Guiding and Growing CFO Talent w/ Jack McCullough

$7 Things to Know Before Hiring a Fractional CFO w/ Charley Devany: Fractional CFOs (AKA, virtual CFOs) are the gig workers of the financial world. And whether you’re looking to hire or become a fractional CFO, there are few things you need to understand about the role first. That’s why we brought in Charley Devany, a jack of all trades (yoga, writing, acting), but most importantly, a fractional CFO of 15 years. Charley answers questions about… -The responsibilities of a fractional CFO -Advantages of hiring a fractional CFO as opposed to a full-time CFO -Challenges of being a fractional CFO -How to become a successful fractional CFO Brought to you by Personiv! For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player!$

Letting Go of What We Can't Control w/ Sean Rizer: Control grows in fear's petri dish. What are your fears as a CFO? Are you concerned about: -Understanding covenant calculations? -Making cash flow projections? -Responding to COVID-19? -Changing the business model drastically? People often say to let go of fear, but what does it mean to let go? And what should we try to control as we navigate tough times? On this episode of the CFO Weekly podcast, Sean Rizer, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Harding Group, a construction company based in Indianapolis, discusses how to control your own destiny. What we talked about with Sean: -Moving from public accounting to industry -Advice for CFOs struggling to let go -How to live in the moment -...And the benefits of letting go! Presented by Personiv For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple or Spotify or your favorite podcast player! by CFO Weekly

31 min listen

Outsourced Virtual Accounting Services w/ Matt Wood: There are virtual services, and there’s outsourcing. And then there’s outsourced virtual accounting services that blend together every good thing about finding the right person for the right job. Plot twist! This week we’re chatting to one of our own: Matt Wood, VP of Client Services, right here at Personiv. Get ready, folks, this episode will shake up the way you think about outsourcing. What we talked about: - Virtual accounting talent and support - When to outsource what, and why. - Where does technology fit in? - Matt’s advice for when you’re considering your options. For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple or Spotify or your favorite podcast player Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for CFO Weekly in your favorite podcast player. by CFO Weekly

29 min listen

Unpacking the Latest Deloitte CFO SignalsTM Survey w/ Steve Gallucci: Every quarter, Deloitte publishes the CFO Signals Survey. It’s a survey of some of the best and brightest financial executives in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and its purpose is to gain some insight into how they’re feeling about the direction of the economy, trends they see in their respective industries, and projections of the future state of finance. It’s a report full of fascinating insights, trends, and projections, and you can download the Q3 high-level report here. On this episode of CFO Weekly, we were fortunate enough to spend a few minutes with Steve Gallucci, who is a managing partner at Deloitte, to talk all about -The results of the quarterly CFO survey -When CFOs think the economy may start to bounce back -Some of the industry shifts that have been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple or Spotify or your favorite podcast by CFO Weekly

16 min listen

Embrace Change, Don’t Fear It w/ Jill Barnard: A famous Greek philosopher once said, “The only constant is change.” But most of us aren’t huge fans of change. We get upset when the grocery store changes their layout, or when our favorite app gets redesigned and we have to learn our way around it all over again. As a business leader, you’ve got the unique responsibility to help your organization navigate change, and never has that been more true than during the current COVID-19 pandemic. It seems like every aspect of life is changing every second right now. So how do you embrace change? How do you set your company culture up in such a way where change isn’t feared, but viewed as an opportunity for growth and development? On this episode of the CFO Weekly podcast, we talked with Jill Barnard, CFO at Televerde about -Managing for change, -How her company went fully remote within 24 hours -Why so many companies stick their heads in the sand and wait for the challenges to pass by. by CFO Weekly

37 min listen

Zero Based Budgeting: What is it and Why Should You Care? w/ Adanma Akujieze: We’re all familiar with the yearly rounds of budgeting within our companies. But how often are we really looking at the WAY that we are budgeting? So often, the budgeting process is simply looking at the prior year’s budget, adding a little bit of inflation room onto it, and moving forward, never really stopping to sit back and ask ourselves WHY we are spending the dollars that we are. And if the COVD-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we can likely make do without a lot of the things that we were spending an awful lot of money on before the pandemic hit. Things like travel, entertainment, being more intentional about where we’re spending technology dollars. Which is why this week’s guest is the perfect person to address what is known as “Zero Based Budgeting,” or ZBB. Adanma Akujieze is the Chief Financial Officer at Larson Design Group, and has been instrumental in adapting the ZBB method on h by CFO Weekly

24 min listen

Staffing Firms: The Benefits, Challenges & Reasons for Using One w/ Steve Casey: On this episode of CFO Weekly, we’re talking all about staffing firms. Everybody seems to have an opinion on staffing firms, but at the same time, most companies in America have employed the use of a staffing firm at some point in their history. Why? What are the benefits of working with a staffing firm? Why is it a good idea, especially for the small to midsize companies? And what are the challenges that come along with a staffing agency? This episode features Steve Casey, the Sr. Director of Business Development at Personiv. Steve spent over 25 years of his career working in talent acquisition spaces, so he brings an extreme amount of knowledge and experience to this conversation. We talked about: Steve’s background in staffing and what led him to be so passionate about recruiting The benefits of using a staffing agency, as well as the challenges The difference between staffing and outsourcingFor mo by CFO Weekly

36 min listen