In this episode of the Fractional Pros Canada podcast, Kim Murray, a seasoned fractional CFO, shares her diverse career journey, insights on niching down in the professional services space, and the importance of finding joy in your work. Whether you’re a fractional executive or business leader, Kim’s practical advice on relationship-building, value demonstration, and community engagement offers valuable guidance.
Key Topics:
•The evolution from traditional CFO to fractional CFO and the significance of niching in professional services
•The benefits of diversity in project work for continuous learning and engagement
•How fractional CFOs can leverage their experience and storytelling ability to add value
•The importance of aligning personal and business goals for greater impact
•Navigating client relationships, especially when facing values misalignments
•Building a supportive fractional community through organizations like Fractional Pros Canada
•The role of systems and onboarding in full-time versus fractional roles
•Collaborative opportunities among fractional professionals to grow and share insights
•Kim’s advice for new fractional CFOs on assessing experience and ensuring strategic impact
•The power of finding joy and gratitude in work for long-term satisfaction
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Connect with Kim Murray:
Kim Murray – fCFO
Providing Fractional CFO Services to Professional Service Businesses with +/- $2M – $20M Revenue. We sit at the intersection of strategy and execution—building practical budgets, cash flow forecasts, and KPI dashboards that leaders actually use. Our edge is momentum, structure, accountability, and calm to fast-moving businesses—so owners can scale with control, protect margin, and invest with clarity. Whether it’s improving profitability, tightening forecasting, or easy to interpret reporting & KPI’s, we delivers a mix of rigor and real-world pragmatism that makes us the go-to partner when decisions matter.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-murray-cpa-ca/
Email: kim.murray@flexify.ca
Website: www.flexify.ca
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●YouTube – https://youtu.be/KOZi_raOKbQ
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Fractional Pros Canada is produced by Frost Media Group
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