Episodes
#368: Becoming architects of our organizations with Francesca Valli
Our Guest Mentor: Francesca Valli is currently a Finance Transformation Advisor & Consultant at Chrys Finance Transformation. Francesca has led a number of global finance & accounting transformations for a number of recognisable global brands with expertise in Finance & accounting...
#367: MM: So Simple A Kid Can Understand It
It’s so simple a kid can understand it! This is what came up in a conversation off air during a podcast interview we had recently. In this bite-sized episode...
#364: What Finance Leaders Really Need To Know About Cyber Risk Management with Kip Boyle
Our Guest Mentor: Kip Boyle is founder and CEO of Cyber Risk Opportunities, whose mission is to enable executives to become more proficient cyber risk managers. His customers have included the...
#363: MM: Maximizing Return on AI Initiatives
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” Roy Amara futurist. We’ve lately had some guest...
#362: Turning Finance Professionals Into High Performance Gain Enablers with Sangeeta Sumesh
Sangeeta Sumesh is a senior finance professional and currently an Independent Director in Corporates as “The Gain Enabler”, she works as a high-performance business coach and advisor, blending her 25 years of experience in finance along with coaching skills,...
#360: Why Having The Right Forecast Is Missing The Point with Gordon Stuart
Our Guest Mentor: Gordon Stuart is the Chief Financial Officer at Unit4. He is an experienced finance and business leader with a demonstrated history across 4 decades of working and leading change across the services, technology, and telecoms sectors. His responsibilities include Mergers &...
#359: MM: Two Worrying Statistics To Be Mindful Of
“Self-awareness comes from asking and answering hard questions,” Stephen Covey. In this bite-sized episode we share with you two worrying statistics finance leaders and professionals need to be mindful...
#358: Bridging the Gap Between Women Entrepreneurs and Finance with Nicole Denholder
Our Guest Mentor: NICOLE DENHOLDER is the Founder of Next Chapter Ventures, where they are redefining partnerships for Female Entrepreneurs, Investors and Partners. She is also an advisor to female entrepreneurs and a regular speaker on...
#357: MM: The Real Return on Giving Compliments At Work
“Catch someone doing something right,” Ken Blanchard. Organizations benefit from team members being more kind to each other. In workplaces where acts of kindness become the norm, the spillover...
#356: Performing on- and off-the-pitch with Philip Quinn
Our Guest Mentor: Philip Quinn is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Munster Rugby and an experienced senior executive with 15 years in a professional sports environment. He is ambitious and energetic with a strong track...
#354: How Finance Can Really Save the World with Bertrand Badré
Our Guest Mentor: Bertrand Badré is currently the Managing Partner and Founder of Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, and the Former Managing Director, Group CFO of the World Bank, as well as Group CFO at some well-known global...
#353: MM: How Virtual will the Finance Team of the Future Be?
How Virtual will the Finance Team of the Future Be? The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the lives and behaviour of people across the globe. We have had to...
#352: SPECIAL: Livestream from #GenCFOBootcamp Day1 Recap with Special Guest Panel
[00:00:00] Andrew: Hi everyone. And welcome to this rather special live stream or strengthen the numbers with a generation CFO boot camp. Read excited to catch up with some...
#349: MM: How A Hosepipe Can Help Your Efforts Go Further
What has a hosepipe got to do with your efforts, and helping them go further? I’m always on the lookout for a good analogy to share, so in this...
#347: MM: The Risks & Opportunities From The Financialization Of The Finance Team
What has the financializaton of traditional industries mean for finance teams? Over the last couple decades there has been an increasing financialization of entire industries with the emergence of...
#346: How CFOs And CIOs Can Work Better Together With Sebastian Grady
Our Guest Mentor: Sebastian Grady is a 27-year veteran of the enterprise software industry with proven executive leadership experience. He has a strong track record in global customer service, enterprise software...
#345: MM: Why Do Chief Data Officers Fail
“Why Do Chief Data Officers Fail?” This was the headline of an article I read during the week and got me thinking since finance professionals rely so much on...
#339 MM Is Work – Life Balance The Right Goal
Work-life balance as a goal? That’s what someone asked me and whilst it seemed a very noble target to aim for it’s also probably a tricky question to answer.In...
#336: Closing Digital Finance Capability Gaps with Himashi Soriano
Our Guest Mentor: HIMASHI SORIANO is the Managing Director, APAC at Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), where she oversees operations, builds customer relationships and develops partnerships within the Asia-Pacific region. Her focus is on...
#332: Getting Started with KPIs to Measure Anything with Bernie Smith
Our Guest Mentor: BERNIE SMITH is a KPI author, consultant, trainer, and the owner of Made to Measure KPIs and has worked with many major organisations including HSBC, Airbus, UBS, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lloyds and...
#330: The Advantages of Keeping An Ownership Mindset with Nima Motazed
Our Guest Mentor: NIMA MOTAZED is currently Assistant Vice President for Global Business Solutions at Swiss Re and has 25+ years of experience in the set-up, transformation, revitalization, and merger of major European and global...
#329: MM: 3 Key Lessons Jerry Maguire Teaches Us About Having A Successful Finance Career
“Show Me The Money” This is one of the most well-known lines from the movie Jerry Maguire, but there are other lessons in the movie which I share in...
#328: Translating Stories to Numbers to Create Business Value with Jing Zhang
Our Guest Mentor: JING ZHANG is global finance leader in the healthcare and manufacturing industry. As the CFO at 3D Medicines., a leading China biotech company with an ambition...
#327: MM: 5 Reasons Why Finance Teams Should Ask Your Developer
Ask Your Developer! That’s what Finance teams should be doing. In this bite-sized episode I share some three thoughts on how Finance teams and professionals can harness the power...
#326: Boosting Your In-Person & Virtual Presence with Katie Thomas
KATIE THOMAS has spent the past 10 years working in marketing, sales, accounting gaining a unique perspective on the intersection between positioning, selling, and running profitable businesses. Whilst working for one of the largest...
#324: Leading the Largest F&A Shared Service in the World with Stephen Sutcliffe
Our Guest Mentor: STEPHEN SUTCLIFFE is Director of Accounting at NHS Shared Services, the largest F&A Shared service in the world, with a drive to improved customer satisfaction and digital transformation. Stephen...
#323: MM: What’s A Cameraman & Helicopter & Drone Got To Do With Your Finance Career
What’s a Cameraman & Helicopter Got To Do With Your Finance Career? During the week I had a conversation helping a fellow finance professional through their career bone diagram...
#322: Mentoring And The Unconventional Accountant with Hiten Keshave
Our Guest Mentor: HITEN KESHAVE’S passion for Bottom Up and Mindshift Leadership (and implementation of) distinguishes him as an individual. His knowledge, guidance, mentoring and training to businesses and...
#321: MM: Finance Professionals Should Know Better When Making This Resource Allocation Mistake
How do you make sure that you’re implementing the right strategy you want to implement? You watch where your resources flow, what we call the resource allocation process. If...
#320: Should Finance Be Responsible For Pricing With Tom Fencl
TOM FENCL is CFO at Pricefx a leading SaaS-based price management, price optimization and Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) business. Tom has over 20 years of experience in financial management and investment banking. Before joining Pricefx, he held CFO positions at...
#370: The Growing Elevation of FP&A in Business with Bryan Lapidus
“When the rate of change on the outside is greate…