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The Role of a CFO in a Construction Company with Samantha Cook
FromCFO Weekly
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
There are plenty of non-traditional paths that CFOs have taken to get where they are today. We’ve spoken with financial leaders who came from marketing, sales, and even psychology. Today, we dive into a story shared by Samantha Cook, who started as an architect and became a CFO in the construction industry.
Samantha is the CFO of Brinkmann Constructors and the President and Founder of Third Entity Group, a private consulting firm focused on delivering strategic business, finance, technology, and supply chain direction to SMBs. Before Brinkmann, she held several roles in finance and operations leadership at companies like Clayco, Brown Smith Wallace, and Escala. Samantha was named a 2019 influential woman in real estate by the REJournals and won the 2019 Inclusion Award from SLCCC.
In this episode, we discuss:
-Construction and finance
-What should first-time CFOs focus on when taking the role?
-CFO versus Senior Director of Finance
-Supporting SMBs
-The CFO role in the construction industry
Presented by Personiv
https://insights.personiv.com/cfo-weekly
Samantha is the CFO of Brinkmann Constructors and the President and Founder of Third Entity Group, a private consulting firm focused on delivering strategic business, finance, technology, and supply chain direction to SMBs. Before Brinkmann, she held several roles in finance and operations leadership at companies like Clayco, Brown Smith Wallace, and Escala. Samantha was named a 2019 influential woman in real estate by the REJournals and won the 2019 Inclusion Award from SLCCC.
In this episode, we discuss:
-Construction and finance
-What should first-time CFOs focus on when taking the role?
-CFO versus Senior Director of Finance
-Supporting SMBs
-The CFO role in the construction industry
Presented by Personiv
https://insights.personiv.com/cfo-weekly
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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