Finding your fit: A conversation about leadership, authenticity, and career with Ashley Lawrence

In this episode, we learn about the importance of building strong, authentic relationships, and taking care of organizational culture both personally and structurally from Ashley Lawrence, the CFO of one of the largest online classified sites in the world. We hear about Ashley's non-linear career path from engineering into the world of tech and finance and how he squeezes in his love for running and care for his family into the work that he does every day, while offering insight into practical ideas around the future of work for both senior leaders and junior staff alike.About AshleyAshley Lawrence is a member of Troost ILead's Board of Advisors and the CFO of both Kijiji and International Markets and Advertising for Adevinta. Ashley has a BASc from the University of Toronto in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Prior to becoming CFO, Ashley headed Kijiji’s Analytics and Strategy team. Ashley has previously worked for one of Canada’s largest private equity firms, EdgeStone Capital Partners on their venture team, and for MMV Financial, a leader in venture debt lending. Ashley began his professional career with IBM Canada, first as a market and competitive analyst for one of their leading server brands. While at IBM Ashley developed his consulting skills (culminating in becoming a certified IBM consultant) with their Global Services division in their Information Security and Emerging Technologies practice. His clients included many financial services firms and two central banks. Ashley has completed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analytics (CFA) program.