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Had the opportunity to work in the treasury department at American Express arrived 6 months earlier, there’s a chance that John Herman may never have landed in a CFO office. “Treasury was an area …
Continue Reading about 800: When the Road Rises to Meet You | John Herman, CFO, Movable Ink →
When Adam Ante first arrived at Paycor in 2017, the seasoned finance executive was tasked with prodding Paycor management to begin monitoring daily performance metrics. “At first, it was about …
Continue Reading about 799: When Metrics Do the Talking | Adam Ante, CFO, Paycor →
It was in the late 1990s when public accountant, savvy networker and future CFO April Downing decided that it was time to leave Dallas. “I had cultivated my network there really early—there was a …
Continue Reading about 798: A CFO Links Past to Present | April Downing, CFO, Khoros →
Back in early 2014, the management of Paydiant, a 4-year-old mobile payments start-up, believed that it was still several years away from engaging with acquisition-minded bankers. Nevertheless, …
Continue Reading about 797: Achieving a More Perfect Exit | Melinda Smith, CFO, ChaosSearch →
Brett & Jack discuss why a 4-year degree isn’t quite the job requirement it used to be and how finance leaders are reworking their company’s talent equation. Featuring the commentary and insights …
Continue Reading about Ep 17: Employers Dropping Degree Demands →
Having grown accustomed to charting the careers of our finance leader guests from their early professional days up through their entry into the CFO office, we did not change course for Elaine Sun, an …
Continue Reading about 796: Gene Editing’s Next Frontier | Elaine Sun, CFO, Mammoth Biosciences →
