Leighton J. Smith is a start-up mentor, fractional CFO and board member. Not only is he an angel investor himself, but since 2015 he has helped start-ups optimize their financial operations and raise over $100 million. 

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Leighton is an accomplished leader in the finance function. He is tenaciously performance-oriented with breadth and vision beyond the scope of core finance, enabling successful forays into the technology (primary author of an AI software patent), business development and sales areas. 

With international experience across 4 continents in multiple industries including Automobile, Technology, Software, Blockchain, Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Plant medicine and FinTech he was hand-selected to relocate to Silicon Valley as divisional CFO for a large German software company in 2014. As a 25 year blue-chip veteran, culminating in divisional, regional and Group CFO positions, he is seen as a trusted advisor by many business leaders. Leighton believes in business enablement and measured risk-taking, an unusual trait in the finance and accounting profession! He has helped countless successful entrepreneurs take their lives and businesses to the next level. In his new program, Leighton brings together some of the field’s most influential business experts, investors and start-up founders.