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CFO THOUGHT LEADER

The Future of Finance is Listening
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1000 episodes

CFO THOUGHT LEADER is a podcast featuring firsthand accounts of finance leaders who are driving change within their organizations. We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart their own leadership paths across the enterprise and take inspired action.

Episodes

1170: Why the ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ Changed the CFO Conversation | Michael Perica, CFO, Remini Street

about 15 hours ago

47m


1169: Thinking Bigger on the Road to the CFO Role | Andrew Bender, CFO, BNI Global

Mar. 11

46m


1168: How Smart Finance Looks Before It Leaps | Alistair Gurney, CFO, Lucanet

Mar. 8

53m


Special Episode: Rethinking the ERP Upgrade Path

Mar. 6

21m


1167: CFO Leadership at Venture Inflection Points | Intekhab Nazeer, CFO, Lineaje

Mar. 5

46m


1166: Building Equity Value in a Capital-Intensive World | Derek Doyle, CFO, C Spire

Mar. 1

52m


Foundations Before Acceleration - a Planning Aces Episode

Feb. 25

30m


1165: Building a Business That Can Stand on Its Own | Manu Diwakar, CFO, Virta Health

Feb. 22

49m


1164: From Boardroom Lens to Operator Reality | Alex Melamud, CFO, Engine

Feb. 18

56m


1163: The Discipline Behind Transformational AI | Sue Vestri, CFO, CRIO

Feb. 15

40m


1162: Scaling Growth Across the World’s Most Complex Markets | Guillermo Lopez, CFO, dLocal

Feb. 11

45m


1161: From Carve-Out to Standalone Enterprise | Steve Shimizu, CFO, Omnissa

Feb. 8

44m


1160: Disciplined Bets in an Expensive-Capital World | Burt Chao, CFO, Nintex

Feb. 4

55m


1159: Decision Velocity: The Hidden Advantage of Top-Performing Organizations | Dean Neese, CFO, Placer.ai

Feb. 1

1h 1m


CFO EQ: How Leadership Takes Shape

Jan. 28

30m


1158: What Changes After the Easy Wins Are Gone | Razzak Jallow, CFO, FloQast

Jan. 25

43m


1157: From Deal Advisory to Operator: Learning the Hard Parts | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen

Jan. 21

58m


1156: From Turnaround CFO to Enterprise-Scale Strategist | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler

Jan. 19

48m


1155: Scaling Growth Without Sacrificing Outcomes | Bruce Schuman, CFO, Universal Interactive Institute

Jan. 14

51m


1154: When Finance Becomes the Company’s Storyteller | Drew Laxton, CFO, Outreach

Jan. 11

41m


The New FP&A Feedback Loop - A Planning Aces Episode

Jan. 8

42m


1153: From Big-Company Discipline to Private-Equity Speed | Jorge Pliego, CFO, Improving

Jan. 7

46m


1152: Value Creation Starts with Portfolio and Capital Discipline | Manny Korakis, CFO, Presidio

Jan. 4

36m


The Quiet Origins of Finance Leaders | A New Years Release

Dec. 31

28m


Atoms, Not Electrons: Why Warehouses Still Win | Tim Arndt, CFO, Prologis

Dec. 28

48m


Inside the EPM Summit 2026: Asking Better Questions Before Choosing Technology

Dec. 26

19m


Before the Outcome Was Known | Jonathan Carr, CFO, Armis

Dec. 24

35m


Lessons That Linger: Leadership Reflections From the CFO Seat | Karen Williams, CFO, American Express Global Business Travel

Dec. 21

47m


1151: Trust Is the Real Currency of Cross-Functional Finance | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk

Dec. 17

48m


1150: Making AI Practical in Finance, Not Theoretical | Matt Novick, CFO, Triplelift

Dec. 14

58m


1149: Predictable, Profitable Growth in an AI-Native Business | Ed Hagan, CFO, Satisfi Labs

Dec. 10

56m


1148: How Early Data Lessons Shaped Workday’s CFO AI Playbook | Zane Rowe, CFO, Workday

