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18 min read

📬 Balance of power: weighing centralized vs. decentralized finance functions

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📬 One Helluva Drug: The Invoice Financing Trap

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15 min read

📬 One Helluva Drug: The Invoice Financing Trap

And what SMB CFOs can learn from PE

Career Management

📬 Accountant-in-chief: Should the CFO or controller own the books?

Jan 6, 2026

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20 min read

📬 Accountant-in-chief: Should the CFO or controller own the books?

And where to get those accounting skills (if you don't have them)

The Board Room

📬 Transformation Urgency: Creating action without turnaround adrenaline

Dec 23, 2025

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18 min read

📬 Transformation Urgency: Creating action without turnaround adrenaline

And navigating the fundamentally different VC board

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📬 It's a Family Affair: Creating culture change and buy-in

Dec 9, 2025

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16 min read

📬 It's a Family Affair: Creating culture change and buy-in

And becoming a CFO at IPO

Career Management

📬 Exit Strategy: Bringing the story to life

Dec 2, 2025

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15 min read

📬 Exit Strategy: Bringing the story to life

And breaking down the balance sheet in plain English

Career Management

📬 Proper ZBB: Separating essential from discretionary spend

Nov 18, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Proper ZBB: Separating essential from discretionary spend

And the leap from software to manufacturing finance

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📬 The Decade View: Let's get real about AI

Oct 28, 2025

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15 min read

📬 The Decade View: Let's get real about AI

And narrowing your focus on the CFO job search

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How to Get Hired (and Fired): The Private Equity CFO IV

Oct 25, 2025

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20 min read

How to Get Hired (and Fired): The Private Equity CFO IV

Landing fast, setting the tone, and building a finance engine that wins.

📬 Balance of power: weighing centralized vs. decentralized finance functions

📬 One Helluva Drug: The Invoice Financing Trap

📬 Accountant-in-chief: Should the CFO or controller own the books?

📬 Transformation Urgency: Creating action without turnaround adrenaline

📬 It's a Family Affair: Creating culture change and buy-in

📬 Exit Strategy: Bringing the story to life

📬 Proper ZBB: Separating essential from discretionary spend

📬 The Decade View: Let's get real about AI

How to Get Hired (and Fired): The Private Equity CFO IV

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