Steven Lord
Chief Learning Officer, Head of Burkland NY Office
Steven Lord has led, founded and managed companies in the financial technology, asset management and publishing sectors in Europe and in the United States. His 25-year career as an entrepreneur and senior executive in both public and private companies equips him with a deep understanding of strategic capital formation, financial modeling, operational efficiencies, restructuring and turnaround management, and M&A.
Articles & Podcasts by Steven Lord
10/13/2020
Soft Skills: The Key to Making Good CFOs Great CFOs
Conventional wisdom holds that the person leading a business's finance function is highly quantitative by nature.
08/26/2020
What Startups Should Do Now to Come Out of the COVID Downturn Stronger
In this podcast, Burkland fractional CFO Mike Kaswan goes over important strategies and tactical advice for…
08/17/2020
An Update on the Paycheck Protection Program and Where Does Congress Stand?
Although forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans is a foremost topic on the minds of…
07/08/2020
Practical & Tactical Advice for Startups to Succeed in this Downturn
Dan Rosenbaum, one of Burkland's seasoned CFOs on the East Coast provides "hands-on" practical and tactical…
06/24/2020
Finding a Way to Win in a Downturn: Lessons for Startups from the Last Downturn
Join Burkland's Chief Knowledge Officer, Steve Lord, as he interviews Darius Mirshahzadeh, Former CEO of The…
06/02/2020
Secure Your BASE: Lessons for Startups from the Last Downturn
Marc's advice includes a good discussion that pulls from his experiences during the last downturn with…
05/20/2020
Six Key Takeaways from the SBA’s PPP Forgiveness Update
The US Treasury and the Small Business Administration recently released long-awaited guidance…
05/13/2020
Main Street Lending Program Miss: Where the Fed’s Rescue Package Falls Short
An interesting aspect of crisis-era government programs is that they’re usually borne out of good intentions—programs…
04/29/2020
COVID-19 Sea Change: How a Shift in Startup Growth Psychology Can Help Save You
From relatively calm seas only a few months ago, most startups have seen dramatic changes in…