by Kevin Appleby | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why finance leaders must adapt to real-time decision-making Finance has always valued precision and control. But in today’s environment, it also has to value speed. Markets move in real time. Supply chains fluctuate by the hour. Rates, costs, and customer demand...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The market is crowded. Every vendor promises agility, accuracy, and speed. But the right tool depends on your business needs — and the selection process you follow. Here’s how to approach it 👇 ✅ Start with your pain points. Are you trapped in Excel? Drowning in data...
by Kevin Appleby | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Finance is at a tipping point. For years, CFOs and FP&A leaders have been promised that technology will transform planning, budgeting, and forecasting (PBF) from slow, manual processes into fast, connected, and predictive capabilities. Today, those promises are...
by Kevin Appleby | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the dynamic world of business, growth and expansion are crucial for long-term success. While organic growth strategies are effective, strategic acquisitions offer a unique opportunity to accelerate growth, enhance market presence, and unlock synergies. Contrary to...
by Kevin Appleby | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
90% of finance roles as we know them today will disappear in the next 10 years. By 2030, 30% of all finance roles will be in FP&A. How will you adapt to the new world? You need skills that machines can’t replace First, machines can’t replace human...
by Kevin Appleby | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Introduction AI is transforming how finance professionals work, learn, and solve problems. I’ve been running a mini-series on the GrowCFO Show to discover more about what’s happening. In this week’s newsletter, I’m drawing together the lessons learned from all three...
by Kevin Appleby | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Introduction Many fast-growing businesses struggle to execute their strategy effectively and align their teams around a common vision. They often face challenges such as unclear goals, conflicting priorities, lack of accountability, and poor communication. How can...
by Kevin Appleby | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Introduction Executing the business plan in a fast-growing business is the subject of February’s GrowCFO Best Practice Accelerator. Ahead of that, I’ve been taking a look at the CFO’s role in execution. Fast-growing businesses face many challenges...
by Kevin Appleby | Jan 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
In last week’s newsletter I talked about the place you need to get to to begin executing your business strategy. The strategy needs to list the things you will start, stop and continue to do. That’s the easy bit! The tricky bit is implementing that list,...
by Kevin Appleby | Jan 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the dynamic and ever-evolving business world, developing an effective strategy is crucial for sustained success. A strategy can’t end up as a document that sits on the shelf gathering dust. It must be something that is executed by the whole business. Unless...
