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1177: Navigating an Acquisition at the Edge of Change | Tom DiDesidero, CFO, SmartRecruiters
Tom DiDesidero describes a period when SmartRecruiters was actively taking customers from a much larger competitor. It wasn’t just momentum—it was pr…
22 hours ago
1176: From Signatures to Systems of Value | Blake Grayson, CFO, Docusign
Within his first 90 days at DocuSign, Blake Grayson recognized the company needed to make difficult efficiency decisions following a post-COVID slowd…
3 days, 11 hours ago
1175: Inside the C-Suite: Where Judgment Outranks Data | Amy Wang, CFO, Procurify
Late one night in Calgary, Amy Wang was running final checks on a billion-dollar transaction when something didn’t sit right. “My immediate instinct……
1 week ago
1174: When Finance Must Reset the Narrative | Aidan Viggiano, CFO Twilio
In 2023, stepping into the CFO role at Twilio, Aidan Viggiano faced a defining reality: “the first hard call was a layoff,” she tells us. The company…
1 week, 3 days ago
1173: The CFO at the Crossroads of Code, Capital, and Clarity | Rich Schmidt, CFO, Inmar Intelligence
Early in his career, Rich Schmidt recalls presenting an analysis to leadership—only to be told, “we want you to go fix it” . The assignment marked a …
2 weeks ago
1172: Finance Isn’t the Brake—It’s the Steering Wheel for Growth | Tony MacDonald, CFO, Sama
Tony McDonald prefers a different image of the CFO role—one that replaces restraint with direction. “I would like to be considered as one of the peop…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Special Episode: When AI Becomes a Boardroom Imperative
In this CFO Thought Leader episode, Jack Sweeney speaks with technology general counsel Akin Adekeye about when AI becomes a board-level concern. Ade…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
1171: How CFOs Rise by Learning Sideways First | Marc Mehlman, CFO, Ascensus
Marc Mehlman still recalls the moment a senior leader pulled him aside and told him he was “in such a rush” and needed to “enjoy the journey,” he tel…
3 weeks ago
1170: Why the ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ Changed the CFO Conversation | Michael Perica, CFO, Remini Street
Michael Perica had been discussing the implications of AI with investors for more than a year, but the market didn’t fully react—until one particular…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
1169: Thinking Bigger on the Road to the CFO Role | Andrew Bender, CFO, BNI Global
Andrew Bender still remembers a moment from high school football practice when a coach challenged him with a simple question: “Do you want to be all …
4 weeks ago