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008: James Tholen, CFO, Broadsoft, on Growth Milestones & the Power of the CFO Voice

How do the financial priorities of a company change when it is taken public?’ CFO Jim Tholen looks back at the 9-month process that is widely recognized as the most rigorous challenge for CFO leadership at large. Join us as Jim shares his ever-changing financial priorities in a leadership role that has stretched across the private…
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007: Mabry Smith, Wheless Partners on a CFO’s 21st Century Resume

What types of skills and experience set apart one CFO candidate from the next? Mabry Smith, president of executive search firm Wheless Partners, joins us to help reveal the evolving criteria now being used to advance CFO placements.  How do aspiring CFOs put their careers into high gear? What should be expected in a CFO…
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006: Ken Cucarola, CFO Teachscape, on Putting Finance on an Altruistic Track

Have you ever contemplated working for an organization with an altruistic mission?  CFO Ken Cucarola did and so he accepted the top finance role at Teachscape, a K-12 SaaS software firm that is dedicated to bridging the gap between educational research and everyday teaching practices.  Join us as Ken  shares the motivations that led him to…
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005: Carlos Salazar, CFO, IntelliDyne, on Recreating Finance

What role should a 21st century finance organization play?  Join us as Carlos  details the initiatives that are helping to rewire the strategy and operations across IntelliDyne’s Finance, Accounting, Contracts, and Pricing Departments.  Finance Philosophy  "Finance brings the most value when we are integrated with the business. In simple terms this means being involved in the…
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004: Sherry Buck, CFO, Libbey Inc., on the Tenets of Strategic Transformation

What does it take to transform a global manufacturing business?  Join us as Sherry shares her tenets of finance transformation and offers an inside glance at her journey inside one of America's oldest and most resilient manufacturing firms - Libbey Inc. Finance Philosophy  "I wanted to improve the effectiveness and the impact of some of…
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003: Ben Mulling, CFO, TENTE Casters, on Aligning IT with Finance

What does it take to be a transformative finance leader? Join us as Ben shares his finance leadership mindset and offers an inside glance at his journey inside a manufacturing firm that has kept its competitive footing inside the global economy. Finance Philosophy We use the term “the operational CFO” these days, but this has…
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