

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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Sep 23, 2016 • 60min
249: The Private to Public Journey | Michael Waxman-Lenz, CFO, Undertone, Steve Hobbs, Protiviti, Susan Parcells, BlackLine
Exclusive case study: A little over a year ago when publicly held Perion advanced with a deal to acquire digital agency Undertone, Michael Waxman-Lenz began preparing to exit his post as Perion’s chief strategy officer to spearhead Undertone’s private-to-public journey as its CFO. Now, for the first time, CFO Waxman-Lenz charts the action steps and milestones that allowed his team to rapidly transform Undertone’s internal controls, allowing it to achieve initial and ongoing compliance.

Sep 20, 2016 • 27min
248: Anatomy of a SaaS Finance Function | Chuck Best, Vice President Accounting Operations, BlackLine, Karen Gift, Vice President of Finance, BlackLine
A brief summary of this episode

Sep 17, 2016 • 30min
247: Establishing an Enviroment to Empower Your Team | Pete Childs, CFO, Workfront
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Sep 14, 2016 • 31min
246: Growing Your Customer Orientation | Carol Wood, CFO, Dizzion
Carol Wood, CFO, Dizzion

Sep 10, 2016 • 43min
245: Using Analytics to Explore a Company’s “What If” Questions | Ron Knutson, CFO, Lawson Products, Inc.
Ron Knutson, CFO, Lawson Products, Inc.

Sep 7, 2016 • 30min
244: Widening Your Finance Lens | Gary Bender, CFO, SISD, Inc.
A brief summary of this episode

Sep 2, 2016 • 23min
243: Building the Billion Dollar Business | David Morris, CFO, Guardian Pharmacy
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Aug 30, 2016 • 42min
242: The ERP Milestone: A Firm Comes of Age | Del Clark, CFO, Inspirage
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Aug 25, 2016 • 32min
241: Theresa McGlothlen, CFO of Calabrio
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Aug 18, 2016 • 23min
240: The CFO as Guardian of Organizational Trust
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