From Go to CFO
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -A Podcast for aspiring finance leaders looking to take that next step in their careers.
Hosted by the [axr] Recruitment & Search 3 amigos: Greg O’Shea, Kunal Gupta and Nick Constain, this podcast will give you a unique insight into what it takes to become a successful CFO.
Tune in as we speak to inspiring and successful CFOs from the [axr] network as they share their career journeys, how they got to be a CFO and what they learn along the way.
It’s the closest thing you’re going to get to delving into the mind of a CFO!
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Episodes
S2, EP 2: Eden Skyring | Challenging the stereotypical view of a CFO
June 05, 2024 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBTune in for a great chat between Nick Contain and Eden Skyring, CFO for Coombes Property Group as he shares the highs and lows of his career, moving out of chartered, working across diverse industries and stepping outside of the finance bubble. Key highlights include: · Why the role of the CFO can be largely undefined, so you have to make it your own · The importance of building relationships and gaining trust across the business · To be successful, you need to step outside of th...
S2, EP1: Working with a recruiter - perspectives from a former finance professional | Kunal Gupta
May 29, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBIn episode one of our newly relaunched podcast, From Go to CFO, Greg O'Shea sat down with Kunal Gupta, a Senior Finance & Accounting Recruitment Consultant from [axr], to talk all things finance and recruitment. Kunal is a former Commercial Director, and after a lengthy finance career, decided to move over to the so-called 'dark side' of recruitment. In this episode, he shares his experiences being on both sides of the relationship, breaks down stereotypes of people's perceptions of what...
Episode 21 - Adeline Fernandez - Fluent Commerce
February 13, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Adeline Fernandez the current Vice President of Finance at Fluent Commerce. Adeline discusses her career journey and what has helped her succeed in her career so far. Listen out as Adeline provides her top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate about helping future leaders make great career decisions that maximise their potential.
Episode 20 - Dillon Narsi - PepsiCo
December 19, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Dillon Narsi, the current Commercial Manager at PepsiCo. Dillon discusses his career journey, from starting at Dan Murphy's to his current role at PepsiCo. Listen out as Dillon provides his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate about helping future leaders make great career decisions that maximise their potential.
Episode 19 - Getting interview Fit with Greg Madden and Mike Dickson from [axr] recruitment & search
October 05, 2022 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, we are joined by our very own [axr] recruitment & search Directors, Greg Madden and Mike Dickson, who will chat about Getting Interview Fit. They will share insights and their experience with interviews and how to better perform in "meetings". Enjoy!
Episode 19 - Getting interview Fit with Greg Madden and Mike Dickson from [axr] recruitment & search
October 05, 2022 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, we are joined by our very own [axr] recruitment & search Directors, Greg Madden and Mike Dickson, who will chat about Getting Interview Fit. They will share insights and their experience with interviews and how to better perform in "meetings". Enjoy!
Episode 17 - Jonny Harrison, CFO for Liquor Marketing Group
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Jonny Harrison, who is the CFO for LMG (Liquor Marketing Group). Jonny discusses his career journey, the challenges he has faced throughout his roles, how he developed his leadership style and talks about his experience in the liquor industry. Listen out as Jonny also provides his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate about helping future leaders make ...
Episode 18 - Theva Surendra - Grain Group
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Theva Surendra, from GrainCorp, as he shares his career journey and insights with our future finance leaders. Listen out as Theva discusses with Callum his top 3 tips for up & coming talent wanting to become future CFOs. Theva has a unique experience between the Big 4 and commercial and great insights into transformation and key challenges in change management projects.
Episode 18 - Theva Surendra - Grain Group
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Theva Surendra, from GrainCorp, as he shares his career journey and insights with our future finance leaders. Listen out as Theva discusses with Callum his top 3 tips for up & coming talent wanting to become future CFOs. Theva has a unique experience between the Big 4 and commercial and great insights into transformation and key challenges in change management projects.
Episode 17 - Jonny Harrison, CFO for Liquor Marketing Group
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Jonny Harrison, who is the CFO for LMG (Liquor Marketing Group). Jonny discusses his career journey, the challenges he has faced throughout his roles, how he developed his leadership style and talks about his experience in the liquor industry. Listen out as Jonny also provides his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate about helping future leaders make ...
