There is a crucial moment in flight known as V1—often called the pilot’s point of no return. It’s the speed at which a plane must commit to takeoff. Beyond V1, even if a problem arises, aborting the mission becomes more dangerous than staying the course. Business leaders encounter their own V1 moments: inflection points where… Read More »In Business As In Flight: Why Great Leaders Trust The Instruments
Entrepreneurs start businesses with passion, ambition and a clear vision. A lawyer opens a firm to advocate for clients. An interior designer launches a studio to bring spaces to life. An engineer sees a gap in the market and builds a device to fill it. But then, reality sets in. The company grows, and so… Read More »How The Fractional Model Can Bring Founders Back To Their Why
As businesses seek growth, the question of how, when and who to hire to enable the growth becomes one of the most pressing challenges. The talent needed to scale and support the business’s growth journey changes at various inflection points. That’s when today’s leaders often consider an emerging trend – fractional business operations. The fractional… Read More »Fractional Business Innovation and Emerging Trends For Scaling Companies
The post-pandemic world has fundamentally altered how professionals approach their careers. Flexibility and autonomy are now top priorities, even among senior leaders who were once bound by the rigid structures of traditional corporate roles. We are witnessing an unprecedented transformation in employment, with no signs of slowing. Projections show that the majority of the workforce… Read More »The Rise Of Fractional Leadership: A Lasting Shift In The Business Landscape
Growing numbers of experienced chief financial officers are abandoning the corporate grind to take freelance roles for multiple clients—whether in parallel or on a serial basis. “The demand for [freelance] professional CFOs has approximately doubled” in recent years, says Eusebi Llensa, co-founder and CEO of Outvise, a Barcelona-based marketplace for high-end independent contractors. Indie CFOs… Read More »The Fractional CFO – Global Finance Magazine
When John Frank, founder and CEO of Third Road Management, decided to drop a few zeroes from his salary and swap a New York corporate finance job to run day-to-day operations for a nonprofit in Bloomingdale, Illinois, he had no idea where the road would take him. Now over a decade later, his company Third… Read More »How Third Road Management is positioning itself to reach more Chicago startups
Third Road Management, a Glen Ellyn-based company providing midsize businesses with part-time chief financial officers, is setting up an advisory board of Chicago-area executives as it looks to fuel the next stage of its growth. “These individuals have directly supported, assisted and impacted over 1,000 businesses across all stages, sizes and industries,” Third Road President… Read More »Third Road taps mHub founder, others for new board as part-time CFO business ramps up
Pioneering fractional financial services firm builds strength with addition of leaders in innovation, growth, finance and technology CHICAGO (August 6, 2024) – Third Road Management, a pioneer in the booming fractional financial services industry, is pleased to announce the formation of its Executive Advisory Board, which will provide strategic guidance and support as the company continues… Read More »Third Road Management Taps Accomplished Business Leaders To Join Executive Advisory Board
Technology continues to dominate and revolutionize the way we work, live and communicate. The ever changing digital landscape can be difficult to stay abreast of, and at times, without the proper guardrails in place, can lead to many challenges. Regardless of company size – cybersecurity affects everyone, the only difference between large companies and small… Read More »The Importance of Cybersecurity for Small Business
Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about the markets sliding this week, data this week showing inflation not coming down, how inflation is impacting consumers, when we are likely to see the Fed cut rates based on the newest data, why he believes some of the jobs data is a… Read More »Market slide, hot inflation, Third Road Management
