Legibility & Levers - A Planning Aces Episode

Published: Dec. 2, 2022, 9:40 p.m.

To grow efficiently businesses must have\xa0legibility\xa0across the organization, explains Airtable CFO Ambereen Toubassy, who tells us legibility can only be achieved by having everyone throughout the business using the same metrics. Along the way, Toubassy says finance leaders must ensure their organization\u2019s data capture is being conducted correctly and consistently.\xa0 \xa0It may sound easy, but as this episode\u2019s three Planning Aces reveal achieving\xa0legibility is a growing business presents daily challenges to those residing inside the\xa0 FP&A realm.\xa0\xa0

With Guest Host Glenn Hopper

This episode features the FP&A insights and commentary of\xa0CFO Anat Ashkenazi of Eli Lilly, CFO Ambereen Toubassy of Airtable,\xa0and\xa0CFO Evan Goldstein of Seismic.

GUEST HOST: Glenn Hopper, CFO, Sandline Global, Author of\xa0Deep Finance

A former Navy journalist, filmmaker, and business founder, Glenn Hopper has spent the past two decades helping startups transition to going concerns, operate at scale, and prepare for funding and/or acquisition. He is passionate about transforming the role of chief financial officer from historical reporter to forward-looking strategist. He has served as a finance leader in a variety of industries including telecommunications, retail, internet, and legal technology. He has a master\u2019s degree in finance with a graduate certificate in business analytics from Harvard University, and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Regis University. Glenn is married with three children, two goldendoodles, and a neurotic cat.\xa0Glenn is also a member of American Mensa and volunteers his time for the Analytics Foundation, helping nonprofits to digitally transform their organizations. In his free time, Glenn is an avid runner and cyclist.