Building Careers, Balancing Life: A CFO’s Journey from Public Accounting to Pipeline Construction
CFO Joe LaPolla discusses his career shift from public accounting to leading finance at Driver Pipeline, offering lessons on intentional transitions, team culture, and navigating industry change.
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Key takeaways
Moving from public accounting to a CFO seat rewards intentional, well-timed transitions.
Team culture is a finance leader’s responsibility, not just HR’s.
Navigating industry change means pairing technical depth with adaptability.
On this episode of Beyond the Ledger, host Troy Ashby talks with a leader shaping accounting and finance. Watch the full conversation above.
CFO Joe LaPolla discusses his career shift from public accounting to leading finance at Driver Pipeline, offering lessons on intentional transitions, team culture, and navigating industry change.
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Troy Ashby is President at Benchmark Search and host of Beyond the Ledger, where he talks with the leaders, innovators, and professionals shaping accounting and finance.
