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The Strategic CFO: Private Equity, AI in Finance & AI for CFOs | Rockhopper Podcast - Mike Kovar

The Strategic CFO: Private Equity, AI in Finance & AI for CFOs | Rockhopper Podcast - Mike Kovar

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

AI in Finance Use Cases: Are We Skipping the Basics?

AI in Finance Use Cases: Are We Skipping the Basics?

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

From Spreadsheets to Strategy: The CFO Mindset, AI in Finance, and Scaling Startups | Rockhopper Podcast w/ John Kouvertaris

From Spreadsheets to Strategy: The CFO Mindset, AI in Finance, and Scaling Startups | Rockhopper Podcast w/ John Kouvertaris

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

How Many Spreadsheets Does Your Finance Team Rely on During Close? We Recently Dug Into This — and The Numbers Shocked Us

How Many Spreadsheets Does Your Finance Team Rely on During Close? We Recently Dug Into This — and The Numbers Shocked Us

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Rockhopper's Solution for Finance Professionals Helps You Find and Remediate Mistakes, Edits, and Corrections In Spreadsheets

Rockhopper's Solution for Finance Professionals Helps You Find and Remediate Mistakes, Edits, and Corrections In Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

We Built Rockhopper—to Bring Control, Visibility, and Trust Back to Finance and Accounting Workflows for Spreadsheets

We Built Rockhopper—to Bring Control, Visibility, and Trust Back to Finance and Accounting Workflows for Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

You Either Have Strong Spreadsheet Processes—or You Don't

You Either Have Strong Spreadsheet Processes—or You Don't

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Are Hundreds of Spreadsheets Powering Your Decisions—While Hidden Errors and Version Chaos Are Putting You At Risk?

Are Hundreds of Spreadsheets Powering Your Decisions—While Hidden Errors and Version Chaos Are Putting You At Risk?

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

At Rockhopper, We Don't Ask Finance Teams to Change Their Spreadsheet Process—We Amplify It.

At Rockhopper, We Don't Ask Finance Teams to Change Their Spreadsheet Process—We Amplify It.

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Calling All FP&A Teams: Feeling Troubled by Alignment, Accountability, and Commitment to Data on Your Spreadsheets

Calling All FP&A Teams: Feeling Troubled by Alignment, Accountability, and Commitment to Data on Your Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Fed Up With Uncontrolled Spreadsheets and Have Spreadsheet Chaos In Your Forecasting?

Fed Up With Uncontrolled Spreadsheets and Have Spreadsheet Chaos In Your Forecasting?

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Go From Uncertain to Confident With Rockhopper's Spreadsheet Workflow App. You'll Finally Be Able to Trust Your Spreadsheets.

Go From Uncertain to Confident With Rockhopper's Spreadsheet Workflow App. You'll Finally Be Able to Trust Your Spreadsheets.

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Struggling To Keep Up With Endless Spreadsheet Updates? Rockhopper Brings All Your Team's Changes Into One Clear View—So You Can Review, Collaborate, and Wrap Up Finance Tasks

Struggling To Keep Up With Endless Spreadsheet Updates? Rockhopper Brings All Your Team's Changes Into One Clear View—So You Can Review, Collaborate, and Wrap Up Finance Tasks

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Struggling With Back-and-Forth Emails During Forecasting and Budgeting Alignment? Communicate With Your Team Right on Your Spreadsheet with Rockhopper.

Struggling With Back-and-Forth Emails During Forecasting and Budgeting Alignment? Communicate With Your Team Right on Your Spreadsheet with Rockhopper.

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Variance Checks Shouldn't Feel Like Detective Work. If You're in Corporate Finance, You Know The Pain of Spreadsheets

Variance Checks Shouldn't Feel Like Detective Work. If You're in Corporate Finance, You Know The Pain of Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Budgeting. Forecasting. Zero Guarantees. How Do You Get Others on Board as a CFO When Certainty Isn't Part of the Equation?

Budgeting. Forecasting. Zero Guarantees. How Do You Get Others on Board as a CFO When Certainty Isn't Part of the Equation?

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Finance Teams Are Stuck Converting Raw Numbers Into Meaning—Slowing Down Today's Organizations.

Finance Teams Are Stuck Converting Raw Numbers Into Meaning—Slowing Down Today's Organizations.

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

The Pain of Strategic Finance Projects or M&A Models Not Going According to Plan.

The Pain of Strategic Finance Projects or M&A Models Not Going According to Plan.

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

What Makes a Finance Team Truly Indispensable in the Age of AI?

What Makes a Finance Team Truly Indispensable in the Age of AI?

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

From Detail-Focused to Impact-Driven: This One Insight Can Help CFOs Guide Their Finance Teams to Reach Their Highest Potential

From Detail-Focused to Impact-Driven: This One Insight Can Help CFOs Guide Their Finance Teams to Reach Their Highest Potential

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

The Smartest Finance Teams Don't Fear AI—They Leverage It

The Smartest Finance Teams Don't Fear AI—They Leverage It

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Skip Email Approvals — We Make Spreadsheets Simple

Skip Email Approvals — We Make Spreadsheets Simple

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Aligning on Spreadsheet Assumptions Shouldn't Be Painful

Aligning on Spreadsheet Assumptions Shouldn't Be Painful

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Searching for Variances Can Be a Pain in Spreadsheets

Searching for Variances Can Be a Pain in Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Uncovering Hidden Risks in Your Spreadsheets

Uncovering Hidden Risks in Your Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Spreadsheet Solution-Finance Teams Tackling Lease Forecasts

Spreadsheet Solution-Finance Teams Tackling Lease Forecasts

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Finance Teams Are Still Buried in Disconnected Spreadsheets

Finance Teams Are Still Buried in Disconnected Spreadsheets

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Office of the CFO: Tech Software Market Report Takeaways

Office of the CFO: Tech Software Market Report Takeaways

Sebastian Perez-Lawrence

Rockhopper's Origins

Rockhopper's Origins

Sebastian Perez Lawrence

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