Manu Gupta's guest appearances

Manu Gupta

Real Estate Investing for Cash Flow with Kevin Bupp

GrowCFO Show

Find Your Feet

Paul Moore

Rod Khleif

Gene Guarino

Vinney Chopra

Brian Hamrick

Frank Gallinelli

Tim Bratz

Tom Wheelwright

Ken McElroy

Brad Sumrok

Dave Zook

David Campbell

Billy Keels

Jeff Lerman

John Cohen

OwlTail

Manu Gupta has acted as CFO of several high growth businesses including MyDrive Solutions, GridDuck, and Brisk. He shares his unusual journey to his first CFO role and becoming a board advisor. Manu isn’t from a traditional accountancy background. He started his career in sales. A finance-based MBA then took Manu into a career in management consulting. He chose to leave consulting and move to a startup. The startup needed a finance team ahead of a Series A investment. Manu’s job was to create that team.Manu regards himself as a generalist and really enjoys the variety of challenges the CFO role offers him. We talk about how to become sufficiently rounded to do all the things a generalist CFO needs to do well. We also examine Manu’s skills as a management consultant and understand how he applied those to be a dynamic finance leader.Manu talks about the attitudes and skills a modern CFO needs to bring to the role. He has much to share. Listen to the full episode to find out more, including passions and lessons learned that come straight from the cricket field! Links Manu Gupta on LinkedIn Kevin Appleby on LinkedIn Find out more about becoming a CFO The CFO as co-pilot to the CEO Timestamps00:59 How did you become a CFO?02:35 From sales to finance03:35 Manu’s mantra: “I find myself in places I’ve not been before”04:36 Becoming a well-rounded generalist05:00 An MBA in finance leads to a career in consultancy06:10 Opportunity to work in a startup and create a finance team ahead of a Series A fundraise07:16 Advantages &amp; disadvantages of an accountancy qualification and background09:22 Leveraging skills learned as a consultant11:06 What attitudes and skills do modern CFOs need?11:45 Being a business partner and helping others make decisions13:36 How to engage with others16:04 Managing your energy17:13 Managing situations with customers20:40 Working with the SLT beyond just finance22:21 Acting as a non-exec alongside being an operational CFO25:27 Having an impact25:51 Ben Stokes – lessons from the cricket field28:45 What are you passionate about?31:31 The Godfather and the CFO

Manu Gupta has acted as CFO of several high growth businesses including MyDrive Solutions, GridDuck, and Brisk. He shares his unusual journey to his first CFO role and becoming a board advisor. Manu isn’t from a traditional accountancy background. He started his career in sales. A finance-based MBA then took Manu into a career in management consulting. He chose to leave consulting and move to a startup. The startup needed a finance team ahead of a Series A investment. Manu’s job was to create that team.Manu regards himself as a generalist and really enjoys the variety of challenges the CFO role offers him. We talk about how to become sufficiently rounded to do all the things a generalist CFO needs to do well. We also examine Manu’s skills as a management consultant and understand how he applied those to be a dynamic finance leader.Manu talks about the attitudes and skills a modern CFO needs to bring to the role. He has much to share. Listen to the full episode to find out more, including passions and lessons learned that come straight from the cricket field! <h2>Links</h2><ul> <li>Manu Gupta on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/manugupta1/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li>Kevin Appleby on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-appleby-295417a/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li>Find out more about <a href="https://www.growcfo.net/future-cfo/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">becoming a CFO</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.growcfo.net/blog/the-cfo-co-pilot-to-the-ceo/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The CFO as co-pilot to the CEO</a></li> </ul><h2>Timestamps</h2>00:59 How did you become a CFO?02:35 From sales to finance03:35 Manu’s mantra: “I find myself in places I’ve not been before”04:36 Becoming a well-rounded generalist05:00 An MBA in finance leads to a career in consultancy06:10 Opportunity to work in a startup and create a finance team ahead of a Series A fundraise07:16 Advantages &amp; disadvantages of an accountancy qualification and background09:22 Leveraging skills learned as a consultant11:06 What attitudes and skills do modern CFOs need?11:45 Being a business partner and helping others make decisions13:36 How to engage with others16:04 Managing your energy17:13 Managing situations with customers20:40 Working with the SLT beyond just finance22:21 Acting as a non-exec alongside being an operational CFO25:27 Having an impact25:51 Ben Stokes – lessons from the cricket field28:45 What are you passionate about?31:31 The Godfather and the CFO

#82 My Journey to CFO via Sales and Management Consultancy with Manu Gupta, CFO at GridDuck

Manu Gupta comes across as a normal person like you and me. Professional, confident and with soft demeanour. But behind that soft exterior lies a 'Rock Solid' will and a steel core developed with hard work and commitment built over the last two decades.  No wonder he is a marathon runner and not a sprinter.When Manu first landed in Perth around 22 years back, he neither had backing of rich parents nor he had any misconception that road ahead is going to be a an easy one. What he had was a solid will to whatever it takes and deep sense of inquisitiveness of exploring his future far away from the comfort of his home zone.Thus started the big career expedition. Initially trying to save money, Manu landed in a friends apartment, sharing the rent and splitting the bills was norm of the day. Little did he realise that his ingrained principles of hard-work and never say die attitude is going to take him to new heights. I spoke to him about his interesting journey of finding himself and a rewarding career and what we all can learn from his successful journey. Lets listen to him and get inspired.

