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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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 months ago
647: Accruing Your Global Acumen | Adrian Talbot, CFO, Hotwire
When Adrian Talbot tells us that he parachuted into Thames Television in the early 1990s, the image of the London skyline—once used to brand the popu…
5 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Networking Imperative | Robert Bendetti, CFO, Life Cycle Engineering
Bendetti: I'm trying to steal that great quote from Warren Buffet, "I'm trying to be greedy while others are fearful." And I'm trying to grow. And if…
5 years, 5 months ago
646: Making Finance a Workforce Whetstone | Michelle McComb, CFO, Bluecore
Just as Michelle McComb was imagining that she would shortly be joining another Silicon Valley start-up as a finance leader, the CFO of Lucent Techno…
5 years, 5 months ago