The Influential Woman CFO
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“I hope you enjoy this quick 15 minute interview with Jen Scales from Woodruff Sawyer.  As a CPG/Consumer CFO,  I shared with Jen some tips on being a High Performer and a Working Parent,  the biggest mistake I made at Old Navy, and some other great lessons (my top 10)…Read More

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How CFOs Can Best Leverage Their FP&A Team During the Annual Planning Process
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This month, FLG Partners welcomes Hellen Liu, an FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) professional of 15 years with depth of expertise gained from prominent positions at Clorox, McKesson, and Rodan &Fields before establishing her own FP&A consulting practice.  Hellen works with many FLG partners in support of their clients, assisting…Read More

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Proactive C-Suite Planning: Who’s Your Successor?
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An essential responsibility of C-suite officers and corporate board members is to anticipate and plan for a CFO, CEO or even a board member’s departure and succession well before it happens. CFOs, as a critical member of the C-suite, play an important role in this process. As a CFO, contemplating…Read More

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How the Audit Committee Chair Helps a Company and Its Board Navigate Through A Crisis Such As COVID-19
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In my almost 40 years of working as a management and financial executive and serving as an Audit Committee Chair to public companies, I thought I had seen every crisis in the playbook:  multiple economic downturns, the 1989 earthquake and its impact on the Bay Area, Y2K, 9/11, and the…Read More

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