Manu Gupta comes across as a normal person like you and me. Professional, confident and with soft demeanour. But behind that soft exterior lies a 'Rock Solid' will and a steel core developed with hard work and commitment built over the last two decades.  No wonder he is a marathon runner and not a sprinter. When Manu first landed in Perth around 22 years back, he neither had backing of rich parents nor he had any misconception that road ahead is going to be a an easy one. What he had was a solid will to whatever it takes and deep sense of inquisitiveness of exploring his future far away from the comfort of his home zone. Thus started the big career expedition. Initially trying to save money, Manu landed in a friends apartment, sharing the rent and splitting the bills was norm of the day. Little did he realise that his ingrained principles of hard-work and never say die attitude is going to take him to new heights. I spoke to him about his interesting journey of finding himself and a rewarding career and what we all can learn from his successful journey. Lets listen to him and get inspired.

Making of a successful Professional - Manu Gupta

Ajay and Manu Gupta are the CEOs and managing directors of Indus Communities.  Indus was founded on a simple, yet powerful idea: to transform neighborhoods and lives. Since 2002 their team has been committed to making neighborhoods stronger and safer by revitalizing communities in the greater Houston area. As a family-owned business, we have made a conscious choice to pay our success forward by helping our residents who live in our properties along with their family and friends. This philosophy also extends to our employees who proudly own 25% of the business.     Quotes:  “We’re closing on a 400-unit property, 396 exactly. It’s a great opportunity. We actually looked at this property in March and had it under LOI and not because of the Corona Virus, but because of property taxes here. Their property taxes tripled this year, so the underwriters couldn’t underwrite it anymore so we had to drop it and things got mitigated and things got better, so we got the deal. So, there is some action out there, and we think in the next 6 months it will improve and there will be more transactions.”  “Don’t stretch yourself too thin. Invest only what you can invest. Don’t re-mortgage the house, don’t take out a second loan. Sometimes you see that investment and it looks great, but you have to be careful because at the end of the day you have to make sure that you're comfortable and safe in your financial planning.”    Highlights:  4:47- Ajay and Manu tells us about themselves and their backgrounds  9:19- Ajay and Manu tell us what asset class they typically buy  13:43- Ajay and Manu share if they saw a downtick after stimulus checks ran out   18:54- Ajay and Manu explain how their business has changed on the acquisition side of things  23:06- Ajay and Manu give a prediction on how the commercial market will fair through COVID in Houston    Guest Website:  https://www.induscommunities.com/ Learn About Investment and Partnership Opportunities with Kevin and His Team 

Ajay and Manu Gupta are the CEOs and managing directors of Indus Communities.  Indus was founded on a simple, yet powerful idea: to transform neighborhoods and lives. Since 2002 their team has been committed to making neighborhoods stronger and safer by revitalizing communities in the greater Houston area. As a family-owned business, we have made a conscious choice to pay our success forward by helping our residents who live in our properties along with their family and friends. This philosophy also extends to our employees who proudly own 25% of the business.   Quotes:  “We’re closing on a 400-unit property, 396 exactly. It’s a great opportunity. We actually looked at this property in March and had it under LOI and not because of the Corona Virus, but because of property taxes here. Their property taxes tripled this year, so the underwriters couldn’t underwrite it anymore so we had to drop it and things got mitigated and things got better, so we got the deal. So, there is some action out there, and we think in the next 6 months it will improve and there will be more transactions.”  “Don’t stretch yourself too thin. Invest only what you can invest. Don’t re-mortgage the house, don’t take out a second loan. Sometimes you see that investment and it looks great, but you have to be careful because at the end of the day you have to make sure that you're comfortable and safe in your financial planning.”  Highlights:  4:47- Ajay and Manu tells us about themselves and their backgrounds  9:19- Ajay and Manu tell us what asset class they typically buy  13:43- Ajay and Manu share if they saw a downtick after stimulus checks ran out   18:54- Ajay and Manu explain how their business has changed on the acquisition side of things  23:06- Ajay and Manu give a prediction on how the commercial market will fair through COVID in Houston  Guest Website:  <a href="https://www.induscommunities.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.induscommunities.com/</a> <a href="http://www.sunrisecapitalinvestors.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Learn About Investment and Partnership Opportunities with Kevin and His Team</a>

#303: Asset Classes, Downticks, COVID Impacts, and More! -with Ajay and Manu Gupta 