Partner & Chief Operating Officer
"If you're succeeding financially, there will be tax to pay. Our job is to minimize it, plan ahead, and find creative ways to build generational wealth."
Call Lauren when you're planning to grow, streamline, hand off, or sell your business and want the tax side handled before it becomes a surprise.
Her philosophy might surprise you: the goal isn't always to pay zero tax. A tax bill usually means a business is succeeding, so Lauren focuses on keeping it as low as it responsibly can be. She plans ahead and finds creative ways to build wealth that lasts for generations.
Background
Fifteen years in, her favorite part of the job is still the people, especially watching her clients succeed. Lauren spent the first chapter of her career in retail management and new-store expansion for Williams Sonoma in the Bay Area. When the constant travel began to wear on her, she went back to school for accounting in 2009 and eventually joined the firm her father founded.
Today she helps business owners see how their operations, accounting, and taxes fit together. For many clients, she and the team serve as an outsourced controller or fractional CFO, a side of the firm she wishes more owners knew about.
At a Glance
With The Garabedian Group since: 2011
Before The Garabedian Group: Retail management and new-store expansion, Williams Sonoma
Focus areas: Tax Planning, Business Operations Advisory, Fractional CFO & Controller, Succession & Estate Planning, Business Sales
Off the clock: Lauren serves on the board of the Marjaree Mason Center and is a member of La Feliz Guild, which supports Valley Children's Hospital. She is also a passionate advocate for Type 1 diabetes education and a cure, a cause close to home because her husband and daughter both live with T1D.
