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1182: From Cockpit Decisions to Capital Decisions | Andre Mancl, CFO, Nium

Andre Mancl recalls sitting only a few months into his first CFO role when a senior technology executive arrived with an urgent warning: engineers were leaving for Google and Facebook, and the company needed an immediate across-the-board compensation increase of 30% to 40%. It would have been a major financial commitment. But Mancl hesitated. Drawing…
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Crisis-Tested Finance In Volatile Markets | Michael Bourque, CFO, Convera

Kiavi’s pivot revealed two distinct customer segments—first-timers and high-volume professionals. Michael Bourque helped steer the company toward redesigning acquisition, service, and experience around each group using disciplined unit-economics. When the business remained unprofitable, he supported the move of operations from costly San Francisco to Pittsburgh. Now Watch the Complete Episode Featuring CFO Michael Bourque of […]

1144: Rewiring Finance for AI, Data, and Business Impact | Michael Bourque, CFO, Convera

Jack Welch’s binder hit the floor before Michael Borque had time to react. At just 23, he sat in a Honeywell acquisition review meeting as the “keeper of the numbers,” rifling through a binder he knew didn’t contain the EPS detail Welch demanded. When the answer didn’t come, Welch “swept his binder off the table,…
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Mapping Growth Through Uncertain Seas | Bea Ordonez, CFO, Payoneer

Bea Ordonez accepts nonstop upheaval as the new norm. She’s fortified Payoneer with resilient, high‑performing teams, rapid decision cycles and laser‑sharp customer focus. By treating every macro shock as opportunity, she converts volatility into competitive speed, seeking to position Payoneer for sustained global growth and advantage. Now Watch the Complete Episode Featuring CFO Bea Ordonez Payoneer’s […]

1095: Turning Volatility into Cross‑Border Opportunity | Bea Ordonez, CFO, Payoneer

Bea Ordonez still recalls the whirlwind of her first CFO post: a raw fintech start‑up where, in two short years, she recruited “over a hundred people,” built the processes they would follow and decided what kind of culture would bind them, she tells us. Immersing herself in every workflow taught her that finance leadership begins on…
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