CFO Sue Vestri describes leaving institutional stability for a smaller, unproven environment, deliberately choosing exposure over security and framing the move as catalytic rather than risky. The decision is supported by visible recalibration—researching the new space, sequencing career moves, and linking each transition to future positioning rather than immediate comfort. Now Watch our Complete Episode […]
998: Margins, Metrics, and Payments | Lawrence Herman, CFO, Dwolla
Lawrence Herman's path to becoming a CFO unfolded through a series of experiences that changed his understanding of the finance world, beginning with his initial role at Goldman Sachs. Here, in the crucible of intense market dynamics, Herman cut his teeth on complex financial models, where the rigor of long hours refined his capacity to…
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858: Extending the Hand of Leadership | Brian Gladden, CFO, Zelis
If you had told Brian Gladden in 2006 that he would shortly be working for a Saudi crown prince, the 14-year GE finance veteran may have replied using a shorthand equivalent to “when pigs fly.” As a GE finance executive, Gladden had served in a string of senior roles, including a number in which he…
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836: Building Consensus to Go Real-Time | Anna King, CFO, Mesh Payments
Several years ago, when CFO Anna King first began to champion the benefits of real-time data, she recalls that a sudden clamor around new customer activity afforded her the consensus-building moment for which she’d been waiting. At the time, King worked for Transactis, a payment processing company that she had first joined in 2011 as…
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574: The Age of the Real-Time CFO | Mike Ellis, CFO, Flywire
Knowing that Mike Ellis has been the CFO of several growth companies, we can’t help but ask him about his tour of duty at the Massachusetts Port Authority, where the experienced finance executive served as controller from 2006 to 2009. Although the Port Authority is not exactly the type of employer that you would expect…
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