Q1 Roundtable Series Keeping Finance Talent Connected to Changing Needs
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 1 Case Study | Max Smith About Jash
Delivering a very free-form experience, JASH shows are unconstrained by timeslots or network censorship. It’s also not just a single show but rather a hub of related online comedy genres accessible from JASH.com. These include sketch comedy on the main JASH channel, talk shows on Talk Show Labs (formerly VPN), and short films and series on a channel called Buh. Max Smith has been a senior finance and operating executive in digital media companies for over 20 years for both private equity backed companies as The comedy is a synthesis of creativity by JASH’s comedic well as venture backed companies. Smith drove strategic growth plans that partners: Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts and Tim resulted in many successful exits including the World Color IPO, TechRepublic Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. sale to CNET, LinkShare sale to Rakuten, Blip sale to Maker Studios, Maker sale to Disney, and Connexity Bizrate Insights sale to Time Inc.
Smith most recently worked as the CFO of Jash, where he negotiated the sale of Jash to Group Nine Studios. He managed the acquisition and integration of over 40 companies and co-founded Talking Media Group, a platform that connects buyers and sellers of digital media, publishing and entertainment. Agenda
Learning Objectives
● Networking
● Introductions & CFO Alliance Case Study
● Roundtable Discussion
● Group Conclusions
● Closing Remarks & Networking Keeping Finance Talent Connected to Changing Needs 2018 CFO Alliance Sentiment Study Data
Across the board, CFOs anticipate their hiring needs to increase during 2018 Talent. The CFO’s greatest opportunity… and challenge.
2018 Sentiment Study data suggests that almost 50% of finance executive stated that talent related issues are the main risk-related challenge that their enterprise will face in 2018
Winning the war for talent requires relational agility, adaptability and versatility.
Best Practices to use when hiring and managing talent, by CFOs, for CFOs: ● A common mistakes made by CFOs when sourcing and hiring talent is they value technical expertise over cultural fit ● Think career lattice, not ladder ● A compelling hiring process today truly creates an experience ● Provide mutual transparency and foster open communication to gain employee trust ● Employee-customer alignment is of the utmost importance - and it starts at the top ● Assess your Leadership Team Bench Strength and identify where gaps lie Max’s Mission & Vision to Talent Development – Hire Great Athletes Decathlon Finance & Accounting 1. 100 m 1. Budgeting 2. Long jump 2. FP&A 3. Shot put 3. Corp Development 4. High jump 4. Capital Markets 5. 400m 5. M&A 6. 110 m hurdles 7. Discus throw 6. Financial Reporting 8. Pole vault 7. Payroll 9. Javelin 8. Consolidations 10. 1500 m 9. Tax
10. Compliance
6 Roundtable Discussion Questions
1. Who or what are you currently missing on your team and in your enterprise? What do you attribute this to?
2. What are you doing to bring Finance to HR, Sales, Marketing, Operations and IT? Be specific.
3. What will the top 5 skill sets of Finance talent need to be for the jobs of tomorrow?
4. Describe your most recent hiring success and failure. What do you attribute that to? What’s Next
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