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928: The Strategy Between the Slices | Steven Cirulis, CFO, Potbelly
Perhaps it would be fair to speculate that were it not for the changing dietary habits of Americans and surprise arrival of a global pandemic, Steven Cirulis would likely not be occupying the CFO office at Potbelly Sandwich Shop. The pursuit of new alternative proteins inside the land of agtech has in recent years led…
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.
The Electric Services Opportunity, A CFO’s Priorities | Rex Jackson, CFO, ChargePoint
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Three CFOs Talking About AI and How It’s Influencing Their Strategy Discussions
How an NFL Revenue Marker Gave Way to a New Strategic Plan | Chris Halpin, CFO, IAC
Halpin: The one that sticks with me was in 2017, they asked me to become Chief Strategy Officer and build a long term strategic plan at the NFL. And it was a recognition that, you know, the media landscape was changing so much social media was impacting every part of our business, for the good […]
890: Driving the Internet Sharetaker | Christopher Halpin, CFO, IAC
In 2011, after Chris Halpin had rejoined his colleagues back at Providence Equity Partners' New York offices at the completion of a 3-year stint in Hong Kong, he found himself being confronted by something he had rarely experienced before: boredom. “I had this kind of existential angst—that I didn't want to die and have my…
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856: Understanding What’s in Your Control and What’s Not | Céline Dufétel, CFO, Checkout.com
When Checkout.com CFO Céline Dufétel tells us that her career decision-making has been driven not so much by titles or status but by an inner push to acquire the next level of skills or types of skills, we can’t help but note a mysterious coincidence. It seems that a former McKinsey & Company partner had…
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850: A CFO’s Ultimate COVID Test | Anat Ashkenazi, CFO, Eli Lilly
In March 2020, when Eli Lilly announced that it would begin providing drive-through COVID testing services to the state of Indiana’s healthcare workers, more than a few hospital administrators likely scratched their heads. After all, the giant pharma company was not in the business of providing healthcare services, any more than it was a medical…
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844: The Virtues of Work, Sleep, and Success | Gillian Sheeran, CFO, Pricefx
Gillian Sheeran’s was perhaps 17 years into an illustrious finance career and on her second CFO tour of duty when she finally met the limits of her CFO superpowers. These powers had first guided her into a CFO role at the tender age of 32, where during her tenure she would help to turn a…
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342: Making the Robot Invasion Your Career Catalyst | Jeff Thomson, CEO, Institute of Management Accountants
Join us when Jeffrey Thomson, CEO, IMA, explains how the changing career landscape for accountants and finance professionals is causing many to reevaluate the mix of skillsets and career experiences that is expected to advance finance's next generation of leaders. “The theory is that by automating the more routine, repeatable, transaction-oriented types of tasks or jobs, we are…
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282: The Boomerang CFO | Larry Begley, CFO, CloudHealth Technologies
It was more than ten years ago when Larry Begley last exited the CFO office to dedicate his days to building an early stage venture capital firm. After four tours of duty as a finance leader, the finance leader's future career aspirations would be more than satisfied by building a successful VC firm. Or would…
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