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Who
we
are.
Ardis Group, LLC is a management consulting firm specializing in scalable finance, business performance optimization, and organizational transformation. Drawing on more than three decades of executive financial leadership, Ardis Group delivers depth across lending, strategy, capital readiness, and inclusion.
Ardis Group, LLC is a management consulting firm specializing in scalable finance, business performance optimization, and organizational transformation. Drawing on more than three decades of executive financial leadership, Ardis Group delivers depth across lending, strategy, capital readiness, and inclusion.
Our
founder.
Stephanie Ardis Smith
Founder & Principal
Ardis Group, LLC
Senior executive driving enterprise-wide strategy, lending, philanthropy, and inclusion across one of the nation's largest financial institutions. Led initiatives recognized by Forbes Best Employers for Diversity and Newsweek America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
Advised 1,000+ CEOs and founders through every business stage — from startup to maturity — guiding growth, capital strategy, M&A, ownership transitions, and the financial systems required for scalable, sustainable performance. Creator of the proprietary PSST™ Business Performance Model.
Savoy Most Influential Women in Corporate America · Business Courier Women Who Mean Business · YWCA Career Woman of Achievement · Top 50 Women Leaders of Ohio · Top 50 Chief Diversity Officers · WBENC Top Corporation (2017–2023).
Executive Experience
CEO Advisory & Business Performance
Recognition
Savoy Most Influential Women in Corporate America · Business Courier Women Who Mean Business · YWCA Career Woman of Achievement · Top 50 Women Leaders of Ohio · Top 50 Chief Diversity Officers · WBENC Top Corporation (2017–2023).
Advised 1,000+ CEOs and founders through every business stage — from startup to maturity — guiding growth, capital strategy, M&A, ownership transitions, and the financial systems required for scalable, sustainable performance. Creator of the proprietary PSST™ Business Performance Model.
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