GrowCFO Show
Episodes
#82 My Journey to CFO via Sales and Management Consultancy with Manu Gupta, CFO at GridDuck
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Manu Gupta has acted as CFO of several high growth businesses including MyDrive Solutions, GridDuck, and Brisk. He shares his unusual journey to his f...
#81 My Journey to CFO via IT Director and CEO with Julian O’Neill, CFO at Ardent Hire Solutions
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What Can You Learn from Julian O’Neill’s Journey from IT Director to CFO? Julian O’Neill’s unconventional route to CFO — via IT leadersh...
#80 How to Manage Conflict with Susana Serrano-Davey, Mentor at GrowCFO
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict is a natural and unavoidable part of life. It can arise in our personal lives, with friends and family, or in our professional lives, with co...
#79 Finance for Non-Finance Leaders with Asif Ahmed, Co-Founder, The Finance Department and Acclivity Advisors
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a finance professional, you are often required to provide financial information to people who are not finance professionals. This can be a challeng...
#78 CFOs Supporting Each Other with Chris Fry, Group CFO at SISTER
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Fry has the best CFO job in the world. He's group CFO at SISTER. SISTER is the organisation behind recent TV blockbusters "The Split"; "This Is ...
#77 Balancing the Relationship With Your Boss with Susana Serrano-Davey
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is your boss? Do you have more than one boss? Perhaps you are number 2 to the CFO and you report indirectly to other people too. Maybe you are the...
#76 What’s Happening in FP&A with Paul Barnhurst, The FP&A Guy
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a finance leader, you are constantly juggling responsibilities between financial and non-financial analysis. On one hand, you need to make sure the...
#75 How to Manage Your Workload with Helene Brichet Herbinet
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a finance leader or CFO, you have a lot of responsibilities on your plate. From ensuring that the company is making money to managing the budget, t...
#74 Communicating With Different Personality Types with Merrick Rosenberg, CEO of Take Flight Learning
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that communication is hard. We've all been in a situation where we just can't seem to get our point across. And it's even harder when t...
#73 What’s Wrong with the P&L Account with Susana Serrano-Davey
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the finance lead, you probably present the business profit and loss account at many of the business meetings you attend. You place huge value on th...
#72 Are you Ready to be a CFO? with Dan Wells Founder of GrowCFO
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to be a CFO? To step into your first CFO role. How do you know if you are ready to make the transition to that number one role in financ...
#71 Mentoring with Strengthsfinder with Jim Brophy
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? Chances are, you don't. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. We devote more...
#70 How to Run an Event for Your Finance Team with Paul Maltby Author of The Fearless Facilitator
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When did you last get your whole finance team together in person outside the office for a team event? Probably a long while ago. Your team has been wo...
#69 The Future of Finance Functions with Chris Tredwell
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Things are changing fast in finance. You are more than likely struggling to keep pace with the latest technology. You might be in a fast growing busin...
#68 Business Writing for Finance Leaders with Martin Booth from LeBoo Media
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you struggle to write compelling reports that get the right response from the rest of your business team? Business Writing doesn't come naturally t...
#67 First 100 Days in Your New Finance Role with Dan Wells
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You have just landed your dream job. Now your challenge is how to make an impact in that new finance role. You need to hit the ground running. What yo...
#66 Finance Team Training with Dan Wells, Founder at GrowCFO
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many finance leaders have approached GrowCFO asking for help with training their finance teams: what sort of training and development does my team nee...
#65 The CFO’s Role in Scaling a Business with Felix Velarde, Author of Scale at Speed
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kevin Appleby interviews Felix Velarde, author of best selling business book Scale at Speed: How to Triple the Size of Your Business ...
#64 30 Years in Private Equity with Mike Henebery
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Henebery has been involved in private equity transactions for most of his career. He's recently co-founded Titan Partners. Titan has just complet...
#63 How to Build Consensus with Susana Serrano-Davey
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the GrowCFO Show Susana Serrano-Davey and Kevin Appleby discuss how to Build Consensus so that your proposal is accepted without ch...
#62 Creating a Resilient Finance Team with Pinky Jangra
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pinky Jangra teaches resilience to individuals and teams. She joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show to explain how to create a resilient finance tea...
#61 5 Types of Mentor with Helene Brichet Herbinet
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helene Brichet Herbinet is the newest member of GrowCFO's mentoring team. She joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO show to talk about her background and...
#60 Communicating in a Crisis with Tom Berry
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Berry joins us on the GrowCFO Show to talk about communications. Tom is passionate about building businesses, creating brilliant places to work, t...
#59 Heat Map for Change with Susana Serrano-Davey
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the first tasks you have as a new finance leader is creating a blueprint for your finance function, and the other parts of the business you hav...
#58 The Resurgent CFO with Karlo Bustos
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by, VP of professional services at Board International, Karlo Bustos to discuss the resurgent CFO and how the CFO can be the s...
#57 CFO Training with Dan Wells
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by GrowCFO’s Founder and CEO Dan Wells to discuss CFO training and how GrowCFO tries to cater for everyone's needs in their ...
