Best Paul Testa Podcasts (2024)

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#179 Transforming the Finance Function with Anthony Perrozzi, Finance Transformation Advisor at FT20M 34:16

3d ago34:16

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Anthony Perrozi is an independent finance transformation advisor, author and coach. Anthony shares his vast experience and practical insights on how finance teams can evolve from mere reporters of results to crucial drivers of business value. He stresses the importance of mindset in transforming finance teams and lays out how to establish a project…

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#178 Remote Working: Handling The Compliance Issues with John Lee CEO at Work From Anywhere 27:28

10d ago27:28

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Remote working is becoming ever more popular. Besides the trend of working from home, existing workers may want to move to other countries, either for a short period or long term, and the business may want to take advantage of the skills pool available by recruiting further afield. While there are many advantages of remote work, it also opens up ne…

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#177 How to Value Your Business with Tim Merryweather Former CFO at 10x Investments 27:44

17d ago27:44

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Tim Merryweather joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show ahead of a Webinar in April about how to value your business. Tim is an experienced CFO. He describes his career journey, including working in London, Singapore, and the Middle East, and highlights his practical experience in valuing and acquiring businesses. Tim and Kevin discussed Tim’s ear…

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#176 Scaling FP&A Navigating an Acquisition with the Virgin Media O2 FP&A Team 36:14

24d ago36:14

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In the final part of the series on scaling FP&A, Catherine Marks brings together her old team from Virgin Media O2 to discuss the merger of the two organisations and what this meant for the finance teams within each merged company. Regular podcast host Kevin Appleby chats with Catherine, formerly Head of Group FP&A at Virgin Media O2 and now FP&A a…

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#175 Scaling FP&A 2 Choosing the right FP&A tools with Paul Barnhurst and Catherine Marks 35:30

1M ago35:30

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In the second of a 3 part series on scaling your FP&A capability, Paul Barnhurst, the FP&A Guy, and Catherine Marks, head of FP&A and team training at GrowCFO, join Kevin Appleby to discuss FP&A tools. They discuss scaling finance operations with a focus on infrastructure and choosing the right FP&A tools for growing organizations. Paul is a Financ…

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#174 Scaling FP&A 1 Building Your FP&A Team with Jane Riley and Catherine Marks 37:37

1M ago37:37

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In the first of a 3 part series on scaling your FP&A capabilities, we’re looking at developing the FP&A team. GrowCFO Show host Kevin Appleby is joined by Jane Riley, Director at executive recruitment specialist Zanda, and Catherine Marks FP&A lead at GrowCFO. Catherine and Jane discuss building a scalable FP&A team to support rapid business growth…

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#173 Lessons Learned From Navigating a $100m Fundraise with Luigi Testa CFO at LinkSquares 35:15

1M ago35:15

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Luigi Testa, CFO at LinkSquares joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show to share his journey growing LinkSquares from a small company with $2m revenue, through a $100m fundraise, to one with 100% revenue growth in recent years. LinkSquares helps legal teams automate tasks for more efficient work. Luigi discusses navigating business growth through t…

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Sal Polisi On Being In Prison With Mob Underbosses Larry Zannino & Gerry Langella 31:44

2M ago31:44

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Today we continue our series named Mafia Row. Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and being in there with Gerry Langella & Ilario Zannino. Both of these mobsters would go on to become underbosses in different families. Gerry Langella was wi…

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Sal Polisi On Meeting Mob Stars In The Philly Mafia Philip Testa, Salvatore Testa, & Harry Riccobene 37:28

2M ago37:28

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Today we continue our new series named Mafia Row. Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and meeting members of the Philadelphia Mafia. The Philly mobsters Sal met where Philip “The Chicken Man” Testa, Salvatore Testa, and Harry "The Hunchback…

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Sal Polisi On Being In Prison With Many Purple Gang Members | Gangsters Turned Into Mobsters | 39:25

2M ago39:25

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Today we continue our new series named Mafia Row. Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and meeting many members of the purple gang! The purple gang was a gang of mafia associates that would go on to join different families in the mafia and b…

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Sal Polisi On Being In Prison With Tommy DeSimone, Angelo Ruggiero, & Henry Hill | John Gotti | 38:54

2M ago38:54

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Today we continue our new series named Mafia Row. Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and being in there with Angelo Ruggiero, Henry Hill, & Tommy DeSimone. During this time Sal was very angry with Tommy about killing his best friend Foxy. …

