NIACC John Pappajohn创业中心和北爱荷华地区SBDC自豪地宣布，北爱荷华州Altus CXO的联合创始人克里斯蒂·马尔尚（Christy Marchand）被评为2025年9月的月度企业家。

克里斯蒂·马钱德（Christy Marchand）的职业生涯是在企业融资和行政领导方面建立起来的，但她始终带着创业的动力。 “I’ve always been passionate about helping people make smart business decisions, especially when it comes to accounting and finance,” Christy said. “Even in my corporate roles, I treated the company’s finances as if they were my own.” 当时机对她的家庭来说合适的时候，她决定把她的专业知识转化为一项业务，可以为需要高层领导的组织提供服务。

这个想法后来变成了Altus CXO，一家面向高管和高管的服务公司。 克里斯蒂说，该公司为那些需要顶级专业知识的组织提供一站式服务，而不需要聘请全职管理团队。 “We work primarily with middle-market organizations across all industries,” she said. “I personally spend a lot of time in agriculture, ag-business, and startups because of my background. What makes us different is that we don’t just focus on one lane like finance or accounting — we take a holistic approach.”

Altus CXO在财务、人力资源、技术、营销和运营方面处于领先地位。 客户可以从集体的专业知识中获益，而不是依赖于单个人。 “The beauty of Altus CXO is that clients don’t just get me — they get the collective wisdom of 30 professionals across 10 states,” Christy explained. “That’s 30 brains, not just one, working to solve challenges and open up opportunities. If one of us doesn’t know the answer, someone else does.”

克里斯蒂说，这个想法始于她对分式领导模式的兴趣，但很快就扩大了。 她希望为客户提供不止一种视角，并相信从一开始就组建一个团队会让公司与众不同。 “Altus CXO started with the idea of using a fractional model but expanding on it,” she said. “I partnered with trusted and brilliant individuals across multiple disciplines so we could offer clients a wide array of expertise from day one.”

这种方法正在发挥作用。 在不到两年的时间里，Altus CXO已经发展到30名团队成员，遍布10个州，为超过65家客户提供服务。 公司每个月都在增加新客户。 克里斯蒂将这种增长很大程度上归功于她和联合创始人培养的合作生态系统。 “A big part of our growth has been building and nurturing a circle of influence — other professionals we can refer clients to, and who refer business back to us,” she said. “That ecosystem of trust and collaboration has been vital to our traction.”

该生态系统的一部分包括NIACC John Pappajohn创业中心和北爱荷华地区SBDC。 克里斯蒂在制定商业计划的早期就与帕帕约翰中心建立了联系。 “They’ve been a tremendous sounding board for new ideas, for encouragement, and even for the occasional frustration that comes with entrepreneurship,” she said. “More importantly, they’ve become a trusted member of my circle of influence — a two-way referral avenue and a resource that’s helped both Altus CXO and our clients thrive.”

对克里斯蒂来说，创业不仅仅是建立一个成功的企业。 It’s about creating meaningful impact for clients and her team. “The most rewarding part is seeing the tangible targeted impact,” she said. “We have saved businesses on the verge of bankruptcy and moved others from good to great. But just as meaningful is seeing how Altus CXO impacts our own team members’ lives — giving them fulfilling work, flexibility, and opportunities to fill their passions.”

她还认为，作为一名企业家，她的角色是通过让高管层面的专业知识更容易获得，来加强农村太阳城app。 “There’s such a tremendous need in rural areas for executive-level expertise — but those roles are hard to recruit for and expensive to maintain full-time,” Christy said. “Fractional firms like ours bridge that gap and make expertise accessible to businesses that need it most.”

When asked what advice she would give to others considering entrepreneurship, Christy’s answer is clear. “Take the leap,” she said. “Build and develop your circle of influence early — then nurture those relationships. Surround yourself with people who are more brilliant than you, be honest about what you don’t know, and get your back office procedures right early on to avoid massive headaches later. 大多数天才，尤其是那些领导者，不是通过解构错综复杂的事物而获得成功，而是通过挖掘未被认识到的简单性。 Always keep it simple.”

Learn more about Altus CXO at https://altuscxo.com or by contacting Christy Marchand at [email protected].

NIACC John Pappajohn创业中心是农村商业创新和成功方面的专家。 In partnership with North Iowa’s Small Business Development Center, together we provide tools, support, and resources to Iowa’s entrepreneurs. 我们为新的和现有的当地企业提供咨询，从主要街道到行业领导者。 We’re growing Iowa’s entrepreneurial culture through grade school initiatives, college and community programs, and business training and development. Contact the NIACC Pappajohn中心 at 641-422-4111 or [email protected]. Visit the NIACC Pappajohn中心 online at www.pappajohncenter.com.

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