The Backbone — Episode 15: Serving the Restaurant Industry & Breaking Into Tech in a Finance…

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This web page is about an episode of "The Backbone" podcast featuring Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro, discussing his journey to TouchBistro, the company's focus on the restaurant industry, and the unique opportunities and challenges of serving the restaurant space in a finance capacity.

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The web page content is a description of an episode of "The Backbone" podcast, where the host interviews Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro. The episode covers Rob's journey to TouchBistro, a company that provides iPad-based point-of-sale software for the restaurant industry. They discuss the unique opportunities and challenges of serving the restaurant space in a finance capacity, as well as breaking into the tech industry in a finance role. The importance of the finance function at a technology company is also highlighted. The episode concludes with a quickfire round of questions on productivity hacks, go-to online resources, and daily tasks.

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Rob Curcio is a motivated and passionate finance executive with a proven record of exceeding business expectations, scaling operations, and driving revenue growth.
TouchBistro is a company focused on meeting the unique needs and fast pace of the foodservice industry.
The finance function plays a crucial role in technology companies, especially those serving specific industries like the restaurant space.
Breaking into the tech industry in a finance capacity requires a unique set of skills and experiences.
Rob Curcio emphasizes the importance of strategy, building relationships, and enhancing operations through agile methodology in his role as Director of Finance.

Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro

On this episode of The Backbone I chat with Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro.

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Joining me on this episode is Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro — an iPad based point-of-sale software company that is built for restaurant people, by restaurant people with every feature designed to meet the unique needs and fast pace of the foodservice industry.

Rob is the Director of Finance at TouchBistro, where his leadership and business acumen has been instrumental in TouchBistro’s rapid growth. He is a motivated and passionate finance executive with a proven record of exceeding business expectations, scaling operations, and driving revenue growth.

A goal-oriented team visionary, Rob is focused on strategy, building relationships and networking, and enhancing operations through agile methodology. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce (with Honours) from Ryerson University and is a CPA,CA.

On this episode of The Backbone, I chat with Rob about:

His journey to TouchBistro and how he got started in finance within the software industry;

What TouchBistro is all about;

Unique opportunities and challenges you face being the finance leader of a company serving the restaurant space;

Breaking into the tech industry in a finance capacity;

The importance of the finance function at a technology company

We close things off with a quickfire round:

Go to online resource for all things startup finance related

Favourite productivity hack

One thing you don’t leave the office before finishing

Take a listen:

The Backbone — Episode 15: Serving the Restaurant Industry & Breaking Into Tech in a Finance Capacity

Rob Curcio, Director of Finance at TouchBistro

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