Are You a CFO, or is Your Goal to Become a CFO? – Get a Mentor or Coach!  “You wouldn't advise the CEO to proceed without a strategic plan, why should you?” ~ Stuart Pasternak, Toronto Regional Director, CFOLC In the competitive world of C-Suit talent and high-value positions, it’s a different game. The average tenure of a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) is 3-4 years and the role is continually changing. Any career or job transition requires a creative, well-thought-out plan that leverages your strengths, gets you noticed and is flawlessly executed. You’ve worked hard to get to where you

Acquisition Strategy & Value Drivers How to Maximize Your Company's Sale Price "As a CFO, take steps now to increase the value of the business before being ready to sell — whether this will be next year or five years down the road.” ~ Stuart Pasternak, Toronto Regional Director, CFOLC Many entrepreneurs/owners’ managers (OM) have or should have a succession plan or exit strategy when it comes to their business. For many, the eventual goal is a liquidity event such as to sell the company either wholly or partially to generate funds to support their desired retirement or to cash

CFO Leadership Council, together with Host Analytics announce livestream event! Join CFOLC and Host Analytics as we bring the entire CFOLC community together across North America for an impactful virtual hour.  Tim Zue, EVP & CFO of the Boston Red Sox will present live from historical Fenway Park's Dell EMC Club.  The Red Sox have won four championships since 2004 but the team is a mid-sized business that must create a winning experience with every fan interaction.  Tim Zue will share the winning playbook the Red Sox organization has created to leverage data & analytics and translate information into key

Jack McCullough, Founder & President of The CFO Leadership Council releases his first book! The book was written based upon conversations Jack has had recently with dozens of the world’s best chief financial officers.  During these conversations, he discovered several shared traits that elite chief financial officers share, such as strategic thinking, ethical leadership, and more.  The book will benefit both the first-time finance chief as well as those with decades of experience.  Jack fully embraces the CFO Leadership Council’s mission of Empowering CFOsTM and hopes that financial professionals will find his book "Secrets of Rockstar CFOs" empowering as well. To

"The fact is that not a single “flex” building in Southern California charges for parking. So, what is something worth when hundreds of millions of square feet of flex buildings don’t value or charge for parking?" David Marino, EVP, Hughes Marino David Marino, Executive Vice President, Hughes Marino, recently published "Another Tax Increase on Business That You Likely Are Not Prepared For," a critical and timely piece about another impending tax increase-transportation expenses. An excerpt "The federal government has slipped in a new tax increase on businesses that is going to catch financial executives unprepared and in conflict with their auditors

10 Ways An Organization Can Build A World Class Finance Team Advice from Stuart Pasternak, Toronto Regional Director, CFO Leadership Council Today's finance team is no longer a group in the back office, counting the dollars, reporting the numbers and ensuring internal controls are working. The finance team needs to be "WORLD CLASS". What is world class? Simply being the best or standard of excellence to be envied by others. There is no standard to develop a world-class finance function; however, the following steps are a process of achieving the desired result.  “This is not an overnight process, but a journey constraint