Brian Kenyon is a Partner at Inglewood and a CPA with more than 30 years in the C-suite, where he has built a reputation for one thing above all: taking financially complex organizations and making them stronger, faster, and worth far more. He is the finance leader boards call when a business needs both disciplined numbers and the operating instinct to act on them.
Brian has held senior finance and operations roles across an unusually broad set of enterprises, serving as EVP & CFO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Chief Financial and Operating Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and CFO of Gravitas Ventures, where he was a key player in the company's $100M acquisition. That range, from cultural institutions to a fast-scaling media company, is exactly what makes him effective: he reads a business the same way in any industry and finds the levers others miss.
His results are concrete. Brian has grown revenue from $16.6M to $39M, managed more than $50M in capital improvements, and delivered a 20% reduction in operating expenses, all while leading the kind of operational turnarounds and large-scale capital projects that separate real financial leadership from spreadsheet oversight. His earlier career at PwC, NACCO Industries, and International Total Services gave him the audit rigor and enterprise perspective that anchor his work today.
In 2009 he was named Crain's Cleveland Business CFO of the Year, recognition of a career spent driving revenue growth, financial clarity, and durable operational change. At Inglewood, Brian pairs that track record with a strong emphasis on process improvement and team development, guiding organizations through complex change without losing the people who have to carry it out.
A graduate of the University of Akron with a BS in Accounting, Brian brings to every Inglewood engagement the same posture that defines the firm: a business person first, not a lifetime consultant, focused on transformation that shows up in the numbers.
Core experience
- CPA with 30+ years of C-suite finance and operations leadership
- EVP & CFO, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; CFOO, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
- CFO, Gravitas Ventures — key player in the company's $100M acquisition
- Grew revenue from $16.6M to $39M; cut operating expenses 20%
- Managed $50M+ in capital improvements
- Crain's Cleveland Business CFO of the Year (2009); University of Akron, BS Accounting
Core Disciplines
Where Brian goes deep
Turnaround & Financial Restructuring
At Inglewood, turnaround and financial restructuring is the disciplined work of stabilizing distressed or underperforming enterprises and rebuilding them into durable, profitable operations. Brian Kenyon applies three decades of C-suite experience to diagnose the real drivers of underperformance, restructure cost and capital, and execute operational turnarounds that show up in earnings. His track record, including a 20% reduction in operating expenses and revenue growth from $16.6M to $39M, reflects a hands-on approach that treats the numbers and the operations as one problem to solve.
CFO & Financial Leadership
CFO leadership at Inglewood means owning the full financial function of an organization, from reporting and controls to strategy and capital, with the authority to act on what the numbers reveal. As a CPA and former EVP & CFO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and CFOO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Brian Kenyon brings genuine operating command to the role. Named Crain's Cleveland Business CFO of the Year in 2009, he installs the financial clarity, KPIs, and disciplined execution that let boards and management make confident decisions under pressure.
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A advisory at Inglewood guides owners and management through the transactions that define a company's future, from preparation and diligence to close and integration. Brian Kenyon has operated at the center of consequential deals, serving as CFO of Gravitas Ventures where he was a key player in the company's $100M acquisition. He brings a CFO's command of valuation drivers, deal structure, and post-transaction reality, so clients enter transactions prepared and leave them with the value the numbers promised.
Operational Improvement & Cost Optimization
Operational improvement at Inglewood turns strategy into measurable performance by re-engineering the processes, cost structures, and financial disciplines that determine profitability. Brian Kenyon pairs CPA rigor with a strong emphasis on process improvement, having delivered a 20% reduction in operating expenses while more than doubling revenue at organizations he has led. His method is practical rather than theoretical: find the levers, fix the process, build the team that sustains the gain, and let the improvement compound over time.
Capital Projects & Investment
Capital project leadership at Inglewood is the financial stewardship of major investments, ensuring that large-scale spending is disciplined, on-plan, and value-accretive. Brian Kenyon has managed more than $50M in capital improvements across his career, bringing the budgeting discipline, financial controls, and operational oversight that keep ambitious projects from becoming financial liabilities. He treats every capital dollar as an investment that must earn its return, aligning construction and improvement programs with the organization's long-term financial strategy.
Organizational Change & Team Development
Leading complex change at Inglewood means guiding organizations through transformation while building the teams that make it stick. Brian Kenyon places strong emphasis on team development and process improvement, recognizing that financial and operational turnarounds succeed only when people can carry them forward. Drawing on senior roles across cultural, media, and industrial enterprises, he brings a steady, plain-spoken leadership style that stabilizes organizations in transition and leaves them more capable than he found them.
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