Brett & Jack discuss how learning and development is one of five key elements of employee engagement – and explore reasons why L&D too often gets overlooked. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Dave Bernhardt of SentinelOne, CFO Joan Hilson of Signet Jewelers and CFO Herald Chen of Applovin. The following is a machine-generated transcript produced […]
760: Transitioning from Platform-Led to Product-Driven | David Brolsma, CFO, WP Engine
"Be a customer-inspired leader who values and fosters positive relationships. A key to success is devoting time and effort to influencing all stakeholders—peers, employees, board members, investors, customers—through building trust, as well as by being an empathetic and humble leader." –David Brolsma, CFO, WP Engine When it comes to FP&A data, WP Engine CFO David…
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759: The Making of a Milestone Year | Dave Bernhardt, CFO, SentinelOne
"Success is certain if you surround yourself with great leaders, operators, and teammates … and work harder than them." –Dave Bernhardt, CFO, SentinelOne How should a textbook rental company respond when it discovers that Amazon has just introduced offerings that will make the giant retailer its newest and biggest competitor? If it’s 2013 and…
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756: Start-Ups, SPACs, and Street Fights | Michael Levine, CFO, Payoneer
"The key to success is to build your team with people who have equal amounts of experience, intelligence, and passion, and the rest will take care of itself." –Michael Levine, CFO, Payoneer Start early, stay late, be prepared, and don’t shy away from the street-fight environments surrounding start-up companies. These methods have helped Michael Levine…
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700: The Rewards of Adding Structure | Alex Amezquita, CFO, Herbalife Nutrition
Space is not typically the realm that CFOs point to when we ask about experiences that prepared them for a finance leadership role. However, the first 10 years of Alex Amezquita’s professional life frequently involved celestial spaces. "I was an engineer and chip designer, and some of those chips are floating around space on satellites…
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370: A CFO’s Strategic Instinct | Kurt Abkemeier, CFO, Fidelis Cybersecurity
Join us when career CFO Kurt Abkemeier reveals the past experiences that helped to shape his CFO mind-set and the opportunity that led him to join industry's everyday battle for network security as CFO of Fidelis Cybersecurity. “The biggest priority is making sure that the company is on the right trajectory that we want moving…
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The Afterpod | Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad
CFOTL: What piece of advice do you wish someone had given you when you entered the CFO office for the first time? Love: I'd say that it's don't let the urgent overtake the important. I'm a to-do list guy like I think a lot of finance people are. You've got stuff at the top of…
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332: Five CFOs Share Their Ah-Hah! Moments
Join us when Carrie McIntyre, CFO, Interstate Hotels & Resorts; Bill Korn, CFO, MTBC; Andrew Eisele, CFO, JW Player; Barak Ben-Gal, CFO, Symphony Talent; and Michael Picchi, CFO, Allconnect, share moments of strategic insight.
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The Afterpod | Steffen Parratt, CFO, KCG Holdings, Inc.
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The Afterpod | Mark Buthman, CFO (Emeritus), Kimberly Clark
“I had somebody ask me what my leadership philosophy was at one time, and it boils down to working hard and being nice. I have a sign in my office that says, ‘Work Hard and Be Nice.’ This doesn’t mean, necessarily, adding more hours to your day. But I think the two elements are, You’ve…
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323: Empowering Finance to Optimize Strategy | Olivier Leonetti, CFO, Zebra Technologies
Join us when Olivier Leonetti retraces his steps up the CFO career ladder from Gillette to Dell Computer to Western Digital and Zebra Technologies. Learn how Olivier believes that his multinational experience has broadened his strategic view of the role of finance and how enabling talent remains his top leadership imperative. Quick Hits: 60-Second…
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For CFOS, It’s Only the Lonely | Alan Haughie, CFO, ServiceMaster
What do you wish someone had told you at the start of your CFO career? “I don’t expect any sympathy for the following statement: It’s a lonely job. It actually is. And that’s why, I think, something like this that you’re doing here is a great forum because generally CFOs don’t get to talk to […]