As Tyson Begly was wrapping up being CFO of Delta Data, after a Accel KKR transaction to Terminus Capital Partners, he was asked to complete the final year of a City Council seat, provided he would not run for reelection. Tyson readily agreed - he wanted to give back to his community. 

Tyson shares his thoughts on:

• How serving as a Company Executive helps him be a good public servant

• Corporate skills and experiences that he is able to utilize as a City Council member

• Shared thoughts to those who are interested in serving their community

Tyson served as COO/CFO for Delta Data until a change of control in early 2023. Prior experience includes management consulting for Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Diamond Management and others. 

Tyson holds an MBA from Duke University. 

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While a CFO for The Economist, David Cox led the iconic brand through a global transformation from print to digital and live events globally.  

David shares his thoughts on:

• Early digital adoption and transformation of a globally respected brand

• Listening to the client base

• What he learned and advice offered from the global experience

David led the project management of the transformation with consulting selling both internally and externally. He also listened to clients and subscribers as they went from weekly print only to digital and took the brand live with events from Africa, Europe to North America and Asia. 

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After Travelers Insurance acquired several companies, as a Director, Stephen Brown wrote a transition memo and proposed he lead the initiative.  His superiors countered by promoting him to President, relocating him to California and told him to run the whole thing. 

Stephen speaks to:

• Experience of going from Director to President overnight and how he prepared

• Overcoming self-doubt by continuously learning and improving

• As a 32-year-old, leading an older C suite Generation

• Advice 55-year-old Stephen would give to 32-year-old Stephen

Stephen went from Director to President overnight and never looked back. He’s been a CEO ever since and in this intimate interview, shares those experiences and lessons learned. 

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Frederic Rivain has served as a CTO for numerous technology companies in France and the US.  He speaks to the differences in managing technical vs non technical staff and aligning to their motivations. 

Frederic talks to:

• Differences in leading technical and non-technical professionals

• Role of the CTO on the executive leadership team

• Advice to those who seek the C suite. 

For the last seven years, Frederic has served as the CTO for Dashlane and held the CTO chair at 3 other companies after serving as a Project Manager for IBM. 

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Kathleen Neuheardt, CFO for Bonfire talks to her creativity and passion for embracing challenges as opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit.

During the interview, Kathleen speaks to:

·         Being promoted from VP to CFO

·         Overlooked Roles and responsibility of being a CFO

·         How being a Big 4 consultant helped prepare her for the C Suite

Kathleen was a partner track consultant at KPMG when after 13 years,  she decided to become a small business owner. Then Kathleen joined Kalnin Ventures (now BKV) and took ownership of projects and firm needs that included ERP implementations, HR, M&A due diligence, accounting, and more. She was promoted from Controller, VP to CFO within four years.

Her next role was CFO at Quickbox Fulfillment and now CFO for Bonfire.

Thank you to ACG Denver for being a sponsor of CXO Conversations Podcast.  Association for Corporate Growth in its role as the hub of the middle market business community for quality networking, education and events. Connections are made, deals are formed and thought leadership is exchanged. 

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CXO Conversations is excited to share some great insights from a global CFO and CTO, curious CFO and CEO who created a President role for himself at age 32.

Kathleen Neuheardt CFO of Bonfire airs on July 19th, followed by Dashlane CTO Frederic Revain, Briotix Health CEO Stephen Brown and former CFO for The Economist, David Cox.

An accomplished investor, Rand Lewis is  the Managing partner and co-founder of Delta-v Capital. Rand has invested in many well-known companies such as Zayo, Cloud Sherpa, LogRhythm, Iterable, Chegg and others.

For over 24 years, Rand has been investing and hiring executives for portfolio companies and he’s learned and observed a lot about what makes an executive a great leader and successful.

In this episode, Rand discusses:

• He invests not only dollars, but real relationships with people
• Advice to current and emerging CEOs
• What makes a leader successful and how he finds it in candidates

After earning an MBA from Northwestern, Rand was a consultant at McKinsey before joining Centennial Ventures.  After a successful 10 year run with Centennial, he co-founded Delta-v that focuses on technology companies.

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Jay McMullan is a CRO who started his sales career at an industrial supply company and observed what was happening in the technology sector and said - I want in on that. For those who wonder how to make the transition from one sector to another, this is a conversation not to be missed.

In this episode, Jay discusses:

• How he transitioned from the industrial shop floor to a tech company
• How he demonstrated his skills to overcome lack of Tech experience
• As a member of the executive committee, how the CRO contributes to company strategy

David has held leadership roles at companies such as Amdocs, Ericsson and others. He truly enjoys sales, relationship building and serving as a trusted advisor to his clients.

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Carla Fowler, an Executive Coach and founder of THAXA, has gone through the challenge of changing a career path and embracing new opportunities. Carla speaks to the advantages and growth (both personal and professional) of pushing yourself and getting outside of your comfort zone.  Professionals achieve career accomplishments by continuing to push oneself, learning, tackling new projects and improving. That’s how Executives are formed.

Carla talks to;

• Realizing path one is on isn’t always the right one
• Pushing your boundaries and trying new things
• She agrees UDub is the best university- Go Huskies!

After dedicating over 10 years of education, training, and long hours to become an MD, Carla had a long hard self-reflective journey that in the end said, ‘This isn’t what I want to do’, and she became an executive coach. If anyone can appreciate a great career pivot and the personal journey that is required, Carla can. 

Referenced prior podcast guest: Casey Woo

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David Parkhurst is the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) and Managing Partner for Omni Interactions. Additional roles he has served as includes Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Growth Officer.

David discusses:

• The differences between CCO, CGO and CRO
• Moving from VP to C Level and the shift in revenue responsibilities
• When a deal falls apart at zero hour & lessons learned

David has held leadership roles at ServiceSource, Skykes Enterprises and Alpine Access focusing on customer care solutions. This has given David insight into economic cycles and client business conditions in a fresh angle. And we share our love of cold calling!

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