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#172 How to Plan a Fundraise with Ashley Vukovits on the GrowCFO Show 25:23

2M ago25:23

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Ashley Vukovits, joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show ahead of the March GrowCFO Best Practice Accelerator that will give you practical tools and advice to plan a fundraise. She will be the guest in the first of three workshops in the accelerator. Ashley is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and is currently managing director of Liftbridge CXO. Lift…

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#171 What’s in Store for Fintech in 2024 with Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase 35:19

2M ago35:19

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Aneal Vallurupalli is a young CFO making a big impact. His career progression is remarkable, moving from investment banking to CFO roles at various companies, including his current role as CFO at Airbase. Aneal joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show to talk about the state of Fintech in 2024. Airbase is revolutionizing finance by streamlining comp…

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#170 How to Get Started With AI in Finance with Nicolas Boucher 36:57

2M ago36:57

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Nicolas Boucher joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO show and shares his experience implementing AI in finance. Nicolas teaches people how to get started with AI in finance, and this is the focus of the conversation. He discussed many ways of using ChatGPT as an assistant rather than just a search engine. Nicolas discussed how to structure prompts to…

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#169 What’s Happening in AI for Finance with Adam Shilton 38:41

2M ago38:41

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In part 2 of the three-part mini-series on AI for finance, Adam Shilton returns to the GrowCFO show. A year ago, Adam spoke to Kevin Appleby about what's likely to happen in tech for finance in 2023. 12 months on, they repeat the conversation, but for 2024, the focus is very much on AI.Adam is the founder and podcast host at Tech for Finance and a …

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#168 The CFO Putting Strategy into Action with Multi-Award Winning Author Thomas D. Zweifel 34:59

3M ago34:59

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Kevin Appleby interviews Thomas Zweifel about his career as an author and consultant. Thomas explains that he writes books based on mistakes he has made working with clients in different cultures and industries so that others can learn from his experiences. Thomas is an award-winning author. Some of the books he mentioned writing include Culture Cl…

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Sal Polisi On Meeting The Funniest Mobster Louis “FAT GIGI” Inglese | Purple Gang | Drug Dealer | 37:56

3M ago37:56

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Today we continue our new series on Sal going to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and meeting Louis Inglese “Fat Gigi”. Louis was with the Lucchese Crime Family. Louis was portrayed in the movie Bronx Tale. That shows you how much of a charter he wa…

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Sal Polisi On Being In Prison With Paul Vario, Johnny Dio, & Joe Armone | Angelo Ruggiero | 46:29

3M ago46:29

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Welcome back to A Lifetime Of Mafia Tales! Today we start a new series to talk about! Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss how Sal got sent to prison and who he ran into. We mainly cover the 3 mobsters that we’re running the “Mafia Row” cell block. Their names …

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SAL POLISI On TOMMY DESIMONE Being JEALOUS Of Him! | Goodfellas | Henry Hill | John Gotti | 33:12

3M ago33:12

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Sal shares a couple of stories about Tommy DeSimone being jealous of Him. Sal details a watch heist he did with some other mobsters and Tommy not being invited. Tommy wasn’t happy. Mentioned in this heist story are John Gotti, Gene Gotti, Dominick Caltdo, Foxy, Big Funzi, and More. Many People that follow the mafia know who Tommy DeSimone was. He w…

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Sal Polisi On Being In Prison With Vinny Aloi & Allie Boy Persico | Carmine Persico | Colombo Wars | 38:56

3M ago38:56

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Today we continue our new series named Mafia Row. Sal went to Lewisburg prison in 1974. He met mobsters from all kinds of different crime families. In today’s video we discuss Sal going to prison and meeting Alphonse “Allie Boy” Persico who was the brother of Carmine Persico. The Boss of the Colombo Carmine Family. We also talk about him meeting Vi…

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#167 How to Execute Your Business Strategy with Tom Ricca-McCarthy 35:34

3M ago35:34

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Tom Ricca-McCarthy, CO-Founder and CEO of Lucidity joins Kevin Appleby to talk about how to execute your business strategy. Kevin and Tom discuss executing business strategy and the challenges involved. Tom explained that while formulating strategy is relatively easy, execution is the difficult part where a strategy needs to be translated into clea…

