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AI & Technology

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Bad Data? Where to Start... Tackling CFO Tech Legacy III"

Mar 21, 2026

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21 min read

Bad Data? Where to Start... Tackling CFO Tech Legacy III"

IT isn't going to fix it for you...

AI & Technology

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How you got here: Tackling CFO Tech Debt II

Mar 14, 2026

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21 min read

How you got here: Tackling CFO Tech Debt II

And how you plot your escape...

AI & Technology

+1

Shelfware Shenanigans: Tackling CFO Tech Debt I

Mar 7, 2026

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20 min read

Shelfware Shenanigans: Tackling CFO Tech Debt I

Your systems debt isn't your fault (well kinda...)

FP&A

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Drilling for Insight: The Storytelling CFO IV

Feb 28, 2026

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20 min read

Drilling for Insight: The Storytelling CFO IV

How to isolate the few operational truths that actually explain your numbers

Leadership & Impact

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Fix your board deck with these two words: The Storytelling CFO III

Feb 21, 2026

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20 min read

Fix your board deck with these two words: The Storytelling CFO III

How to make a complex story simple

Leadership & Impact

+1

Body Slams & Balance Sheets: The Storytelling CFO II

Feb 14, 2026

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18 min read

Body Slams & Balance Sheets: The Storytelling CFO II

What WWE and the CFO role has in common..

Leadership & Impact

+1

Don’t Start With Data: Storytelling for CFOs I

Feb 7, 2026

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16 min read

Don’t Start With Data: Storytelling for CFOs I

The real secret to engaging people

FP&A

+3

Cashflow Operating System: Cash Mastery V

Jan 31, 2026

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18 min read

Cashflow Operating System: Cash Mastery V

Where the rubber hits the road

Strategy

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The Next Big Thing?: Cashflow Mastery IV

Jan 24, 2026

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20 min read

The Next Big Thing?: Cashflow Mastery IV

Turning a blind eye to ROI

FP&A

+3

The (Cash) Personality Test: Cashflow Mastery III

Jan 17, 2026

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19 min read

The (Cash) Personality Test: Cashflow Mastery III

How to actually deliver Maintainable Free Cashflow

Strategy

+3

M********** F****** Cashflow (Revisited)

Jan 10, 2026

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18 min read

M********** F****** Cashflow (Revisited)

And a new way of thinking about OpEx

Strategy

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Not all Cash is Created Equal: Cashflow Mastery I

Jan 3, 2026

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17 min read

Not all Cash is Created Equal: Cashflow Mastery I

And introducing the cashflow megaphone

CFO Role

+3

Can We Talk About Relapse? Finance Transformation IV

Dec 27, 2025

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17 min read

Can We Talk About Relapse? Finance Transformation IV

The last mile is the longest...

Leadership & Impact

+3

System Rollout Scars: Finance Transformation III

Dec 20, 2025

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20 min read

System Rollout Scars: Finance Transformation III

If you don’t carry ERP rollout scars have you even CFO’d?

Teams & Hiring

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The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Finance Transformation II

Dec 13, 2025

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20 min read

The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Finance Transformation II

How to write a vision for finance

CFO Role

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Easier Said Than Done: Finance Transformation I

Dec 6, 2025

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15 min read

Easier Said Than Done: Finance Transformation I

It's not them, it's you...

Playbooks

When Finance = Thinking: Scaling a Finance Function V

Nov 29, 2025

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19 min read

When Finance = Thinking: Scaling a Finance Function V

The neverending stage of finance maturity

FP&A

+3

Finance in the Front Office: Scaling a Finance Function IV

Nov 22, 2025

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22 min read

Finance in the Front Office: Scaling a Finance Function IV

It’s time to decentralize

FP&A

+3

Building an Engine: Scaling a Finance Function III

Nov 15, 2025

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21 min read

Building an Engine: Scaling a Finance Function III

Bring in the specialists

FP&A

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Escaping The Founder Trap: Scaling a Finance Function II

Nov 8, 2025

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22 min read

Escaping The Founder Trap: Scaling a Finance Function II

How to make those first finance hires

Treasury

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When Finance Grows Up: Scaling the Finance Function I

Nov 1, 2025

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19 min read

When Finance Grows Up: Scaling the Finance Function I

Introducing The Finance Maturity Framework

The Board Room

+4

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.

Playbooks

The 7 Pillars of Value Creation: The Private Equity CFO III

Oct 18, 2025

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20 min read

The 7 Pillars of Value Creation: The Private Equity CFO III

Discover the tactics PE use to supercharge shareholder value

Strategy

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Inside the PE machine: The Private Equity CFO II

Oct 11, 2025

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21 min read

Inside the PE machine: The Private Equity CFO II

Let’s follow the money

M&A

+5

PE CFOs are Built Different: The Private Equity CFO I

Oct 4, 2025

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16 min read

PE CFOs are Built Different: The Private Equity CFO I

What every CFO can learn from their PE peers

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