01/09/2026
Featured in CFO.com, Tony Ciotti shares his workday routine, points of personal inspiration, maintaining a flexible mindset, and learnings from peer CFOs and his client-centric team:
“In business, there’s a huge difference between fame — being easily recognized — and influence, which is about making meaningful, lasting changes. I don’t spend much time thinking about fame, and I probably wouldn’t recognize a famous person if they were staring me in the face. But when I think about influence, we have a concept at Riveron about being a CFO’s ‘first call.’ That means you’re the first person a leader reaches out to when they need to solve a critical challenge or make a big impact under pressure.
Many of my colleagues are exactly that go-to person. I’m thinking of one of Riveron’s senior leaders in particular — she doesn’t seek the spotlight, but she’s highly effective and influential. When CFOs call her, she mobilizes teams quickly, not just solving the immediate problem, but strengthening the entire office of the CFO and the company overall. That reliable, behind-the-scenes ability to be the first call, respond strategically, and ensure a client’s lasting success — that’s true influence in the workplace.”
Read the full perspective in “The 6 a.m. CFO: How Riveron’s Ciotti starts his day”: https://lnkd.in/g2Ydd2qt
