CFO Weekly
Strengthening the Financial Engine of a Future Publicly-Traded Company w/ Michael Keogh
March 8, 2022
Is being a CFO the same in every company? Well, not really. Though CFOs need to understand a set of basic financial principles and knowledge and even fulfill operational roles, there are some specific differences in each industry. Today, Michael Keogh, Chief Financial Officer at Bright Machines, an industry-leading technology company, shares some of his best pieces of advice for CFOs that intend to shift towards technology and publicly-traded companies. In this episode, we discuss: - How to identify non-scalable processes - How CFOs can prepare to transition to a publicly-traded company - What CFOs need to know about technology companies before joining them For more interviews from the CFO Weekly podcast, check us out on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player! Presented by Personiv https://insights.personiv.com/cfo-weekly
Is being a CFO the same in every company? Well, not really. Though CFOs need to understand a set of basic financial principles and knowledge and even fulfill operational roles, there are some specific differences in each industry.

Today, Michael Keogh, Chief Financial Officer at Bright Machines, an industry-leading technology company, shares some of his best pieces of advice for CFOs that intend to shift towards technology and publicly-traded companies.

In this episode, we discuss:

- How to identify non-scalable processes
- How CFOs can prepare to transition to a publicly-traded company
- What CFOs need to know about technology companies before joining them

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