Dec. 8

45m


1147: From Investor Lens to Operator Seat | Cristina Kim, CFO, Octaura

Dec. 3

51m


1146: Building a Finance Org That Thinks Before It Counts | Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO, Drata

Nov. 30

46m


Encore Episode: From Black Box to Control Tower | Stuart Leung, CFO, Flexport

Nov. 26

56m


Inside the Driver’s Seat: Finance Leadership in the Auto Sector

Nov. 23

22m


1145: Creative Capital, Tough Cuts, and the Power of “Why” | Jayme Brooks, CFO, Limbach

Nov. 19

37m


1144: Rewiring Finance for AI, Data, and Business Impact | Michael Bourque, CFO & EVP, , Convera

Nov. 16

55m


Discipline at the Heart of Innovation - A Planning Aces Episode

Nov. 15

35m


1143: Building a Transformation-Ready Finance Function | Troy Anderson, CFO, Kelly Services

Nov. 12

49m


1142: From Webcomics to Wall Street: Inside a Storytelling Powerhouse | David Lee, COO & CFO, WEBTOON

Nov. 9

53m


1141: The Long Game of Resilient Finance Leadership | Erik Wissig, CFO, SureCo

Nov. 5

43m


1140: The EQ Playbook for Post-Merger Reality | Niels Boon, CFO, Cint

Nov. 2

59m


Bridging Legal & Finance: Closing Contact Risk Gaps | Shauna Sethna, General Counsel and GM of The L Suite

Oct. 31

26m


1139: The Global Lens of Finance Leadership | Atsushi Kitamura, CFO, Astellas Pharma

Oct. 29

21m


1138: Stablecoins, Real Utility, and the Next Curve | Michael Levine, CFO, Fireblocks

Oct. 26

54m


1137: Scaling Finance Across Borders | Amy Foo, CFO, Ignition

Oct. 22

57m


1136: From Projects to Playbooks: Making Transformation Stick | Joe Custer, CFO, Intrado

Oct. 19

59m


1135: Where Strategy Meets Finance in the Ad-Tech Revolution | Clayton Kossl, CFO, Basis Technologies

Oct. 15

42m


1134: When Finance Becomes a Force for Influence | Chris Sands, CFO, InvoiceCloud

Oct. 12

37m


AI's Early Returns - A Planning Aces Episode

Oct. 10

33m


1133: Finance That Explains (and Scales) the Why | Kimberlee Duval, CFO, Cymbiotika

Oct. 8

1h 2m


1132: Infrastructure First: Where AI Actually Adds Up | Steve Sutter, CFO, Celigo

Oct. 5

49m


1131: Building an AI-Ready Finance Engine | Beth Gaspich, CFO, NICE

Oct. 1

46m


1130: Building Resilient Finance in Uncertain Times | David Obstler, CFO, Datadog

Sep. 28

43m


1129: Turning Transactions into Strategy | Laura LaPeer, CFO, UHY

Sep. 24

44m


1128: Capital Discipline in a Usage-Based World | Ben Gammell, President & CFO, Brex

Sep. 21

46m


1127: Lean Finance in a Volatile World | Damon Lee, CFO, C.H. Robinson

Sep. 17

51m


126: Turning Signals into Strategy in Hypergrowth | Holly Grey, CFO Horizon3.ai

Sep. 14

56m


1125: Finance Lessons in the AI Era | Jay Peir, CFO, Pigment

Sep. 10

41m


1124: Rewiring the Marketplace for the AI Era | Craig Foster, CFO, Pax8

Sep. 7

55m


1123: From Accounting Rigor to Strategic Leadership | Jim Rogers, CFO, Tempus AI

Sep. 3

38m


Finance Leaders Decode AI's Promise - A Planning Aces Episode

Aug. 31

38m


1122: Capital Allocation as a CFO’s North Star | Chris Miorin, CFO, Apexanalytix

Aug. 27

44m


1121: Agility Through Scenario-Driven Finance | Ademir Sarcevic, CFO, Standex International

Aug. 24

46m


In the Room Where it Happens (Part 2)

Aug. 20

35m


1120: Navigating Growth, Crisis, and the AI Revolution | Eric Brown, CFO, Cohesity

