#1: Sustainable Growth | CFO insights on financial management and adaptive leadership with Sanjay Bowry (CFO at Gravitee)

11/09/2024 32 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
#1: Sustainable Growth | CFO insights on financial management and adaptive leadership with Sanjay Bowry (CFO at Gravitee)

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we sit down with Sanjay Bowry, CFO at Gravitee, where he is currently driving financial strategy, fundraising and talent development. Sanjay has an impressive track record in building and scaling high-growth businesses such as Vita Mojo and Black Sheep Coffee.Sanjay has taken a company from a negative bank balance to closing the NASDAQ bell and is a seasoned pro at building finance teams with complementary skills to scale up quickly and efficiently.Listen for insights on sustainable growth in corporate finance vs. start-ups, balancing efficiency and R&D investment, and how to adapt your leadership style for different business scenarios. Hear about the financial metrics to help you track growth and tips for building high-performing finance teams.Timestamps • (00:00) - - Introduction • (1:26) - - What does sustainable growth mean to Sanjay?• (3:06) - - Cracking the code of financial metrics• (4:45) - - Efficiency and R&D investment in scale-ups • (7:25) - - Leadership style in large corporations vs. scale-ups• (10:32) - - Interview questions for finance staff• (12:41) - - Entrepreneurial mindset as a CFO• (14:05) - - The importance of proactive cost optimization• (16:40) - - Creating a cost-aware culture• (18:51) - - Financial literacy• (22:14) - - Using different tools for scaling• (23:53) - - Financial efficiency in big companies vs. scale-ups• (28:18) - - Developing your finance career• (30:55) - - Top tip for tackling rising SaaS & cloud costs

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