Great turnout last Thursday at our CFO Knowledge Network session, Tariffs, Trade & Turbulence! Financial and operational executives from across Connecticut’s manufacturing sector gathered to discuss strategies for managing supply chain disruption and tariff volatility. Key highlights included an overview of CONNEX Connecticut and the Strategic Supply Chain Initiative, both valuable state-supported resources for strengthening supply…

Emerging and middle market businesses are facing a perfect storm: a shrinking accounting workforce and rising demands for more timely and accurate financial reporting & decision support. Since 2020, over 300,000 accountants have left the profession, and new accounting grads aren’t filling the gap. With fewer professionals entering the field and increasing pressure on finance…

Our recent session, How Financial Executives Can Leverage AI to Boost Efficiency, offered finance leaders a clear, practical look at how AI is already transforming the finance function—cutting through the hype to focus on where it can deliver real value. With a packed room of finance leaders, our discussion leaders broke down AI’s rapid evolution and…

Think Like a Coach: Retaining Top Talent in a Competitive Market In today’s competitive job market, hiring managers must think more like college coaches navigating the transfer portal. Just as top-tier college programs must continually re-recruit their best athletes to keep them from transferring, companies must actively engage and retain their high-performing employees year after…

At last week’s CFO Knowledge Network session, we tackled key challenges in building a sustainable fractional or interim CFO practice, covering issues such as business development, pricing strategies, business models, and securing the right support resources. Attendees exchanged valuable insights on overcoming these obstacles while positioning their practices for long-term success. It was an engaging…

A full house for another great CFO Knowledge Network session. Special thanks to Jeff Rossi, Samantha Webster and Jim Low for leading a highly-informative and interactive discussion on the CFO’s role in managing enterprise risk. Risks related to IT/cyber, insurance, fraud and AI are not going away. CFOs need to be out front and leading the…