Cybersecurity Awareness Rises—And Shifts
Cybersecurity consulting demand is accelerating, especially among mid‑market firms and small businesses, as the focus shifts from compliance to risk mitigation, revenue protection, and business continuity. Mid‑market companies are adopting hybrid models that blend lighter internal teams with external experts, while SMBs favor fully managed services for simplicity and predictable costs. Healthcare and financial services are leading sector‑specific investments in cloud security, incident response, and AI‑related threat defenses. CFOs are also leveraging AI‑driven automation to streamline finance operations, improve margins, and attract technical talent.
CFO Confidence Holds Steady In Q2 Amid Cautious Optimism
The Q2 CFO Confidence Index held steady, slipping only 2 percent from the prior quarter while forward‑looking expectations rose a matching 2 percent. Forty‑seven percent of finance chiefs now anticipate better business conditions within 12 months, up from 37 percent in Q1, and...
How To Mitigate The Risks Of Rapid Growth
General Atlantic’s Jon Michael Reese warns that healthcare firms growing over 30% organically risk execution, macro, and compliance pitfalls if profitability and cash flow are ignored. The firm’s board‑level strategy balances aggressive top‑line growth with near‑term earnings, emphasizing unit‑economics, client‑acquisition...
AI Won’t Replace Finance Teams—But It Will Redefine Them
AI is reshaping finance teams from execution‑focused units to strategic partners. By automating routine tasks such as transaction matching and report drafting, AI frees analysts to interpret data and drive business decisions. The real competitive edge, however, lies in redefining...
What The First Wave of AI Failures Should Teach Every Organization
U.S. companies have poured $471 bn into AI over the past decade and five tech giants plan to add another $700 bn this year, driving annual spend toward $1.1 trillion by 2029. Yet a National Bureau of Economic Research study finds 95% of...
Redefining Success With Victoria Thomas, CFO Of Kellymoss
Victoria Thomas, CFO and co‑owner of Kellymoss Racing, steered the Porsche‑centric team from a nine‑person shop to an 88,000‑square‑foot operation with 135 staff and 48 national championships. Her unconventional path—emancipating at 17, earning a GED in the top three percent,...
Closing The Deal Is Only The Tip Of The Iceberg
Jordan Zamir warns that B2B SaaS firms treat deal closure as the end, ignoring the 90 percent of the revenue lifecycle that follows. Manual handoffs between sales, finance and engineering create revenue leakage, audit risk, inaccurate forecasts and strained cash flow....
Getting Comfortable With Incomplete Information
Jayesh Patel, CFO of self‑driving data startup Nexar, says finance leaders must make decisions with incomplete information, trading perfect models for speed. He highlights AI’s dual role in automating low‑value tasks and augmenting analysis, improving both efficiency and communication. Patel...
AI & Automation: A CFO’s Playbook For Finance Productivity
Artificial intelligence is reshaping finance, but CFOs face uneven adoption due to data, talent, and governance gaps. Experts outline a six‑step playbook: define the problem, build clean data, staff the initiative, set governance, target high‑impact workflows, and iterate from pilot...
Reinventing Supply Chains With Gabi Gantus, CFO Of Mytra
Gabi Gantus, CFO of Mytra, is leading a push to overhaul warehouse automation with bots that move inventory in any direction, including vertically, promising higher density and throughput. Drawing on a decade at Tesla, she applies FP&A rigor and a...
How AI Can Help You Become A Growth-Oriented CFO
CFOs are urged to replace manual record‑keeping with AI‑native platforms that can forecast, reason and act in real time. While 92% of finance leaders want AI‑driven redesign, only 48% have integrated systems, leaving data silos that slow month‑end closes. AI...
Leading With The Customer In Mind
Christian Fadel, CFO of Austin‑based 8am, says growth hinges on putting professional‑service customers at the center of every decision. He champions simplicity, insisting finance should eliminate fluff and deliver tools that make lawyers and accountants more efficient. Fadel also stresses...
Smart Tech Isn’t Enough
The article argues that AI has shifted from a differentiator to a utility, making "smart" a baseline rather than a competitive edge. Mid‑market firms can gain advantage by treating AI + Data as an operating‑design problem, not just a feature to automate....
Lessons From The IRS’ AI Implementation Playbook
In 2022 the IRS launched its largest technology‑enabled transformation, using generative AI to modernize core taxpayer services. By deploying micro‑scale pilots within a defined "risk window," the agency lifted call‑answer rates from under 30% to over 85% and cut paper‑return...
Navigating The Ride-Sharing Industry With Erin Brewer, CFO Of Lyft
Erin Brewer joined Lyft as CFO in 2023 when the ride‑sharing firm was hemorrhaging cash after COVID‑related demand collapse. By tightening costs and refocusing the business, Lyft posted over $1 billion in revenue and generated positive free cash flow for the...