Episode - 012: - Where we learn from Kevin Appleby – COO and Podcast host at GrowCFO and host of ‘The next 100 Days’ Podcast – What is GrowCFO, and why you should join for free, how to think about software assessments, Kevin’s finance predictions for 2023, whether we’ll ever see a continuous close, dealing with transformation, ChatGPT and much much more.

Kevin started his career as an auditor for BDO before working for businesses like ICI, PwC, Mouchel and EDF Energy. Kevin's goal is now to help finance teams and CFOs thrive by sharing insight through his podcasts and growing the GrowCFO network.

Show Notes

Where to find Kevin & GrowCFO

Kevin on Linkedin here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-appleby-295417a/

GrowCFO here - https://www.growcfo.net

GrowCFO podcast here - https://www.growcfo.net/growcfo-show 

Tech Mentioned

Slack – https://www.slack.com

Aqilla – https://www.aqilla.com

ChatGPT - https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

Jasper - https://www.jasper.ai

People Mentioned

Paul Barnhurst - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguy/

Christoph Iwaniez - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-iwaniez/

Chris Treadwell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tredwellchris/

GrowCFO Recordings

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https://www.growcfo.net/webinars/

Contents

[00:01:46] What is GrowCFO?

[00:07:30] GrowCFO Transformation Training

[00:10:27] How to think about software assessments

[00:17:27] Finance Predictions for 2023

[00:23:49] ESG, Data Governance, Month-End Close

[00:27:50] Will we ever see a continuous close?

[00:33:45] Dealing with transformation & change

[00:38:45] ChatGPT & Jasper

[00:44:04] Find more about Kevin & GrowCFO