WHO WE ARE
Where Tampa Bay businesses go when the numbers really matter.
Gazelle Capital was founded in 2016 by Ashby Green, Tampa Bay Business Journal's CFO of the Year and a 25+ year operator who believes every Tampa Bay business deserves senior-level operational and financial leadership, without the senior-level price tag.
Today, Gazelle works with businesses two complementary ways: hands-on operations and fractional CFO engagements that get the numbers and the rhythm right, and Gazelle Ventures, a community fund being built to back the region's next generation of high-growth founders.
The thread between them is simple: senior-level operational and financial thinking, deeply rooted in Tampa Bay, applied where it matters most.
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.
HOW WE WORK
Three steps from chaos to clarity.
No long onboarding. No bloated retainers.
We move fast, dig in, and start delivering value in week one.
Discovery Call
A conversation about where you are, where you're stuck, and where you want to go. No pressure, no pitch, just clarity on whether we're a fit.
Diagnostic + Plan
We dig into your books, operations, and goals. You get a focused roadmap of what to fix, what to build, and the milestones that matter most.
Hands on Execution
We don't hand off PDFs. We work alongside you, closing books, modeling decisions, prepping for raises, and turning numbers into momentum.
The people behind every Gazelle engagement.
A small, hands-on team , built so every founder we work with knows exactly who's in their corner.
Ashby Green
Fractional CFO and growth advisor with 25+ years of experience helping companies scale, raise capital, and exit with confidence. Former CFO at Kobie Marketing (9-figure exit at 28x EBITDA). Tampa Bay Business Journal's CFO of the Year, 2017. Adjunct professor at the University of Tampa teaching Entrepreneurial Finance.
ashby@gazelle.capital →Emmalee Isom
Emmalee brings 8 years of office management experience in real estate and business brokerage / franchise sales, fast-moving, client-facing work that taught her how to keep deals, calendars, and people moving without dropping a thread.
emmalee@gazelle.capital →Two ways we show up for Tampa Bay businesses.
Fractional CFO & Operations
Senior operational and financial leadership — without the senior-level salary.
Hands-on CFO and operations support for businesses that need the numbers right, the rhythm steady, and the team aligned around what's next.
- Cash flow modeling, forecasting & budgeting
- Operational systems, processes & reporting cadence
- Strategic planning, KPIs & board reporting
- M&A, fundraising, due diligence & transaction support
Gazelle Ventures
A community venture fund. Built to run. Rooted to stay.
A Tampa Bay-rooted fund being raised to back the region's fastest-growing founders — paired with operator-led mentorship and a network designed to compound.
- 100% Tampa Bay focus, sector-flexible
- Operator-led diligence & mentorship
- First-look deal flow for founding LPs
- Capital structured to anchor jobs locally