Having received degrees in both architecture and business (MBA), Chris Andersen is perhaps a rare breed inside the architecture realm, where finance executives frequently parachute in from other industries. As CFO of Hoefer Wysocki, Andersen has a unique kinship with the firm's professionals, and his insight into their priorities and architectural aspirations is allowing him…
How does having a greater purpose influence your decision-making as a finance leader? Join us when Jennifer Templeman, COO of Jumpstart for Young Children, reveals her CFO mind-set and explains how building a career inside the not-for-profit sector has helped her to unlock the motivational secrets of organizational culture. Over the next 12 months, what…
Looking back at his years with Arthur Andersen—the launching pad for a finance and accounting career that would span three decades and three continents—Juan Figuereo suspects that his eight-year stretch at AA may have been two or three years longer than what may have been required. Still, there was no second-guessing when he departed AA…
Unlike many, Joseph Falcao's finance career routinely jumped industries, revealing a stubborn reluctance to be tied to any one industry or business model. Today, as CFO of JSI Store Fixtures, Falcao reflects back on a career track that supplied a wealth of varied experiences not found inside in any one industry. Advice to Your Younger Self:…
When a crisis occurs, leaders who exude competence often advance to the front of the room, while the actions associated with motivational leadership become less warranted. "Competence" is a word that few other professions apply with the care and precision that is routinely administered by those who dwell in the realm of finance and accounting.…
Join us when CFO Rob Gagnon explains how three recent transactions are helping Harvard Bioscience transform its business and open a new chapter of growth. "My priorities involve these transactions and helping to integrate the great company that we just acquired. We are now focused on organic growth as well and on driving top line…
The tribe of finance leaders commonly identified as “SaaS CFOs” is busily developing the tools and management practices destined to reshape the finance function. It was not quite 100 years ago that Donaldson Brown arrived inside the offices of General Motors Corp.’s finance department. The future GM CFO had distinguished himself years earlier by developing…
The Social Mandate "At the end of the day, people do business with people. And if you don't show them who you are and if you don't show them authentically who you are using social—and by "them," I mean your external and internal stakeholders—you will miss opportunities. We used to only have to network or…