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472: Finding True North in the Land of Fast Casual | Patrick Harkleroad, CFO, Chanticleer Holdings
Chanticleer Holdings CFO Patrick Harkleroad knows how to distinguish between signals and noise. That’s evident when he’s helping colleagues mine an e…
7 years, 7 months ago
471: When a Megatrend Came Knocking | William Acheson, CFO, GWG Holdings
From a career development standpoint, one of the best things William Acheson did to reach the CFO office was stepping away from corporate finance and…
7 years, 7 months ago
470: Rethinking Corporate Structures | Sean Cassidy, CFO, Arvinas
Arvinas CFO Sean Cassidy caught the high-growth bug early in his career. Shortly into his stint with Deloitte, Cassidy transitioned from a massive gl…
7 years, 7 months ago
469: A Strategic Leader Gets His Bearings | Jim Peters, CFO, Whirlpool Corporation
When Whirlpool CFO Jim Peters joined the company at the director level 15 years ago, he was thrust into the thick of a pivotal M&A deal that also wou…
7 years, 7 months ago
468: A Cross-Functional Black Belt | Justin Spencer, CFO, Vocera Communications
A Cross-Functional Black Belt
Vocera Communications CFO Justin Spencer’s strategic-finance breakthrough had little to do with corporate finance and e…
7 years, 7 months ago
467: The Exponential Value of Saying: Thank You | Elena Gomez, CFO, Zendesk
Choose Your Words Carefully
Zendesk CFO Elena Gomez followed up a top-notch education (a degree from UC-Berkley’s Haas School of Business) with a ser…
7 years, 7 months ago
466: Energizing the Realm of Early Stage Pharma | Jeff Farrow, CFO, Global Blood Therapeutics
An Early Dose of Pharma Start-Up Experience
When Global Blood Therapeutics CFO Jeffrey Farrow says he took the corporate-finance career path less tra…
7 years, 7 months ago
465: Catching The Next Wave, Again and Again | Steve Cakebread, CFO, Yext
A Humble Take on a Hall-of-Fame Career
Yext CFO Steve Cakebread’s resume is extraordinary given the preeminent companies he’s worked for (HP, Silicon…
7 years, 8 months ago
464: Shortening Your Customer's Time to Value | Gordy Brooks, CFO , FinancialForce
One of FinancialForce CFO Gordy Brooks’ most valuable early career-building experiences began by butting heads with his CEO. The chief executive insi…
7 years, 8 months ago
463: Determining Your Course of Action | Jennifer Ceran, CFO, SmartSheet
A regular on Treasury and Risk Management Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Finance” list, Smartsheet CFO Jennifer Ceran joined the company,…
7 years, 8 months ago