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Explore how today’s finance leaders connect numbers to narrative and data to meaning. Each edition spotlights the courage, curiosity, and empathy that define modern CFO leadership—revealing how storytelling turns financial insight into influence.
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One key takeaway from Gainsight CFO Alka Tandan's career journey is the importance of being open to new opportunities and pivoting when necessary. Tandan started in investment banking, …
Continue Reading about 886: When SaaS Became the Destination | Alka Tandan, CFO, Gainsight →
Robert Mitchell had been sizing up new venture opportunities for PayPal for roughly 3 years when the door to an operations role swung open. Impressed by his financial modeling know-how, Mitchell …
Continue Reading about 885: Landing Your Career’s “Pivot Position” | Robert Mitchell, CFO, Zepz →
Finance leader Betsy Ward wants you to know that she doesn’t have an itchy trigger finger—but she does have an inner trigger and knows when it's been set off. There's no doubt that few professional …
Continue Reading about 884: Understanding Your Business Thesis | Betsy Ward, CFO, MassMutual →
Brett & Jack discuss how the hiring function is expected to become the sweet spot for Chat GPT and other AI offerings as the technology emerges as a powerful tool for finding and qualifying talent …
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When Heathrow CFO Javier Echave tells us that one of his greatest career lessons was learned from being passed over for the giant airport’s CFO position, we wonder whether we misunderstood him. …
When Brianna Gerber tells us that during earnings season at Mattel, Inc., she was once known as the investor relations person most likely to be “knocking on doors,” we can’t help but want to learn …
Continue Reading about 882: The Chronic Door Opener | Brianna Gerber, CFO, ChromaDex →
