Room to grow

Jeff Reynolds has been through two career extremes in the nine years since he was a 40 under 40 recipient in the Business Observer.

Reynolds was a 40 under 40 in 2006, when he was a CPA with Sarasota-based Goar, Endriss & Walker. He was also CFO of the Sarasota Ballet for two years, where he oversaw a budget of more than $2 million.

One extreme was from 2007-2011. That's when he was vice president of finance at xG Technology, a startup that develops and sells wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, mostly in rural communities. He helped raised capital, wrote financial projections and managed audits at the Sarasota-based firm, which competes against large broadband firms. He learned a lot, especially how to get things done with limited resources.