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Tune in as CFOradio talks with Marian Powers, Ph.D., Professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Through Marian’s career she specialized in teaching financial reporting and analysis to executives.  Marian has designed and delivered customized finance and accounting training for numerous corporations and organizations.  She is co-author of several college accounting textbooks and in-depth cases on financial analysis. Her research has been published in The Accounting Review, The International Journal of Accounting, The Journal of Accountancy, among others.

Marian’s analysis of several of the highest performance companies of the world is quite surprising in its findings.  She discusses the characteristics of these companies having researched those who sustained this growth for a decade.  She talks in depth about the key finding that most companies or the finance function don’t focus upon – cash flow yield.  Listen and learn as she explains what it is and how you can measure it.

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Listen as Rebecca Flick tells the CFOradio audience why “Cash is king and queen” in today’s economy.  Rebecca explains how cash is the proxy for evaluating shareholder value and how running a business on cash is fundamental to increasing shareholder equity.  Ms. Flick also traces her experience as a former assistant vice president of credit products for Bank of America, and describes the differences in experiences between being a corporate treasurer and a banker.

Having closed approximately 35 acquisitions in 3-4 years, also gave Rebecca some unique insight into the corporate treasurer function. “Often, the lead financial roles in a corporation are referred to as the ones who readily say, ‘No.’ ” Rebecca dispels that myth and tells us how she was able to work with problems and issues to produce successful outcomes.  Tune in for her valuable tips and perspective.

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Through Sharon Simpson Joseph’s career she has practiced as an attorney, advocate and national speaker.  She is a graduate of Stanford Law School, a member of Stanford Law Review, and a member of the California State Bar.  Sharon is the author of And How My Spirit Soars: Learning to Pack for an Extraordinary Journey.  As Executive Director of the JJF, she manages the operations and finances of this worthy non-profit supporting young girls between the ages of 6-18 years old who often are  victims of abuse at home and after leaving the home fall into prostitution as a way to survive.  Listen to this heart-felt interview with Sharon as  she explains the difficulties of managing the finances for an organization whose mission is difficult to talk about.

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