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656: A Taste for Disruption | Russell Burke, CFO, Life360
When Russell Burke tells us that his days at Sony Music Entertainment included “huge peaks” such as the release of the hit sound track for the motion…
5 years, 1 month ago
655: Awaiting the Return to Travel | Tom Tuchscherer, CFO, TripActions
Twenty-five to 30 years ago, senior executives seeking CFO roles did not think like Tom Tuchscherer.
Many still don’t, which is why CFO roles have in…
5 years, 1 month ago
654: The Path to Being IPO-Ready | Drew Vollero, CFO, Allied Universal
When Drew Vollero arrived in the CFO office of Snap (formerly Snapchat) in 2015, the executives occupying the tech world’s traditional IPO talent ben…
5 years, 1 month ago
In Search of a Culture Metric | A Workplace Champions Episode
"Talent has become really important, and you have to remain constantly focused on it—today, I spend around 20% of my time on it." - Ross Tennenbaum…
5 years, 1 month ago
653: From Real Estate to the Immune System | Chad Cohen, CFO, Adaptive Biotechnologies
Of all of the business discussions that Chad Cohen has had over the years, few are likely as memorable as the 20-second conversation he had with Zill…
5 years, 1 month ago
652: Exposing Gross Margin’s Hidden Levers | Jeff Nichols, CFO, UJET
In 2016, when Jeff Nichols had been a senior member of Glassdoor’s FP&A team for 2 years, he and other members of the finance team were confronting t…
5 years, 1 month ago
651: Remedying Your Metrics Disconnect | Ross Tennenbaum, CFO, Avalara
Ross Tennenbaum remembers that back in 2018, when he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, he had conversations with a number of senior executive…
5 years, 2 months ago
650: When Opportunity Comes Your Way | Kieran McGrath, CFO, Avaya
In 2008, as the economic downturn threatened to upend IBM Corp.’s financial well-being, the company’s leadership was considering different candidates…
5 years, 2 months ago
649: Entering the Auction Room | Martin Nolan, CFO, Julien's Auctions
Had Martin Nolan studied engineering instead of accounting, his career path would likely never have entered the worlds of Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon…
5 years, 2 months ago
648: A Life Sciences Angler Casts a Sturdy Line | Bill Adams, CFO, NervGen Pharma
It’s a familiar sequence: A strong-minded investor musters the will to lead and steps into the CEO office determined to revitalize a struggling techn…
5 years, 2 months ago