Peter Mckenzie is The C-Suite Coach. He helps busy senior leaders regain energy and focus, increase impact and reach peak performance. Peter is the latest member of the GrowCFO mentoring team. Based in Barcelona Spain, Peter is the general manager of Anticipa Real Estate. He joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO show. Peter discussed his background in finance and how he transitioned to general management and became a coach and keynote speaker. Peter worked in auditing for three years before taking a sabbatical to learn Spanish and become an English teacher in Spain. He later returned to the finan ..read more

Isaac Strulowitz is the CFO of CoVenture. Isaac joins Kevin Appleby on this episode of the GrowCFO Show to talk about how Isaac and his team at CoVenture were affected by the recent banking crisis and the things they put in place to manage the financial risks they were presented with. Their approach to risk management in general has changed as a result, and Isaac provides some great advice on managing risk for other finance leaders to take note of. Summary Isaac talked about his career path and how he became a CFO. He also discussed the challenges he faced in his new role and how he learned al ..read more

Kevin Appleby chats with GrowCFO mentor Susana Serrano-Davey and finds out how to win your next finance job. Susana provides 5 great strategies to help you win at your next finance job interview. Finance job interviews can be difficult for a number of reasons. Here are some factors that can make a finance job interview challenging: Technical Knowledge: Finance is a complex and technical field, and many finance job interviews will require candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of financial concepts, tools, and techniques. This can be challenging for candidates who don’t have a strong backgr ..read more

Author, speaker and leadership coach Myles Downey joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show. Kevin and Myles discuss how to empower your finance team. Myles is a thought leader and entrepreneur in the world of performance, learning and coaching. He is recognised as one of Europe’s leading business performance coaches with extensive experience spanning over twenty-five years. Myles is a global authority on performance, coaching and leadership. He is the author of several coaching books such as Effective Modern Coaching. A lifelong tennis player, Myles says tennis has been instrumental in shaping ..read more

How well documented are your finance processes? In many companies, the answer is not particularly well and there is far too much reliance on knowledge in the heads of key members of the team. This leads to all sorts of problems when it comes to improving the process or bringing in new team members. Kevin Appleby chats to Alexis Kingsbury, co-founder of AirManual. Alexis founded AirManual to solve exactly this sort of problem and it forms a simple cloud-based solution that can be implemented quickly and simply. Documenting your finance processes is important for several reasons: Streamlining O ..read more

Richard Nugent is the founder and MD of TwentyOne Leadership. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with some of the world’s biggest and best-known organisations. He helps fast-paced organisations build their capability and capacity for change. His typical clients are executive teams in the FTSE Top 250 type businesses that are about to grow or change their strategic direction. Richard’s research and experience have led him to create unique and practical approaches to organisational and cultural change. He is particularly passionate about challenging clients to align their strategy, culture an ..read more

Ashley Vukovits, the newest member of the GrowCFO mentoring team, joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show to discuss her career and her passion for mentoring the next generation of Finance Leaders. Ashley is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Besides mentoring, Ashley Vukovits is currently managing director of Liftbridge CXO. Liftbridge CXO specialises in placing fractional CFOs in start-up to scale-up stage technology companies helping them to the next level of growth. Ashley is a board and advisory board member, consultant and angel investor. She utilises her expertise in financial matters, str ..read more

James Bannon and Suraj Tirupati from Startup Blueprint join Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show and discuss the problems of finding funding for fast-growing startups. James and Suraj both work in the fundraising area and are podcasters at Startup Blueprint. They share insights for founders and finance leaders looking for start-up funding. They connect businesses looking for an investment with an investor network. On top of that, they create materials that help founders create pitch decks to help them fundraise. Finding funding for fast growing startups can be a challenging task. However, there a ..read more

Andy Cristin is a fractional CFO and author of the book “The Profit Mindset: Know your numbers, plan ahead, grow your business”. Andy started his career in Booker, an organisation famous as a cash and carry and for the Booker Prize. Subsequently, he honed his skills with involvement in a number of startups and smaller businesses. He now operates as a “virtual finance director”. The Profit Mindset was shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2020 and is an Amazon No. 1 bestseller. In The Profit Mindset, Andy Cristin asks: Is your business delivering everything you want it to achieve? Does it ha ..read more

David B Horne joins Kevin Appleby on this week’s #growcfoshow to discuss his book Funded Female Founders: How to traverse the uneven playing field and secure funding to grow your business. The share of funding secured by female founders is unfairly and disproportionately low. A state of affairs that has remained unchanged for many years despite advances made in other areas of gender equality in business. The truth is that there is clear and consistent bias against female founders. We discuss the extent of the problem of all female teams being rejected for funding and examine the root causes. D ..read more