CFO Circle · Los Angeles
The finance chair is the loneliest seat in the building.
I run a confidential forum where Los Angeles CFOs talk through the hard calls they can't take to their board or team — and leave with clearer thinking.
I run a confidential forum where Los Angeles CFOs talk through the hard calls they can't take to their board or team — and leave with clearer thinking.
Most CFOs are the only finance principal in the building. There's no peer down the hall — no one who's sat in the same chair when the real decisions land.
I spend most of my week in conversations with CFOs. Different companies, different industries — and mostly the same handful of problems underneath.
Cash flow and working capital. Forecasting nobody fully trusts. Systems that don't talk to each other. And the quiet tension between keeping the numbers moving and actually using them to decide.
Usually it isn't a talent problem. It's a structure problem — and it's a hard thing to work through alone.
I've spent a career on both sides of the finance chair — building companies, leading finance organizations, and helping executive teams work through the calls that don't have clean answers.
CFO Circle Los Angeles is a confidential, professionally facilitated peer forum built specifically for the CFO seat. A small group of CFOs meets each month to work through real challenges in a room where nothing leaves and nobody's selling anything.
Running it gives me a clear view of what's actually breaking inside finance departments — in practice, not theory. If you're a CFO carrying something you can't fully talk through where you are, I'm always open to compare notes.
— Dalen Lawrence, Chapter Director
CFO Circle is anchored by a proprietary framework that maps the CFO's growth across the full arc of the role. A short, confidential self-assessment shows you where your strengths and gaps sit today — and where to focus next.
Start wherever fits. Each stands on its own.
A confidential 15-minute self-diagnosis on the drivers of CFO success, with a personalized read on where you are and what to work on. No cost, no commitment.
Benchmark yourself →The confidential monthly peer forum for CFOs — how it works, who it's for, and what members take from the room.
See the overview →Sit in a facilitated CFO working session and feel the room before you decide anything. By invitation.
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