Why Halyard?
What’s in a name? As any sailor will tell you, halyard refers to the rope or line used for hoisting and lowering sails. An essential piece of any sailboat and we think the analogy fits — you have a great business, we just help you raise your “sail” a little higher — steering you toward a more successful voyage.
Today, we have more and more data at our fingertips. Unfortunately, more data doesn’t mean better information. Advising company investors, business owners, and their boards of directors on how to make sense of all that data is our specialty. Let us guide you to glean what is important from reams of financial data, so you can focus on the key items that drive your bottom line.
Halyard Associates will help your growing business capture the momentum of your current and past successes to evolve beyond the point where simple bookkeeping is sufficient. Let us be your trusted advisor and help you take advantage of the opportunities around you in the best manner possible.
Who is Halyard?
Michael zaramba
Michael Zaramba founded Halyard Associates in 2014, after more than 25 years of leading small, medium, and large service companies to excellence. He has served in multiple executive and C-suite positions, including president, vice president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, and chief strategy officer. These roles have ranged from CFO for a $200-million software engineering and services provider to president and COO of a 200-employee information technology services firm to a section 16 officer of a publicly-traded technology firm.
Mike brings a unique perspective to his clients, having served in small (sub $10M) privately held enterprises and middle-market firms as well as large publicly-traded entities.
Earlier in his career, Mike served as both CFO and chief strategy officer for Stanley, Inc. (NYSE: SXE), helping grow the business from a $10-million-a-year services firm to a $400-million international enterprise culminating in a highly successful initial public offering.
During his career, Mike has been responsible for overseeing finance, accounting, contracts, information technology, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, human resources, risk management, and compliance. He has specialized expertise in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), ERISA health and welfare plans, capital structure planning, and raising capital.