Revvity CFO Max Krakowiak emphasizes three core areas of focus at Revvity: improving budgeting processes, optimizing working capital performance, and increasing internal investment. Recognizing the inefficiencies of static budgeting, he aimed to create flexibility for unexpected needs throughout the year. Additionally, he prioritized improving free cash flow conversion, which historically lagged at PerkinElmer, by addressing […]
Navigating a 29-Year Career: Lessons in Leadership and Continuous Learning
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Shelagh Glaser of Synopsys highlights several key themes from her 29-year career at Intel Corp. First, she emphasizes the value of front-line experience as a financial analyst, where the core business action takes place. She also stresses the importance of continuous learning, having rotated through various roles, which pushed her out […]
The Power of Platform Growth: CFO Sandeep Aujla’s Formula for Intuit’s Expansion
Growth Imperatives in Focus: Inside the mentoring Round CFO Sandeep Aujla of Intuit shares key strategies for platform growth—customer expansion, breakthrough adoption, and a “better together” approach. It’s all about delivering more value across the platform, Aujla explains.
The Mentoring Round | Regi Vengalil, CFO, Trax Retail
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Regi Vengalil reflects on his early days as a CFO, sharing the challenges of overcoming imposter syndrome and learning to trust his own voice. He advises his younger self to have confidence in his insights and not hesitate to share strong perspectives. Vengalil highlights a pivotal moment in his career at […]
The Mentoring Round | CFO Dayton Kellenberger
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Dayton Kellenberger shared a key moment from his time at Coleman Company that reshaped his view of finance. Tasked with addressing declining gross margins, Kellenberger used a detailed price-volume mix analysis to uncover that low-margin products were unintentionally replacing higher-margin ones. His findings led to a transformation in how Coleman priced […]
The Mentoring Round | Daniel Welch, CFO, Kate Farms
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Daniel Welch emphasizes the dual nature of Kate Farms as both a healthcare and consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, with long-term customers who rely on its plant-based medical nutrition products. He highlights the importance of understanding customer lifetime value relative to acquisition costs, particularly in the company’s e-commerce expansion. Welch also […]
The Mentoring Round | Deanna Strable, COO & president (CFO emerita), Principal Financial Group
Inside The Mentoring Round, Deanna Strable revisits some pivotal moments that reshaped Principal Financial Group’s strategic direction. A key decision was exiting certain underperforming businesses, a result of a comprehensive strategic review conducted in collaboration with the board. Strable emphasizes the importance of focusing on a combination of metrics rather than a singular financial figure, noting […]
The Mentoring Round | Patrick Fleury, CFO, TeraWulf
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Patrick Fleury shares key insights into TeraWulf’s approach to cash management and the company’s strategic pivot toward AI and high-power compute. Fleury emphasizes the importance of using a 13-week cash flow analysis, a tool he implemented during restructuring to stabilize operations and manage finances. This practice provided critical visibility into the […]
The Mentoring Round | Scott Blackley, CFO, Oscar Health
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Scott Blackley emphasizes the transformative role of AI in healthcare, noting that Oscar Health continuously evolves AI capabilities to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and reduce costs. He underscores AI’s potential in automating tasks like call center operations and financial processes, allowing the finance team to focus on insights rather […]
The Mentoring Round | Don McGuire, CFO ADP
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Don McGuire explains how increasingly ADP’s finance professionals are discovering career opportunities outside traditional finance roles, bringing diverse skills back into finance. McGuire’ explains how his team is divided into two groups: BU CFOs, who work closely with business units (BUs) and focus on growth and business understanding, and corporate functions […]
The Mentoring Round | Matt Steinfort, CFO, DigitalOcean
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Matt Steinfort tells us how DigitalOcean is making AI more accessible to small tech companies by offering AI compute capacity in manageable, on-demand chunks. This allows smaller developers to integrate AI into their applications without needing extensive resources. Additionally, DigitalOcean is using AI to enhance its own services, making them easier […]
The Mentoring Round | Clemente Cohen, CFO, PG Forsta
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Clemente Cohen highlights the importance of being opportunistic and adaptable when dealing with data, noting that sometimes 80% accuracy is sufficient if it allows for timely decision-making. On a personal note, Cohen shared his passion for fly fishing, a solitary hobby that contrasts with his high-energy professional life. He revealed that […]