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#166 How is AI Affecting the CFO with Isaac Heller, CEO at Trullion 35:40

3M ago35:40

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In the first of a 3 part mini-series about AI in finance, Isaac Heller, CEO of Trullion, joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO show. Isaac describes himself as a proud Texan. Following a sabbatical in 2019, he started a side project, SMRT, that became a Saas startup, Trullion. Trullion is a next-gen technology company building a single source of truth…

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#165 How to Upskill Your Finance Team with Marlo Lyons 33:08

3M ago33:08

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Finance teams are changing rapidly. AI and digital transformation are removing many traditional accounting roles, and the modern finance team needs to learn new skills. But how do you upskill your finance team?Award-winning author, executive coach and HR professional Marlo Lyons joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show to specifically answer the que…

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#164 How to Improve Your FP&A Skills with Christian Wattig Founder at FP&A Prep 33:37

4M ago33:37

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Christian Wattig joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show. Christian runs the FP&A boot camp in the USA and is the founder of FP&A Prep. FP&A skills are in greater demand than ever. Kevin and Christian explored how to improve your FP&A skills. Christian discussed his background growing up in Germany and working for large consumer goods companies lik…

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SAL POLISI On JOE MASSINO & The Fail Hit They Did | Joe Pistone | Sonny Black | 41:21

4M ago41:21

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Today Sal & I talked about the Bonanno Crime Family Boss Joe Massino. Joe Massino worked his way up in the Bonanno Family from the bottom to the top. His mentor was Philip Rastelli who was the boss at one time and appointed Massino to be next. Joe built the family up very strong and took pride in his work. He was always one step ahead of the feds. …

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Sal Polisi On Andrew Curro Who Was In John Gotti’s Crew & Was A Sick Killer | Charles Carneglia | 39:11

4M ago39:11

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Today Sal & I talked about the 9th mafia hitman he was close to Andrew Curro. Andrew was an associate of the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti. Andrew was another hitman and when he was in the life he did some sick things. Andrew never did become an informant. Andrew was convicted of killing his girlfriend April Ernst. Sal talks about meeting A…

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Sal Polisi - What Roy DeMeo Did To His Family | Michael Franzese | | John Gotti | | Albert DeMeo | 38:10

4M ago38:10

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Today Sal & Adrian talked about the 10th mafia hitman he was close to Roy DeMeo. This is part 2. Roy was a made member of the Gambino Crime Family. Roy was under a capo named Anthony Gaggi. When Roy was on the street his main boss was Paul Castellano and you can say Paul didn’t like Roy. Sal did some criminal business with Roy and we talked about w…

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Sal Polisi On Being Crime Partners With Roy DeMeo | Dominick Montiglio | Tommy DeSimone | 40:51

4M ago40:51

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Today Sal & I talked about the 10th mafia hitman he was close to Roy DeMeo. Roy was a made member of the Gambino Crime Family. Roy was under a capo named Anthony Gaggi. When Roy was on the street his main boss was Paul Castellano and you can say Paul didn’t like Roy. Sal did some criminal business with Roy and we talked about what that was. Roy did…

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#163 How to Assess Your Finance Function with Catherine Marks 32:18

4M ago32:18

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Catherine Marks, former VP of Finance at Depop joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO show. Kevin interviews Catherine about evaluating a finance function and, in particular, her experience applying this to her finance team at Depop. Catherine discusses the 5-step process she used at Depop to do this. She highlights tools like the GrowCFO size of finan…

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#162 Transforming Doubt into Achievement with Susana Serrano-Davey, CFO Mentor at GrowCFO 23:14

4M ago23:14

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Susana Serrano-Davey joins Kevin Appleby to discuss transforming doubt into achievement. Susana shares her experience overcoming self-doubt to write and publish a book. She outlines a 7-step methodology spelled by the letters in ACHIEVE: Aspire Fearlessly, Creatively Express, Hold Back and Wait, Innovatively Organize, Embrace Support, Validate Your…

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#161 The CFO Mentoring the Sales Professional with Declan Tyrell, Google’s CFO Whisperer 27:56

5M ago27:56

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Declan Tyrell, the CFO Whisperer, joins Kevin Appleby on the Grow CFO Show. Declan introduced himself as a former CFO and CFO Whisperer at both Google and Oracle. Someone who helps sales organizations understand finance leaders and position value propositions to inspire CFOs. He coaches sales professionals and runs deal clinics to help close deals.…

