We have built and structured teams. We have changed organizational cultures. We have bought and sold companies. And we have been CFOs and COOs across a range of industries.

Todd’s work at AvinnaCFO is focused on increasing the value of his clients’ businesses, often in the context of executing a major transition. Whether this means setting up a new financial structure, creating a mutually amenable succession plan, or preparing for an acquisition or sale, Todd’s experience and steady hand are vital in guiding clients through evolutions that leave them in a stronger position.

In addition to his CPA designation, Todd holds a master’s degree in Tax Accounting from the University of Alabama, as well as a bachelor’s degree in in Accounting from Auburn University. He enjoys life outside the office where he is an enthusiastic fisherman and avid aviator.

Today Michael uses his vast financial and operational experience along with his passion for value creation to advise AvinnaCFO’s clients.

Michael holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Manderson School of Business at the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to his CPA designation, he also achieved certification in business data analytics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

He actively serves his community as a youth baseball and soccer coach and an undergraduate professor at a small community college. Michael stays active by running (including finishing a marathon) and backpacking (including the Andes mountains in Peru).

He started his career with a Big Five accounting firm, providing state and local tax consulting to large and quickly-growing companies. He eventually shifted into commercial litigation before landing in real estate, where he served small but growing real estate clients from Georgia to California. Brett eventually transitioned into the business side of commercial real estate—he even spent two years in New York City helping to build a real estate startup—before moving to the South to join a growing regional multifamily real estate company. Since then, he has helped build an asset management platform, implemented new revenue management and business intelligence software and processes, help grow an asset management team, and transition a company from a merchant builder to an institutional real estate platform.

When not working to build real estate portfolios, Brett can typically be found spending time with his wife and two boys. An avid soccer fan, he often dreams of getting his boys into the English Premier League.