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1191: From Complexity to Clarity: Building Operational Maturity | David Forlizzi, CFO, Salsify

When David Forlizzi describes Salsify, he begins with a simple observation: “We all use it every day.” Unlike some of the highly technical software businesses where he previously spent his career, Salsify's value proposition is visible to anyone who shops online. Product content sits at the center of the company's platform, Forlizzi tells us. Whether…
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From Decks to Decisions: Turning Strategy Into Execution | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk

In late 2022, as funding markets collapsed, Roy Hefer reframed Perk’s choices: accept punitive, dilutive capital or pivot to profitability. By trading growth for faster profitability, finance preserved control, avoided a down round, and made the company “default alive”—showing how framing options can shape strategy without forcing decisions. Now Watch our Episode Featuring CFO Roy […]

1151: Trust Is the Real Currency of Cross-Functional Finance | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk

Roy Hefer expected a quick coffee. Instead, a “30 minutes” introduction with a newly appointed Lumenis CEO stretched “more than three hours,” he tells us, as they talked through her plan to transform a flat-growth, cash-bleeding medical device company and “ultimately take it public,” he tells us. That conversation marked a shift from theory to…
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Learning That Matches the Job | Tim Vipond, Co-Founder & CEO, CFI

Tim Vipond shares how the Corporate Finance Institute is reshaping finance education to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving, AI-influenced workforce. With over 3 million learners worldwide, CFI focuses on practical, job-aligned learning designed to close skills gaps in modeling, storytelling, and technology. Vipond emphasizes the importance of designing training around real-world job descriptions, […]