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Poor profits and cash flow got you down?
My name is Matt Cooley and value creation has always been central to my career, from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar product lines. As a finance executive at successful companies, I've noticed a thing or two about what creates versus destroys value. In this podcast, finance business partners, managers and business owners learn techniques and common sense strategies to grow profits and cash flow.
Follow Upside/Downside on your favorite podcast platform today and join me and my esteemed pals as we explore value creation and share a few laughs on the way to higher profits and cash flow.
If your organization needs more customized assistance, I sometimes accept brief consulting engagements that can be performed after hours such as:
-Reviewing business plans
-SWOT analyses
-Listening to your business challenges and discussing possible solutions
All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States.
Contact me on LinkedIn or at mattcooley650@gmail.com.
I wish you the best on your value creation journey!
Matt Cooley
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Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation and the strategies finance and business leaders can use to grow profits and cash flow. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. In this episode, information security executive David de Martin joins me to analyze the many threats businesses face, and how adaptive tools like Calamu can neutralize those threats while growing your profits and cash flow through competitive advantage.From threat Prevention to Detection to Response, what should value-focused companies be thinking about and how are security solutions responding in the era of AI? Take a seat at your security console and dial up your value creation skills on this episode of Upside/Downside!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Welcome! Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how finance business partners, managers and business owners like you can grow your profits and cash flow. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. In this episode, Tommy Huynh returns and we share our predictions how AI will impact businesses and people in 2024. Referencing new stats and reports from respected third parties, we make our cases and challenge each other's assumptions.What minimum skills will be required? Will investment levels continue unabated? Who's most at risk of losing their job? Does anyone really know what they're talking about? And what do we do if all hell breaks loose?Let's plow through the details together on this episode of Upside/Downside.Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how the actions we take affect profits and cash flow. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. In this episode, Tommy Huynh joins me to explore the democratization of AI and how SMBs in particular can increasingly take advantage.From sales battlecard creation to low code/no code customer service chatbots, use cases abound if you know the problems you want to solve. Get ready to accelerate your value creation curve on this episode of Upside/Downside!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast about value creation, and how the actions we take affect profits and cash flow. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. Executive recruiter, coach, and company founder Samuel Dergel returns for a super informative update on the market for CFOs.Why is the opportunity pipeline about to increase? What functional skills are most important? Are you ready for that Saturday call from the Board?We cover a lot of ground, plus a corny joke. Time to make the uncomfortable comfortable with this episode of Upside/Downside!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss the cultivated meat and meat substitute industries. Sustainability, ethics and taste are all on the value creation menu. Ready for dinner?Then we move on to consumer prices in the US vs Europe. From mobile plans to pharmaceuticals to live concerts, it can seem like we're getting the short end of the stick here in the states. But are markets more rational than you think?Get down to the meat of value creation with us on this episode of Upside/Downside!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss the recent banking debacle at Silicon Valley Bank and how value creation goes hand in hand with avoiding value destruction. Do you know where your money is tonight?Then it's about tipping practices gone mad. Technology, fear of embarrassment and oh yeah, a pandemic have piled on to the confusion for consumers about how much extra to leave on the tab. Where do the percentages go from here?Share this 23 minutes with us and stretch your value creation skills!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss variable pricing models, and why we should expect wider adoption going forward. Is P x Q just a distant dream?Then we turn our attention to conversational artificial intelligence. As the technology moves into a generative phase, will there be anything left for humans to do at the office?Wonky, funny, thought-provoking discussion waiting for you on this episode of Upside/Downside.Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure. I'm your host, Matt Cooley. In this episode, panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to explore the coming roboticization of the restaurant industry. Quick-serve formats in particular (or should it be Quick-bytes?) are poised for a productivity boost. But who might get left behind and how important is the human element to the everyday consumer?We then delve into the world of Buy-Now-Pay-Later. Facing likely regulation and a growing but not surprising default rate, this payment method is seeing substantial uptake by consumers and merchants for its simplicity. Is it just another way for lenders to make a buck, or is this an emerging disruptor to the credit card industry?Robots, food, credit, humor and anxiety all on today's Upside/Downside menu. Pull up to the first window and join us!