Leading Through Market Cycles, with Real Estate and Construction CFO, Bona Allen

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Brought to you by insightsoftware. Register for our upcoming webinar: What does it take to lead finance through real estate booms, construction slowdowns, and global crises? In this episode of The Diary of a CFO Podcast, I sit down with Bona Allen, a CFO with three decades of experience across real estate development, construction, and investment. Bona has led finance at both public and private companies, navigated the savings and loan crisis, the 2008 crash, and COVID, and built strategies that kept projects and people moving through uncertainty. We talk about: How the CFO role has changed Real estate vs construction finance Spotting business cycles Crisis leadership Building and keeping strong teams Bona also shares the career moves that shaped him, the mistakes that made him better, and why networking to help others is the best long-term strategy. If you’re in real estate, construction, or any cyclical industry, this conversation is full of lessons you can use to prepare, adapt, and lead. If becoming a CFO is part of your goals, get your CFO readiness score here:

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