Posts from John Wyatt and Paul Wyatt of Wyatt Sparks, Columbus, Ohio, on fractional executive seats, business valuations, and the questions mid-market leaders bring to the first conversation.
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More CEOs plan to use fractional leaders. Hire one for judgment already earned at the size you are heading toward, not for the salary discount.
John Wyatt · October 13, 2026
Trust AI finance output as directional and verify the numbers before anything goes out. If a report needs a full check every run, fix the data underneath.
John Wyatt · October 13, 2026
Deal headlines lead with size. Owners watch why the deal was done, what it cost and when the buyer can run it. A Columbus example for private owners.
John Wyatt · October 13, 2026
Before you hire a vendor to build AI inside your company, decide who keeps it when they go.
John Wyatt · October 9, 2026
If your company has an AI plan that lives in its own deck, with its own budget line and its own owner, you have a second strategy. Second strategies drift.
John Wyatt · October 9, 2026
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