Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets

The accounting profession is in a state of flux. With a shocking number leaving the industry and fewer students opting to major in Accounting, it's clear that change is needed — and fast. Hosted by FloQast co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire, inactive CPA, Blood, Sweat & Balance Sheets explores the modern accounting landscape to identify how to uplift the profession, ways in which leaders can evolve operations to empower employees, and highlights individuals making material impacts in finance and accounting.

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Episodes

Bob Kavner, former CFO at AT&T | From CPA to CFO Ep. 07

In this episode, Mike sits down with Bob Kavner who's had an illustrious career across various finance and leadership roles including those with AT&T & Pandora. Bob has a lot of great stories to share from when he was fresh out of school and all the way up to today. Don't miss this one.

Jan 13, 2020•41 min

Servaes Tholen, CFO of Calm | From CPA to CFO Ep. 06

In the 6th episode of CPA to CFO, Mike sits down with Servaes, CFO at Calm - a meditation a relaxation aid that is so good it was awarded the iPhone app of the year in 2017 by Apple.

Dec 10, 2019•41 min

Gabi Loeb, CFO of PlayVS | From CPA to CFO Ep. 05

In this episode of the From CPA to CFO Podcast, Mike chats with Gabi Loeb, a seasoned finance vet who started as a consultant, then spent time with The Walt Disney Studios, Macrovision, and more before joining e-sports platform start-up PlayVS, based in Santa Monica, CA. Great talk about how finance teams integrate with all departments including product and marketing, and finance teams need to look at themselves like service organizations. Great talk, listen in!

Nov 26, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ronette Kite, Start-up CFO / SoCal Lead at Countsy | From CPA to CFO Ep. 04

In the 4th episode of CPA to CFO, Mike sits down with Ronette Kite, an excellent CFO that helps start-ups create process and organization in their financial departments when they do not have the full-time resources to do so. Great talk with Ronette.

Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min

Lee Raymundo, CFO of Waggl | From CPA to CFO Ep. 03

In this episode, FloQast Co-founder and CEO Mike Whitmire sits down with former FloQast interim CFO Lee Raymundo. Lee is a highly effective finance pro who spent time helping to build infrastructure at tech companies Grindr and Whisper before joining FloQast briefly to now leading the finance team at Waggl - a real-time employee feedback platform. Lee has a very interesting backstory fueled by entrepreneurial spirit, and a determination to learn the things necessary to achieve his careers accola...

Oct 21, 2019•40 min

Jennifer Ceran, CFO at Smartsheet | From CPA to CFO Ep.02

This is episode two of CPA to CFO, where FloQast Co-Founder and CEO Mike Whitmire chats with financial thought-leaders about their rise to success. In this episode, Mike chats with CFO at Smartsheet, Jennifer Ceran. Jennifer has held finance leadership roles at companies such as Sara Lee, Cisco, Ebay, & now Smartsheet - so, she knows a thing or two about carving a path to career success.

Oct 14, 2019•27 min

Rob Krolik, General Partner & CFO at Burst Capital | From CPA to CFO Ep. 01

This is the very first episode in our new CPA to CFO series, where FloQast Co-Founder and CEO Mike Whitmire chats with financial thought-leaders about their rise to success. In this episode, Mike chats with General Partner and CFO at Burst Capital, Rob Krolik. Rob's resume is impressive with CFO stints at Yelp & Move, Inc., and VP of Global Finance at Ebay. Great talk. Listen in!

Oct 14, 2019•25 min

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