Office of the CFO: Connor Wray on Founding JonnyPops & Becoming the CFO
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Host Megan O'Brien, NetSuite business and finance editor, is joined by the CFO of JonnyPops, Connor Wray. We kick things off by talking about Wray's choice of majors–computer science and economics –in college and how they have benefitted him (3:13). We then jump into the idea behind JonnyPops and how he got involved (5:10). Wray goes into JonnyPops' capital raising process as he and his co-founder worked to build their company (10:16) all the while balancing the responsibilities of being a college student (13:42). We then discuss what JonnyPops looks like now, 10 years after its founding (18:21), to what he attributes the company's growth and success (20:09) and the advice he has for fellow entrepreneurs (22:17). Wray delves into his view of the current CFO role (25:58) and how NetSuite has played a part in JonnyPops' journey (27:04). He also explains how JonnyPops has been handling recent disruption (30:01) and the biggest challenges in taking on the CFO role (33:15). He unveils his top metrics to track (35:40) and concludes by discussed plans for the future of JonnyPops (39:24). Tune in for all this and more!
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