A Finance Strategic Moment Amid 2020’s Covid uncertainty, Tom Egan drew on his Lehman‑era lesson that contracts follow relationships. He immediately called Hometap’s two banks, shared worst‑case projections and asked for covenant flexibility. The transparency earned rapid waivers, safeguarded liquidity and proved that trust, not paperwork, is the true collateral when markets fracture. Now Watch the […]
1101: Turning Home Equity into a Platform, Not a Product | Tom Egan, CFO, Hometap
Capital Discipline Over Technology Spend | Kevin Ingram, CFO, FM
A Finance Strategic Moment Realizing most people view insurance as abstract, Kevin Ingram reframed FM’s ‘product’ as the capacity its capital and reinsurance provide. He crafted plain‑spoken explanations of balance‑sheet strength, trained teammates to use them, and demystified insurance for clients—sharpening differentiation and empowering every account manager to sell FM’s capital story daily. Now Watch the […]
1097: The Mutual Advantage in a Cyclical Market | Kevin Ingram, CFO, FM
Embedding AI Into Finance Workflows | Gillian Munson, CFO, Vimeo
A Finance Strategic Moment One week into a CFO post, Munson was air‑dropped into a foreign audit room and told to fix a complex tax exposure outside her expertise. She mobilized auditors, tapped her network, and resolved it quickly. The baptism fortified her “learn‑fast, call‑everyone” playbook, sharpening courage and pattern recognition for future unknowns. Now […]
1096: Why Usage Beats Revenue in Video SaaS | Gillian Munson, CFO, Vimeo
Unified pricing positions brand for sustainable margins | Steven Miller, CFO, Warby Parker
A Finance Strategic Moment On Friday the 13 of March 2020, Steven Miller closed Warby Parker’s 280 stores, scrapped the freshly approved budget, and launched PAR—Pause, Adjust, Redeploy. The framework shifted cash to safety and booming e-commerce (up 100 % YoY), granting leadership daily visibility and preserving liquidity until stores reopened two months later. Now […]
1092: Balancing Mission, Margin, and Market Share | Steven Miller, CFO, Warby Parker
From Legacy Telecom to Cloud | Brian McClintock, CFO, Fusion Connect
A Finance Strategic Moment Early in his career, Brian McClintock walked into a $12 million‑EBITDA telecom—only to discover within 60 days that it was actually losing $1 million a month. Reflecting on that moment, he explains how relocating, digging into the numbers, and telling private‑equity owners the hard truth set the stage for a radical turnaround.. Now Watch our […]
1084: Reading the Signals, Not Just the Statements | Brian Carolan, CFO, SailPoint
1083: Navigating the Go-To-Market Roadmap with Precision | Brian Robins, CFO, GitLab
Staying Ahead of Growth: How Finance Powers Proactive Scaling
In this episode, CFO Brandon Sullivan of 2X shares how he transformed financial reporting to drive agility and informed decision-making. After securing private equity backing in March 2023, 2X ramped up hiring in anticipation of rapid growth. However, when revenue stalled, Sullivan realized that monthly reporting was too slow for a dynamic business. He implemented […]