This special episode of CFO Thought Leader explores how finance leaders develop not through authority or technical brilliance, but through moments that reveal emotional intelligence. Drawing on recent …
From Speed to Systems | Razzak Jallow, CFO, FloQast
During Looker’s acquisition by Google, Razzak Jallow watched the accounting team deliver exceptional work despite knowing their roles were temporary. Operating in deal limbo, Razzak tells us they …
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1158: What Changes After the Easy Wins Are Gone | Razzak Jallow, CFO, FloQast
The accounting team at Looker showed up every day knowing their jobs might disappear within a year. The company was in limbo—acquired by Google but still waiting on European approval—so the deal …
Why Growth Demands Smaller “Chunks” of Accountability | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen
As Ideagen scaled from roughly £50M ARR to five times that size, complexity threatened accountability. Driver helped lead a shift to a regional operating model, breaking the business into three clear …
1157: From Deal Advisory to Operator: Learning the Hard Parts | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen
At 18, while many of his peers were heading off to university, Toby Driver made a different choice. He joi …
Scaling Responsibly in an AI-Driven World | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler
When Kevin Rubin joined Alteryx, the company shifted from expensive, limited licenses to broad distribution. He led deep cohort and customer-journey analysis to engineer a predictable land-and-expand …
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