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CFO Thought Leader explores the evolution of today’s finance leadership—from numbers to narrative, from measurement to meaning. Through in-depth interviews, podcasts, and video stories, we spotlight how CFOs are redefining influence, communication, and strategy in a world where data is everywhere—but insight and empathy set leaders apart.

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When Growth Isn’t the Goal—Sustainability Is | Manu Diwakar, CFO, Virta Health

When Growth Isn’t the Goal—Sustainability Is | Manu Diwakar, CFO, Virta Health CFO THOUGHT LEADER

45 views - 1 week ago

Focused Growth in a PE-Backed World | Sue Vestri, CFO, CRIO

Focused Growth in a PE-Backed World | Sue Vestri, CFO, CRIO CFO THOUGHT LEADER

47 views - 2 weeks ago

How Data Rewrote Capital Allocation | Guillermo Lopez, CFO, dLocal

How Data Rewrote Capital Allocation | Guillermo Lopez, CFO, dLocal CFO THOUGHT LEADER

22 views - 2 weeks ago

Why Judgment Still Beats the Algorithm | Steve Shimizu, CFO, Omnissa

Why Judgment Still Beats the Algorithm | Steve Shimizu, CFO, Omnissa CFO THOUGHT LEADER

19 views - 2 weeks ago

MC Lopez YT CFO THOUGHT LEADER

10 views - 3 weeks ago

Why Growth Demands Smaller “Chunks” of Accountability | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen

Why Growth Demands Smaller “Chunks” of Accountability | Toby Driver, CFO, Ideagen CFO THOUGHT LEADER

154 views - 4 weeks ago

Scaling Responsibly in an AI-Driven World | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler

Scaling Responsibly in an AI-Driven World | Kevin Rubin, CFO, Zscaler CFO THOUGHT LEADER

111 views - 4 weeks ago

From Performance Metrics to Innovation Zones | Bruce Schuman, CFO, Universal Technical Institute

From Performance Metrics to Innovation Zones | Bruce Schuman, CFO, Universal Technical Institute CFO THOUGHT LEADER

60 views - 4 weeks ago

When Planning Impacts Company Morale | Drew Laxton, CFO, Outreach

When Planning Impacts Company Morale | Drew Laxton, CFO, Outreach CFO THOUGHT LEADER

72 views - 4 weeks ago

Freedom to Succeed: Empowerment as an Operating System | Jorge Pliego, CFO, Improving

Freedom to Succeed: Empowerment as an Operating System | Jorge Pliego, CFO, Improving CFO THOUGHT LEADER

60 views - 4 weeks ago

Why Restraint, Not Reach, Defines Modern Finance Leadership | Manny Korakis, CFO, Presidio

Why Restraint, Not Reach, Defines Modern Finance Leadership | Manny Korakis, CFO, Presidio CFO THOUGHT LEADER

37 views - 4 weeks ago

From Decks to Decisions: Turning Strategy Into Execution | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk

From Decks to Decisions: Turning Strategy Into Execution | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk CFO THOUGHT LEADER

118 views - 1 month ago

When One Plus One Actually Equals Three | Matt Novick, CFO, TripleLift

When One Plus One Actually Equals Three | Matt Novick, CFO, TripleLift CFO THOUGHT LEADER

61 views - 1 month ago

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

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

48 views - 1 month ago

From Data Roots to an AI Playbook | Zane Rowe, CFO, Workday

From Data Roots to an AI Playbook | Zane Rowe, CFO, Workday CFO THOUGHT LEADER

54 views - 1 month ago

Building the Finance Engine for a Market in Motion | Cristina Kim, CFO, Octaura

Building the Finance Engine for a Market in Motion | Cristina Kim, CFO, Octaura CFO THOUGHT LEADER

97 views - 1 month ago

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

Building a Finance Org That Thinks Before It Counts | Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO, Drata CFO THOUGHT LEADER

88 views - 3 months ago

What if your best margin lever is rhythm?

