Damian Smith
Course Facilitator, GrowCFO Damian Smith, a "recovering CFO" with 25 years of experience, a regional BN$ CFO, Regional Sales Director, and a leadership and systemic team coach, specializes in transforming finance teams and coaching senior finance leaders.
About this speaker
Damian Smith, CEO & Creator of the Thryvv for Finance programs, spent 25 years in finance, culminating in his role as a regional BN$ CFO at Sony, following leadership roles at Blackberry and Virgin, before making the unique transition to Regional Sales Director and eventually becoming a leadership coach. Known for his transformation from a toxic CFO to a highly trained systemic team and leadership coach, Damian has guided leaders and teams at major brands such as Merck, Dupont, SAP, Starbucks, G42, Adidas, Emirates Global Aluminum, various government ministries, and AstraZeneca. He also consults for a prestigious US-based business psychology provider and has led groups through leadership development programs for Oxford University Saïd Business School.
Damian’s journey from a toxic finance leader to a successful team coach is backed by more than 4,000 hours of coaching hundreds of leaders and teams across six continents, allowing him to currently be in application for his Master CertifiedCoach credential with the ICF. As Bill Adams, co-founder of Leadership Circle and advisor to Fortune 500 companies, says, “All leadership consultants and coaches listen and learn from Damian.”His mission: Finance teams should be fun, fulfilling, and fundamental to creating a humane world—a force for good.
Now, as a “recovering CFO,” Damian is ready to share“The 6 Things I Learned Coaching High-Performance Teams That I Wish I’d Known as a Toxic Finance Leader”