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#160 Somebody Has to Be the Best, So Why Not You? With Wassia Kamon 31:16

5M ago31:16

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Wassia Kamon was the guest on episode 118. It's a year since that recording was made. A lot can happen in 12 months. Wassia changed jobs, moved to a different sector, and was promoted in her first three months. She has also risen to fame as an influencer on LinkedIn and has been published in the Wall Street Journal. Somebody has to be the best, so …

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#159 Digital Transformation in the Back Office with Dovid Gurevich CFO at Tynrose 47:02

5M ago47:02

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Dovid Gurevich, CFO at Tynrose joins Kevin Appleby on this week's GrowCFO Show. Dovid shares his unique background, transitioning from engineering to finance roles. He explained how digital transformation requires clean, integrated data accessible in real-time. Dovid recommended HR platforms like Rippling and Paylocity as the core system to build a…

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#158 How to Master Financial Storytelling with Soufyan Hamid, Founder at SouFBP 39:29

5M ago39:29

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Soufyan Hamid, founder and financial storytelling trainer at SouFBP joins Kevin Appleby on the GrowCFO Show. They discuss storytelling in finance presentations.Soufyan started his career in auditing at PwC, then moved to consulting at Deloitte. He realized the importance of storytelling when he became a finance business partner for a telecommunicat…

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Sal Polisi On Peter Zuccaro His Mafia Hitman Friend & His Close Connection To John Gotti 47:44

5M ago47:44

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Today Sal & I talked about the 8th mafia hitman who he was close to Peter “Bud” Zuccaro. Peter started off as an associate of the Bonanno Crime Family then went to the Gambinos. Peter was an associate of the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti. Peter was another hitman and when he was in the life he lived by the mob rules. He would later flip. Pe…

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Sal Polisi Speaks On Mafia Hitman Anthony “Tony Roach” Rampino | John Gotti | Roy DeMeo | 46:17

5M ago46:17

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Today Sal & I talked about the 7th mafia hitman who Sal was close to Anthony Rampino also known as Tony Roach. Tony Roach was an associate of the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti. It is Alleged that Tony was another hitman for none other than John Gotti himself. It is alleged that Tony was involved with murder / kidnapping of Frankie Gotti’s k…

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Sal Polisi On His Crime Partner Jimmy Burke | Henry Hill | Tommy DeSimone | Paul Vario | 53:10

5M ago53:10

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Today Sal and I talk about the 5th mafia hitman he got close to, Jimmy Burke “Jimmy The Gent”. Jimmy was a member of the very powerful Lucchese Crime Family crew under Paul Vario. Jimmy's close associates were Henry Hill and Tommy DeSimone. All these guys were the main mobsters in the movie Goodfellas. Sal talks about doing heists with JImmy Burke …

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Sal Polisi On His Crime Partner Charles Carneglia | John Gotti | John Carneglia | Roy DeMeo | 45:51

5M ago45:51

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Today Sal & I talked about the 6th mafia hitman who was close to Charles Carneglia also known as Charlie Carnig. Charles was a made member of the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti. It is Alleged that Charles was a hitman for none other than John Gotti himself. It is alleged that Charles was involved with murder / kidnapping of Frankie Gotti’s k…

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#157 How to Use Observability to Improve Data Quality with Dan Perez, Head of Finance at EdgeDelta 32:00

5M ago32:00

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Dan Perez, Head of Finance at EdgeDelta joins Kevin Appleby on The GrowCFO Show to discuss observability. EdgeDelta supply observability solutions. Dan explains that observability allows teams to monitor an application's health based on the data it generates, helping them quickly identify issues and their root causes. This is important for meeting …

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#156 How to Avoid Imposter Syndrome in Your Team with Carrie Gallant, Author and Executive Leadership Coach 35:14

6M ago35:14

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Carrie Gallant is a dynamic speaker, author, coach and facilitator; she is a licensed associate of the Impostor Syndrome Institute. In this episode, Carrie discusses imposter syndrome and how it affects finance leaders with Kevin Appleby. Carrie shares how she got into studying imposter syndrome and how it can impact people differently based on gen…

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#155 Winning the 2022 Africa CFO ESG Award with Prudence Muchinouta 33:16

