius with data, and more important, a genius with taking disparate pieces of data and making something meaningful out of it. There is a ton of data and information floating inside company servers and on the Web. It is meaningless unless someone can take it and turn it into knowledge. Tom not only turns data into knowledge, but he also has the business sense to know how the data can help a person make better decisions. Tom is the ultimate entrepreneur, and I look forward to watching his companies thrive.” Sam Richter, CEO / Founder, SBR Worldwide

“I have never met anyone with Tom's creativity and passion for data. Combine that with his entrepreneurial determination to make data come alive for individuals and organizations and it is a 'no brainer' that he will have a huge impact. It is a privilege to be riding in his slipstream on this journey.” David Bonbright, Founder and Chief Executive, Keystone Accountability

“It has been quite a while since we last spoke regarding Premier Roasters, LLC. You did such a terrific job there…I am quite sure you saved the secured lenders several million dollars while giving the investors every opportunity to succeed. If I never said it before, “thank you for a job well done.” Your current and future clients should feel very lucky to have the skill set you possess working for them.” Tom Kinzel, formerly with Comerica Bank

“La Junta and the State of Colorado have experience with Tom Paper, the CEO. We watched him take on a floundering manufacturing plant and move it halfway across the country. That company, Lewis Bolt & Nut, is now one of the most respected employers in southeastern Colorado. Both the City of La Junta and the State of Colorado have been richly rewarded for financing the relocation of Lewis Bolt & Nut.” Allison Cortner, formerly Director of Economic Development, La Junta Development, Inc.

“This letter is in reference to our banking relationship with Thomas Paper and Lewis Bolt and Nut Company. The turnaround story of Lewis since leaving Minnesota and relocating to Colorado is one that any business (or banker) would be proud of. Tom Paper, in our opinion, was instrumental in orchestrating this turnaround through his management style and practices. From the outside looking in some of these would include:

• Building a solid management team, i.e. finance, operations, sales and manufacturing.
• Plant upgrades and efficiencies to make quality product on time.
• Developed foreign networking strategies for equipment and to support and supplement their sales network.
• Proactive approach to production efficiencies, cost control and overall financial results.
• Instrumental in helping to develop sales strategies and long term relationships with their customers.

Finally, the information received from Lewis is second to none. Monthly we receive a copy of a management report that discusses what is going on with the company along with graphs, charts and detailed financial information. It is comforting to know that management is keenly aware of everything that goes on with their business. This is why Lewis has seen strong performance over the past five years that has awarded them a solid financial statement. I would highly recommend Tom Paper to any business in need of financial or management consulting. His record speaks for itself as far as we are concerned.” Kevin S. McCarthy, US Bank