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862: The Numbers Don’t Lie | Patrick McClymont, CFO, Hagerty

August is very likely Patrick McClymont’s preferred month when it comes to entering the CFO office.  “September is great, but you may want to show up a little before in order to get your feet wet,” comments McClymont, who last September became CFO of Hagerty, a once–stand-alone insurance agency for classic automobiles that has now…
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849: Adding Value to an Academic City | Brett Powell, CFO, Baylor University

When Brett Powell is asked what distinguishes his day-to-day role as a finance leader inside the world of academia from that of his CFO peers residing within industry, Powell without hesitation says, “Complexity.” Aware that such a one-word answer would likely summon only more questions, Powell continues: “Essentially, when you think about it, we’re running…
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The Mentoring Round

What Do You Wish Someone Had Told You at the Start of Your CFO Career? No one knows the industry and financial profession quite like the CFO thought leaders in this eBook. Get insight from 25 CFOs about what they think future thought leaders need to know to succeed in a changing marketplace. Download the […]

405: Finding Purpose to Fuel Your Finance Ambitions | Jennifer Templeman, COO, Jumpstart for Young Children

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…
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218: Nitin Gupta, CFO, Molecular Imaging, Siemens Healthcare

The buying patterns of few businesses have experienced greater disruption in recent years than those inside the healthcare industry, where large providers are now hurrying to respond to the changing insurance requirements of their customers as dictated by the Affordable Care Act.  And few companies are as determined to decipher the newly emerging patterns as Siemens Healthcare…
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As More Midmarket CFOs Sharpen Their Customer Focus, More Are Smitten with the Cloud

A business realm long populated by headstrong entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses, the middle market is experiencing a wave of technology adoption that seems intent on further upending the traditional laws of business competition as it diminishes the size advantage that large enterprise companies have long enjoyed. When it comes to the middle market’s growing appetite […]

191: Unlocking the Secrets to Customer Loyalty, Lois Martin, CFO, Ceridian

It's no secret that more companies are seeking to apply their finance team's analytical rigor to growing pools of customer data. Join us when Lois Martin, CFO, Ceridian, reflects on what a growing customer focus means for the finance function and the professionals building their careers within it. ¤
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189: Why Less Is More When It Comes to Metrics, Niclas Rosenlew, CFO, Basware

How is the customer experience influencing the role of finance leadership inside a firm specializing in e-invoicing solutions? Join us when Niclas Rosenlew, CFO, Basware, reveals how repeat customers and customer loyalty have increasingly become his finance team's metric of choice. ¤
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188: Fielding Your Front-Office Finance Team, Jim Benson, CFO, Akamai Technologies

What happens when a $2 billion firm changes its talent mix and modifies its organization to extend its lines of sight? Join us when Jim Benson, CFO, Akamai Technologies, reveals his CFO mind-set and shares the steps taken to build and deploy Akamai's front-office finance team. ¤
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187: Meeting the Challenge to Measure Sustainable Growth, Bruce Felt, CFO, Domo

When it comes to growth inside a high-tech firm - one question more than any other demands the attention of finance leadership: Is it sustainable? Join us when Bruce Felt, CFO, Domo, shares his CFO mindset and explores the challenge of measuring and revealing sustainable growth.
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186: ASK ETHAN: Managing Growth Inside a High-Growth Firm

When Carlson Management Consulting last month landed on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 ranking of fast growth firms, we quickly knew what our topic for discussion must be for this episode of ASK ETHAN. Join us as Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, discusses the role finance must play when it comes to managing growth inside…
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