*Earn free CPE credit for listening to this episode! Visit EarmarkCPE.com to sign up for free!   Mentorship has been our core theme of this podcast, and ever since the pilot episodes, we kept getting endless questions about this topic. I’m excited to invite my mentor, Catherine Flax, to come back to have this coffee chat, while we rebroadcast the original episode so you can earn your CPE credit! As most of you know, Catherine is a strong champion for diversity and mentorship. You already know her story from my book, and even after knowing for over a decade, I continue to learn so much from her leadership, wisdom, empathy, and everything in life and work really. Let's see what she’s up to since the last time we chatted over a year ago on this podcast.   ABOUT OUR GUEST, CATHERINE FLAX Catherine Flax has a distinguished multi-decade career across diverse industries and positions and has served in executive leadership roles in financial services, FinTech, and commodities. Her global endeavors alongside accomplished worldwide C-suite executives are certainly impressive, but what makes her unique is her deep sense of humanity and empathy, and her genuine interest in connecting with others. Catherine is the President of Private Markets at X Machina Capital Strategies. She brings decades of experience in building successful businesses in commodities, financial services, technology, and professional services. She sits on the board of ISO-New England, Abaxx Technologies (ABXX.NE), Astor Perkins, BASE Carbon and Amperon.   Most recently, Catherine served as CEO of Pefin, the world’s first artificial intelligence financial advisor. Earlier, she worked at BNP Paribas, where she served as CEO, commodities, foreign exchange, and emerging markets. Catherine also worked at J.P. Morgan, serving as both CMO globally, as well as CEO, commodities EMEA. Catherine was named the “Most Influential Women in European Financial Markets”. She also is a board member at Cristo Rey Brooklyn Highschool, CareerSpring, Aggies on Wall Street Program at Texas A&M University, as well as a trustee at the Holy Family Church in New York City.   CONNECT WITH CATHERINE: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherineflax/'   ABOUT X Machina Capital Strategies: https://www.xmcstrategies.com   ABOUT CECE LEUNG, CPA Cecilia "Cece" Leung is a finance executive and CFO advisor to growing businesses who are ready to scale up financially and get ready for next-level opportunities. Cece is the founding partner of The Entrepreneur CFO, a global professional advisory firm helping growing companies with strategic decision making as they become financially and operationally ready for their next big thing. With fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, paired with two decades of international financial services experience in New York, London, Switzerland, Hong Kong and China, Cece has worked with prominent firms including JP Morgan, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young, offering the best in-class solutions to Fortune 500 and growing companies worldwide. Cece is the author of the book Dear Accountant: Stories, Advice and Explorations, which offers up-and-coming professionals valuable insights and perspectives about the many career paths and opportunities under the accounting and finance umbrella.   Personal Website: www.ceceleung.com Book Website: www.dearaccountantbook.com The Entrepreneur CFO website: www.ecfopro.com Financial Planning: https://www.ecfopro.com/financial-planning-advisory/ Coaching, Training and Workshop: https://www.ecfopro.com/training-and-coaching/ PR, Media and Collab: https://www.ceceleung.com/media Podcast Blog: https://www.ceceleung.com/blog Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceceleung/