"Surround yourself with people who develop other people because in every organization there are invariably openings and it’s very disruptive if you have to go to the outside to hire people. So if you have managers working for you who develop other people, you can quickly fill any of the openings that would pop up…
Join us when Bruce Hartman revisits Foot Locker, Inc.'s turnaround chapter and identifies the priorities that allowed his finance team to stay focused and committed to the company's return to profitability. Learn how Bruce's detail orientation allowed him to glean insights into the business and develop his skills as a visionary leader. Five Traits of…
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…
More finance leaders are discovering how greater numeric transparency across the organization can have a positive impact on employee engagement and morale. However, just which numbers should be shared and how they should be shared is what may distinguish one CFO's brand of leadership from another's. Featuring CFO Thought Leaders Few names are better known…
The Journey to the Cloud “At first, your P&L will very likely take a hit because when you operate as an on-premises software business, what you sell becomes recognized as net sales immediately—as opposed to when you're selling a three-year contract or a four- or five-year deal, when the revenue is going to be recognized…
Join us when career CFO David Rostov explains the unique opportunity that at first glance escaped his view but later led him to join domains heavyweight Donuts, Inc. of Kirkland Washington. Learn what lessons David believes the dot-com implosion offers business leaders today and how a turn as a CEO informed his finance leadership. “Probably…
Join us when Todd Seiffer, CFO of Businessolver, a SaaS-based benefits technology company, retraces his path to the CFO office and explains how the customer experience is reshaping his finance leader priorities. Guest: Todd Seiffer Company: Businessolver Headquarters: West Des Moines, IA Contact: www.businessolver.com @businessolver
It's no secret that families across the United States are feeling the pinch of high college tuition costs. Nonetheless, the nation's colleges and universities have been experiencing a hypercompetitive environment that few commercial businesses would envy. Join us when Laurie Leo, CFO of Roberts Wesleyan College of Rochester, New York, explains the competitive dynamics that are leading…
Join us when CFO Kim Drapkin explains how she prioritizes the different aspects of her finance leadership role inside the biotech sector and reveals the different experiences that helped to prepare her to lead inside the entrepreneurial world of a mission-driven company. 2018 Milestones “We have our first clinical data coming out this year. So our…
When Sean Quinn stepped into the CFO office for the first time, he knew exactly what to expect—discomfort, a residual feeling that most executives experience after advancing into a role that tests their skills, experience, and willingness to learn. For Sean, the discomfort was proof that he was where he needed to be. Join us…
Join us for Part 2 of our interview with Roy Austin, CFO (emeritus), of D. J. Powers Company and learn how Roy acquired new coaching skills as his interest in helping small businesses continued to grow. Great Expectations "When I got there, I discovered that the controller they had hired when they bought this plant had…