In 2018, Brex made a defining decision: rather than rely on middleware providers like Stripe or Marqeta, it built its own payments infrastructure from the ground up. That move, Ben Gammell tells us, …
Building a CFO’s GEMBA Habit | Damon Lee, CFO, C.H. Robinson
Early in his career, Damon Lee questioned why identical parts were sourced from different vendors across two plants. His analysis uncovered a $3M savings—20x larger than any other project. The lesson: …
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1127: Lean Finance in a Volatile World | Damon Lee, CFO, C.H. Robinson
When Damon Lee reflects on his first conversations with C.H. Robinson’s CEO, he recalls how natural the alignment felt. “We spoke the same language. We were finishing each other’s sentences,” Lee …
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Slow Down to Speed Up: A CFO’s Playbook | Holly Grey, CFO, Horizon3.ai
Holly Grey emphasized that inconsistent metrics signal broken foundations. Instead of adding headcount, she slowed execution to build teams, integrate systems, and define data ownership. The result: …
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1126: Turning Signals into Strategy in Hypergrowth | Holly Grey, CFO Horizon3.ai
When Holly Grey first examined Horizon3.ai, she saw more than a cybersecurity startup. She saw a technology that could change the way companies safeguard themselves. Traditional pen tests, she tells …
Culture, Strategy, And AI Converge | Jay Peir, CFO, Pigment
Jay Peir’s Finance Strategic Moment revealed how CFOs shape culture as much as strategy. Inspired by Tableau’s CFO Tom Walker, he embraced rituals that united teams and reinforced the mindset: “You …
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