966: The Billionaire's Apprentice | Michael Perica, CFO, Rimini Street
CFO Michael Perica’s career journey began with an opportunity to work as a junior analyst for a national capital markets firm, where he would find a billionaire mentor. According to Perica, his associ...
17 Jan 202444min
965: Removing Complexity for Strategic Success | Emma Brown, CFO, Medius
For Emma Brown, it was as though she had just removed the sword from the fabled stone, a moment that would challenge the inclination to persistently question her own judgment when it came to business....
14 Jan 202455min
964: Leveraging AI to Achieve Durable Growth | Luigi Testa, CFO, LinkSquares
Four years ago, when Luigi Testa first joined LinkSquares as CFO, the Boston-area tech firm employed roughly 40 people. Today, with nearly 400 employees, the company is concerned less with growth and ...
10 Jan 202449min
963: How a Biotech Disrupter Is De-risking R&D | Jamey Mock, CFO, Moderna
It's no secret that Moderna's R&D efforts have expanded well beyond the realm of COVID-19. CFO Jamey Mock tells us that today the company has more than 40 drugs in its pipeline, with targets such as r...
7 Jan 202443min
962: Stay Calm And Carry On | Brandon Nussey, CFO, Coveo
More than any other human quality or characteristic, Brandon Nussey is known for his calm demeanor—or so Coveo’s finance leader tells us near the end of our discussion.It’s an observation that we’re n...
3 Jan 202444min
Seeding Organizational Ownership - A Planning Aces Episode
Planning Aces Hosts Brett Knowles and Jack Sweeney discuss how AI's integration into FP&A is still in early stages, with many teams 'dabbling' in AI rather than regularly employing it. However, its us...
31 Dec 202338min
Bonus Replay: Your Company’s Value Proposition | James Moylan, CFO, Ciena
Jim Moylan is perhaps our first CFO guest to list the leasing of oil rigs as one of the experiences that best prepared him for a CFO role. Of course, he makes it clear that the experience is worthy of...
27 Dec 202345min
Bonus Replay: Understanding Your Customer From the Inside Out | Jason Quinn, CFO, Vendr
When Jason Quinn landed in Europe back in 2008, he was the youngest of five American expats being deployed by digital disrupter SMB printer Vistaprint of Boston, Mass. For the next 5 years, Quinn woul...
24 Dec 202352min
