1,016: When Career Years Are Investment Years...

In early 2009, Paolo Poma found himself navigating what he recalls as a “really tough” period. At the time, he was helping steer Ducati through a leveraged buyout negotiated before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Debt obligations had arrived just as markets were “plummeting,” Po ...  Show more

Patrick McClymont still remembers the moment at IMAX when the numbers began moving in the wrong direction. Hired to help drive external growth through acquisitions and partnerships, he instead found himself sitting with CEO Rich Gelfond building what he calls an “early warning sy ...  Show more

The journey from being a solo finance expert to architecting a robust finance function is complex. Knowing where to begin and how to proceed can shape the future of your department and company. In this episode, host Melissa Howatson welcomes Amy Ward, CFO of Blue River PetCare, t ...  Show more

A CFO is expected not only to lead financial reporting and the Office of Finance but also to provide strategic insights and strategies that propel the business forward. As a new CFO, you might feel eager to start doing the latter as soon as possible. But you don’t need to build y ...  Show more

Today's conversation is with Rishi Renjen, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of ROAM Global Management. Before founding ROAM Global, he was a Managing Director and Sector Head at Maverick Capital, a Partner at TPG-Axon Capital, and a Senior Analyst at Glenview Capital. ...

Send us Fan MailSteve Kurz vaulted from early days at a worm poop startup (yes, that's a real thing) to the fast track of traditional finance, only to find himself with a front row seat to the Global Financial Crisis. Steve took the lessons he learned in traditional finance at le ...  Show more