Nashville, Tennessee

Eric Patrick joined NOW CFO in 2017 and is a Regional partner over the Tennessee, Ohio and
Indiana offices. He has worked as a leader, manager, and CFO for a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, technology, non-profit, and farming. Eric is an expert in finance leadership, financial analysis, internal controls, forecasting and budgeting, and business support.

Prior to joining NOW CFO, Eric was a CFO for a manufacturing company in Tennessee, where he was instrumental in growing revenue by 50% and income by 30% over a three-year period, through facilitating organic growth and acquisitions. Eric attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee where he obtained a Bachelor and Master of Science in Accounting. He maintains an active CPA license.

Shelby joined NOW CFO in January of 2020 in our Knoxville, Tennessee market. Since then, Shelby has made the transition to serving the Tennessee practice as the Market President. Shelby graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2017. After her time at UTK Knoxville, she spent several years as a regional sales leader in the cosmetics industry, working with companies like Johnson & Johnson and L’Oréal. Shelby brings a valuable background in sales leadership to the NOW CFO team.

Craig joined NOW CFO in 2019 and serves as the Market Director in the NOW CFO Nashville office.  He has worked in both CFO and Controller roles for many companies and industries in the Nashville area including non-profit, healthcare, construction, service, and automobile retail.  His level of expertise includes clean-ups and streamlining of procedures, cash flow projections, budgeting, financial reporting and analysis, management, and GAAP compliance.  Craig currently is splitting his time in both the consulting and business development roles for the market.

Prior to joining NOW CFO, Craig spent several years as an entrepreneur starting and growing his own accounting consulting firm before transitioning into the service, manufacturing, and hospitality industries for public and private companies.  Craig attended Belmont University and obtained a Bachelor in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting.  In his spare time, Craig likes to golf, attend Titans and Nashville SC games, and listen to as much live music Nashville has to offer.