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast for finance and business geeks about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in. In this episode, panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to nosh over Amazon Fresh and its impact on profits and cash flows. Do we really have to bag our own groceries?Then we dig into recent challenges faced by streaming companies and discuss whether a return to bunny ears and tin foil is inevitable.Join us for an informative and entertaining 19 minutes!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Upside/Downside is a podcast about the hard work of value creation with a dose of humor thrown in. Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me to discuss two recent news stories: health insurers must now report publicly what they pay for every item and procedure, and venture capital firms pull back as the longest bull market ever becomes a distant memory. What does all this mean for companies, investors and regular everyday people? We also take a question from an entrepreneur considering a start-up in the home caregiver industry. Join us!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Panelists Dana Price and Sami Akbay join me in a discussion of value creation upsides and downsides of two recent news events. First, what has happened to the Summer supply of sriracha, and how will we possibly cope? Then we explore Oracle's acquisition of Cerner and what that could mean for value drivers in healthcare. We round off the episode with advice to a CFO pondering the use of crypto currency. Join us for this fun 16-minute investment in your skills as a Finance Business Partner.Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Finance Business Partners face this question early on and throughout our careers. Nick Mitrakis, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller at WSP USA joins me to explore the pros and cons of these two supposedly dichotomous paths, and how it really boils down to what motivates you as an individual. Spoiler alert: Relax! You can explore both paths while building a great career. Questions were generously submitted by students of Assistant Dean, Chris Bates and Professor Glenn Tyranski at Long Island University. Join us for this hopefully inspirational 20-minute investment in your career!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
From working capital and contract management use cases to Bitcoin as a treasury asset to Star Trek TNG and the future of currencies, we cover some fun ground in this episode of Upside/Downside. Todd Feldman, Associate Professor of Finance at San Francisco State University, shares how fintech is becoming practical and why CFOs need to pay attention. Welcome! Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
As things digital become the new norm, what does this mean for how we learn, how we analyze data and how we as Finance Business Partners advise our organizations? I explore these questions and more with guest Chang Xia, Assistant Professor of Finance at St Francis College in Brooklyn. Listen in!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
As self-service data analytics tools become more mainstream, how do Finance Business Partners know their outputs are accurate? Greg Kogan, Assistant Professor of Accounting at Long Island University, shares how governance frameworks are critical to protecting value from our data. Greg also shares how college curriculum is changing to ensure higher productivity and a focus on interpretation of data rather than just aggregation. And he offers several steps Finance Business Partners can take to incorporate these critical skills into our daily work (hint: it's time to learn Tableau). Join us!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Mitch Peipert, CFO of Thomasnet, returns to Upside/Downside to help me answer career questions from students of Professor Chang Xia at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. From navigating the transition into your first job to why continuous learning is so important, we share our thoughts and remind you to take a deep breath and enjoy the journey. Join us!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Fascinated by numbers from an early age, Nerma Kolenovic, student at St. Francis College in New York City, shares how determination and being deliberate in the steps you take can push anyone towards a bright career. We'll also hear what Nerma and her friends talk about when they get together after class, and why you should start training your opposite hand how to use the mouse! If Nerma is any indication, the next generation will take the Finance Business Partner role to new heights. Join us.Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
Welcome to Season 2 of Upside/Downside! Samuel Dergel, Founder & Principal of Dergel Executive Search, shares what companies are looking for in a CFO/Finance Business Partner, why you need to be a people person, and how to deliver value at every stage of your career. Straighten that collar and listen in.Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
In this episode, Alex Kotlyarevsky, VP of Finance at Maxx Properties, compares the recent real estate market to flying a plane. Monitoring real-time metrics and making timely, fact-based course corrections drive value. Getting there requires digital and cultural transformations that will ultimately separate winners from losers. Forward-thinking Finance Business Partners are in the cockpit. Fasten your seat belts and let's go!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
What are the most critical skills for Finance Business Partners that support very large and visible civil engineering projects? Nick Mitrakis, SVP & Corporate Controller at WSP USA, shares the cornerstones of good project management and how Finance Business Partners need to step up in a world where our function is increasingly at the intersection of everything. Join us!Thank you for listening and please tell your friends about Upside/Downside - a podcast about value creation.If your organization needs customized assistance, I may be able to help. All revenues after taxes earned from consulting engagements are donated to registered charities working on challenges in the United States. See my host page for more details.
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