Episode 16 - Cameron Mostyn - Frucor Suntory
October 20, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Cam Mostyn, who is currently the Finance Lead for Transformation at Frucor Suntory, about his finance career and his advice on finding your career blind spots, knowing when to take the next step in your career and his top 3 tips for any aspiring finance professionals. Cam also shares his incredible journey as a team rower on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge which involved their 4-man crew rowing 5000km for 35 days straight f...
Cameron Mostyn - Frucor Suntory
October 20, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Cam Mostyn, who is currently the Finance Lead for Transformation at Frucor Suntory, about his finance career and his advice on finding your career blind spots, knowing when to take the next step in your career and his top 3 tips for any aspiring finance professionals. Cam also shares his incredible journey as a team rower on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge which involved their 4-man crew rowing 5000km for 35 days straight f...
Chris Cynk - Kegstar
June 17, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Chris Cynk who is the Head of Finance at Kegstar. Chris discusses his career journey; the challenges he has faced throughout his roles, how he developed his leadership style and talks about his ‘hungry and humble’ phrase and how he seeks out this attitude in the workforce. Listen out as Chris also provides his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate abou...
Episode 15 - Chris Cynk - Kegstar
June 17, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this episode of Your Future in Finance, Callum chats with Chris Cynk who is the Head of Finance at Kegstar. Chris discusses his career journey; the challenges he has faced throughout his roles, how he developed his leadership style and talks about his ‘hungry and humble’ phrase and how he seeks out this attitude in the workforce. Listen out as Chris also provides his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. At [axr] we believe it's 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, not just a job! We’re passionate abou...
Episode 14 - Paul Hurley - Charter Hall
June 03, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week the boys are joined by Paul Hurley who is in the Group Financial Controller Charter Hall. Paul Discusses his incredible career and interesting journey within the company. Listen out to how Paul talks about his work attitude and how he sees major tasks as an opportunity, rather than a challenge, and how that can pay off in the long run. He also chats about building relationships within the business and how those relationships can help his career in the future
Paul Hurley - Charter Hall
June 03, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBThis week the boys are joined by Paul Hurley who is in the Group Financial Controller Charter Hall. Paul Discusses his incredible career and interesting journey within the company. Listen out to how Paul talks about his work attitude and how he sees major tasks as an opportunity, rather than a challenge, and how that can pay off in the long run. He also chats about building relationships within the business and how those relationships can help his career in the future
Episode 13 - How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer - Callum, Rick and Mike -
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBYour Future in Finance Podcast is back and we’re back with BIG Questions. How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer After reading the Harvard Business Review article, Callum and Rick are joined by Mike Dickson to discuss their thoughts on job offers. How do you negotiate an offer, when does the negotiation process really start? What are the things that are important in accepting an offer and what are the biggest mistakes people make
Episode 13 - Callum, Rick and Mike - The Boys Are Back
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBYour Future in Finance Podcast is back for 2021 and we’re back with BIG Questions. How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer After reading the Harvard Business Review article, Callum and Rick are joined by Mike Dickson to discuss their thoughts on job offers. How do you negotiate an offer, when does the negotiation process really start? What are the things that are important in accepting an offer and what are the biggest mistakes people make
Callum, Rick and Mike - The Recruitment Boys Are Back
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBYour Future in Finance Podcast is back for 2021 and we’re back with BIG Questions. How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer After reading the Harvard Business Review article, Callum and Rick are joined by Mike Dickson to discuss their thoughts on job offers. How do you negotiate an offer, when does the negotiation process really start? What are the things that are important in accepting an offer and what are the biggest mistakes people make
Episode 13 - How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer - Callum, Rick and Mike -
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBYour Future in Finance Podcast is back and we’re back with BIG Questions. How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject or Negotiate a Job Offer After reading the Harvard Business Review article, Callum and Rick are joined by Mike Dickson to discuss their thoughts on job offers. How do you negotiate an offer, when does the negotiation process really start? What are the things that are important in accepting an offer and what are the biggest mistakes people make
Episode 12 - Jenny Kalogeropoulos - Lion
December 15, 2020 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Jenny Kalogeropoulos, from Lion, as she shares her career journey and insights with our future finance leaders. Listen out as Jenny discusses with Rick Jacobson her top 3 tips for up & coming talent wanting to become future Head of Finance including the importance of having a career plan, finding the right culture fit for yourself, and being curious - always!
Episode 11 - Brent Lyster - intelliHUB Group
December 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn this Episode, Callum speaks to Brent Lyster the current GM of Finance at Technology company intelliHUB Group, as Brent shares his Finance career journey. This episode is perfect for any Accounting & Finance professional aspiring to a career in high growth, PE businesses. Listen out as Brent shares his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals.
Episode 10 - Dinesh Jay - Endeavour Drinks Group
November 02, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBDinesh was candid in discussing his career and making the move from the Big 4 to an FP&A role, as well as the biggest opportunities and challenges he faced along the way and his passion for eCommerce and how it fits into his future career. Listen as Dinesh shares his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. This is an opportunity to learn from Senior Finance professionals who have successfully transitioned into key finance leadership roles. They will provide insights into how they ac...
Episode 10 - Dinesh Jay - Endeavour Drinks Group
November 02, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBDinesh was candid in discussing his career and making the move from the Big 4 to an FP&A role, as well as the biggest opportunities and challenges he faced along the way and his passion for eCommerce and how it fits into his future career. Listen as Dinesh shares his top 3 tips for aspiring finance professionals. This is an opportunity to learn from Senior Finance professionals who have successfully transitioned into key finance leadership roles. They will provide insights into how they ac...
Episode 9 - Jan Van Der Meer - AXR
September 10, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBThis week's episode we are joined by our very own Jan Van Der Meer, Career Advisory Director. Jan talks about developing an effective Job Search Strategy. She discusses the process of how to stand out in a crowd, managing your job search, LinkedIn profiles and preparing yourself for a job interview.
Episode 9 - Jan Van Der Meer - AXR
September 10, 2020 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBThis week's episode we are joined by our very own Jan Van Der Meer, Career Advisory Director. Jan talks about developing an effective Job Search Strategy. She discusses the process of how to stand out in a crowd, managing your job search, LinkedIn profiles and preparing yourself for a job interview.
Episode 8 - Mark Leigh - UTS
August 27, 2020 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBHow has COVID impacted the university industry? In our next installment of Industry Insights C19, Greg O'Shea speaks to Mark Leigh, CFO for University of Technology Sydney about the enormous impact the pandemic had on their university and the massive overhaul for the sector due to international restrictions. We thank Mark for sharing how it's affected his team, how technology has changed the way they work, and offer their services, as well as what he believes could be the positives that will...
Episode 7 - Jenny Kalogeropoulos - Stockland
August 13, 2020 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.02 MBThis episode chat is with Jenny Kalogeropoulos, Head of FP&A at Stockland. As a diversified property group, they have experienced the impacts of COVID differently across certain sections of their business and she discusses the challenges and opportunities it might have on future business as we move back out of isolation. Jenny was kind enough to also discuss how her team and leadership team dealt with the crisis and what she sees as the positives coming out of the pandemic
Episode 6 - Alex Ostermann- Healius Limited
July 21, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBCallum Jones-Bray interviews Alex Ostermann from Healius Limited to discuss the impacts of COVID19 on their pathology business, what the finance team focussed on during the crisis and what the team will focus on heading into the future.
Episode 5 - David Mahony - Only About Children
July 07, 2020 03:00 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBHow is the childcare industry coping with COVID19? In the next instalment, our Director, Greg O'Shea interviews David Mahony CFO for Only About Children on the challenges they faced during the peak of the crisis as a business and how their business model has evolved.
Episode 4 - Kate Beattie - Endeavour Drinks Group
June 18, 2020 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBOur first Industry Insights chat is with Kate Beattie, FD for Endeavour Drinks Group discussing the unprecedented challenges that arose from COVID for a business that faced retail challenges with panic buying; unforeseen supply chain demands; needing to ensure the safety of its customers and staff while simultaneously having to close down parts of the business. The mini clip below is only a taste of our in-depth 20-minute interview conducted by Greg O'Shea. Kate was kind enough to delve into...
Episode 3 - Emily Kucukalic - Brand New You
June 03, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBZIG WHEN OTHERS ZAG. Emily Kucukalic from Brand New You and Greg O'Shea from [axr] discuss how to improve your communication & build your personal brand remotely Emily and Greg also explore what the post COVID19 world will look like and what our future working environments may potentially look like.
Episode 2 - Claire Newey
December 11, 2019 02:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAn [axr] F2L Breakfast chat with Claire Newey. Hosted by Callum Jones-Bray and Rick Jacobson. Interviewed by Matthew Crossley
Episode 1 Jo- Ann Lee
November 28, 2019 03:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBAn [axr] F2L Breakfast chat with Jo-Ann Lee. Hosted by Callum Jones-Bray and Rick Jacobson. Interviewed by Matthew Crossley