Do you need a CFO? | Issue #256
Decoding the CFO Conundrum: Unpacking When and Why Your Firm Needs a Financial Guru
The question is often raised within the walls of growing firms: Do we need a CFO yet? On the face of it, it seems like a straightforward question, but the answer is far from simple. The decision to onboard a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) hinges on various factors – your firm’s financial complexities, growth objectives, and the financial literacy of your existing team. Let’s dive deeply into these variables and get to the core of the CFO conundrum.
E262 | Scaling Founders’ Leadership From Startup to Grown Up with Rachel Turner
Does this sound familiar? As a founder or CEO of a venture-backed startup, you’ve likely been told that you need to work harder and longer hours to scale your business. But despite your relentless efforts, you’re still facing challenges and not seeing the desired results. The pain of pouring your heart and soul into your business, only to be met with roadblocks and frustrations, is all too real. It’s time to break free from this ineffective action and discover the strategies that truly empower you to overcome scaling challenges and maximise your potential for success.
This week on The Melting Pot, we learned from Rachel Turner, a seasoned founder coach with over two decades of immersion in the entrepreneurial realm. An early adopter of executive coaching since the ’90s, Rachel’s journey takes a unique path as she leans into applied psychology to optimise business success. Author of the Founder Survival Guide, she translates years of personal experiences and insights to help fellow founders overcome their own hurdles during the transition from startup to scale-up. Once an entrepreneur herself, Rachel’s understanding of founder psychology is unparalleled, making her coaching approach as engaging as it is enlightening.
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Dominic offers business coaching and management development, strategy planning and organisational change, using tried and tested methods to launch your organisation onto an unparalleled growth trajectory. His programme is a function of his broad experience, his deep expertise and a proven process used by over 2,700 firms worldwide.