CFO Bookshelf

Mark Gandy

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The CFO Bookshelf weekly podcast is geared toward global financial leaders who are serious about lifelong learning and reading widely.The show's 200-plus podcast catalog features well-known authors who are experts in finance, pricing, marketing, sales, operations, organizational health, and leadership.Episodes are released weekly, and the host responds to every message he gets about the shows on LinkedIn.

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A Wonderful Career in Crime

How did Charles Cowlam resort to a lifelong career in crime during the Gilded Age?During this fascinating interview, the author of A Wonderful Career Crime accidentally uncovers several fascinating nuggets of U.S. history that would otherwise remain undetected by well-known historians.Frank Garmon shares his favorite stories of Cowlam's life as a fraudster, bigamist, and swindler. He takes us to the origin of how this micro-history came to be in book form. We also learn how the wisdom of crow...

35 min
14 AUG

Strategy for Real Estate Companies

Strategic planning and real estate companies are not word pairings we are used to hearing. However, Charlie Hewlett is changing that mindset.Charlie is the managing director at RCLCO, a company based in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He co-authored Strategy for Real Estate Companies.Our topics include the definition of a real estate company, a short definition of strategic planning, what strategic planning is not, SWOT, POVs, plan lengths, and who should work on the strategy process.

47 min
20 JUL

Is Jay Gould Worth Investigating?

What do you know about Jay Gould's life, and how does he compare to the other robber barons of his day? More importantly, is his life worth examining?Mark discusses Gould's upbringing in this book review, which influenced his desire to be rich. Learn about one of the most significant market corners on Wall Street and the man who helped to create America's economic expansion during the internet era of his day.

24 min
13 JUL

5 Inspiring Books for Financial Leaders

Mark provides five titles in this special CFO Bookshelf episode that inspire and educate. Mark wraps up the show with some financial food for thought - what statement do you present first in a reporting package and why?

19 min
5 JUL

What is a Fractional CFO?

What is a Fractional CFO? That term has become a household name for financial experts who help small business owners in various industries.However, do we have a concise and complete definition for this type of professional services provider?In this special episode, we break down what the fractional CFO is based on their three unique and primary roles to small business owners. We also give the best definition of a CFO you have probably never heard before.

35 min
28 JUN

What is Accounting Leadership?

As I think about our next guest, Jody Grunden, he reminds me of the successful business leader who Mixergy's Andrew Warner should feature. Jody co-founded Summit CPA Group in the early 2000s and decided to focus on financial leadership instead of offering the conventional services many small firms provided.This discussion addresses the accounting shortage, effective accountants, and why accounting professionals have nothing to fear about AI technologies.

60 min
21 JUN

Ramping Up Your Excel Skills

When did you start using Excel, and how did you learn it?Jeff Lenning is the founder of Excel University, and he joins us to discuss the biggest mistakes he sees in Excel workbooks, the differences between formal and informal training, and why both are critical.We also walked down memory lane, discussing when we started using Excel and some of our favorite functions inside this powerful application.Finally, we tip our cap to two very famous Excel MVPs and why we do so.

42 min
14 JUN

The Aliveness Mindset

What would you be willing to do to feel alive in your work every day? Jack Craven asks executives from all walks of life this question.Jack is the author of Aliveness Mindset: Lead and Live with More Passion, Purpose, and Joy. His book includes more than a dozen tools and frameworks for starting the journey of aliveness.Some topics we hit in this conversation include where aliveness starts, David Robsen's expectation effect, the actual vs. the ideal self, anchoring mindsets, accelerance, and ...

43 min

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The CFO Bookshelf weekly podcast is geared toward global financial leaders who are serious about lifelong learning and reading widely.The show's 200-plus podcast catalog features well-known authors who are experts in finance, pricing, marketing, sales, operations, organizational health, and leadership.Episodes are released weekly, and the host responds to every message he gets about the shows on LinkedIn.

Creator

Mark Gandy
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

223
Rating

Clean
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CFO Bookshelf

CFO Bookshelf

A Wonderful Career in Crime

Strategy for Real Estate Companies

Is Jay Gould Worth Investigating?

5 Inspiring Books for Financial Leaders

What is a Fractional CFO?

What is Accounting Leadership?

Ramping Up Your Excel Skills

The Aliveness Mindset

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