Aug. 17

53m


Special Episode: In the Room Where it Happens (Part 1)

Aug. 13

28m


1119: Driving Mission-Driven Growth in the SaaS World | Matthew Hardy, CFO, Bonterra

Aug. 10

48m


The Prove-It Mentality: Rethinking ROI in the Age of AI - A Planning Aces Episode

Aug. 7

44m


Controllers Classified: Weathering tariff risks

Aug. 6

39m


1118: Partnering for Growth: Finance Meets Customer-Centricity | Andrew Casey, CFO, Amplitude

Aug. 3

51m


1117: Building a Unicorn with a Finance Blueprint | Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO, Payhawk

Jul. 30

42m


1116: The CFO Who Thinks in Full Color | Dan Zhang, CFO, ClickUp

Jul. 27

55m


Why Finance Teams Must Learn Faster Than Ever | Tom Vipond, Co-Founder, CEO of CFI

Jul. 23

34m


1115: The Evolution of a Leader—One CFO Chapter at a Time | Lisa Cummins Dulchinos, CFO, Ayar Labs

Jul. 22

53m


1115: The Evolution of a Leader—One CFO Chapter at a Time | Lisa Cummins Dulchinos, CFO, Ayar Labs

Jul. 20

53m


1114: Building a Smarter Funnel at Speed | Kevin Wall, CFO, Stax Payments

Jul. 16

44m


1113: The Strategic Leap from Finance Partner to Business Architect: Josh Schauer, CFO, insightsoftware

Jul. 13

52m


1112: The Value of Seeing Finance from the Front Lines | Nathan Winters, CFO, Zebra Technologies

Jul. 9

36m


1111: Inside the M&A Playbook: Why People Come First | James Redfern, CFO Reltio

Jul. 6

55m


The CFO Role in Scaling AI Curiosity

Jul. 2

15m


1110: When Leadership Mattered | Amanda Whalen, CFO, Kaviyo

Jun. 29

52m


From Flailing to AI Forward Motion - A Planning Aces Episode

Jun. 27

41m


1109: Building Finance Teams for Scale, Speed, and Smarts | Larry Roseman, CFO, Thumbtack

Jun. 25

43m


1108: Building Value in a Disrupted Industry | Kent Hoskins, CFO, Concord

Jun. 22

1h 2m


1107: When Finance Leads with a CEO Mindset | John Rettig, CFO, Bill

Jun. 18

47m


1106: Scaling Smarter: Inside the Finance Revenue Engine | Tim Ritters, CFO, Gong

Jun. 15

39m


1105: The Steady Climb: Scaling with Purpose in FinTech | Rene Ho, CFO, SAP Taulia

Jun. 11

47m


1104: Navigating Cardinal Health’s Growth Journey | Aaron Alt, CFO, Cardinal Health

Jun. 8

38m


Redefining Efficiency: The Three Dimensions of AI ROI - A Planning Aces Episode

Jun. 6

44m


1103: Turning Anomalies into Advantage | Matthias Steinberg, CFO, Mindbridge

Jun. 4

58m


1102: Navigating Growth and Risk in a Member-Driven Business | Andrea Hecht, CFO, CSAA Insurance

Jun. 1

48m


1101: Turning Home Equity into a Platform, Not a Product | Tom Egan, CFO, Hometap

May. 28

59m


1100: Lines, Not Dots: Turning Optionality into Outcomes | Chad Gold, CFO, Fullstory

May. 25

50m


ON LOCATION: AI on the Frontlines - Live Insights from Planful Perform25

May. 23

54m


1099: Turning Back‑Office Data into Front‑Line Decisions | Emma Whelan, CFO, MarginEdge

May. 21

53m


1098: Pandemic Rollercoaster Veteran Champions Smarter MRI Suites | Jill Woodworth, CFO, Prenuvo

May. 18

1h 4m


1097: The Mutual Advantage in a Cyclical Market | Kevin Ingram, CFO, FM

May. 14

41m


1096: Why Usage Beats Revenue in Video SaaS | Gillian Munson, CFO, Vimeo

May. 11

49m