#272 How to Move From Finance Leader to CFO, Richard Turner, GrowCFO Mentor
In this episode, Richard Turner, a seasoned finance professional and new GrowCFO mentor, shares his 40‑year, multi‑industry journey from accountant to CFO, highlighting how humility, core finance fundamentals, and curiosity enable successful sector transitions. He outlines the universal finance leader responsibilities—cash management, cost control, team leadership, and stakeholder partnership—while illustrating these with anecdotes from construction, telecoms, oil & gas, and more. Turner identifies the top concerns keeping CFOs awake: rapid technology change, the need for human‑focused leadership, and supporting increasingly pressured CEOs. He emphasizes that mentoring and coaching are essential for developing these capabilities and for empowering finance teams to navigate transformation.
Why Does HR Make It So Hard To Fire People? - Part 2
In this episode, Mark and Sarah dissect why managers often feel blocked by HR when trying to terminate underperforming employees. They explain that HR’s reluctance is usually not a blanket opposition but a legal safeguard requiring concrete, contemporaneous documentation of...
Avoid the Trap of Golden Handcuffs After You Sell
In this episode, Jacob Oros interviews serial entrepreneur James Gardner about his experience selling a manufacturing business and staying on as part of the acquiring company—a situation he describes as "golden handcuffs." Gardner shares how the post‑sale transition felt restrictive,...
Standing Out in Enterprise SEO: Building Creative In-House Teams
In this episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson Stockton chats with Ahrefs expert Patrick Stokes about building creative, in‑house SEO teams that can stand out in the enterprise space. They discuss the challenges of scaling SEO internally, the importance...
Differentiating Enterprise SEO Content & Teams
In this brief episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson Stockton chats with Ahrefs expert Patrick Stokes about how enterprise SEO content and teams differ from smaller-scale operations. They explore the need for strategic alignment, cross‑functional collaboration, and specialized content...
Building a High-Impact Enterprise SEO Team
In this 1‑minute 42‑second episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson Stockton chats with Ahrefs expert Patrick Stokes about building a high‑impact enterprise SEO team. They discuss the evolving nature of SEO, the importance of giving back to the community,...
Why Do OKRs at All? Ben’s Analysis of the 7 Potential Benefits
In this episode Ben breaks down the seven key reasons organizations adopt OKRs, highlighting five core benefits—shorter cadence, focus, transparency/alignment, engagement, and stretch thinking—plus two additional advantages: a common goal language and a learning culture. He stresses that leaders must...
How Stretch to Make KRs? How Will We Score and Update KR Progress? (3/10)
In this episode Ben breaks down how to define, score, and track key results (KRs) within an OKR framework, emphasizing that objectives should not be scored and that the focus belongs on KRs. He compares three popular scoring models—Radical Focus,...
How Many OKRs Shall We Set? (2/10)
In this episode the hosts discuss how many Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) teams should set, emphasizing the "less is more" principle. They recommend limiting teams to at most three objectives with four key results each, especially for newcomers, while...
Leverage AI to 10x Your OKRs!
In this episode Ben critiques the common practice of using AI merely to draft OKRs, warning that it can bypass the crucial conversations that build clarity, ownership, and commitment. He argues that the real value of AI lies in enhancing...