Our Story
We partner with founders to ensure the companies they’ve invested so much into are not only thriving today but also positioned to capture maximum value when it’s time to exit.
Liz Barhydt, has spent her career at the intersection of finance, operations, and storytelling. Always balancing creativity with control. As a CFO, revenue leader and operator in the digital media, publishing, and agency worlds, she’s raised millions, led acquisitions, sold companies, and guided founders through the high-stakes process of building and exiting businesses.
From early-stage startups to eight-figure companies, Liz has seen one pattern repeat itself: clarity and discipline aren’t just “nice-to-haves", they’re the difference between a deal that drags and never closes and a deal that closes at a premium.
At LB Advisory, we don’t just step in at the finish line, we walk alongside founders as they grow. We help leaders see around corners, anticipate challenges, and build the kind of systems that scale with them. That means financial cleanliness, operational excellence, and a narrative that holds up under the toughest diligence. By building these disciplines early, we give founders the confidence to lead in the present while preparing for the opportunities of tomorrow.
Our role is to be the trusted partner who ensures that when opportunity knocks, whether next year or ten years from now, you’re ready.
Liz Barhydt, CMA, CPA
With a MS in Accounting and a BS in Finance from Wake Forest University, Liz Barhydt is a seasoned CFO, COO, and strategic advisor with more than two decades of experience driving financial performance and enterprise value. She has led high-growth media, publishing, and agency organizations through complex restructures, operational transformations, and multimillion-dollar transactions, contributing to multiple years of over 50% CAGR and creating hundreds of millions in realized exits.
Originally from New York and now based in Denver, Liz is also an entrepreneur, baker, and natural creative. She finds her greatest joy in raising her two daughters, who inspire her every day to never stop taking risks.
Us in Numbers
$150M
Value created from successful exits
25+
Companies Helped
54,000+
Hours of sleep given back to founders from financial peace
20+
Years of Experience