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#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 U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Boeing, Visa, Intuit, Mitsubishi, DuPont, and many others. A cybersecurity expert since 1992, he was previously the director of wide area network security…

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#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 mentors talking about the applications of AI in #finance and #accounting during their interviews so in this bite-sized episode we share with you 3 key decisions and 3 key catalysts…

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#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, that results in accelerated business growth. Sangeeta is also a best-selling author and professional speaker.   Her mission is to enable, empower & elevate businesses & individuals with a purpose to…

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#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 & Acquisitions, Business Strategy, Finance and Restructuring/business transformation.  Gordon spends his discretionary time with his family as well as watching and playing sports. He holds a BSc from Strathclyde University an ACA designation and is based…

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#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 of and how also three potential approaches to address them. #FinanceMentor#SITN Full Transcript [00:00:00] Andrew: Hi everyone. And welcome to this. Week’s Monday memo. hope you…

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#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 investing and crowdfunding. After successfully founding the Next Chapter Crowdfunding platform, she has recently launched Next Chapter Raise – a digital community connecting female founders and the investor…

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#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 effects can multiply fast. When people receive an act of kindness, they pay it back and not just to the same person, but often to someone…

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#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 record of delivery and continuous development of skills and expertise, with a proven ability to formulate and execute short- and long-term plans.   Phil is also a clear…

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