#56 The 5 Biggest Communication Traps with Davina Stanley
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Clarity First Founder, Davina Stanley, to discuss the 5 biggest communication traps. Davina goes into these in detail and h...
#55 The Biggest Finance Leader Challenges
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The GrowCFO Show Dan Wells and Kevin Appleby discuss the 9 biggest challenges faced by finance leaders and what you can do to addre...
#54 Storytelling and the CFO with Susana Serrano-Davey
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by GrowCFO mentor, Susana Serrano-Davey, to discuss storytelling and how it is useful in the CFO role. Where does stor...
#53 Fast Track Your Personal Development Plan
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a big gap between the skills and competencies you need as CFO to those you have as Head of Finance. The GrowCFO competency framework provides ...
#52 GrowCFO’s Finance leader support Forums
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by GrowCFO's Founder and CEO Dan Wells to discuss the launch of GrowCFO's Finance leader support Forum. Finance leader ...
#51 How to present with confidence with Ian Kaye
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Ian Kaye, CFO and executive coach, to discuss how to present with confidence and how to improve confidence. What is...
#50 Becoming a CFO to fast growth startups with Andrew Tapson
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Andrew Tapson, experienced portfolio CFO, to talk about becoming a CFO to fast growth startups. How did you start b...
#49 My fast track to CFO with Paul Marchant
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Paul Marchant to discuss his fast track to CFO at the Rail Safety & Standards Board. Where did the fast track to CF...
#48 How to approach transfer pricing with David Tuck
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by consultant, David Tuck, to explore how to set a transfer price. He also looks at transfer pricing advice and how effective ...
#47 How to give feedback properly with Susana Serrano-Davey
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined d GrowCFO mentor, Susana Serrano-Davey, to discuss how to give feedback properly. How do you start preparing a manager to ...
#46 Dealing with difficult conversations with Tony Shafar
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Tony Shafar to discuss dealing with difficult conversations and how you can make them less difficult. Why do people...
#45 Reporting for a SaaS business with David Appel
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by David Appel from Sage Intacct to discuss reporting for a SaaS business. 5 Stages of SaaS business growth David A...
#44 Finance systems survey 2021 with Chris Tredwell
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Appleby is joined by Chris Tredwell to discuss this years GrowCFO finance systems survey and how the results will help them structure future ses...
#43 What is the CFO’s role in Business Change?
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Change is an important part of the CFO role. Change is a big part of a transaction, a business restructure or a systems implementation. The CFO is inv...
#42 The Relationship Between CFO and CEO with Richard Medcalf
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The CFO and CEO's roles have an important relationship. On this episode of the GrowCFO Show Kevin Appleby looks closer at this relationship with Richa...
#41 Using the Right Language with Susana Serrano-Davey
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Great communication is a vital part of the CFO's brief. Using the right language is often the difference between good and great communication. On this...
The CFO, Business and People with Hugh Watchorn
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Watchorn is the latest member of GrowCFO's mentoring team. Hugh brings with him a wealth of experience, and he's passionate about passing it on t...
#39 How to be more assertive with Catherine Clark
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GrowCFO mentor Catherine Clark often finds assertiveness to be an issue when she is helping aspiring and new CFOs. She tells Kevin Appleby why that is...
#38 Technology Driving Culture in Finance with Mike Whitmire
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Whitmire is CEO and founder of FloQast. He's based in Los Angeles and is a CPA turned Entrepreneur. Mike loves building software that helps accou...
#37 CFO Programme Overview with Dan Wells
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel that you are delivering your full potential within your finance leader role? During this week's episode of The GrowCFO Show, I talk to Gr...
#36 What Does an Insolvency Practitioner do? With Iain Nairn
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iain Nairn is an experienced insolvency practitioner. In this episode of the GrowCFO Show I chatted to Iain about the role of the insolvency practitio...
#35 How to Create More Thinking Time with Catherine Clark
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Clark leads GrowCFO's mentoring team. One thing Catherine discusses regularly with her CFO mentees is how to create more thinking time. Find...
#34 What Makes a Good Finance Leader? With Susana Serrano-Davey
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Susana Serrano-Davey is an experienced finance leader, mentor and coach. She even ran her own business for a while. Susana is joining the mentoring te...
#33 What Does a Corporate Finance Advisor Do? With Abu Ali
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abu Ali is a partner in a Newcastle based corporate finance boutique, WilliamsAli. He provides strategic M&A and funding advice to business owners a...
#32 The Future of the High Street with Ajmal Mian
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ajmal Mian and Kevin Appleby discuss the future of the high street and the impact this will have on the CFO on the GrowCFO show
#31 How to Make a Difference in a New CFO Role
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul McKoen is a very experienced CFO. His career has given him experience in a number of industries and includes just about every aspect of the CFO ...
#30 CFO Competency Framework with Dan Wells
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GrowCFO has created a CFO Competency Framework that covers the key skills required to become an effective finance leader. This is rapidly becoming t...
#29 Digital Finance with Tanbir Jasimuddin
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tanbir Jasimuddin shares his experience with digital finance. Tanbir and his team at family law firm Vardags have recently won an award. Transformer o...
