

CFO THOUGHT LEADER
The Future of Finance is Listening
CFO THOUGHT LEADER is a podcast featuring firsthand accounts of finance leaders who are driving change within their organizations.
We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart their own leadership paths across the enterprise and take inspired action.
We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart their own leadership paths across the enterprise and take inspired action.
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Aug 3, 2017 • 37min
319: The CFO as Driver of Efficiencies | Matt Monzo, CFO, Tri-M Group
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Jul 31, 2017 • 38min
318: The Merits of Lifetime Customer Value | Renee Hornbaker, CFO, Stream
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Jul 27, 2017 • 38min
317: Data Automation & The Future of Finance | Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad & Brett Knowles, Thought Leader
Join us when Steve Love, CFO, Dialpad and performance thought leader Brett Knowles, reveal how RPA is reshaping corporate functions while making finance’s analytical rigor more accessible across the organization. Growing numbers of CFOs are already marching in step with the robots as they evaluate and automate the processes that will allow their team to refocus on becoming exceptional analysts and strategic advisors, rather than yesterday’s bean counters.

Jul 25, 2017 • 43min
316: The Color of Money | Vincent Manier, CFO, Ecova
Over the next decade Vincent Manier believes growing numbers of finance leaders will adopt the dictums of "green finance" extending the influence of finance leadership well beyond its traditional role. Simply put, green finance characterizes the financing of investments that generate environmental benefits as part of the broader strategy to advance resilient and sustainable development. As CFO of Ecova, an energy and sustainability solutions company, Manier, perhaps has more reason to be bullish on the opportunity than many of his peers - still there's no dismissing the momentum behind the green finance movement. Join us when Vincent Manier recounts the milestones of his finance career and discusses the opportunity that has made him a champion of customer-centric finance.

Jul 20, 2017 • 28min
315: Making Pricing a Priority | Eric Johnson, CFO, Nintex
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Jul 17, 2017 • 24min
314: Back to the Future with ASC 606 | Joe Consul, CFO, Xactly
As the complexity behind the new revenue recognition standard ASC 606 discharges a cloud of angst and consternation over many accounting departments, a growing number of SaaS technology firms have begun to help their customers address the burdensome standard allowing their finance teams to sharpen their customer focus. Few SaaS firms perhaps tout software offerings more enmeshed with the standard’s requirements than Xactly, the San Jose, Calif. software developer specializing in sales performance and incentive compensation. Join us when we ask Xactly CFO Joe Consul to recount how the developer recognized that the burdensome standard was an opportunity to better serve its clients.

Jul 12, 2017 • 39min
313: In Pursuit of Actionable Data | Tim Steinkopf, CFO, Centrify
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Jul 6, 2017 • 23min
312: Seven CFOs Get Up Close and Personal
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Jun 24, 2017 • 20min
311: A CFO's Innovation Management Framework | Nitin Gupta, CFO, Siemens Molecular Imaging
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Jun 16, 2017 • 37min
310: Mind Your Data | Barry Zwarenstein, CFO, Five9
Join us when Barry Zwarenstein, CFO, Five9, explains why the SaaS model’s unyielding data engine is empowering finance professionals to advance beyond their traditional realm.


