005: How Propane Became a Gateway to Growth, Randy Thompson, CEO, Thompson Gas

http://traffic.libsyn.com/middlemarketthoughtleader/MMTL_005_w_INT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download When Randy Thompson began running the family business a little more than 20 years ago, ThompsonGas had just one store, three delivery trucks, and eight employees serving three states. Today, the middle-market firm has more than 51 branch locations and 350 employees serving 12 states. Join us as Randy […]

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004: Using Client Outcomes, Not Revenue, To Measure Success, Joel Basgal, CEO Geneca

http://traffic.libsyn.com/middlemarketthoughtleader/MMTL_004_w_INT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Geneca CEO Joel Basgal likes to tell his software firm’s customers that they’re in the software business these days. Whether they’re florist giant FTD, Inc., movie rental upstart Redbox, or Blue Cross/Blue Shield, when it comes to attracting customers, partnering with suppliers, and employees interacting both internally […]

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134: ASK ETHAN: Advancing FP&A Best Practices with the Cloud

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cfothoughtleader/134_w_BL.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ever wonder how the cloud is impacting FP&A best practices? Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, discusses how companies can benefit from running company models and forecasts from the cloud. Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain bogged down in the trenches using spreadsheets to accomplish complex […]

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132: Optimizing Your Firm’s Organizational Alignment, Jay Roberts, CFO, AdvantEdge

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cfothoughtleader/132_w_BL.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download What do you do as the newly hired CFO when you find that your finance department is highly centralized, and without the technology solutions needed to support the company and its clients along the front lines? Join Jay Roberts as he explains how he realigned AvantEdge’s financial […]

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003: At Radco, Perfomance is Always Fluid, Mike Damiani, CEO, Radco Industries

http://traffic.libsyn.com/middlemarketthoughtleader/MMTL_003_w_INT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Long before the U.S. military became the largest end user of its performance fluids, Radco had established itself in the early 1970s as a recycler — rather than producer — of specialty fluids. Join us as Mike Damiani tells us of his plans to grow this middle-market manufacturer of […]

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002: The Serial Disrupter, David Morken, CEO, Bandwidth.com

http://traffic.libsyn.com/middlemarketthoughtleader/MMTL_002_w_INT.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download How can a middle-market telecom provider compete successfully against industry giants such as Verizon and AT&T? Join us as David Morken explains how Bandwidth.com’s two operating divisions, Republic Wireless and Bandwidth Business Solutions, are growing remarkable value from mobile and IP networks. Sponsor Intacct: Did you know […]

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131: ASK ETHAN: Adopting Driver-Based Models

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cfothoughtleader/131_w_BL.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Is your organization leveraging a driver-based model? Join us as Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, once more tackles our questions to supply you with answers and a new mindset designed to help empower your finance organization to look. Sponsor BlackLine Does your finance department remain […]

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You Need to Sell Your Business in 2015. Here’s why.

Over the course of this past year, we in the middle market heard a near-constant refrain: this is the year to sell. And for many people, that was true. At a macro level, the economic outlook was positive, unemployment figures finally appeared to be cheerier, and interest rates were low. Things looked particularly bright for […]

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The M&A Blueprint: Three Keys to Executing a Successful Integration

Year after year, companies continue to do acquisitions despite data that suggests a majority of deals fail to realize their expected value. Although I believe the percentage of failures may be over-stated, we can certainly do better. While there are ideas on how to solve tactical issues - poor diligence, over-valuing synergies, failure to address […]

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How to Sharpen Your Market Focus with Long-Term Planning

http://traffic.libsyn.com/cfothoughtleader/118_W_BL.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download What does long term planning mean to your finance team? Join us as Ethan Carlson, CEO of Carlson Management Consulting, once more tackles our questions to supply you with answers and a new mindset designed to help empower your finance organization to look ahead.   The following […]

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