Building Success from Scratch: Greg Twinney, CGA (Pt. I)
Greg Twinney, CFO and COO of Kobo, Inc. — the Toronto-based makers of the award-winning Kobo e-book reader — explains how he’s made a career of turning small start-ups into big successes.
One of the more pleasantly surprising success stories of Canadian business in recent years has been the rise of
Enterpreneur Accountant Jim Mitrakos ,CFO to COO to President-Pt.2
Read Part 1 of Jim’s Story here
How was it different than working in Audit?
I now had seven different facilities under my purview. That was a big change. At first, I was surprised by how little information was filtering throughout the organization or reaching the people who had to
Entrepreneur-Accountant Jim Mitrakos,CFO to COO to President-Pt.1
Imagine reaching your career goals at the tender age of twenty-eight – an age when most people are just starting to establish themselves or even identify their goals. Many of us dream about what it would be like to realize our professional ambitions earlier rather than later in our lives. Yet
NPO Work? Rocco Fazzolari, CA, CFO Raises His Hand (Pt 1)
Rocco Fazzolari has worked in a number of interesting jobs. In our interview he talked candidly about some of the tough moments in his career and how they have shaped him. He also spoke about working at Lavalife, living in Australia, and the challenges of moving from finance into marketing.
Ghazala Parvez, CFO Found Her Groove In the Tech Space Pt 2
What have you learned about yourself in the past 5 years that you didn’t know before?
I realized that I love the tech. industry as it can completely reinvent itself every few years. That is the great thing about technology is that the world changes so fast. One of the
Ghazala Parvez, CFO Found Her Groove In the Tech Space Pt 1
Sometimes, as you get to know people over the years, they reveal more of their personality. Time can allow you to peel back the layers and understand the psyche sitting in front of you, but not so with Ghazala Parvez. I first met Ghazala, now CFO of of a tech
Zen and the Art of Career Advancement: Greg Powell
One of my favourite books is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. In the novel a man’s 17 day journey on his motorcycle serves as a metaphor of sorts for a journey of self-discovery. Perhaps this is why I felt a particular kinship to Greg Powell
Linda Irrsack, Head of Finance Rolls With The Punches Pt. 2
What challenges have you overcome in your professional career? There are always challenges in any professional career. It’s how you handle them that defines who you are. With any organization I left, I always left on good terms. I did the right thing, even when it was the hard
Ashley Dafel, MBA – On Collective Wisdom (Pt. 1)
In our first installment on Ashley Dafel we explore his upbringing and career choices. He is an interesting man and his story is equally fascinating. His road to success is not a conventional one. Filled with risks, including gunshots and near death (and no, I am not exaggerating) his story
Alison Spitzer, CA, Makes Consumers Into World Changers (Pt. 2)
Read Part 1: Alison Spitzer, CA, Makes Consumers Into World Changers
How did you get the job at Me to We?
volunteered at We Day in 2010 with KPMG! I was volunteering on-site with the Director of HR for Free the Children and Me to We and before the event started she
Alison Spitzer, CA, Makes Consumers Into World Changers (Pt. 1)
Many of us admire those who decide to work in organizations that focus on social enterprise. While we admire them, however, we also think that such a life couldn’t possibly be for us. “Not fast paced enough,” we think to ourselves. “I won’t have a chance to grow
Mahmood Malik CGA/MBA Embraces Entrepreneurship
I always find stories like this fascinating. How does someone leave the risk averse finance world and make the leap into the insecure world of entrepreneurship? Meet Mahmood Malik, CGA/MBA who decided that the life he was leading, while providing material satisfaction, lacked something, and that ‘something’ was the