#28 Business turnaround with Baz Bedrossian
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many businesses have struggled during the past 12 months and need to adapt to ever-changing circumstances. This may require significant adjustments ...
#27 Launching GrowCFO’s 2021 Finance Systems Survey
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GrowCFO are launching our 2021 finance systems survey to share technology insights from your community. This will help finance leaders to embed techn...
#26 How to Improve Your Soft Skills with Catherine Clark
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows that soft skills contribute towards 80% of your career achievements. Despite this, most people prioritise developing hard skills and ...
#25 Networking on LinkedIn with Mark Lee
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Lee has been described as the most networked accountant in the UK. Who better to talk to about building your professional network?! Networking on...
#24 Surviving Lockdown 3 with Russell Thackeray
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Surviving lockdown was an issue raised in the last GrowCFO Situation Room networking group. I asked resilience specialist Russell Thackeray for some a...
#23 What is GrowCFO all about? Find out more
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We publish the GrowCFO Show podcast every week, but its only a small part of GrowCFO. In this week's show we take a look at how you, the finance leade...
#22 Boards with Patrick Dunne
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a GrowCFO member you will most likely have come across Patrick Dunne already. When is comes to boards, and how they work, Patrick is pretty...
#21 The Hidden Job Market with Tony Talbot
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Talbot is an experienced headhunter turned podcaster. He's the host of the Career Move Secrets podcast and he joins me on The GrowCFO Show to tal...
Future CFO Programme with Dan Wells
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is 2021 the year you aim to take on the top finance job? If so the Future CFO Programme can help you get there. Dan Wells, founder of GrowCFO explains...
#19 How to Achieve Your Objectives with Mark Channon
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're all back at work after the festive break, refreshed and ready for whatever challenges 2021 will bring. Did you set yourself any new goals for 20...
#18 Goal Setting with Catherine Clark
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Goal setting is something that should be very personal. As you move to senior finance roles you need to take charge of your own destiny. You set your ...
#17 Review Your Finance Team with Andrew Waters
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 2020 you may well find yourself reviewing your finance team. Its been a very unusual year. A test of character. Some of your team may ha...
#16 Investor Communications with Andrew Seski
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast we talk about investor communications. Investor communications are an ever more demanding responsibility for the CFO. We take a...
#15 Imposter Syndrome and the CFO with Catherine Clark
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Clark joins the GrowCFO to talk about imposter syndrome. Its a problem that Catherine encounters with lots of her mentees. Its something qui...
#14 Create a finance function blueprint with Matt Benaron
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You are a newly appointed CFO. You need to take a view of whether your finance function and the finances systems you use are appropriate. Matt Benaron...
#13 How to Lead Finance Transformation with Hannah Munro
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Munro is managing director of Itassolutions and host of CFO 4.0 Podcast. Hannah has over 10 years experience helping CFOs drive finance transfo...
#12 CFO Mindset With Tony Shafar
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I explore the CFO mindset with Tony Shafar. Tony is an executive coach. He coaches business leaders and in particular people in senior finance r...
#11 How to Stay Resilient in Your First CFO Role
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your first CFO role will involve a big step change in responsibility and take you right to the edge of your comfort zone and beyond. You need to stay ...
#10 7 ways to become a CFO with Dan Wells
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are many different ways to become a CFO. In this episode of the GrowCFO Show Kevin Appleby explores the seven main routes to that top job with G...
#9 Add then Multiply with David B Horne
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David B Horne is a CFO who has written a best selling business book, "Add then Multiply". The book describes his FACE methodology for growing and exit...
#8 Profitable business growth with Justin Leigh
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Leigh from focus4growth joins the GrowCFO Show to discuss the CFO's role in supporting profitable business growth. We look at the Psychology, s...
#7 Securing Your First CFO Role with Andrew Waters
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Waters has been involved in finance search and recruitment for the last 15 years. He's recruited quite a number of CFO roles. So when it comes ...
#6 Women Finance Leaders with Helen Cowan
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Cowan runs The Tall Wall, a coaching company that specialises in coaching ladies in senior leadership roles. Helen also leads the Women Finance ...
#5 Mentoring for CFOs with Catherine Clark
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Clark is this week's guest on the GrowCFO Show. Catherine provides mentoring for CFOs and is part of GrowCFO's own mentoring team. We discus...
#4 Finance Systems Survey with Dan Wells
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2020 GrowCFO undertook a major finance systems survey. Dan Wells surveyed the entire GrowCFO membership, so the survey combines the experienc...
#3 Becoming a Portfolio CFO with Stuart Trood
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Trood is a portfolio CFO. He undertakes the CFO role for a number of different clients, each on a part time basis. We caught up with Stuart to ...
#2 Future of the Finance Function with Chris Tredwell
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's GrowCFO Show guest is Chris Tredwell. Chris runs the Future of the Finance Function topic in GrowCFO. Chris hosts a regular weekly live se...
#1 Introducing The GrowCFO Show
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of the GrowCFO Show. In this episode Kevin Appleby chats to GrowCFO founder, Dan Wells, about why he left the "big 4...