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754: The Return to Earth | Tom Fitzgerald, CFO, Planet Fitness

Back in the mid-1990s, before email became widely used across corporate America, the executives of Frito-Lay’s northern California region suddenly found their mailboxes full. “We were getting all of these letters from people asking, 'What did you do? What's going on in northern California?,'” explains Tom Fitzgerald, who at the time was finance director for…
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753: Time to Make the Coffee | Jim Calabrese, CFO, Finalsite

+ "Strive to make things easier for your team. The better they do, the more successful the entire team becomes." –Jim Calabrese, CFO, Finalsite Jim Calabrese recalls that when he began to climb the corporate ladder early in his career, a finance executive mentor told him, "Never be afraid to make the coffee." This curious…
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752: Making Your Company More Valuable | Howard Wilson, CFO, PagerDuty

Among today’s career building finance pros who view the CFO office as their ultimate destination, Howard Wilson might be labeled an off-road commuter. Whereas most finance leaders have shared a common view as accounting and finance milestones fell away in their rearview mirror, Wilson entered the finance realm from the merge lane – where his…
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751: The March Goes On | Dave Damond, CFO, March of Dimes

When does a mission-driven CFO initiate the crucial turnaround of an erstwhile nonprofit that’s been losing money for years and has a legacy pension plan dragging down its balance sheet? Before he’s even been offered the job. Or at least that’s how you take care of business if you’re March of Dimes Senior Vice President…
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750: Fielding Your Insight Team | Chitra Balasubramanian, CFO, CircleCI

"As critical as it is to have technical skills, it's equally (if not more) important to always work on your interpersonal skills. So much of the job of CFO is about numbers, but as you build out an organization, you need to relate to people and be an effective communicator." –Chitra Balasubramanian, CFO, CircleCI Talk…
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749: Scouting the Perimeter of Predictability | Daniel O’Shaughnessy, CFO, Formlabs

"Actively seek counsel from your business partners, learn the business from the ground up, and dive deep into both the numbers and the culture of the organization that you have joined." –Daniel O'Shaughnessy, CFO, Formlabs Dan O’Shaughnessy may be the only finance leader with whom we’ve ever spoken who credits hard work and financial acumen…
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EP 12: Making Salary a Competitive Advantage

Brett and Jack discuss the move by Amazon and other companies to pay employees daily will trigger new approaches in salary administration. Plus, more developments in the age of the “great resignation.”  Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CEO Craig O’Neill of Versapay, CFO Michael Rosen of Digital Power Marketing, CFO Kurt Shintaffer of Apptio.

748: Keeping the Bees Busy | Shana Rowlette, CFO, Mann Lake Bee & Ag Supply

Minnesota-based Mann Lake Ltd. is a leader in the beekeeping industry, serving commercial beekeeping businesses and backyard hobbyists alike. The company specializes in quality manufacturing, innovation, customer service, and global ESG (environmental, social, governance) matters. “Bees pollinate one in every three bites of food that humans consume,” Mann Lake CFO Shana Rowlette explains. “Colony collapse…
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747: Exposing Your Growth Drivers | Jim Morgan, CFO, CallRail

"Work quickly to find out what matters the most in the organization (for example, customer acquisition, pricing, product development, operational efficiency, M&A, et cetera) and make sure that you master this area of the business while also learning every other aspect of the organization." –Jim Morgan, CFO, CallRail It sounds counterintuitive, but the best big…
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Ep 4: When FP&A Becomes a Business Function

Steve & Jack discuss planning’s crunch time in the 4th quarter and the operationalization of FP&A inside different business functions. Featuring FP&A Insights & Commentary from Planning Aces: Sameer Ralhan, CFO, The Chemours Company, Chris Kuehn, CFO, Trane Technologies,  Laurence Capone, CFO, Pipedrive. Akash Palkhiwala, CFO Qualcomm. Steve’s Upcoming Webinar: Drive results with agile corporate planning

746: Growing with People & Purpose | Robert Alvarez, CFO, BigCommerce

When Robert Alvarez first joined the finance team of a venture-backed start-up, he was thinking that one day he might like to be a CFO. However, upon further reflection, the young finance analyst realized that he had little idea of what a CFO did. Being part of a start-up team afforded him the opportunity to…
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745: Origins of a Comeback Therapy | Troy Ignelzi, CFO, Karuna Therapeutics

"You can achieve greatness and success no matter how humble your beginnings. Always give the best that you can contribute based on your skill set and surround yourself with the right people." –Troy Ignelzi, CFO, Karuna Therapeutics Troy Ignelzi’s CFO career is rooted in an unlikely place. In fact, some might describe it as the…
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