Sign up by November 1st and we'll waive your onboarding fee. Start with a Foundation Review.
You're not bad with money.
You just need better support.
Throughline Financial is a strategic finance partnership for Founders past $500K. What to pay yourself, when and how to hire, where your margins actually hold, and how the business funds the life you're building it for. Brian Talbott sits on your side of the table for all of it.
You are your business.
Your business is you.
Early on, personal and business get mixed together. That's not a character flaw, it's how a founder-run company actually works. The trouble is that growth happens so fast you almost don't recognize it, because you're so busy doing the work, wearing all the hats. One day the commingling that was fine at $200K is distorting every number you look at, and the decisions riding on those numbers have gotten expensive.
That's a navigation problem. You don't need judgment; you just need support on how to be structured in untangling it and managing it going forward.
Which is why the questions you're sitting on don't have obvious answers. What should you actually pay yourself? Can you afford that hire, and how do you structure the comp so it doesn't backfire? Which product line is really carrying the margin? What is the tax bill going to be in April? Nobody teaches this. You learned to build the business by building it, and this part works the same way, except the tuition is more expensive.
A partner,
not a report.
Most financial help stops at information. The bookkeeper sends statements. The accountant files. You get reports, and you're still alone with the decision.
Brian Talbott built Throughline Financial to be the other thing: a strategic partner who sits on your side of the table. He builds the plan with you, and then he stays in the room while you execute it. Planning tells you what to do. Partnership makes sure it gets done. That combination is the entire point of this firm.
It Starts With The Foundation Review
$499
Every engagement begins with a fixed-price diagnostic: the state of your books, personal and business separation, current tax exposure, a margin snapshot, and an honest look at what you're paying yourself. You receive a written findings report and a scored roadmap. Yours to keep even if you aren't ready for full-service support.
This is where the untangling starts. How things got mixed together isn't the point and never comes up. What we do about it from here is the entire point, and that starts with knowing exactly what you're working with.
Join the partnership within 30 days and the full $499 is credited to your first month.
The Throughline CFO Partnership
$2,499/month
Your standing operating rhythm:
A budget with priorities, tracked against actuals every month
Profit centers and margins, mapped and projected
An annual tax projection, refreshed as the year moves
Expense review and profit-leak elimination
And a partner for the decisions that keep you up at night:
Owner compensation strategy: what to pay yourself, how, and the path to raise it
Hiring and compensation design for employees and contractors
Pricing and billing structure that holds margin as you grow
Cash flow forecasting for major moves: inventory, property, financing, new markets
Clean monthly financials are produced or verified as part of the engagement. Advisory consults are standing, not scheduled when things break.
Add-ons to Grow with Your Business Needs
Things change, needs change. Plan for it without carrying the costs month over month when you outgrow a service. Add-ons that are here if and when you need them.
Service |
What it covers |
Price |
|---|---|---|
Tax projection |
Know your tax bill before it knows you. Standalone, one-time engagement. |
$1,000–$2,000 |
Cleanup / catch-up |
Books brought current and reconciled, quoted from your Foundation Review findings. |
Monthly rate × months |
Payroll + quarterly filings |
Payroll run and filed, priced by headcount. |
$10–$15 / employee / mo |
AR / AP management |
Invoicing, follow-up, and bill payment, priced by volume. |
$1–$2 / item |
Specialized advisory |
Entity setup, board meetings, benefits design, financing strategy, S-corp analysis. |
Quote on request |
"Brian is a very detail oriented bookkeeper that is very timely in getting back to you and getting your reports done. He's an competent problem solver and accurate with his financial reporting. I highly recommend his services!"
—Steven B.
About Brian
Brian Talbott has spent his career turning financial data into decisions: hundreds of tax projections, compensation models for businesses entering new markets, margin analysis that changed how owners price, and cash flow strategies that carried companies through their hardest seasons. He works with a limited number of founders at a time, because partnership doesn't scale like reports do.
A note on how he works: bring the messy version. Books in a shoebox, personal and business run through one account, three years of catching up. He has seen all of it, fixed all of it, and judged none of it. The only thing that matters is where it goes from here.
Frequently Asked Questions
My books are a mess. Can I still start?
Yes. That's what the Foundation Review is for. If cleanup is needed, you'll get a firm quote from the findings before anything begins.
Do you replace my accountant?
No. Your tax preparer files; Brian makes sure there's a plan behind what gets filed, and no surprises in April.
What if my books are handled in-house?
That works. Brian verifies the monthly financials and the partnership runs on top of them.
Is there a contract?
Month to month after an initial onboarding quarter.
What about personal wealth planning?
Opening this fall by waitlist. See below.
Get on the waitlist
Something Big is Coming!
Hint: It just might make you wealthy!
Opening Fall 2026 · Be the First to Know and Get Access
The business is the engine. What it's for is the rest of your life. This fall, Throughline opens personal wealth planning for a limited founding group, and CFO Partnership clients get first access. Join the waitlist to reserve your place.
No obligation. You'll be first to hear when doors open.
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