The CFO Track

Deb Lane went from automating paper-based finance systems to becoming CFO at Laseraid and President of CPA NSW Divisional Council. In Episode 5 of The CFO Track, Deb shares what it's really like to say yes to messy projects, managing teams through COVID lockdowns while building solar farms and the gap analysis that helped her land her first CFO role. She goes through juggling 60+ hour weeks betwee...

James Haslam spent 18 years in the consulting world before becoming Group COO and CFO at Elmo Software. In Episode 4 of The CFO Track podcast we cover why taking parental leave changed his perspective, and how realising he wouldn't make partner led to starting his own consulting business. He shares the reality of landing at Elmo through an IPO project, then navigating acquisitions, a delisting, an...

Kevin O'Sullivan went from working in a regional brewery in Romania, with A3 hand-written ledgers to building CyberCX, one of Asia Pacific's largest cyber security firms. The lessons between those moments shaped how he leads today. In Episode 3 of The CFO Track, we cover what it means to step into your first FD role in a new country, why finance leaders must own the cyber risk conversation and wha...

Adrian Bongiorno started his Finance career in a regional mining community 1500kms north of Perth in Port Hedland, on his way to becoming CFO of 40 Winks. The lessons between those two moments shaped how he leads today. We cover what it means to learn finance at the coalface, how to build a commercial business partnering function from scratch and Adrian's pragmatic approach to AI in the SME space....

Launching The CFO Track with a guest who has lived the big moments. Robert Shore has led finance through hyper growth, heavy M&A, and full scale transformation. We cover what changes when you step into a listed environment, how to pace tech change, and why owning your career plan matters more than titles. Expect practical detail: integrating acquisitions, moving ERPs, building treasury capabil...