From Spreadsheets to Succession: How Dan Corredor Found an Investor with Rejigg

"The accountants that stay in a cubicle and worry about debits and credits are missing a big piece of it," Dan Corredor says. He's talking about his philosophy on understanding business, but he could be talking about his approach to selling one.

Dan ran Strategic CFO, a Houston-based outsourced accounting firm that provides interim CFO services to companies navigating growth, restructuring, and M&A. After years of building systems and infrastructure, Dan listed his company on Rejigg. He found a potential buyer who saw what he'd built and wanted to help take it further. This is the story of how he got there.

[VIDEO EMBED: Dan discussing his hands-on approach to accounting and understanding operations]

Building a Business Worth Selling

Before Strategic CFO, Dan spent years at large, publicly traded companies where the work could be unpredictable. "I hated not knowing what was coming next," he says. "By owning your own business, if there's a train coming, at least you see it coming."

So he started his own practice. He hired a marketing company, printed 900 brochures, bought a mailing list of Texas companies, and sent them out. Two people called back. One led nowhere; the other became his first client—a Japanese-owned oil company that eventually hired him full-time as CFO.

That pattern repeated. Dan would take interim roles, solve problems, and move on. He met Jim Wilkinson, the initial founder of Strategic CFO, and they traded stories of what they were doing. Jim had built a small boutique consultancy doing interim CFO work. When Jim passed, Dan met with Jim’s family and bought Strategic CFO. Dan needed to rebuild the company from scratch; in Jim’s absence, the business had gone dormant.

Over the years, Dan was contacted by several interested parties over the years, looking to merge or acquire. Then, he came across Rejigg. He liked it because it’s not a broker, and it’s free for sellers. “It’s a very unique, forward-thinking platform for bringing buyers and sellers together,” he says. “I thought maybe we can find a buyer or an investor to raise some money to help us with what we want to do.”

Dan listed Strategic CFO and connected with John, a Houston-based buyer who saw the opportunity in what Dan had built. But Dan wasn’t ready to sell just yet. There was still too much to do. So instead of selling, Dan and John structured an investment deal. John would become a partner and help the company grow into something worth selling.

[VIDEO EMBED: Dan discussing the Rejigg experience and finding John]

Franchising Strategic CFO and What’s Next

Dan wants to turn Strategic CFO into something that can scale without him. He’s building an outsourced accounting model, franchising Strategic CFO’s brand. He has full-time dedicated accountants from Latin America, who are onboarded in Houston and work remotely, supervised by controllers in Houston.

All of his accountants are licensed CPAs and chartered accountants, rigorously vetted and trained. Currently, he has a team of 28 accountants in Mexico who work on 13 different U.S. clients. Dan also developed IP—coaching workshops, financial frameworks, a proprietary methodology called the SCFO lab. He's worked on nearly 100 M&A transactions and baked that expertise into how his firm operates.

Franchising launches in Q1 of 2026. The pitch to independent accountants and small firms is simple: Partner with Strategic CFO, gain access to their infrastructure and talent pipeline, double your income without working more hours.

[VIDEO EMBED: Dan explaining how he built the Mexico infrastructure and why it creates value]

Dan is 56. He's not ready to retire, but he has a timeline: grow the franchise for 3-5 years, then return to Rejigg to sell the company for “serious dollars.”

That's the strategic play. This transaction isn't Dan's exit—it's the setup for his exit. John brought resources and expertise that help Dan execute the franchise model faster. In two to three years, when Strategic CFO franchises are a proven growth engine, Dan comes back to Rejigg and sells the scaled-up version for the number he actually wants.

"I don't wanna stop working," he says. "I'd love to sell in the next three years, hopefully get a good number, and then stay working with whoever the buyer is. Work on projects I like to work on and work when I wanna work."

That's what Rejigg enabled—a transaction that gave Dan control over what comes next.

What Other Owners Can Learn

Rejigg offers more than a means to sell. The platform provides connections to interested parties who can become investors and partners in your business, unlocking growth plans for companies that aren't quite ready for a full exit. Dan wasn't ready to sell yet, but he found someone interested in helping him build toward a better exit.
Full control of the process is key. Rejigg gave Dan direct access to buyers without intermediaries dictating terms or taking commissions. He structured conversations and vetted the buyers himself. That’s how he was able to find partnership with John.
You can think in stages. Dan brought in an investor in his first transaction. In three years, he'll sell the bigger, more valuable version of Strategic CFO and actually step back.

If you've built something valuable and want control over your exit, Rejigg connects you directly with serious buyers. You keep 100% of what you built while finding the right partner for your next chapter.