What if your best margin lever is rhythm? CFO THOUGHT LEADER

10 views - 3 months ago

Discipline at the Heart of Innovation - A Planning Aces Episode

Discipline at the Heart of Innovation - A Planning Aces Episode CFO THOUGHT LEADER

13 views - 3 months ago

Pilot, Learn, Scale What Works | Troy Anderson, CFO, Kelly Services

Pilot, Learn, Scale What Works | Troy Anderson, CFO, Kelly Services CFO THOUGHT LEADER

96 views - 3 months ago

The Power Behind Story-Driven Growth | David lee, CFO & COO, WEBTOON

The Power Behind Story-Driven Growth | David lee, CFO & COO, WEBTOON CFO THOUGHT LEADER

56 views - 3 months ago

Sequencing Growth: When Capital Meets Capacity | Erik Wissig, CFO, SureCo

Sequencing Growth: When Capital Meets Capacity | Erik Wissig, CFO, SureCo CFO THOUGHT LEADER

72 views - 3 months ago

The EQ Advantage in Financial Turnarounds | Niels Boon CFO Cint

The EQ Advantage in Financial Turnarounds | Niels Boon CFO Cint CFO THOUGHT LEADER

62 views - 4 months ago

When Finance Teaches Innovation How to Scale | Michael Levine, CFO, Fireblocks

When Finance Teaches Innovation How to Scale | Michael Levine, CFO, Fireblocks CFO THOUGHT LEADER

61 views - 4 months ago

Bridging Legal & Finance: Closing Contact Risk Gaps – A Suite Voices Miniseries Episode

Bridging Legal & Finance: Closing Contact Risk Gaps – A Suite Voices Miniseries Episode CFO THOUGHT LEADER

23 views - 4 months ago

Turning Engineering Excellence into Economic Precision

Turning Engineering Excellence into Economic Precision CFO THOUGHT LEADER

14 views - 4 months ago

Turning Numbers Into Conviction | Amy Foo, CFO, Ignition

Turning Numbers Into Conviction | Amy Foo, CFO, Ignition CFO THOUGHT LEADER

133 views - 4 months ago

Breakthrough Beats Incremental | Joe Custer, CFO, Intrado

Breakthrough Beats Incremental | Joe Custer, CFO, Intrado CFO THOUGHT LEADER

70 views - 4 months ago

Inside the Metrics That Unite a Company’s Language | Clayton Kossl, CFO, Basis

Inside the Metrics That Unite a Company’s Language | Clayton Kossl, CFO, Basis CFO THOUGHT LEADER

86 views - 4 months ago

The AI Ops Experiment That Reframed Finance Partnership | Chris Sands, CFO, InvoiceCloud

The AI Ops Experiment That Reframed Finance Partnership | Chris Sands, CFO, InvoiceCloud CFO THOUGHT LEADER

84 views - 4 months ago

The Cohort Compass for Omnichannel Growth | Kimberlee Duval, CFO, Cymbiotika

The Cohort Compass for Omnichannel Growth | Kimberlee Duval, CFO, Cymbiotika CFO THOUGHT LEADER

64 views - 4 months ago

From Experiments to Engines: Scaling the Mid-Market | Steve Sutter CFO, Celigo

From Experiments to Engines: Scaling the Mid-Market | Steve Sutter CFO, Celigo CFO THOUGHT LEADER

44 views - 4 months ago

How AI is Redefining Financial Operations.

How AI is Redefining Financial Operations. CFO THOUGHT LEADER

36 views - 4 months ago

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

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

82 views - 5 months ago

Building an AI-Ready Finance Engine | Beth Gaspich, CFO, NiCE

Building an AI-Ready Finance Engine | Beth Gaspich, CFO, NiCE CFO THOUGHT LEADER

93 views - 5 months ago

Scaling Finance for the Cloud-Native Era | David Obstler CFO Datadog

Scaling Finance for the Cloud-Native Era | David Obstler CFO Datadog CFO THOUGHT LEADER

63 views - 5 months ago

Scaling Toward One Billion Goal | Laura LaPeer, CFO, UHY

Scaling Toward One Billion Goal | Laura LaPeer, CFO, UHY CFO THOUGHT LEADER

107 views - 5 months ago

You can’t outsource intuition—at least not yet.

