Adopting Remote Working Arrangements
Focused Energy's founder Andrew Lyon shares insights with Forbes on the benefits of remote working.
Author: Andrew Lyon
Drew is focused on helping small and medium sized businesses. He has an enthusiasm for understanding "the numbers," the operational truth behind them, and how to continually drive better results for his clients. Drew focuses on helping businesses to understand their financials, save money, and grow sustainably. He is an expert in providing actionable insights through intuitive and connected accounting and finance.
Drew has extensive experience in the financial and accounting realm within the following sectors: traditional and renewable energy, industrial manufacturing, software/SaaS, services, consumer goods, tech enabled services, construction, and food.
Drew is also an avid artist, mountain biker and enjoys all of the things that The Promised Land (aka Colorado) has to offer.
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