Senior Business Advisor

Los Angeles, CA

Rudy Franco

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Rudy Franco is a Senior Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors with over 25 years of experience in business operations, financial management, and sales strategy. He partners with growth-focused entrepreneurs and leadership teams to scale small to mid-sized businesses with clarity, accountability, and sustainable execution.

Rudy’s industry experience is both broad and deep. He has overseen more than $100 million in revenue across sectors including retail automotive, media and entertainment, hospitality, and blockchain technology. He has held fractional executive roles such as COO and CFO and has led initiatives ranging from launching a full-service restaurant to scaling cross-border operations between the United States and Latin America.

At Cultivate Advisors, Rudy helps businesses identify growth opportunities and remove operational roadblocks by aligning leadership, implementing scalable systems, and driving data-backed decisions. Each engagement begins with a Health and Value Assessment and a strategic planning session, followed by a custom roadmap tailored to the client’s goals.

Rudy Franco
As a seasoned Business Advisor, Rudy is deeply passionate about his client’s success and is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and business owners to build financially robust and sustainable enterprises and reach optimal performance.
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His core areas of expertise include financial strategy, sales enablement, marketing performance, and leadership development. Rudy equips clients with powerful tools such as Cultivate’s proprietary Propel Your Business platform, financial forecasting software, CRM systems, and customized standard operating procedures. He also builds internal accountability systems with measurable KPIs and structured meeting cadences to drive consistent team performance.

Rudy has successfully advised clients throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Latin America. His bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, combined with a global business perspective, allows him to bridge cultures and deliver meaningful results across markets.

He holds an MBA in Business Strategy and is currently completing his PhD in Business Consulting Psychology, where he focuses on performance systems, team dynamics, and organizational growth. When he’s not advising clients, Rudy enjoys golfing and spending time outdoors with his family.