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380: Achieving a Long-Term View | Naren Goel, CFO, Ephesoft

For Naren Goel, CFO of Ephesoft, strategy execution begins with discussions involving functional business leaders from across the company. Only from conversational engagement (or dialogues) can finance identify the many critical strategic inputs that must inform the company's business model. Join us as Naren explains how he plans to prioritize the many aspects of finance…
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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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315: Making Pricing a Priority | Eric Johnson, CFO, Nintex

Eric Johnson, CFO, Nintex, accepts our invitation to update us on the workflow automation firm's adoption of a subscription business model and its recent addition of an inside sales organization. Johnson explains how finance played a central role in developing the pricing model behind a new joint selling model involving both inside sales and established partners.…
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292: Empowering the Business | Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad

As an operations-oriented CFO, Steve Love has rapidly scaled both public and privately held SaaS/software and cloud-based technology companies. Join us when Steve traces his career from Ernst & Young (providing assurance and SEC services) to the CFO office, where he has raised funds from top-tier VCs and institutions, launched subsidiaries, and helped to target, negotiate, and…
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248: Anatomy of a SaaS Finance Function

Step inside the SaaS world of Karen Gift, Vice President/Finance, BlackLine, and Chuck Best, Vice President/Accounting Operations, BlackLine. Learn how their team is helping to advance not just new metrics, but also a SaaS frame of mind that influences decision-making across the company as it helps to determine the priorities, skill sets, and career development inside a modern finance organization. Chuck & Karen's Site…
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247: Prepared for What’s Next | Pete Childs, CFO, Workfront

When considering a new job a finance leader must proceed with caution, allowing for time to execute background checks and to gain a familiarity with the company's culture, according to Pete Childs, CFO of Workfront, a software developer specializing in cloud-based enterprise work management solutions. Join us when Pete shares his CFO mindset and explains how SaaS…
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246: Growing Your Customer Orientation | Carol Wood, CFO, Dizzion

When career CFO Carol Wood joined Denver, Colorado, tech company Dizzion back in 2015, she already had an established track record of keeping a firm grasp on the systems and controls required to transition a company from one growth plateau to the next. Join us when Carol traces her steps down the finance leadership path and reveals the origins…
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237: Why Finance Leaders Must Always Eat Last, Kathy Moore, CFO, Thycotic

There's little question that aspiring finance leaders must have a hardy appetite when it comes to technical knowledge. Still, Kathy Moore, CFO Thycotic, encourages finance executives to make certain leadership training is also on the menu. Too often, Moore says, finance people keep their lens narrowed on the technical aspects of the job and fail…
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236: One Brick at a Time, Jeanne Prayther, CFO, e-Builder

For many small to midsized firms the hiring of a finance leader signals a coming of age for an organization, a time when business growth becomes more reliant on company culture and business process rather then entrepreneurial passions and instincts. Join us when Jeanne Prayther, CFO of e-Builder, reveals how finance leaders serve as the…
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233: How a Constant State of Discontentment Drives Change, Karen O’Byrne, CFO, Modernizing Medicine

Join us when Karen O'Byrne, CFO, Modernizing Medicine reveals the mind-set that fuels the finance function for a company that has grown to over 500 employees within six years and garnered five rounds of financing - approximately $87 million.   Karen's Site
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232: Roll Up Your Sleeves: A CFO’s Entrepreneurial Itch, Paul Auvil, CFO, Proofpoint

Join us when Paul Auvil explains why large enterprise finance lacks the luster of early enterprise as he peers through his finance lens and explores the milestones of his varied finance career. Paul's SITE
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