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About Us
At Profit Soup we help independent business owners increase profit and enjoy more of the rewards of business ownership through a process of goal setting and accountability. Our talented team includes experts in finance, franchising, business consulting, financial benchmarking, training and communication. We will take you beyond the theory to implement actions that deliver results.
BARBARA CARPER
Barbara is president and founder of Profit Soup. Her main focus is on helping our clients gather and use information to build value in their business.
Barb’s management and CPA background along with her years of experience working with industry leaders in franchising and trade associations have enabled her to build and implement maximum value benchmark initiatives. She is skilled at analyzing and presenting financial information so her clients can use it to learn from the past to set direction for the future.
Barbara is a sought after presenter, trainer and facilitator. She has a special talent for making financial topics clear and entertaining and for demonstrating that finance really can be fun!
Barbara operates primarily from our offices in Seattle, but travels frequently to facilitate training sessions for our clients in Australia and throughout North America.
KATE GROOM
Kate is our associate and collaborative partner located in Sydney, Australia where she consults with franchisors to help them focus on continuous improvement in their networks.
Originally from the UK, Kate held management roles with Kwik Kopy Australia and SIGNWAVE® - which in the USA, Canada and the UK you’ll know as FASTSIGNS®.
Kate’s broad experience gives our franchise clients ‘one of their own’ on our team. With a clear understanding of what it takes to get things done in the real world of franchising, Kate helps our clients and their franchisees move from idea to action.
Kate’s approach is ‘roll up her sleeves’ practical. The rewards for those who work with her are optimism, energy and the knowledge that Kate will be there to cheer at every success.
Doug Ramm
Doug is our Business Analyst and Systems Architect at Profit
Soup bringing his tech-savvy skills to the table for anything and
everything IT related within the company.
His wide-range of previous experience supporting small to large
Seattle businesses makes him a perfect fit for the Profit
Soup team.
Some of his business areas of focus include database & reporting analysis, Crystal Reports design, web page updates, and technical documentation.
Doug’s ability to interpret internal and external customer requirements and translate them into a finalized product for tracking data is one of the keys to his success.
Doug is originally from Seattle and is a music enthusiast as well as an accomplished guitarist and singer.
TESS WITTLER
Tess is our copywriting guru and storyteller. Her focus is to give
your visions a voice. Her writing specialties
include articles, reports, newsletters, case studies,
and white papers.
She has significant expertise in the building and construction industry from her years of experience with the Pennsylvania Builders Association and the Building Industry Association of Lancaster County.
Whether she's preparing a special report or a presentation, Tess
researches the issue, extracts your knowledge and the key points, and
turns what she learns into what you need to make your business stronger
and more profitable.
She frequently supports the Profit Soup team by interviewing successful business owners to discover insight into their best practices – uncovering those tidbits that have made them great.