GUIDING LIGHT STRATEGIC ADVISOR
When the fog lifts,
everything changes.
Farova™ — A proven framework for business clarity, strategy, and growth.
Helping privately held businesses and nonprofits build stronger leadership, healthier cultures, and lasting financial strength — through the Farova™ Discovery Process, Farova™ in Action™, and CFO & Financial Advisory services.
35+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
CPA | CGMA | CEPA
CERTIFICATIONS
Farova™
PROPRIETARY FRAMEWORK
OUR STORY
“Born from a journey through cancer, clarity, and faith — Guiding Light exists to help business owners find the fog-free path to the business they were always meant to build.”
HOW WE WORK
Practice Areas
Every engagement is built around your business, your goals, and your future — guided by the Farova™ Value Framework.
The Farova™ Discovery Process
“When the fog lifts, everything changes.”
A structured, multi-workshop assessment of your business across Leadership, Culture, and Profitability — delivered as a FarovaRoadmap™, your personalized strategic plan built around your goals and your future.
Farova™ in Action
“The bridge between strategy and results.”
Strategy only works when someone executes it. A structured monthly implementation engagement — working through your FarovaRoadmap™ priorities alongside you with accountability, financial expertise, and the support to make real change stick.
CFO & Financial Advisory
“Financial leadership without the full-time cost.”
Fractional CFO and Director-level financial leadership, customized to your needs. Bookkeeping support, financial strategy, and expert guidance through transitions — including exit planning as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA).
THE FAROVA™ JOURNEY
A clear path from where you are to where you want to be.
Every Guiding Light engagement follows the same proven journey — built around the Farova™ Value Framework of Leadership, Culture, and Profitability.
1
DISCOVER
The Farova™ Discovery Process
A structured assessment of your business — delivered as a FarovaRoadmap™. Your personalized strategic plan, built around your goals and your future. Available in Launchpad, Foundation, and Pinnacle tiers.
Learn more →The Farova™ Discovery Process
2
ACT
Farova™ in Action
Strategy only works when someone executes it. A monthly implementation engagement working through your FarovaRoadmap™ priorities alongside you — with accountability and financial expertise.
Learn more →Farova™ in Action™
3
SUSTAIN
CFO & Financial Advisory
Ongoing fractional CFO leadership, bookkeeping support, and Director-level financial guidance — including exit planning as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA).
Learn more →CFO & Financial Advisory
“When the fog lifts, everything changes. Clarity is not the destination — it is the beginning.”
— Barb Steinhauser, CPA · CGMA · CEPA