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Listen  as host Lorraine Chilvers interviews Stephen Chesnut, CFO and Senior Vice President of Overstock.com, a $1 billion publicly-traded online retail company. Learn how Chesnut has parlayed his twenty-four years of retail and wholesale experience, along with his Accounting and MBA degrees from Brigham Young University, to govern the finances for one of the most successful and prolific online retailers. As CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance for Overstock.com, Steve is the company’s principal financial and accounting officer. Prior to joining Overstock.com in 2009, Stephen held various finance roles with other retail giants like Target, Home Depot and HD Supply.

Steve provides insight into the complexities of finance in the retail industry, which, for Overstock.com, means millions of transactions and the critical necessity of never losing customer focus in order to deliver a predictable and successful customer experience. He also shares information with the CFOradio audience on the strategies and systems that have helped Overstock.com grow and thrive in the cyber-sphere.

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Ian Bradley has become an international expert in his business life as he travels the world, from Europe to China to the US.  He is an adjunct professor at Furman University where he teaches International Accounting and Accounting Systems; and he serves on the Foundation for Applied Research Committee of IMA Global.  He shares his perspective on the risks involved in international business.  Taking the role of the Controller one step deeper, Ian discusses his passion for the role and describes the attributes one needs to be a successful Controller in an international setting.

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Jim McComb  is Senior Vice President of Finance for America’s largest mortgage lender and servicer.  He knows what it is like to support the finance function, having spent 25 years as a finance executive within the financial services industry.  He discusses the various roles the CFO serves and the attributes of the most effective CFOs he’s worked with.  As an executive consultant, he has advised on the strategic planning function and become an expert on the role of the Chief Strategist.  Listen in as Jim reflects on the current market volatility companies face and how this role is one of the most challenging roles in any organization.

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Ray Snead, Interim CFO of the Central Florida Health Alliance tells the CFOradio audience what it is like to act as an Interim CFO, having spent 20 plus years as a consultant serving as a finance executive to many companies.  The role can be one of executive-level advisor or one of performing the tasks of the CFO.  Listen in as Ray presents the pros and cons of each.  Ray also gives his perspective on whether you should go back to school later in your career.  So listen in and learn!

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Mark Reed describes selling a small privately held company to a business partner and discusses the gotchas and surprises that came during the sale process. Listen as we dig deeper into the due diligence process and learn more about the preparation needed for an acquisition.  Have your pencil ready as Mark describes coordination with attorneys and outside counsel.  Listen as he presents these and other valuable tips for the CFO who is looking to sell a company.

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Brent Walters is a technology-savvy CFO.  He has used his experience of technology to improve the systems and efficiency of the companies he’s led as a CFO and previously as a consultant.  As CFO of OneVision Solutions, Brent has improved the analytics and reduced the cost of the finance function by implementing the latest in technology, which is software hosted by “Cloud Computing”.  Listen to our discussion where Brent describes the implementation process and the benefits of their new ERP system.

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Ruth Fowler is a CFO whose career has been spent in the healthcare industry.  Now, as CFO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s), one of the largest clinical care providers for children in the country, she is helping half a million children, many of whom are not insured, receive the medical treatment they need each year.  This saves taxpayers money ($90 million in 2009) and helps the children who need it.  A win-win for all!  However, the company is a non-profit organization and therein lies the challenge of running the finance function while depending on individual and corporate donors to ensure the doors remain open.

Ruth gives insight into what she refers to as the debate of healthcare reform and misalignment of economics.  On a basic level her role is to oversee the preparation of financials, and managing aspects such as “How do you value blood” and also to manage funding for the $90 million unreimbursed healthcare Children’s provides each year.  Listen as Ruth brings her vision to life for the finance function.

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Deborah Merrill is the CFO at Delta Apparel, one of the oldest knitwear manufacturers in the US.  She has helped the company undertake seven acquisitions in the last 7 years.  Deborah discusses the role of CFO and the CFO’s role specifically regarding acquisitions, due diligence and post-merger finance integration.  Listen to our discussion where Deborah describes the role of CFO in a very fast-moving $400 million publicly held company whose growth probably isn’t going to slow down.

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Mark Randall is a non-traditional CFO, having spent his career in financing in the real estate industry.  Now, as CFO of Swipe for Change, a payment solutions company, he is helping corporations donate money from payment processing transactions to a non-profit organization of their choice.  A win-win for the corporation and the non-profit!

Mark believes the time is right for corporations to “give back”.  He describes how his personal philosophies helped him change careers and take the leap into being an entrepreneur.  Listen as Mark brings his philanthropic vision to life.  He develops this discussion to help CFOs learn how they may give back also, while simply carrying on business as usual.

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