Prior to joining Accountant One, Jared was Senior Manager of Operations for Tatum, a national executive services firm, that cut their teeth providing part time CFOs to small and medium size businesses. Jared joined the Tatum brothers in 1998 to help establish their first back office and an administrative support structure. He filled a number of roles and functions with Tatum over the years, spanning areas such as IT, marketing, business/facilities operations, human resources and recruiting. During his tenure, Tatum grew from 59 partners in six markets to almost 1,000 members in 37 markets.
Jared also has a background in commercial mortgage servicing, commercial real estate lending and banking.
From a philosophical and practice standpoint, Jared firmly believes in and is motivated by the value of developing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships, with both internal and external constituents, and how such relationships positively affect the quality and quantity of business activities. He consciously applies this philosophy when networking and developing referral relationships, and seeks activities that lead to win-win outcomes. Jared believes that focusing on and serving others' needs first is the best way to achieve long term success in whatever business you are in.
Jared holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky, and an MBA degree from Rollins Crummer Graduate School of Business. Outside of work, he enjoys time with family, travel, most outdoor activities, and participating in church mission work. He attends and has been a member of St. Luke's Presbyterian Church for over 20 years and has served in leadership roles on various committees, including the church's governing body as an Elder.