6M ago33:16

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Prudence Muchinouta, CFO of Community Markets for Conservation in Zambia, discusses her journey from her roots in Zimbabwe to becoming a CFO focused on sustainability and ESG. She talks about the challenges of registering smallholder farmers and implementing mobile payment systems in rural areas with limited infrastructure and identification. Prude…

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#154 How to select the right technology to manage B2B revenues with Roi Ben Daniel, Founder at Received 28:20

6M ago28:20

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Kevin Appleby is in conversation with Roi Ben Daniel. Roi is the founder and CEO of Received, a billing and accounts receivable solution focused on the specialised needs of B2B sales organisations. They discuss the challenges facing mid-market SaaS companies and the pressures CFOs face around software costs, pricing models, and customer unit econom…

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Sal Polisi- Relationship With Colombo Hitman Dominick Cataldo (John Gotti & Sammy The Bull) 48:12

6M ago48:12

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Welcome back to A Lifetime of Mafia Tales! Today Sal and I talked about the 2nd hitman Sal got really close with, his name was Dominick“Little Dom” Cataldo. Dominick was a made man in the Colombo Crime Family. He was the man Sal would report to. Sal recalls Dominick telling him about a couple murders he was involved with. In this video we go into a…

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Sal Polisi On His Friendship With Tommy DeSimone A Serial Killer | Goodfellas | Henry Hill | 45:24

6M ago45:24

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Welcome back to A Lifetime Of Mafia Tales! Sal & I talk about the 3rd mafia hitman Sal was very close to. The name of this hitman was Tommy DeSimone. Many People that follow the mafia know who Tommy was.He was one of the main characters in a Movie called Goodfellas. Tommy was known for killing quite a few people. Even people that weren’t criminals …

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Sal Polisi On His Friendship With Angelo Ruggiero | Tommy DeSimone | Sammy The Bull | 52:14

6M ago52:14

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Today Sal and I talk about the 4th mafia hitman he got close with his name was Angelo Ruggiero AKA “quack quack”. Angelo’s uncle was a very major figure in the mob world; he was an underboss of the Gambino Crime Family. His name was Neil Deloscrose. Angelo and John Gotti came up in the same area together and joined a gang and eventually entered the…

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#153 How to Reduce Your Technology Costs with Blake Wetzel CEO at AuctionIQ 40:38

6M ago40:38

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Blake Wetzel, CEO of AuctionIQ, discusses how companies can save money on technology expenses through a reverse auction process. Blake has experience as both a CFO and CEO and explains how his financial background helps him as a CEO. He outlines how AIQ evaluates a company's entire technology spend, identifies areas for savings, and runs a competit…

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#152 So You Want to be a Fractional CFO? With Tom Schultz Author and CFO at NextGen CFO 30:56

7M ago30:56

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This episode features Tom Schultz, author of the book "So You Want to be a Fractional CFO?". Tom shares his story of how he accidentally got into fractional CFO work in 2006 after helping sell the company he worked for. He discusses building his business through referrals from his network and eventually forming a firm called Next Gen CFO with 18 fr…

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#151 Lehman Bros and How to Prepare for an IPO with Charles Fisher CFO at Turo 41:15

7M ago41:15

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This week on The GrowCFO Show, Kevin Appleby sits down with Charles Fisher, CFO of Turo, the world's largest peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace. Chuck shares the story of how Turo is disrupting the traditional car rental industry by allowing people to list, discover and book cars anywhere without owning a large fleet. He discusses his role overse…

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#150 episodes of the GrowCFO Show: A Retrospective with Kevin Appleby 19:50

7M ago19:50

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Kevin Appleby introduces the 150th episode of The GrowCFO Show and looks back over the last three years of podcasting. The show has covered many topics and featured well over 100 guests. In this episode, Kevin reveals which ones have attracted the most interest from you—the listener.You might be a CFO with many years of experience or still be tryin…

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#149 The Current State of The Finance Job Market with Andrew Waters Co-founder at Zanda 31:37

7M ago31:37

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Andrew Waters is co-founder of recruitment consultants Zanda based in the UK and New York. He recruits finance leaders across Europe and the USA and understands the marketplace for finance staff. Andrew joins Kevin Appleby to discuss the state of the job market, what happened in the wake of COVID-19, the great resignation and the current economic s…

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