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Join us online as Aditi Roy of CNBC fame interviews:
Jim Eschweiler, CEO, Top Pot Doughnuts, Seattle – former CFO, Aritzia & Starbucks Asia Pacific
Shane Green, CEO, Foley Entertainment Group, Las Vegas
Eric Hebel, CFO of Hebel & Co., Los Angeles – world’s leading maker of Halva
Alex Campbell, CFO and Co Founder, SavorWe, Chicago – leading provider of gourmet cuisine from top chefs served in unique, curated gatherings
CFO GC Focus Los Angeles Sept 16, 2025
We’re kicking off CFO Focus’ Fall Season with CFO GC Focus Los Angeles featuring Jane Wells in interviews with Peter Bartle, GC at John Paul Mitchell Systems. Peter is a former US Marine, Brown University and UCLA Law grad, who went on to do great things at Latham & Watkins and Sony Pictures and other entertainment industry cos before landing his current role in 2022 – where he heads legal, regulatory and business affairs at John Paul Mitchell. Will billionaire founder of Paul Mitchell and Patron fame John Paul DeJoria be there? We’ve asked. Will you be there? You’d be crazy to miss this one…
CFO GC Focus Portland Oct 14, 2025
CFO GC Focus returns to Portland in October at another stunning private home. We’ll feature the finest CFOs and GCs in the region during a great evening of food & drinks & lively storytelling off the record and unrecorded. Jane Wells anchors! Reserve your spot now before we sell out!
CFO GC Focus Seattle Oct 15, 2025
CFO GC Focus Seattle was a huge hit on March 12. We featured one of the world’s youngest CFOs — Charlie Wickers, CFO at Rover — who took Rover public then private again before the age of 40. Top Pot CFO now CEO Jim Eschweiler was featured – is it a coffee or a doughnut co? You decide. And Ross Tennenbaum, CFO & President at Avalara all sat down with Jane Wells to launch our 2025 series. Register now to save your spot for October — and please nominate any CFOs and GCs you’d like to see on the panel with Jane Wells!
CF-O’CANADA Vancouver Oct 16, 2025
Why do more North American CFOs say Vancouver is their favorite North American city? Find out when we convene CFO CLO Focus Vancouver with some of British Columbia’s leading CFOs and CLOs, interviewed by the one only Jane Wells, formerly of CNBC (that’s not Canadian NBC). We’re off the record and unrecorded as always. We hope to net the Canucks CFO to join us. That’s our goalie.
CFO GC Focus San Francisco Silicon Valley Oct 22, 2025
Join us for our next CFO Focus gathering in Silicon Valley when Scott Cohn of CNBC fame sits down with Rodrigo Brumana CFO at Joby Aviation, Lisa Banks, CFO at Abnormal AI, Gaurav Agrawal, CFO at AppZen and Chithra Rajagopalan, Head of Finance at Obsidian Security. We’ll gather at a private home in the Palo Alto area. CFOs and GCs only please. Click below to register and we’ll reveal the location a day or two before we gather. See you there!
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Recent Events
CFO GC Focus Philadelphia May 21, 2025
CFO GC Focus Philadelphia returns with Anita Vogel anchoring a terrific panel of Philadelphia’s leading CFOs and GCs. Featured Guest CFOs now include Meredith Carter, President and CEO, Edge Capital, Jeffrey DiGiovanni, CFO, Innovative Solutions & Support (NASDAQ: ISSC), Greg Doran, CFO, WorkWave and Aaron Strait, CFO, Silvi Materials. We’ll gather at a private home near CFOs and GCs homes so it’s an easy stop by after work for a private, off the record conversation with peers and partners. We always sell out in Philadelphia so register today!
CFO GC Focus Houston May 21, 2025
CFO GC Focus Houston finds us back in the energy capital of the world with a broad swath of space tech, biotech and energy companies buzzing about the huge of amount of business energy in this dynamic city. Jane Wells anchors a great panel of CFOs and GCs you’ll want to meet as we gather with leading CFOs and GCs like Vanessa Allen Sutherland, GC at Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX); Laura Fulton, CFO American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Chair of Audit Committee Targa Resources; ans Angel Sanches, CFO, HJ Baker. Don’t delay. Register today!
CFO GC Focus Dallas May 20, 2025
We’re back in Dallas for CFO GC Focus Dallas, gathering at Kirkland & Ellis for an exclusive sit-down with some of the leading CFOs and GCs in the region. Jenny Wu, partner at Kirkland & Ellis, hosts us at K&E’s amazing space. Featured Guests inclue Jeff Novota, SVP and CLO, Southwest Airlines; Margot (Lebenberg) Carter, Board Member, Tyler Technologies and NYSE listed Installed Building Products and Angela Parker, Former CFO, DuraServe, New CFO at TBA PE backed company. Jane Wells anchors. And there’s a ticket with your name on it. Register today!