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959: A CFO Role as Broad as Space Is Wide | Mark Seidel, CFO, True Anomaly

If Mark Seidel had told us that he had spent many of his high school evenings peering through a telescope at the stars, we would have likely believed him. However, Seidel—CFO of space security start-up True Anomaly—swiftly short circuits the familiar narrative of a space-loving youth. Instead, he draws our attention to his early entrepreneurial…

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959: A CFO Role as Broad as Space Is Wide | Mark Seidel, CFO, True Anomaly

The Mentoring Round | Aina Konold, CFO, BowFlex

The Mentoring Round, CFO Aina Konold tells finance leaders to remember Self-Care is Not Selfish: CFO Konold believes that taking time off for oneself, be it a massage or a pedicure, is not just beneficial for you but also for your team. It’s a gentle reminder that downtime is essential and can lead to creative […]

958: Entering the Home Fitness Connection Lane | Aina Konold, CFO, BowFlex

Among the industries on which the pandemic was most known to have afflicted an extra helping of earnings chaos, most business analysts agree that the home fitness market is perhaps most deserving of special mention. Indeed, few sectors logged steeper gains and more precipitous losses during COVID’s comings and goings than home fitness—and perhaps few…

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958: Entering the Home Fitness Connection Lane | Aina Konold, CFO, BowFlex

957: Mission-Centric Finance: MDA’s Transformation Story | Michael Kennedy, CFO, Muscular Dystrophy Association

When Michael Kennedy first stepped into the CFO office at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in 2018, he was surprised to learn that the association was spending $8 million annually on office space across the country. “Why were we in these offices?” asks Kennedy, voicing the question that helped to kick off the first of…

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957: Mission-Centric Finance: MDA’s Transformation Story | Michael Kennedy, CFO, Muscular Dystrophy Association

The Mentoring Round | Zhi Li, CFO, Customer.io

Inside the Mentoring Round, CFO Zhi Li shares a lesson he learned within the first 60 days of becoming a CFO – the importance of delivering bad news promptly and transparently. He confessed that he initially focused more on the positives, but with time, he realized the significance of owning up to the negatives. This, […]

956: The Underpinnings of Operational Growth | Zhi Li, CFO, Customer.io

Just as Zhi Li was entering the world of investment banking in 2008, many of his future CFO peers were making hasty exits from the banking realm. “We were the smallest incoming associate class ever,” recalls Li, who joined Credit Suisse’s New York office during some of the darkest days of that economic downturn. “After…

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956: The Underpinnings of Operational Growth | Zhi Li, CFO, Customer.io

The Mentoring Round | Lauren StClair, CFO, NerdWallet

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Lauren StClaire reflects on her early days as a CFO and how she came to embrace the power of saying “no” or “not right now,” a skill that many new leaders find difficult to master. Despite having mentors and sponsors who shared their wisdom and experiences, CFO StClair tells us […]

955: When It’s Time to Raise Your Hand | Lauren StClair, CFO, NerdWallet

It was back in 2016 when Lauren StClair realized that it was time to raise her hand. Online marketplace giant eBay had just completed a deal to acquire the Spanish online ticket platform Ticketbis, and StClair, a 9-year eBay veteran, was itching to get overseas. eBay had entered the online ticket business in 2007 with…

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955: When It’s Time to Raise Your Hand | Lauren StClair, CFO, NerdWallet

The Mentoring Round | Peter Benevides, CFO, Olo

A CFO Finds Traction Solving The Almond World’s Labor Equation

As California’s 2023 almond harvesting season nears its end, the management of Monte Vista Farming Company has begun to turn its attention from the almond producer’s seasonal flow of “almonds in” and “almonds out” to people and operations. “After what we pay our growers for the almonds, our number one cost becomes labor,” explains Mark […]

The Mentoring Round | Rodrigo Brumana, CFO, Poshmark

CFO Rodrigo Brumana reflects on his initial days as a CFO, emphasizing the importance of team communication and organizational structure. He candidly admitted that he should have prioritized identifying and solving infrastructure issues, especially in finance and accounting.

952: Solving the Almond World’s People Equation | Mark Lampe, CFO, Monte Vista Farming Co.

As California’s 2023 almond harvesting season nears its end, the management of Monte Vista Farming Company has begun to turn its attention from the almond producer’s seasonal flow of "almonds in" and "almonds out" to people and operations. “After what we pay our growers for the almonds, our number one cost becomes labor,” explains…

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952: Solving the Almond World’s People Equation | Mark Lampe, CFO, Monte Vista Farming Co.