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326: The Road Less Taken: CFO to CEO | Roger Varin, CEO, Stäubli N.A.

Being fluent in French may not rank high among the desired qualifications for most industry CFOs, but for Stäubli of Switzerland, few proficiencies could add more luster to a finance leader's resume than the words "French-speaking."  Or so recalls Roger Varin, whose fluency in French helped to swing open the door to Stäubli North America's…
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325: When Smartphones & Sweepstakes Meet | Rick Busch, CFO, Lucktastic

Join us when CFO Rick Busch traces his career path from Ticketmaster to Publishers Clearing House to digital startup Lucktastic. Learn why Rick views cultural fit as a key criterion when it comes to hiring finance talent and how organizational culture can empower finance executives to play more strategic roles. Quick Hits: 60-Second Insights Guest:…
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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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324: A CFO’s Seasoned Entrepreneurial Itch | Stephanie Paine, CFO, Healthbox

CFO Stephanie Paine today resides at the center of a healthcare ecosystem where start-ups, investors, and legacy healthcare organizations find common ground and together explore new opportunities, while exposing the financial incentives required for new businesses to take root.   Quick Hits: 60-Second Insights After Hours: Yoga on a Paddle Board Island Paine was recently…
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The Afterpod | Mike Foley, CFO, Unity Technologies

When you entered the CFO office for the first time at Unity Technologies, what’s the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you? Foley: We started this conversation talking about the organization that I inherited and how I've had to change that. I would've put much more emphasis earlier on the systems capabilities…
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322: The Virtues of Radical Transparency | Mike Foley, CFO, Unity Technologies

Few names are better known in the realm of multiplatform games than Unity Technologies. The software developer's focus on "democratized game development" has primed the pump for independent game producers and led Unity to boast that its technology is already responsible for roughly 70 percent of virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. With few competitors…
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321: Life on Campus | Mel Sansom, CFO, Harding University

As the costs for the average American college education continue to rise,  academic institutions and their financial inner workings have attracted greater scrutiny and become the subject of a national debate. Perhaps, like never before, the academic world is turning to seasoned finance leaders to better translate the economic challenges and hefty investments that are part…
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320: When Your Customers Are Also Your Investors | Roop Lakkaraju, CFO, MAANA

Join us when Roop Lakkaraju, CFO of MAANA, explains how the opportunity to help an early-stage private company maneuver down an ambitious growth path led him to open a new CFO career chapter. Learn how Roop is busy connecting MAANA's broadening finance function with the different aspects of the innovative data firm's business. Quick Hits:…
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The Afterpod | Ralph Bender, CFO, Manship Media

“I think the one thing that I would like to have done that I didn’t in my career is, I wish I had taken the time at some point a little earlier in my career to get an MBA. I’d like to consider myself a recovering CPA, recovering accountant. The numbers are important, but use…
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319: The CFO as Driver of Efficiencies | Matt Monzo, CFO, The Tri-M Group

As the finance leader of an electrical solutions provider overseeing 3,000 active customer engagements per year, Matt Monzo knows that there are 3,000 ways to grow the business—or put the business at risk. Join us when Matt explains how collaboration and relationships have defined his leadership tenure at The Tri-M Group and how he views…
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318: The Merits of Lifetime Customer Value | Renée Hornbaker, CFO, Stream

Six years ago, when Renée Hornbaker entered the CFO office of Stream, in Dallas, Texas, her first order of business was making certain her team had the CPA bench strength required to routinely produce accurate reports. Next, she focused on adding the skills needed to produce a dynamic forecast. More recently, her focus has been…
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317: Data Automation & the Future of Finance | Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad, & Brett Knowles, Thought Leader

Join us when Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad, and performance thought leader Brett Knowles reveal how automation is reshaping corporate functions while making finance’s analytical rigor more accessible across the organization. Learn how CFOs are already marching in step with the robots as they evaluate and automate the processes that will allow their team to refocus on becoming exceptional…
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