#84 My Journey to CFO in the Entertainment Industry with Retired CFO, Richard Haywood
Richard Haywood left school at 18 and started work as a trainee accountant in a manufacturing business. He studied for the ACCA qualification on day-release.
GrowCFO Show
The Podcast for Finance Leaders
The GrowCFO Show brings you something topical to listen to each week. As with everything in GrowCFO, we want the content to be driven by you, so drop over to the community and chat to us about what you want to hear about. Kevin Appleby is the regular host of the GrowCFO show, and Kevin is always open to ideas and suggestions.
#83 My Journey to CFO in a Single Organisation with Portfolio CFO, Tony Fossey
Many people gain experience by changing jobs and moving between organisations. Tony Fossey took the opposite approach and forged his early career rising through the
#82 My Journey to CFO via Sales and Management Consultancy with Manu Gupta, CFO at GridDuck
Manu Gupta has acted as CFO of several high growth businesses including MyDrive Solutions, GridDuck, and Brisk. He shares his unusual journey to his first
#81 My Journey to CFO via IT Director and CEO with Julian O’Neill, CFO at Ardent Hire Solutions
It’s a very small world. As guest Julian O’Neill and host, Kevin Appleby discovered in the first few minutes of the episode. 20 years ago
#80 How to Manage Conflict with Susana Serrano-Davey, Mentor at GrowCFO
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,
#79 Finance for Non-Finance Leaders with Asif Ahmed, Co-Founder, The Finance Department and Acclivity Advisors
As a finance professional, you are often required to provide financial information to people who are not finance professionals. This can be a challenge. It
#78 CFOs Supporting Each Other with Chris Fry, Group CFO at SISTER
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”;
#77 Balancing the Relationship With Your Boss with Susana Serrano-Davey
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
#76 What’s Happening in FP&A with Paul Barnhurst, The FP&A Guy
As a finance leader, you are constantly juggling responsibilities between financial and non-financial analysis. On one hand, you need to make sure the company is
#75 How to Manage Your Workload with Helene Brichet Herbinet
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
#74 Communicating With Different Personality Types with Merrick Rosenberg, CEO of Take Flight Learning
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
#73 What’s Wrong with the P&L Account with Susana Serrano-Davey
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
#72 Are you Ready to be a CFO? with Dan Wells Founder of GrowCFO
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
#71 Mentoring with Strengthsfinder with Jim Brophy
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
#70 How to Run an Event for Your Finance Team with Paul Maltby Author of The Fearless Facilitator
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
