John B. WalTer, CPA, Financial Advisor
About
John is a speaker, community leader, and serial entrepreneur who has founded and co-founded more than 40 businesses. He advises business owners and owns and operates multiple businesses in mid-Missouri.
John began his career working for his father in retail textbook sales in Manhattan, Kansas. After graduating from Manhattan Area Technical College, he worked as a carpenter before founding and operating a local residential construction company at age 20. At the same time, he began pursuing a degree in business administration from Kansas State University. During college, he was actively involved in numerous campus organizations and worked multiple jobs to help offset the cost of his education.
After graduating with his master’s degree in accounting in spring 2010, John joined a national CPA firm in Salina, Kansas, where he provided assurance and compliance services to clients across the construction, real estate, oil and gas, hotel, livestock sales, marketing, equipment rental, manufacturing, and nonprofit industries.
In 2015, John moved his family to Missouri, where he led financial reporting and tax compliance for a mid-sized national civil engineering contractor for nearly four years. He then served as a financial project manager for a national technology and equipment rental corporation, co-founded a community woodworking shop, co-founded a nonprofit foundation, and worked as an investment manager and chief financial officer for a portfolio of businesses spanning real estate, banking, lending, construction, venture capital, aircraft, professional services, and equipment leasing. He later led a multi-year financial transformation while collaborating with cross-functional teams at a national wholesale distributor.
John is passionate about delivering meaningful solutions that create lasting impact for customers. He specializes in leading growth and change initiatives, with a strong focus on transparency, financial literacy, and process efficiency. Known for his sharp attention to detail and proactive approach, John excels at troubleshooting and problem-solving while providing customers with reliable, thoughtful guidance.
He approaches every challenge with an imaginative yet logical perspective, consistently aligning his work with his core values and commitment to community care. As a self-starter driven by curiosity and purpose, John brings a hands-on, challenge-oriented mindset to every project and strives to deliver practical insights and actionable solutions.
John is an active member of Forum Christian Church and serves on several local community and charitable nonprofit boards. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Mid-Missouri Estate Planning Council. He graduated from the College for Financial Planning and is actively pursuing his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. He is also a licensed insurance producer and general securities registered representative, and he has previously held credentials as a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional and Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator.
John and his wife, Lauren, are proud parents of three children. As a family, they enjoy spending time outdoors, hiking, kayaking, cooking, playing games, and watching movies together.