You can’t outsource intuition—at least not yet. CFO THOUGHT LEADER

27 views - 5 months ago

Redefining the CFO Path Through Adaptability | Ben Gammell, CFO, Brex

Redefining the CFO Path Through Adaptability | Ben Gammell, CFO, Brex CFO THOUGHT LEADER

79 views - 5 months ago

Building a CFO’s GEMBA Habit | Damon Lee, CFO, C.H. Robinson

Building a CFO’s GEMBA Habit | Damon Lee, CFO, C.H. Robinson CFO THOUGHT LEADER

91 views - 5 months ago

Slow Down to Speed Up | Holly Grey CFO Horizon3.ai

Slow Down to Speed Up | Holly Grey CFO Horizon3.ai CFO THOUGHT LEADER

68 views - 5 months ago

Culture, Strategy, And AI Converge | Jay Peir, CFO, Pigment

Culture, Strategy, And AI Converge | Jay Peir, CFO, Pigment CFO THOUGHT LEADER

207 views - 5 months ago

Building Accretion into the Business Model | Craig Foster CFO, Pax8

Building Accretion into the Business Model | Craig Foster CFO, Pax8 CFO THOUGHT LEADER

84 views - 5 months ago

When Data and AI Reshape Precision Medicine

When Data and AI Reshape Precision Medicine CFO THOUGHT LEADER

62 views - 6 months ago

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

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

37 views - 6 months ago

The Power of Relationships in Driving Enterprise Value

The Power of Relationships in Driving Enterprise Value CFO THOUGHT LEADER

84 views - 6 months ago

Steering Finance Through Volatility | Ademir Sarcevic, CFO, Standex International

Steering Finance Through Volatility | Ademir Sarcevic, CFO, Standex International CFO THOUGHT LEADER

78 views - 6 months ago

From Flailing to AI Forward Motion

From Flailing to AI Forward Motion CFO THOUGHT LEADER

17 views - 6 months ago

The Prove-It Mentality: Rethinking ROI in the Age of AI

The Prove-It Mentality: Rethinking ROI in the Age of AI CFO THOUGHT LEADER

17 views - 6 months ago

Why the AI Revolution Won’t Look Like the Cloud | Eric Brown, CFO, Cohesity

Why the AI Revolution Won’t Look Like the Cloud | Eric Brown, CFO, Cohesity CFO THOUGHT LEADER

88 views - 6 months ago

How does a $550M firm acquire a $1.1B company—and then accelerate AI adoption at record speed?

How does a $550M firm acquire a $1.1B company—and then accelerate AI adoption at record speed? CFO THOUGHT LEADER

28 views - 6 months ago

Empowering Purpose-Driven Organizations for Greater Reach | Matthew Hardy, CFO, Bonterra

Empowering Purpose-Driven Organizations for Greater Reach | Matthew Hardy, CFO, Bonterra CFO THOUGHT LEADER

81 views - 6 months ago

Nine CFOs. Nine career-defining rooms.

Nine CFOs. Nine career-defining rooms. CFO THOUGHT LEADER

13 views - 6 months ago

Balancing Profitability and Expansion in SaaS | Andrew Casey, CFO, Amplitude

Balancing Profitability and Expansion in SaaS | Andrew Casey, CFO, Amplitude CFO THOUGHT LEADER

120 views - 6 months ago

If AI isn’t a central investment theme, you’re behind the curve.

If AI isn’t a central investment theme, you’re behind the curve. CFO THOUGHT LEADER

10 views - 6 months ago

Ep 47: The Prove-It Mentality: Rethinking ROI in the Age of AI

Ep 47: The Prove-It Mentality: Rethinking ROI in the Age of AI CFO THOUGHT LEADER

19 views - 6 months ago

Why Startups Need CFOs Who Say “No” | Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO, Payhawk

Why Startups Need CFOs Who Say “No” | Konstantin Dzhengozov, CFO, Payhawk CFO THOUGHT LEADER

76 views - 7 months ago

You don’t need 20 years to become a CFO.

You don’t need 20 years to become a CFO. CFO THOUGHT LEADER

15 views - 7 months ago

Building a Business with AI at the Core | Dan Zhang, CFO, ClickUp

Building a Business with AI at the Core | Dan Zhang, CFO, ClickUp CFO THOUGHT LEADER

460 views - 7 months ago

Chronicling the Chapters of a CFO’s Rise | Lisa Cummins Dulchinos

Chronicling the Chapters of a CFO’s Rise | Lisa Cummins Dulchinos CFO THOUGHT LEADER

86 views - 7 months ago