Imagine you’ve spent the better part of two decades as a CFO at one of the largest companies in the world. Then, you find a great opportunity in a startup.
Could you handle the transition?
This week’s guest doesn’t have to imagine. Joel Krutz did just that for a chance to help make the world more sustainable, while still providing value for shareholders, as Chief Financial Officer at Crown Electrokinetics (NASDAQ: CRKN). He joins the show to share the lessons he’s learned from the experience.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What compelled Joel to make the transition
- How an SEC-traded startup requires a CFO who is part engineer, part artist
- How Joel thinks about hiring
- The role of empathy plays in success as a startup CFO
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Presented by Personiv
Previous guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank.
Check out our three most downloaded episodes:
- Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John Cappadona
- Mastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian Schnoor
- Learning the Best Practices of an M&A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark Miller