Highbeam became the finance team The Perfect Jean didn’t have to hire

About The Perfect Jean

The Perfect Jean was founded with one goal in mind: build a profitable business that didn’t require chasing VCs or answering to a boss.

The two co-founders share a vision and divide responsibility:  Zack is the force behind the product and merchandising—finding the right fabrics, overseeing production, and making sure the product lives up to the brand’s bold personality. 

Ovadia, runs the rest: marketing, ops and finance—with support from a lean team and a few trusted agency partners.

“Men are simple shoppers. We wanted to build something that always works—comfortable denim, a funny voice, and delivering on our promise equals a good business.”

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It worked. The Perfect Jean has grown steadily into a beloved brand with staying power. But as they scaled, their finance stack was holding them back.

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The challenge

Like many fast-growing brands, The Perfect Jean started with an all-in-one financial platform. But as complexity grew, they couldn't keep up.

“Our system was slow, buggy, and confusing. We weren’t sure what the company wanted to be—and it definitely wasn’t what we needed.”

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The team struggled with basic functionality, poor support, and a lack of visibility into their financial picture. Managing payouts, bills, and cash across tools took hours each week—and left too much room for error.

They needed more than a card or a dashboard. They needed a partner who understood the realities of running a cash-efficient, bootstrapped brand—and could give them a real system to manage it all.

Highbeam as an extension of The Perfect Jean team

They found their perfect solution in Highbeam.

“What stood out about Highbeam was the people. Banking is a relationship business—and they act like a real extension of our team.”

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With Highbeam, The Perfect Jean finally had a single place to see everything that mattered:

• Real-time cash, incoming payouts, and scheduled outflows
  
  
• Automated treasury sweeps to maximize yield
  
  
• A consolidated cash flow model that updates automatically
  

No more clunky dashboards or scattered spreadsheets. The Highbeam team even helped build a custom model tailored to how The Perfect Jean operates—saving hours of manual work and giving their CFO weekly clarity in minutes.

“It used to take 3–4 hours a week just to understand cash. Now it’s 15 minutes.”

“The model saved us 30–40 hours on setup, and continues to save 3–5 hours a week.”

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And because capital, banking, cards, and intelligence are all in one place, The Perfect Jean can now run their entire financial operation without jumping between tools or second-guessing their data.

Turning financial operations into a strategic edge

Since switching to Highbeam, The Perfect Jean has turned financial operations from a time suck into a strategic edge:

• 30–40 hours saved during initial onboarding and modeling
  
  
• 3–4 hours per week down to 15–30 minutes to manage finances
  
  
• Cash saved via automated treasury and smarter bill pay
  
  
• Team expansion without hiring: Highbeam acts like an extension of the CFO
  
  
• Clear visibility into cash, payables, and capital—at any moment
  
  

“We built this business for cash flow, not for a rocketship story. Highbeam actually understands that—and helps us run it that way.”

What’s next?

With systems that work and a partner that gets them, The Perfect Jean is focused on scaling profitably. They’re continuing to grow the brand, invest in product, and keep operations lean—with a platform that supports the way they work.

“Don’t settle for tools that weren’t built for you. You need partners who understand brand operators—how you think, how you work, and what actually matters. For us, that’s Highbeam.”