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Envisioning a Dealer-Owned Captive Finance Company, Erik Day, CFO, Warren Henry Automotive Group

Few markets can consume luxury brands at a rate faster than Miami, Florida, these days, a fact that has given rise to the Warren Henry Automotive Group, a $350 million firm consisting of seven luxury import dealerships as well as eight other businesses. Join us when CFO Erik Day shares his CFO mind-set and reveals…
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CFO INSIGHT: Chris Lafond, CFO, Intralinks on Finance and Operation (60 seconds)

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Exposing the Path Between Employee Satisfaction and Growth, Matt Fortney, CFO, Group Delphi

It's no secret employee engagement or lack of it has an enormous impact on customer relationships. In fact, managing productivity and employee engagement is one of the biggest challenges business leaders today face. Join us when Matt Fortner, CFO, Group Delphi, reveals his CFO mind-set and explains how measuring employee satisfaction has become a growing…
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ACA Regulation May Have More Bark Than Bite, Raef Lawson, VP Research & Policy, IMA

As businesses overcome implementation hurdles related to the Affordable Care Act, the legislation remains one of the most hotly debated issues in business. Raef Lawson, VP of Research & Policy for the Institute of Management Accountants, shares the findings of a recent IMA member survey that suggests the law may not be as disruptive to…
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ASK ETHAN: The CFO as Storyteller

When it comes to finance leadership, what role does storytelling play in effective communication? Join us as Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, once more tackles our questions to supply you with answers and a new mind-set designed to help advance your leadership. ¤
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Summer Reading: CFO Book Recommendations

“What book would you recommend to aspiring finance leaders?” This is a question we frequently pose to our CFO guests, and we felt that it was about time that we collected a number of the more illuminating responses for your reference shelf. ¤
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Welcome to the Age of Customer-Centric Finance, John Bonney, CFO, FinancialForce.com

What role should finance play when it comes to measuring and improving the customer experience? Join us when John Bonney, CFO, FinancialForce.com, reveals his CFO mind-set and explains why finance organizations must continue to enhance their customer-centric focus. ¤
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Guiding a Clearing House’s Ebb and Flow, Kim McGarry, CFO, Options Clearing Corporation

Ever wonder what it would be like to be CFO of a systemically important financial market utility (SIFMU) or to put it another way an entity deemed "too big to fail." Join us when Kim discusses her CFO mind-set and explains the complexities of being a post-downturn financial market utility.
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Why All Firms Must Become Data Large, Hugh Watchorn, CFO, Bonhams

It wasn't too long ago that Hugh Watchorn thought of big data projects as belonging exclusively to large enterprise firms. No longer. Today the CFO of Bonhams says finance leaders can help unlock big data opportunities for firms of all sizes.
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CFO to CFO: Own Your Growth Model, Portia Kersten, CFO, Skout

What role should a CFO Play in architecting their firm's business model? Join us when Portia Kersten, CFO of Skout, the largest global platform for meeting new people, reveals her CFO mind-set and the steps she has taken to maximize Skout's growth potential.
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