Erin Fenstermaker

Certified Exit Planning Advisor

Ms. Erin Fenstermaker, CEPA, MBA, ABCDT

Erin is a Certified Exit Planner (CEPA), holds two Bachelor’s degrees and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, and has earned a dog training certification from Animal Behavior College. She has lived in Dallas, Texas almost exclusively since 1988, but grew up in Panama and Puerto Rico—and thus is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Erin leads BirdsEye Advisory Group’s exit planning consultations, in addition to working on most of BAG’s sell side and buy side engagements. BirdsEye is a boutique investment bank focused exclusively on the pet industry. Erin's primary areas of focus are exit planning, marketing material development, and due diligence.

The majority of Erin’s early career was spent as an operator working in sales, marketing and operations roles; thus she has a broad business background that is suited for M&A work. Her attention to detail, strategic thinking and impeccable follow through allowed her to ascend quickly in every company she has worked with, becoming a trusted confidante to each business owner. She has also worked as a contract COO to various pet service businesses across the country, weighing in on financial reporting and long-term strategy.

Prior to working in consulting and M&A, Erin worked for 20+ years in a variety of industries. She has 8 years of product development experience, and worked with manufacturers in China, Malaysia, Thailand and India. This experience has been instrumental in understanding all the ins and outs of pet product manufacturing.

Erin lives with two energetic cats, Pippi and Finn, and has recently adopted a senior bichon pup, named Snowball. She is active in the local Dallas shelter and rescue community, regularly volunteering her time, in addition to fostering dogs and cats in her home. Erin loves to travel in search of up close and personal animal adventures. She has worked on a wild animal refuge in Namibia, volunteered with sea otters in Brazil, and walked with gorillas in Uganda, amongst other exploits. She is also an avid tennis fan and recently completed the Grand Slam of tennis (as a spectator) by attending all four of tennis’ Grand Slam tournaments. She is now in the midst of doing this for a second time!