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545: Get in Gear with ARR | Ken Stillwell,CFO, Pegasystems

The way Ken Stillwell tells it, his career as a CFO can be divided into two distinct worlds: the world before ARR and the world after ARR. ARR, of course, is the acronymic identifier for the widely used SaaS metric known as annual recurring revenue. Stillwell prefers to put his own twist on the acronym…
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524: The Transformative Power of Data | Ben Luety, CFO, Seattle Indian Health Board

When Ben Luety first arrived inside the CFO office at the Seattle Indian Health Board, he would frequently rely on his smartphone’s roaming service to search the Web rather than depend on the organization’s Internet connection. “The Internet for the entire organization had less bandwidth than I did,” explains Luety, who describes the IT infrastructure…
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444: Blueprint for a Strategic Finance Chief | Raj Agrawal, CFO, Western Union

When he started his career, Western Union CFO Raj Agrawal never expected to wind up leading a global finance function. This seems appropriate today, considering that he defines his role—first and foremost—as “driving and executing the strategy of the company.” Trained as an electrical engineer at General Motors, Agrawal also earned an MBA and then…
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409: Tapping 2nd-Century Growth | Brian Lantier, CFO, EHE

Like many health wellness start-ups, EHE has an edgy website that splashes visuals of people participating in activities that promise healthy, long lives. However, EHE isn't a startup. In fact, entire industries have risen and fallen within EHE's 105-year lifespan. Still, the company's timing has never appeared better, at least inside the health and wellness…
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383: Why Finance Leaders Must Be Chief Business Officers | Gary Roth, CFO, United Financial Capital Partners

What’s it like to be CFO of a firm that specializes in wealth counseling? Join us as CFO Gary Roth highlights the elements of a business plan that facilitated the rise of United Capital, a national financial planning firm that has grown into a 47-office organization thanks to an energetic mix of organic growth, acquisitions, and investment…
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379: The C-Suite’s Quiet Leader | Tom Kolditz, Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University

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.…
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The Afterpod | Sherry Buck, CFO, Waters Corporation

“There are always going to be things that you don’t expect, and I think you need to plan for the unexpected in some regards and be very flexible. "My biggest advice to anyone, as you’re looking at trying to make an impact, is to make sure that whatever you’re trying to change has an impact…
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310: Mind Your Data | Barry Zwarenstein, CFO, Five9

Join us when Barry Zwarenstein, CFO, Five9, explains why the SaaS model’s unyielding data engine is empowering finance professionals to advance beyond their traditional realm.   Quick Hits: 60-Sec CFO Insights Guest: Barry Zwarenstein, CFO Company: Five9 Headquarters: Pleasanton, CA Contact: www.five9.com @Five9  (twitter)  
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299: Own a Scoop of Our Company | Rob Bohorad, CFO, Yuengling’s Ice Cream

Guest: Rob Bohorad, CFO Company: Yuengling's Ice Cream Founded: 2014 Headquarters: Orwigsburg, PA Contacts: www.yuenglingsicecream.com  @YuenglingsIC  (Twitter)
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289: Gaining Influence | Lars Sudmann, Finance Thought Leader

The former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium traces his steps back in time and shares advice for CFOs who are tasked with driving change within their organizations. Book Recommendations on Leadership and Management True North by Bill George The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard The Rules of Management by Richard Templar Lars's Site:…
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194: The Rise of The Ops Executive, Ian Charles, CFO, Host Analytics

(PART II) What's steps must a finance leader take to embed fiance talent across an organziation? Join us when Ian Charles, CFO, Host Analytics, explains how he deploys his finance team to bridge the gap between finance and different functional groups within his firm. Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain bogged down in the trenches…
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