
Ariella Tenuta
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Roadtrip Nation
Costa Mesa, CA USA
“You have to know what your core values are in terms of your personal satisfaction and happiness and look for that in the place that you work.”
Roadtrip Nation
Costa Mesa, CA USA
“You have to know what your core values are in terms of your personal satisfaction and happiness and look for that in the place that you work.”
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
I oversee all of the financial activities within the organization, as well as lead the HR function.
Typically, I’d say half to three-quarters of my day I'm in meetings. Those are either decision-making meetings for the organization or meetings with my staff; sometimes though, they’re with outside parties. There’s definitely a lot of time spent interacting and having conversations. The rest of the time I’ll be working on the numbers. I’ll either be working on forecasts for a budget or I’ll be looking at the actual numbers that come in and see how that compares to what we expected.
Here's the first step for everyone
If you think you want a specific career, really take time to explore and understand what your day-to-day would look like down that path. There’s such a big difference between what you learn in school and how it applies in the real world. If you truly feel like the finance path is the path for you, you need to like numbers and you should study business. If you want to succeed in an executive role, it’s super important to develop interpersonal skills in order to build relationships and lead.
"Diverging from your career path is irresponsible (when I took extended time off to travel); you're throwing away your potential."