1069: Driving Value Through Agile Finance Leadership | Lior Maza, CFO, Priority Software
Early in his career, Lior Maza chose to immerse himself in smaller, venture-backed startups instead of large enterprises—a move that exposed him to an array of responsibilities, from fundraising, recr...
5 Feb 202556min
1068: The CFO Advantage in the Boardroom: Strategy, M&A, and IPO Readiness | Bill Korn, CFO-Emeritus
Bill Korn approaches board leadership with the same strategic, forward-thinking mindset that defined his CFO career. He believes a board member's role extends beyond governance to actively supporting ...
2 Feb 20251h 9min
Controllers Classified: Erik Zhou sits down with Bloomerang’s Jeff Arensman
In this episode of Controllers Classified, host Erik Zhou sits down with Jeff Arensman, Controller at Bloomerang, to cover two important topics: building a finance function from scratch and the role o...
31 Jan 202542min
1067: The Power of Storytelling in Scaling Businesses | Matt Collis, CFO, PairSoft
For Matt Collis, CFO of PairSoft, storytelling is more than a skill—it’s a strategic tool for aligning teams and scaling businesses. Whether leading acquisitions or guiding cross-functional teams, Col...
29 Jan 202547min
1066: How Language Barriers and Data Shortfalls Propelled a Life in Numbers | Cosmin Pitigoi, CFO, Flywire
Arriving at a high school in Cape Town, South Africa, without speaking English, Cosmin Pitigoi faced an immediate communication challenge. Yet he refused to be deterred, immersing himself in language ...
26 Jan 202559min
1065: The Accidental CFO: From Entrepreneurial Leader to the CFO Office | Stacy Tumarkin, CFO, Kubecost
Stacy Tumarkin unexpectedly found herself stepping into the CFO seat—twice—earning the moniker “The Accidental CFO.” Early in her career, she worked at a hedge fund, diving headfirst into uncharted re...
22 Jan 202545min
1064: Cybersecurity, AI, and the Evolving Finance Frontier | Russ Keefe, CFO, Corelight
Back in the mid 1990s–when Russ Keefe decided it was time for a career pivot–he got behind the wheel. With a Jeep packed full of his belongings, he drove from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, fathe...
19 Jan 202557min
1063: From Banking to Building: One Leader’s Shift to Operations | Eugene Wong, CFO, Clara Analytics
It was shortly after Eugene Wong exited the banking world to advance into a senior operations role that he realized the importance of a holistic view. At one meeting, he uncovered a disconnect between...
15 Jan 202552min
