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1198: Building Long-Term Value Starts With Better Capital Allocation | Shane Hostetter, CFO, Chemours

When Shane Hostetter arrived at Chemours in 2024, he stepped into a company facing liquidity challenges while also pursuing important long-term growth opportunities. His goal was not to replace decades of institutional knowledge but to complement it. Chemours CEO Denise Dignam brought nearly forty years of experience with DuPont and Chemours, while Hostetter brought an…
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Scaling Payments with Strategic Precision | Kevin Wall, CFO, Stax Payments

In a meeting, Kevin Wall realized finance was too bogged down in non-strategic tasks to support commercial growth. He reorganized billing and ops functions into other departments, freeing finance to focus on pricing, commercialization, and decision support—ultimately redefining the team’s role as a true business partner driving scale and strategic impact. Now Play the complete […]

1114: Building a Smarter Funnel at Speed | Kevin Wall, CFO, Stax Payments

When Kevin Wall first stepped into industry from public accounting, it wasn’t by accident—it was through a client he already knew well. The company, in the midst of an ERP conversion and preparing to go public, saw in Wall someone who understood both their numbers and their needs. “They were familiar with me. I was…
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“The Need to Know Why” – Every CFO’s Greatest Credential | Russell Lester, CFO, Versapay

CFO GUEST: Russell Lester of Versapay Russell Lester: I remember being in the middle of transitioning out of working from multi-billion dollar companies and moving into the startup world. Smaller companies and operational work that I really had little to no prior experience and that’s a vulnerable place to be. Anytime we’re learning something new, […]