Hey!

Curious to know about how I ended up here? Here’s my story.

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I'd always been a bit of a nerd at school. An introvert that didn't really have a group and avoided P.E like the plague.

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I would much rather shut myself in a room and play the guitar.

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My first experiences with software were, writing websites in HTML/CSS code using Adobe Dreamweaver, and recording music using Logic Pro.

Fun, but nothing more than little projects here and there.

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After university, I ended up in sales. Smiling and dialling.

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It was tough, and I was earning less than minimum wage

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Someone then approached me with an opportunity to work in the technology industry.

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I jumped at the chance, but it turned out it was just another smiling and dialling role in another form.

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So I switched jobs again.

And it was a cool job might I add.

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The company sold software that would allow large sites to track their energy spending. This is where my interest in data and storytelling first started to emerge.

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But then, the Finance Director made me and my branch redundant.

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I did not like him for it.

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My outlook was looking pretty grim.

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But, things slowly started picking up.

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I spent a short time working with construction and engineering teams helping them implement software to replace paper risk assessments.

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It was a startup, so I also learned a lot about investor relations and funding. I got to implement Salesforce, and had the opportunity to work closely with the development team.

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After that, I built the commercial proposition for an agri-tech business that monitored animal welfare.

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Another cool job where I got to implement PowerBI to visualise raw data and track outliers, as well as build internal communication processes using Microsoft Teams and other software tools.

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In a very short amount of time, I'd gained a huge amount of experience, but still didn't really feel like I was where I was meant to be.

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But then I found 'my group'.

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I moved into a role helping finance teams select and implement finance software & ERP (Enterprise Resource & Planning Software).

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Initially, it was just small businesses, supporting them during the initial selection, but then also managing the implementation and providing support as well.

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Then I moved on to, not just helping small businesses, but finance teams of all shapes and sizes.

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I'm still doing this today.

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In every organisation, all roads lead to finance.

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Their insight can make or break a business.

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However, finance is quickly evolving, with less and less demand for traditional number crunchers.

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Finance professionals need to adopt a future-focused mindset, leverage technology and start thinking more strategically as their day-to-day becomes more digitised.

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It’s therefore my mission to empower you as the next generation of tech-savvy finance professionals so that you can reap the rewards of becoming an indispensable business partner.

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If you need any support and guidance as you adopt more technology, please e-mail me using adam@adamshilton.com or use the contact form on the homepage.

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To your future

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Adam

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