ClearPath Forward frees founders and leadership teams from day-to-day operational complexity — across finance, HR, operations, and strategy — so you can focus on what matters most: growing your business.
"If you want to know where efficiency of operations meets joy of collaboration, look no further than David Feller."
We don't consult from a distance. We serve as an extension of your team — investing our best thinking, staying close to the work, and remaining accountable to the outcomes that matter.
Clean books, clear forecasts, and the financial foundation to grow with confidence. We handle your cash flow and financial modeling, AR/AP management, bookkeeping, budgeting, banking and credit, investor reporting, cap-table management, audit-readiness, and tax compliance.
Process design, systems selection and administration, project and account management, vendor and contract management, document and information management, business process optimization, and internal and external communications; we remove the friction that slows you down and replace it with infrastructure that scales.
Recruitment, onboarding and intake, employment and contractor agreements, payroll and benefits administration, employee handbook and policy development, performance review frameworks, state and federal compliance, HR systems and tools selection, and offboarding; lean, structured support for fast-moving teams.
Identifying industry opportunities, collaborations, partnership and strategic networking, lead generation and pipeline management, CRM, competitive positioning, market and vertical expansion, and customer acquisition strategy; we help you find where the growth is and go get it.
We are not yes people. We provide straight feedback, clear recommendations, and honest assessments of the tradeoffs. We move fast when speed is the priority and slow things down when the decision deserves it.
We don't rush judgment. When decisions arise, we think them through carefully and recommend what's right in a given moment; not just what's easy or fast.
We value relationships above all. There is nothing that will come up that we aren't ready to roll up our sleeves and work through, always pushing your best outcome.
Focused conversations to understand where you are, where you want to go, and how to get there. We identify your opportunities and pain points then start mapping the path forward.
We'll offer a clearly scoped set of responsibilities for each engagement, outlining what we'll do and what it costs. No surprises.
Hands-on support alongside your team, we assume ownership of the work, the details, and the results.
David Feller founded ClearPath Forward after more than 20 years helping small and medium-sized businesses build the operational and financial foundations they need to grow.
His strong work ethic, meticulous attention to detail, and genuinely approachable style make him the kind of partner clients not only keep around, but refer to people they care about.
David is based in Brooklyn, NY, where he lives with his wife and three daughters. Outside of work you'll find him hiking, playing basketball, reading non-fiction, or cooking something tasty.
ClearPath Forward is the firm David always wanted to work with — built on the values he brings to every engagement, and growing into a team that shares his commitment to doing the work right.
Years of experience developing, managing, and streamlining financial, operational, and HR systems for growing businesses.
Operational and financial infrastructure for law firms — matter management, billing and collections, vendor and staff administration, state bar compliance, and the business systems that keep a practice running efficiently.
Operational and compliance infrastructure for companies in the digital asset space — KYB/KYC, foundation setup and execution, token generation events, financial reporting, and the systems that keep fast-moving organizations on track and ready to scale.
Fractional CFO and COO support for consulting firms and growing businesses at every stage — from building the core to cleaning up and scaling what's already there.
Operational and financial support for mission-driven organizations — board reporting, audit-readiness, compliance, budgeting, and the infrastructure that lets leadership focus on impact rather than administration.
Book a 45-minute discovery call. No pitch, no obligation, just a friendly and straightforward conversation about where you are and where you want to go.