I recently spoke with Anthony Castro of the CFO Leader Podcast about how CFOs can architect and construct better financial models. We also chatted about tips to becoming a better review of financial models prepared by others.
I’ve never been one to enjoy large networking events. For years, I’d gone to conferences, masterminds, fundraisers, and roundtables. And while these in-person meetings and experiences allowed me to meet new people, they rarely facilitated deeper connections.
There are a lot of avoidable problems in the finance field and I’d like to address just a few within the context of financial and business modeling. Maybe you can relate and my bringing attention to them will alleviate or eliminate some of your frustrations.
A few weeks ago, I was a guest speaker for three student groups at Big Ten universities. The young people who participated were hungry — curious about how to navigate their careers, what kind of companies to work with, what finance and FP&A professionals do and the future of the profession.