Many CFOs these days come from fields unrelated to finance and accounting. You may encounter former marketers, salespeople, and even psychologists or teachers. Their unconventional paths grab lots of attention, and people want to know how they succeed. After all, if it worked for them, it might work for you too.

For that reason, we invited Amy Huerta, a former teacher who became the CFO at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. In this episode of CFO Weekly, Amy joins Megan Weis to discuss the benefits and challenges of taking what could be considered an unconventional route to the role of the CFO.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Amy’s path from teaching to finance
• What is compassionate grit?
• How to manage cross-functional teams effectively?
• Advice for future CFOs coming from unconventional backgrounds

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• Amy Huerta on LinkedIn
• Amherst H. Wilder Foundation's Website

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• Driving Value Beyond Finance with Tom McDermott
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• What Lights You Up? with Jordan Grumet
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