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Teams & Hiring

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Board Room

When the numbers fall apart: Crisis Management IV

Sep 27, 2025

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20 min read

When the numbers fall apart: Crisis Management IV

This time it’s about you

Strategy

Sep 20, 2025

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17 min read

The NPC CFO: Crisis Management III

How CFOs can help when finance isn’t the epicenter of the crisis

The Board Room

Crisis Management II: Inside the war room

Sep 13, 2025

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18 min read

Crisis Management II: Inside the war room

A tactical playbook for CFOs in the eye of a storm

Strategy

Crisis Management I: Never Waste A Good Crisis

Sep 6, 2025

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15 min read

Crisis Management I: Never Waste A Good Crisis

How to turn a nightmare into rocket fuel

Case Studies

Capital Structure Design V: It's About To Get Real (A Case Study)

Aug 30, 2025

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23 min read

Capital Structure Design V: It's About To Get Real (A Case Study)

Let's Bring It All Together

FP&A

Capital Structure Design IV: From Angels to IPO

Aug 23, 2025

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19 min read

Capital Structure Design IV: From Angels to IPO

Your guide to equity investment

Strategy

☠️ Capital Structure Design III: Pick Your Poison

Aug 16, 2025

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18 min read

☠️ Capital Structure Design III: Pick Your Poison

Debt Is Cheaper Than Equity... If It Doesn’t Kill You

Capital Allocation

Capital Structure Design II: Do you know what you need?

Aug 9, 2025

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19 min read

Capital Structure Design II: Do you know what you need?

Make the business earn it.

FP&A

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Aug 2, 2025

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15 min read

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Not all money is equal. A practical guide to decode the real cost of capital

Leadership & Impact

Jul 26, 2025

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18 min read

☠️ When Data Gets Weaponized

The next big corporate political battleground

The Board Room

Jul 19, 2025

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16 min read

😨 Everything just changed

And how to survive a change in CEO...

The Board Room

Jul 12, 2025

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20 min read

🤔 Who Really Runs the Business?

The Hidden Roles on the Invisible Org Chart

Leadership & Impact

🤫 The Subtle Art of Giving A F*ck (About Politics)

Jul 5, 2025

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19 min read

🤫 The Subtle Art of Giving A F*ck (About Politics)

Kicking off a new series on the CFO’s role in organizational politics

FP&A

Jun 28, 2025

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19 min read

🪢 The CFO’s ethical tightrope

The fine line between credibility and bullsh*t

The Soft Stuff Is the Hard Stuff: Finance Transformation II

Easier Said Than Done: Finance Transformation I

When Finance = Thinking: Scaling a Finance Function V

Finance in the Front Office: Scaling a Finance Function IV

Building an Engine: Scaling a Finance Function III

Escaping The Founder Trap: Scaling a Finance Function II

When Finance Grows Up: Scaling the Finance Function I

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

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

Inside the PE machine: The Private Equity CFO II

PE CFOs are Built Different: The Private Equity CFO I

When the numbers fall apart: Crisis Management IV

The NPC CFO: Crisis Management III

Crisis Management II: Inside the war room

Crisis Management I: Never Waste A Good Crisis

Capital Structure Design V: It's About To Get Real (A Case Study)

Capital Structure Design IV: From Angels to IPO

☠️ Capital Structure Design III: Pick Your Poison

Capital Structure Design II: Do you know what you need?

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

☠️ When Data Gets Weaponized

😨 Everything just changed

🤔 Who Really Runs the Business?

🤫 The Subtle Art of Giving A F*ck (About Politics)

🪢 The CFO’s ethical tightrope

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