CFO THOUGHT LEADER
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CFO THOUGHT LEADER

by The Future of Finance is Listening

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.

100 episodes
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1
1169: Thinking Bigger on the Road to the CFO Role | Andrew Bender, CFO, BNI Global
46:14 Mar 11, 2026
2
1168: How Smart Finance Looks Before It Leaps | Alistair Gurney, CFO, Lucanet
53:49 Mar 8, 2026
3
Special Episode: Rethinking the ERP Upgrade Path
21:40 Mar 6, 2026
4
1167: CFO Leadership at Venture Inflection Points | Intekhab Nazeer, CFO, Lineaje
46:38 Mar 5, 2026
5
1166: Building Equity Value in a Capital-Intensive World | Derek Doyle, CFO, C Spire
52:49 Mar 1, 2026
6
Foundations Before Acceleration - a Planning Aces Episode
30:29 Feb 25, 2026
7
1165: Building a Business That Can Stand on Its Own | Manu Diwakar, CFO, Virta Health
49:20 Feb 22, 2026
8
1164: From Boardroom Lens to Operator Reality | Alex Melamud, CFO, Engine
56:25 Feb 18, 2026
9
1163: The Discipline Behind Transformational AI | Sue Vestri, CFO, CRIO
40:04 Feb 15, 2026
10
1162: Scaling Growth Across the World’s Most Complex Markets | Guillermo Lopez, CFO, dLocal
45:02 Feb 11, 2026
11
1161: From Carve-Out to Standalone Enterprise | Steve Shimizu, CFO, Omnissa
44:27 Feb 8, 2026
12
1160: Disciplined Bets in an Expensive-Capital World | Burt Chao, CFO, Nintex
55:09 Feb 4, 2026
13
1159: Decision Velocity: The Hidden Advantage of Top-Performing Organizations | Dean Neese, CFO, Placer.ai
1:01:40 Feb 1, 2026
14
CFO EQ: How Leadership Takes Shape
30:38 Jan 28, 2026
15
1158: What Changes After the Easy Wins Are Gone | Razzak Jallow, CFO, FloQast
43:58 Jan 25, 2026
16
1157: From Deal Advisory to Operator: Learning the Hard Parts | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen
58:00 Jan 21, 2026
17
1156: From Turnaround CFO to Enterprise-Scale Strategist | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler
48:13 Jan 19, 2026
18
1155: Scaling Growth Without Sacrificing Outcomes | Bruce Schuman, CFO, Universal Interactive Institute
51:49 Jan 14, 2026
19
1154: When Finance Becomes the Company’s Storyteller | Drew Laxton, CFO, Outreach
41:35 Jan 11, 2026
20
The New FP&A Feedback Loop - A Planning Aces Episode
42:00 Jan 8, 2026
21
1153: From Big-Company Discipline to Private-Equity Speed | Jorge Pliego, CFO, Improving
46:02 Jan 7, 2026
22
1152: Value Creation Starts with Portfolio and Capital Discipline | Manny Korakis, CFO, Presidio
36:34 Jan 4, 2026
23
The Quiet Origins of Finance Leaders | A New Years Release
28:08 Dec 31, 2025
24
Atoms, Not Electrons: Why Warehouses Still Win | Tim Arndt, CFO, Prologis
48:23 Dec 28, 2025
25
Inside the EPM Summit 2026: Asking Better Questions Before Choosing Technology
19:56 Dec 26, 2025
26
Before the Outcome Was Known | Jonathan Carr, CFO, Armis
35:05 Dec 24, 2025
27
Lessons That Linger: Leadership Reflections From the CFO Seat | Karen Williams, CFO, American Express Global Business Travel
47:49 Dec 21, 2025
28
1151: Trust Is the Real Currency of Cross-Functional Finance | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk
48:38 Dec 17, 2025
29
1150: Making AI Practical in Finance, Not Theoretical | Matt Novick, CFO, Triplelift
58:43 Dec 14, 2025
30
1149: Predictable, Profitable Growth in an AI-Native Business | Ed Hagan, CFO, Satisfi Labs
56:24 Dec 10, 2025
31
1148: How Early Data Lessons Shaped Workday’s CFO AI Playbook | Zane Rowe, CFO, Workday
45:50 Dec 8, 2025
32
1147: From Investor Lens to Operator Seat | Cristina Kim, CFO, Octaura
51:59 Dec 3, 2025
33
1146: Building a Finance Org That Thinks Before It Counts | Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO, Drata
46:02 Nov 30, 2025
34
Encore Episode: From Black Box to Control Tower | Stuart Leung, CFO, Flexport
56:15 Nov 26, 2025
35
Inside the Driver’s Seat: Finance Leadership in the Auto Sector
22:13 Nov 23, 2025
36
1145: Creative Capital, Tough Cuts, and the Power of “Why” | Jayme Brooks, CFO, Limbach
37:58 Nov 19, 2025
37
1144: Rewiring Finance for AI, Data, and Business Impact | Michael Bourque, CFO & EVP, , Convera
55:03 Nov 16, 2025
38
Discipline at the Heart of Innovation - A Planning Aces Episode
35:21 Nov 15, 2025
39
1143: Building a Transformation-Ready Finance Function | Troy Anderson, CFO, Kelly Services
49:00 Nov 12, 2025
40
1142: From Webcomics to Wall Street: Inside a Storytelling Powerhouse | David Lee, COO & CFO, WEBTOON
53:28 Nov 9, 2025
41
1141: The Long Game of Resilient Finance Leadership | Erik Wissig, CFO, SureCo
43:27 Nov 5, 2025
42
1140: The EQ Playbook for Post-Merger Reality | Niels Boon, CFO, Cint
59:10 Nov 2, 2025
43
Bridging Legal & Finance: Closing Contact Risk Gaps | Shauna Sethna, General Counsel and GM of The L Suite
26:48 Oct 31, 2025
44
1139: The Global Lens of Finance Leadership | Atsushi Kitamura, CFO, Astellas Pharma
21:47 Oct 29, 2025
45
1138: Stablecoins, Real Utility, and the Next Curve | Michael Levine, CFO, Fireblocks
54:45 Oct 26, 2025
46
1137: Scaling Finance Across Borders | Amy Foo, CFO, Ignition
57:16 Oct 22, 2025
47
1136: From Projects to Playbooks: Making Transformation Stick | Joe Custer, CFO, Intrado
59:52 Oct 19, 2025
48
1135: Where Strategy Meets Finance in the Ad-Tech Revolution | Clayton Kossl, CFO, Basis Technologies
42:24 Oct 15, 2025
49
1134: When Finance Becomes a Force for Influence | Chris Sands, CFO, InvoiceCloud
37:00 Oct 12, 2025
50
AI's Early Returns - A Planning Aces Episode
33:51 Oct 10, 2025
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