The STOIX Podcast
Dive into the world of building an impactful C-Suite with The STOIX Podcast, your new go-to resource for insider insights and expert strategies.
STOIX Co-founders Rory McDermott and Neil French sit down with recruitment and talent acquisition experts, finance leaders, and diversity champions to explore the art of finding, nurturing, and retaining top finance talent that makes a positive impact.
If you want to understand the best approach to building a powerhouse finance team or are interested in growing as a finance professional, tune in to our episodes for actionable tips, inspiring stories, and game-changing perspectives.
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Episodes
14 episodes
From Piano Lessons to CFO: Vineta's No-BS Route to the Top Job - Lessons from Vineta Bajaj
Vineta Bajaj didn’t follow a traditional path to the top – and she’s not shy about saying so.Now Group CFO at Rohlik Group, Vineta shares the unfiltered story behind her rise, from teaching piano and side-trading during uni, to leading ...
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1:15:01
Leadership, exit strategy & building high-impact teams - Lessons from Stephan Burow
What does it really take to lead a private equity-backed business through growth, exit, and transformation while staying true to your leadership style?In this episode, Stephan Burow, CFO at Lintbells, shares his journey from Unilever to...
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50:19
🎙️ From Coca-Cola to AI: How Finance Leaders Can Harness Data for Growth
AI is transforming finance—but how do you cut through the noise and turn data into real impact?In this episode, Rosanne Werner, CEO of XcelerateIQ, shares her journey from Deloitte to driving data-led transformation at Coca-Cola Europac...
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Episode 10
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46:01
🎙️ If Glastonbury and Amazon had a Baby! Lessons from Dominique Highfield
How does a CFO successfully balance career and motherhood? 🤘 Dominique Highfield of Bloom & Wild shares her insights.From building strong support systems to embracing sel...
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Episode 9
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53:57
🚀 From Café to E-Commerce Powerhouse: Lessons from Grind Coffee’s Dan Sherfield 🌍
What a fantastic episode this was! Dan Sherfield, former Head of Finance for Psycle and current CFO of Grind | Certified B Corp, takes us behind the scenes of his nine-year journey transforming a local café chain into an e-commerce...
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Episode 10
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52:53
From Jellybean-wrapping to Corporate Finance: Mary Corrie
We had a lot of fun recording this episode with Mary C., former Managing Director and former Chief Financial Officer at JustPark! With over a decade of diverse financial experience, M...
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Episode 8
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57:56
From Sports to C-Suite: Building Resilience and Leadership with Mark Foster
Well, this is a unique journey—swapping an outstanding sports career for chartered accountancy. 🏉In this episode, we sit down with Mark Foster, former SVP of LIV Golf, and a...
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Episode 7
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53:54
Law, Finance & Sustainability: Aurore Gil's Inspiring Journey
Law, Finance & Sustainability: Aurore Gil's Inspiring Journey 📖Studied law and finance, then earned her stripes at business school in Paris, and built a remarkable 14-year career in M&A at UBS - all while starting a family.<...
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Episode 6
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41:39
The Journey of a Commercial CFO: Mickey Kalifa's Insights
Growing up in South East London in the 70s and experiencing overt racism and hatred having been born in Bombay and moving to the UK aged 2.........A chip on his shoulder, or a flame to get to the top of Finance? 🔥Getting lucky. ...
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Episode 6
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1:11:05
Taking Chances: Success, Failure, and the Art of Hiring with Alex Gersh
We’re very excited to welcome Alex Gersh, most recently, Chief Financial Officer at Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), ex-CFO PaddyPowerBetfair (now Flutter Entertainment) and before, CFO at Sportradar Group to the latest episode of The STOIX Podcast! With ...
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Episode 5
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53:38
Climbing the Finance Ladder: Essential Advice for Aspiring CFOs with Carmela Borrotzu-Evans
In this episode, we sit down with Carmela Borrotzu-Evans, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations at Apexx Global, to dive into her career journey and gain invaluable advice for aspiring CFOs. Carmela shares her perspective on ho...
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Episode 4
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58:06
Ryan Collett: The road to becoming a VP of Finance
In this episode of the STOIX Podcast, we had an engaging conversation with Ryan Collett, VP of Finance at Causaly.Ryan talked about his unique career journey to becoming a VP of Finance, sharing insights and lessons learned along the wa...
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Episode 3
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21:31
Mitesh Velani: CFO to CEO in professional sports
In our second episode, STOIX Co-founders Rory McDermott and Neil French sat down with Mitesh Velani, a seasoned CFO, entrepreneur, and former CEO across FMCG, Sports & Leisure, Technology, Retail & Property sectors.This insightf...
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Episode 2
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52:19
Talking Talent Acquisition with David Brammer
Welcome to the first episode of The STOIX Podcast! In this first episode, STOIX Co-founders Rory and Neil talked with David Brammer, a Talent Acquisition expert and LinkedIn's Top Voice for Global Talent Acquisition & Recruiting. David has ...
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