We’re pleased to hear that a number of our CFO Thought Leaders will be participating in the Annual CFO Rising East Summit, taking place in Miami on March 11 & 12. Counted among this year’s CFO Rising presenters are CFOTL’s recent guests CFO Vince Burchianti of Firehouse Subs (Episode 72) and CFO Mathew Novick of Place […]
The Drucker Curse: How Finance Became Management’s Blind Eye
Long ago, before tribes of management gurus inhabited industry’s every corner, there was an automaker widely admired as the largest and most innovative company in all the land. Then, one day — during the final days of a world war — the firm’s CEO told the firm’s CFO that he would like to retire. The […]
Imagine Being a CFO Who Doesn’t Read Books: Welcome to the Bean Counters Club
I’m never surprised when our CFO guests tell us that they don’t read books. Like many senior professionals, they have little time to pursue extra reading, and, well, it’s been my experience that as a group CFOs tend to be dreadfully honest and tell it […]
Why B2B CFOs Are the MVPs of the Content Marketing World
For many of us, the phrase “content marketing” is a relatively new buzzword used to describe the art of communicating a message to customers and prospects without selling. And here’s why B2B CFOs can often be counted among their firm’s best content marketers. Think […]
The Six Ways to Finance Your Middle Market Firm
This guest post was written by Frank Williamson currently managing partner of FourBridges Capital — A Tennessee-based middle market investment banking firm. One of my favorite aspects of middle market financing is the impact that imaginative approaches to financing can have on companies’ business plans. But understanding all the options available, how each can fit a particular situation, […]
The Bookkeeper’s Technology: A Parable of Finance and Innovation
Once upon a time, in a valley known for innovation, there was an entrepreneur who believed that he knew everything there was to know about growing a business. Growth, he said, was the result of innovation, and innovation is created by people with vision and […]