Avalara CFO Ross Tennenbaum remembers that back in 2018, when he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, he had conversations with a number of senior executives from Slack Technologies, Inc. At the time, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform was preparing to go public, and the company was making a special effort to […]
Defining Your Social Space
The Berlin headquarters of software developer Contentful occupies an old brick warehouse with heavy metal doors, broad functional corridors, and spaces native to its industrial past. Standing six stories high, the structure once accommodated its worker population with a miniature kitchen on every floor, a favorite employee perk perhaps first introduced by a coffee-loving tenant. […]
Shaping a Workforce Philosophy
Just as Michelle McComb was imagining that she would shortly be joining another Silicon Valley start-up as a finance leader, the CFO of Lucent Technologies helped to upend her plans. Back in the early 2000s, Michelle McComb’s first CFO tour of duty was coming to an end with the successful sale of her company to […]
Ep 6: Trust & the Individual
This Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: (order of appearance) CFO Arleen Paladino of Crum & Forster CFO Guy Blanchard of Aerofarms CFO Mike Rasic of Synapse CFO Ross Tennenbaum of Avalara The following is a machine-generated transcript produced by podscribe.ai.
684: Completing the Job at Hand | Paul Ottolini, CFO, Russell Reynolds Associates
When Paul Ottolini is asked to share a personal trait—one that a family member might divulge to us— the seasoned finance leader tells us that he likes to cut his own lawn and that he is known for being “cheap.” Still, Ottolini makes clear to us that it’s more the satisfaction of completing a job…
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Ep 2: In Search of a Culture Metric | Four CFOs Measure What Matters
This Episode Features Human Capital Insights & Commentary from: Ross Tennenbaum, CFO, Avalara Kieran McGrath, CFO Avaya Drew Vollero, CFO, Allied Universal Sandra Harris, CFO, Tupperware Brands The following is a machine-generated transcript produced by podscribe.ai.
646: Making Finance a Workforce Whetstone | Michelle McComb, CFO, Bluecore
Just as Michelle McComb was imagining that she would shortly be joining another Silicon Valley start-up as a finance leader, the CFO of Lucent Technologies helped to upend her plans. Back in the early 2000s, McComb’s first CFO tour of duty was coming to an end with the successful sale of her company to a…
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COVID Keeps People Top of Mind Among Business Leaders
More keenly aware of the competitive price of employee burnout and workforce attrition — many midsize companies are today busy rethinking how they attract, hire and inspire employees.The Workplace Champions Podcast explores the innovative workforce practices of talent-minded business leaders tasked with opening a new chapter of growth for their midsize organizations.
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Ep 1: COVID Keeps People Top of Mind Among Business Leaders
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589: Builder, Fixer, Finance Chief | Bob Feller, CFO, Workforce Software
Last November, CFO Bob Feller achieved a career milestone of sorts when he celebrated his fifth anniversary as Workforce Software’s finance leader. “Prior to this, the longest that I have ever stayed anywhere has been four years,” explains Feller, who says that the cadence of his CFO career transitions is normally in step with those…
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293: Why Workforce Is Top of Mind | Four CFOs Explore Employee Engagement
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287: Elevating Your Workforce Priorities | Amit Singhi, CFO, FLIR Systems
After spending 20 years building a finance career inside auto giant Ford Motor Company, Amit Singhi leaped to FLIR Systems, where he is now methodically redefining the role of finance as he advances a variety of talent development and organizational initiatives. Join us as Amit reflects back on the experiences that shaped his CFO mind-set…
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