Tayo Akanni is an experienced finance executive with experience as a Fractional CFO overseeing finance-related functions such as financial modeling, pricing, revenue forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management, and tax advising. Tayo has a keen ability to manage and strategize financial operations effectively, ensuring that financial practices support business growth and innovation..
Tayo served as the Director of Finance at Stride from November 2022 to December 2023, where he owned the business’ financial model and drove the strategic planning processes. His role involved analyzing growth opportunities, developing pricing strategies, and building investor materials. Tayo led financial strategies that supported Stride’s objectives, making sure that financial planning aligned with Stride’s business goals.
As the Head of Finance and Business Operations at Havo, Tayo managed business valuation, product cost analysis, budgeting, accounting, and tax compliance.Tayo’s deep expertise in handling complex financial operations and providing strategic oversight, will allow him to provide invaluable insight to BlueYeti as it looks to profitably deliver projects in the Modern Data Stack.
