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772: Inside the M&A Quarry | Andy Watts, CFO, Brown & Brown

Asked to highlight his experience in mergers and acquisitions, Andy Watts doesn’t need to weigh and measure the many deals that he has helped to execute over his three-decade-long finance career. Instead, Watts quickly points to the 2000s, when, as CFO of a division of Thomson Reuters, he sold off businesses responsible for nearly half…
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712: Making an Impact One Employee at a Time | Maria Manrique, CFO, O’Reilly Media

When Maria Manrique stepped into her first role as a CFO, she did so knowing that her finance leader mentor was still in the building—in fact, he was occupying the CEO office. “It would be unfair of me to not say that this was critical—being able to step into the role and have someone there…
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350: How Travel Became One CFO’s Ticket to Ride | Dan Figenshu, CFO, Rocketrip

It was no coincidence that on the same day that Dan Figenshu agreed to join Rocketship as its CFO, the software developer lost one of its most loyal repeat customers—the reason being, of course, that Figenshu and the customer were one and the same. Having built a finance career inside New York's margin-minded media industry, Figenshu…
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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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185: Understanding How People (Not Metrics) Drive the Business, Bona Allen, CFO, Kajima Building & Design Group

It may seem like a trite idea - one designed to keep executives nodding in agreement. However, when a CFO says what matters most in business is people, we tend to ponder the thought all the more closely.  Join us when Bona Allen explains why people (not metrics) must always be top of mind when it…
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184: Envisioning a Dealer-Owned Captive Finance Company, Erik Day, CFO, Warren Henry Automotive Group

Few markets can consume luxury brands at a rate faster than Miami, Florida these days, a fact that has given rise to the Warren Henry Automotive Group, a $350 million firm consisting of seven luxury import dealerships as well as eight other businesses. Join us when CFO Erik Day shares his CFO mind-set and reveals…
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