For Small Business Owners: Unlock the Secrets of a Lasting Legacy of Generosity
Who is Art?
Art Zylstra’s journey began on a dairy farm, where he learned the importance of community service from his parents. As an accountant and dedicated community leader, Art has served as a deacon, elder, sports coach, and international volunteer. His doctoral research in Transformational Leadership focuses on collaboration to address societal challenges.
Passionate about empowering businesses to cultivate a Legacy of Generosity, Art bridges corporate success with meaningful community impact.
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Three Ways I Can Help
Coaching Packages
Transform your business into a thriving, impactful enterprise with our "Stewarding Your Business" coaching package. Gain strategic guidance, personalized support, and actionable insights to elevate your leadership, engage your community, and leave a lasting legacy.
Speaking Engagements
Elevate your next event with our "Stewarding Your Business" speaking engagements. Discover transformative strategies and inspiring insights that empower business leaders to create a lasting legacy through impactful leadership and community engagement.
Guest Podcast Speaker
As a podcast guest for "Stewarding Your Business," I share actionable insights on stewarding people, profits, partners, and places, empowering listeners to build thriving, impactful businesses that leave a lasting legacy.
Building A Legacy of Generosity
In a world where business values often become mere buzzwords, "Building a Legacy of Generosity" reveals how true generosity, rooted in core values and stewardship, can transform company culture.
Art Zylstra, author of "The Noble CFO," guides you through creating a thriving business that cares about profits, people, partners, and places.
Ready to build a lasting legacy?
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What People Are Saying
The lessons that you put forth in the book helps leaders and owners to differentiate from what's the normative in an industry in the marketplace, that competitive advance, and by the way probably brings more joy and makes things a little more fun along the way, as well. I just want to thank you for taking the effort and the time to share your convictions, to put them to pen to paper, and be able to reproduce that in a way that you can share that wisdom with others.
Jeff Rogers
Founder
One Accord
I have known Art Zylstra for many years. We constantly crossed paths as we both served as professional consultants in the greater Seattle market. We had a shared interest in supporting our local businesses. We invested hours over coffee sharing strategies and tactics. We partnered with the local Chambers of Commerce and other professionals, always with the intent on implementing ways to grow and improve business for our clients.
Mark Mills
Small Business Consultant
I have known Art Zylstra for the past 25 years. Art is a good friend, and we also worked together in a telecommunications company that I founded. I'm very excited about his book on stewardship. Stewardship encompasses the planning and management of resources, and Art brings clarity and insights that you are not going to find anywhere else.
Mike Labaw
Co-founder
World Travel Agency
Art has 40+ years of business experience with a vision for changing business culture. He has a message that resonates with many, and has synergy with other business professionals that is making a deep meaningful impact.
Laura McIntyre
Education Consultant
I've known Art for many years, more than a decade, and the one thing I know about Art is he loves helping people, he is a bright business man, does a great job in the CFO field helping small to medium sized businesses.
Don Burke
Principal
180 Consulting
Art spoke at my online conference in January of 2021. I was impressed by his heartfelt presentation. Art knows the numbers cold, and also speaks from a servant leadership perspective. I recommend him as a workshop leader and panelist.
Henry Devries
CEO
Indie Books
CFO Business Partner is a lifeline for our business! Our values are a direct match and as we navigate business relationships and complex decisions together, this is an essential benefit that’s not a given when hiring financial help.
Doug Strohm
President
Tudor Games, Inc
Art never deviates from an honest relationship to help us move forward. The support Art provides is true Stewardship.
Brian Mead
President
Balancing Service Corp
Art’s integrity, and commitment to the stewardship of our resources, has been a hallmark of CFO Business Partner. They are authentic in their DNA and genuinely concerned for the client’s financial health and well-being.
Norm Schulz
Executive Director
10 Talents