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Steven R Wakefield, CPA, MBA ~ PrincipalSteve has over 17 years of finance and operations experience with companies in a variety of industries. Prior to founding Legacy Business Partners, he held management positions with Inc 500, Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter, venture capital and publicly-traded organizations. While with these companies, Steve raised capital, restructured debt, reengineered business processes, developed management reporting, managed risks, implemented multiple systems ranging from SAP to Quickbooks and established financial controls. In doing so, he successfully increased shareholder value time after time.
Throughout his career, Steve realized that what set him apart from others in his field was his unique ability to drive the operating as well as the financial aspects of a company. In addition, he recognized the need in the marketplace for business consultants that can partner with companies throughout their growth cycle. As a result, he founded Legacy Business Partners. Since that time, he has successfully assisted companies in a wide variety of areas, including restructuring debt, establishing management reporting, implementing software, obtaining operating capital, succession planning, implementing operating metrics and financial controls, and reporting to the board of directors. He has built a reputation for providing unsurpassed quality service to each business with whom he partners.
Steve earned a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Troy University. In addition, he holds CPA licenses in both Georgia and Alabama. He has also been a part time instructor at Georgia State University and is a recurring guest lecturer at the University of West Georgia. In addition, Steve was recently retained by the State of Georgia as a Trainer in the State of Georgia Small Business Protégé Program.
Steve enjoys being very active in the Atlanta business community. He serves on the Leadership Team of the Atlanta Financial Executive Network Group (“FENG”), served as treasurer of the Atlanta chapter of the Georgia Society of CPAs, and was also a member of the leadership team for the Valuation and Litigation Section. He is a member of the Atlanta Executive Forum, the CFO Roundtable, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Alabama Society of CPAs. In his free time, you can find him coaching little league baseball and training for triathlons, but his favorite pastime is spending time with his wife, Martha and their children, Jackson and Reagan.
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