Ognyan (Ogi) Uzunov is a senior operations, finance, and management professional with more than 20 years of experience improving business performance, financial visibility, processes, technology, and organizational effectiveness. His career includes leadership and consulting assignments with Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Disney, Nestlé, Bank of America, Union Bank, East West Bank, Molina Healthcare, Fox Interactive Media, SunGard, and privately held businesses.

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As founder of Business Edge, Inc., Ognyan combines the experience of a CFO, COO, management consultant, entrepreneur, and business owner. His focus is practical: identify what is limiting performance, develop an improvement plan, and work with management to implement it.

 

Entrepreneurial & Business Owner Experience

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Ognyan has established and operated businesses in consulting, construction, financial services, and real estate. This gives him direct experience with the challenges faced by business owners—not only as an outside advisor, but as an operator responsible for employees, customers, cash flow, compliance, sales, and profitability.

• Business Edge, Inc. — Management Consulting: Founded to provide business planning, financial modeling, operational improvement, automation, value creation, and business transition advisory services.

• All About Home Improvement — Construction: Established and managed a California general contracting company, overseeing employees, subcontractors, budgets, scheduling, compliance, project delivery, and customers.

• Uzunov Financial Services — Financial Services: Established and operated a financial-services business, developing its sales, marketing, client-service, and operating processes.

• Cali One Realty — Real Estate: Developed a California real-estate brokerage focused on client representation, investment, and real-estate transactions.

 

Through Business Edge, Ognyan has also advised entrepreneurs and established companies on business planning, financial modeling, market entry, operational improvement, valuation, financing, and business transition.

 

Operations Improvement & Business Value

 

Ognyan works with business owners and management teams to:

• Improve profitability, cash flow, and financial visibility

• Identify operational bottlenecks and inefficient processes

• Establish management reporting, KPIs, and accountability

• Improve workflows and automate repetitive administrative processes

• Clarify employee responsibilities and strengthen management structure

• Reduce owner and key-person dependency

• Stabilize businesses experiencing operational or financial challenges

• Prepare companies for growth, financing, succession, transition, or sale

His approach connects finance, operations, technology, and people rather than treating them as separate issues.

 

Management & Team Leadership

 

Ognyan has extensive experience managing teams, budgets, and complex operational environments:

• Managed a Bank of America organization of approximately 70 employees, including U.S. and offshore teams

• Led analysts and administrators supporting a $140 million technology portfolio at Molina Healthcare

• Managed FP&A analysts supporting a $200 million budget at East West Bank

• Managed 20 associates supporting Microsoft clients through Bertelsmann

• Built onboarding, workload management, reporting, training, and accountability systems for U.S. and offshore teams

• Supported operational restructuring, staff supervision, workflow development, and automation for privately held businesses

 

Finance, Process Improvement & Technology

 

Ognyan's experience includes financial planning, cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, management reporting, systems integration, and process automation.

Selected results include:

• Supported a $400 million video-on-demand portfolio at Warner Bros.

• Automated forecasting for a $170+ million revenue portfolio at DreamWorks, reducing the forecasting cycle from weeks to approximately three days

• Automated data collection and reporting covering more than 1,500 business partners

• Supported worldwide financial consolidation processes across 17 Disney business units

• Delivered cost reductions exceeding 30% on selected automation and process-improvement projects

• Developed financial models, executive dashboards, compensation structures, workflow systems, and operational controls across multiple industries

 

Education & Credentials

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• MBA — UCLA Anderson School of Management

• Master's Degree in International Business — Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria

• IRS Enrolled Agent

• Six Sigma Quality Management Certified

• CompTIA IT Project Management Certified

• Microsoft Excel Expert

• Licensed California Real Estate Broker

• Licensed California General Contractor

 

Ognyan's primary strength is turning financial and operational information into action. He helps owners understand where the business is losing performance, what needs to change, and how to build a stronger company that can operate, grow, and ultimately transition with less dependence on the owner.