Inside The Mentoring Round, Semperis CFO Jeff Bray emphasizes the importance of concentrating investments on the best ideas rather than spreading resources too thinly. In his transition from an analyst to a portfolio manager, he shifted the strategy to focus on the top three to five investment ideas from each analyst, significantly enhancing portfolio performance. […]
The Mentoring Round | Jeremy Johnson, CFO, Dayforce
Inside The Mentoring Round, Dayforce CFO Jeremy Johnson reflects back on his arrival inside the CFO office at SmartRecruiters, where Johnson was surprised to find that his role as CFO extended beyond traditional finance duties to include oversight of HR, privacy, and legal matters. Despite the initial surprise, he views his experience in managing diverse […]
989: The Homecoming: A Tale of Growth, Leadership, and Return | Jeremy Johnson, CFO, Dayforce
Back in September 2021, Jeremy Johnson, senior vice president of finance at Ceridian (now Dayforce), decided that it was time to test his mettle—a step that would lead him to returning from a long personal journey with a leadership perspective somewhat different from what he had expected might be the case. Determined to challenge himself…
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The Mentoring Round | Marc Suidan, CFO, The Beachbody Company
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Marc Suidan reflects on (1) his decision to join McKinsey & Company following business school, (2) a unique approach to stimulating demand in the semiconductor memory business, (3) and why after 17 years with PwC, he decided to join The Beachbody Company during a pivotal time of turnaround and transformation. […]
975: Turning the Tide at Beachbody | Marc Suidan, CFO, The Beachbody Company
When PwC partner and relentless champion of shareholder value Marc Suidan stepped into the CFO office at The Beachbody Company in April 2022, intrigue was bound to follow. Certainly, a struggling fitness and health company may not be viewed by many as the optimal door-of-entry to the operations side of things. However, for Suidan—a 17-year…
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The Mentoring Round | David Snyder, CFO, Coya Therapeutics
Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO David Snyder of Coya Therapeutics stresses that biotech companies must not get sidetracked by short-term valuations or minor gains but should focus on the bigger picture of achieving substantial market capitalization. This perspective is grounded in the understanding that success in biotech often hinges on the ability to finance a […]
968: From the Investor’s Point of View | David Snyder, CFO, Coya Therapeutics
It was the type of introduction that any MBA student would envy, and one at which David Snyder, 35 years later, still marvels. Back in the late 1980s, a business school classmate introduced him to notable investor and billionaire tycoon Sam Zell, who subsequently offered Snyder a job. Without hesitation, Snyder accepted Zell's offer and…
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The Mentoring Round | Emma Brown, CFO, Medius
CFO Emma Brown’s pivotal career theme is simplification. In a high-pressure turnaround, she realized that complexity hindered understanding. Stripping back to basics, she rebuilt a cash flow, cutting through complexities to identify and solve underlying business problems. This approach, simplifying structures and focusing on essentials, transformed a $40 million loss into a $15 million profit. […]
926: Distinguishing the “What” from the “How” | Dallas Clement, President and CFO, Cox Enterprises
As listeners to our podcast well know, one of our favorite queries for finance executives who have had a lengthy tenure in one place is, "What kept you there?" It may go without saying that something with the word “opportunity” in it is perhaps the most popular response. Still, for certain finance leaders—and especially those…
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Top Priorities: Driving Value and Developing the Talent Pipeline
Novelis CFO Dev Ahuja highlights his efforts to ensure that finance plays a more prominent role in driving decisions and shaping outcomes across the organization. Ahuja explains his approach involves pushing value levers and making a tangible impact on the company’s profitability and results.
How A Data Unlock Helped SEC To Identify At-Risk Issuers | Alison Staloch, CFO, Fundrise
CFO GUEST:: Alison Staloch of Fundrise Staloch: At the SEC, I remember, you know, we were we were starting to build out our data aggregation tools as an organization primarily as a way to streamline risk identification for our examinations or analytics teams, or, you know, for use in reporting metrics and our economic analyses […]
Top of Mind KPIs, ESG Investments & Marathons | Paolo Poma, CFO, Lamborghini
CFO GUEST: Paolo Poma of Lamborghini CFO Paolo Poma: [00:00] 80% of the time as to be dedicated to internal reporting Action Plan steering the company adjust 20% to external reporting. That is important because the added value comes from internal steering, which are the main KPIs, we check off course profitability, on p&l level […]