Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Russ Keefe highlights the metrics and tools fueling Corelight’s growth. He underscores the significance of Net Promoter Score and gross dollar retention for tracking customer expansions, and explains “burn-to-NAR,” a metric blending growth with efficiency. Keefe also details how the company integrates AI—both in product development and internal processes—emphasizing that […]
1064: Cybersecurity, AI, and the Evolving Finance Frontier | Russ Keefe, CFO, Corelight
Back in the mid 1990s–when Russ Keefe decided it was time for a career pivot–he got behind the wheel. With a Jeep packed full of his belongings, he drove from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, father riding shotgun, to explore fresh opportunities in Silicon Valley. He had just completed a stint at the U.S. Securities…
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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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251: When Growth is the Priority | Dave Pomeroy, CFO, BDNA, Inc.
Few finance leaders are more loyal to their industry than IT CFOs - who frequently appear more willing to forfeit comfortable perks than trade in their high-tech cachet. Join us when Dave Pomeroy, CFO, BDNA allows us to explore his finance career roots from Yahoo to Apple and on to the CFO office.
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250: Revisiting the Roots of a Silicon Valley Career | Ken Goldman, CFO, Yahoo, Inc.
When Yahoo, Inc.'s CFO, Ken Goldman, first joined @Home Network (later Excite@Home) as its finance leader back in 1996, the world of Internet search was a mere microcosm of the ever-expanding universe it is today. Join us when Ken recounts the opportunities that helped to advance his career amidst Silicon Valley's ever-disruptive technology waves. …
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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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