When it comes to the history of budgeting, America’s appetite for hot dogs is as good a place as any to reveal how the notorious business process became so deeply rooted in business enterprises. It seems that the revelry of 1920s triggered an unforeseen uptick in the sale of wieners, and the folks at Armour […]
166: ASK ETHAN: Unlocking Value With CPM
Is your corporate performance management (CPM) initiative succeeding? Join us as Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, tackles our questions concerning CPM strategies and the best practices organizations are adopting to advance their performance goals. ¤ Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain bogged down in the trenches using spreadsheets to accomplish complex accounting…
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165: Sewing the Seeds of Mobile Disruption, Prakash Ramachandran, CFO, Polyera
Imagine being able to fold your tablet computer several times, allowing it to slide easily into your jacket pocket. Welcome to the age of flexible transistor technology, where CFO Prakash Ramachandran oversees the finance function for Polyera — one of mobile computing's most ambitious disrupters. ¤
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164: Broadening Your Leadership Track, Mike Lorenz, President, Ephesus Lighting
The leadership path for finance leaders doesn't always end inside the CFO office. Join us when Mike Lorenz, president, Ephesus Lighting, reflects on his CPA roots and the steps he took to broaden his leadership trajectory inside the C-suite. ¤ Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain bogged down in the trenches using spreadsheets to…
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163: The Human Side of the Enterprise, Ralph Bender, CFO, Manship Media
How does a media firm widely known for its newspaper journalism exit the business? Join us as Ralph revisits the difficult decisions that led Manship to sell The Advocate — a much beloved community newspaper published by the Manship family–owned business for the past 104 years. ¤ Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain bogged…
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162: Of One Mind When It Comes to Future Earnings, Royal Caribbean Sees Double, Jason Liberty, CFO
How does a global cruise company with 40 ships in service around the world adopt one mind-set when it comes to earnings performance and ROI? Join us as Jason Liberty, CFO, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., explains the power of simple and concise goals that can be pursued not just by top managers, but by all hands…
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161: Talking About IT: Three CFOs Share Views on Tech Tools
How is IT reshaping the role that finance plays within organizations? Join us as three finance leaders share their views on information technology and how new tools and applications are opening new doors to strategy-minded finance professionals. ¤
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Jack Sweeney Speaks to BackBone Media About The Power of Podcasting
The CFO Thought Leader and Middle-Market Thought Leader podcasts are today helping middle-market business leaders contribute their stories to a larger collective narrative for middle market businesses — a narrative that is finally exposing the critical role that middle-market firms play in the world economy. Learn more…
160: Why Women Watch the Bottom Line More Closely Than Men, Meredith Jones, Author, Women of the Street
How does women's behavior tend to differ from that of men in the realm of money managers? Join us as author and alternative investment guru Meredith Jones reveals the behavioral characteristics that give women the edge over men when it comes to investing. ¤
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159: Three Start-Up CFOs Discuss Their Business Models
What role does finance play when it comes to architecting a new business model? Join us as CFO Thought Leaders Dan Atler, Barry Zwarenstein, and Tim Raybould explore the role of finance inside three hard-charging start-ups. ¤
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158: Riding the Mobile Tiger, Xavier Sanso, CFO, UppTalk
How does a European startup inside the hypercompetitive arena of mobile telecom navigate the not-so-placid waters of mobile messaging? Join us when Xavier Sanso, former CFO of UppTalk, shares his journey as CFO of a venture-backed startup that was sold last year to a Spanish telecom operator. ¤
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157: Three Manufacturing CFOs Explain How They Built Their Finance Teams
What does it take to embed a finance team across a manufacturing organization? Join us as three seasoned manufacturing CFOs explain the inner workings of their enterprises and expose the broadening roles that their finance teams play inside increasingly collaborative organizations. ¤
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