CFO GUEST: Erin Colgan of Sensei Bio
920: When Leadership Calls | Erin Colgan, CFO, Sensei Bio
For many professionals, the period stretching roughly from March 2020 to December 2022 will forever be known simply as “COVID," as in “I changed jobs during COVID.” Thus it was for Erin Colgan, who in July 2020—after having invested 9 years within the finance rank-and-file of pharma giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals and 8 years with PWC—opted…
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How AI is Impacting the Business | Ken Bowles, CFO, WilsonACG
CFO GUEST: Ken Bowles of WilsonACG
918: A Uniform Beginning | Ken Bowles, CFO, WilsonHCG
Back in 2001, the new finance recruits roaming the corridors of General Electric Company prodded themselves along as they confronted the everyday challenges of orienting themselves inside GE’s hard-shell corporate culture. This was perhaps especially true for financial analyst Ken Bowles, whose cultural trial was somewhat more daunting, considering whence he had come. Turn back…
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Growth & Efficiency | Joel Campbell, CFO, TreviPay
CFO GUEST: Joe Campbell of TreviPay CFO Campbell explains the importance of not just growing quickly, but also converting that growth into earnings efficiently. As he explains: It’s a delicate balancing act, and we shares his strategies for achieving it. Strategy Communication: Campbell emphasizes the need to articulate and demonstrate the company’s strategy to his […]
917: Build Your Own Personal Balance Sheet | Joel Campbell, CFO, TreviPay
While the 2008 financial crash turned out to be a reliable source of career lessons for many of our finance leader guests, Joel Campbell may be the first CFO to share with us a customer support lesson learned from the crisis. Back in 2006, Campbell, a seasoned treasury executive, had been recruited to help to…
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916: Maximizing M&A Speed to Value | Michael Cox, CFO, IRIS Software Group
CFO Michael Cox says that it was near the end of 2022 when the IRIS Software Group began to realize that the guiding philosophy that had motivated and incentivized the UK-based software company to complete 30 acquisitions within 6 years needed an upgrade. Cox tells us that the IRIS management team was discussing the…
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The Challenge of Keeping Customers Engaged | David Parsons, CFO, Zuto
CFO GUEST: David Parsons of Zuto
915: Where Finance Always Comes First | David Parsons, CFO, Zuto
When David Parsons tells us that he remains concerned about the whereabouts of his 20-something-year-old self, we realize that our talk with Zuto’s CFO is going to be different from most of those that we undertake with today's finance leaders. According to Parsons, “Thirty-nine-year-old Dave is looking at mid-20s Dave and asking, 'What are you…
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Advice for New CFOs | Michael Bannon, CFO, Typeform
914: My Side of the Valley | Michael Bannon, President and CFO, Typeform
When OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, recently announced that it would be opening its first office outside the U.S., few who were roaming the tech corridors of Silicon Valley likely were surprised that the generative AI company chose London for its new outpost. As a backdrop to the decision, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has…
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913: The Rewards of “Ruthless Transparency” | Jeff Noto, CFO, Zayo
When Jeff Noto is asked to reflect back on his 35 years with Verizon, he tells us that his earliest years with the company were spent scoring quick returns on investments that Verizon had made inside its fledgling wireless business. “I always have to chuckle when I think back to how certain people thought that…
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