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CFO THOUGHT LEADER

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CFO THOUGHT LEADER is a podcast featuring firsthand accounts of finance leaders who are driving change within their organizations. We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart their own leadership paths across the enterprise and take inspired action.
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322.5 The Afterpod | Mike Foley, CFO, Unity Technologies

When you entered the CFO office for the first time at Unity Technologies, what’s the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you? Foley: We started this conversation talking about the organization that I inherited and how I've had to change that. I would've put much more emphasis earlier on systems capabilities of the company. Being a first time CFO, I came in with an observation. We need a planning team. We need a controller. We need to build that team. A year and a half into doing that,...

Aug 17, 2017•3 min

321.5 Afterpod | Brad Dickerson, CFO, Blue Apron

A distinguished finance leader answers our question: When you entered the CFO office for the first time, what’s the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you? Dickerson: As far as leadership goes, I keep coming back to self-awareness. Where are you going to add value in the organization and where are you not? Build around those to balance out the competencies you need in your group to be successful. The thought here is that weaknesses are not necessarily a bad thing, and the biggest str...

Aug 14, 2017•4 min

320.5 Afterpod | Ralph Bender, CFO, Manship Media

A distinguished finance leader answers our question: When you entered the CFO office for the first time, what’s the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you? Learn More http://www.cfothoughtleader.com/cfopodcasts/category/cfopodcasts/ Bender: “I think the one thing that I would like to have done that I didn’t in my career is, I wish I had taken the time at some point a little earlier in my career to get an MBA. I’d like to consider myself a recovering CPA, recovering accountant. The nu...

Aug 10, 2017•4 min

317: Data Automation & The Future of Finance | Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad & Brett Knowles, Thought Leader

Join us when Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad and performance thought leader Brett Knowles, reveal how RPA is reshaping corporate functions while making finance’s analytical rigor more accessible across the organization. Growing numbers of CFOs are already marching in step with the robots as they evaluate and automate the processes that will allow their team to refocus on becoming exceptional analysts and strategic advisors, rather than yesterday’s bean counters.

Jul 27, 2017•38 min

316: The Color of Money | Vincent Manier, CFO, Ecova

Over the next decade Vincent Manier believes growing numbers of finance leaders will adopt the dictums of "green finance" extending the influence of finance leadership well beyond its traditional role. Simply put, green finance characterizes the financing of investments that generate environmental benefits as part of the broader strategy to advance resilient and sustainable development. As CFO of Ecova, an energy and sustainability solutions company, Manier, perhaps has more reason to be bullish...

Jul 25, 2017•43 min

314: Back to the Future with ASC 606 | Joe Consul, CFO, Xactly

As the complexity behind the new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 discharges a cloud of angst and consternation over many accounting departments, a growing number of SaaS technology firms have begun to help their customers address the burdensome standard allowing their finance teams to sharpen their customer focus. Few SaaS firms perhaps tout software offerings more enmeshed with the standard’s requirements than Xactly, the San Jose, Calif. software developer specializing in sales performanc...

Jul 17, 2017•24 min

308: Finance Pivots to the Cloud | CFO Larry Begley, CloudHealth Technologies, Albert Pang, Apps Run the World

Join Larry Begley, CFO at CloudHealth Technologies and Albert Pang, President of Apps Run The World, when they explore the hype, business benefits and future of the application of Cloud technologies. As digital transformation pressures are redrawing the map of the business world, finance executives are embracing the latest Cloud technologies to help make these strategic initiatives a reality. Fasten your seatbelts as we explore some of the most innovative use cases of Cloud applications that cou...

Jun 06, 2017•42 min
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