
🚀 Welcome to The CFO Edge, the podcast for founders and business owners who want to master their finances and scale with confidence!Hosted by Carol Baghdadi, a seasoned CPA and fractional CFO, we break down complex financial concepts into actionable strategies you can use right away.
Learn how to optimize cash flow, raise capital, and make smarter financial decisions, without the overwhelm.🎧 Su... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 43 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

Your team is busy.
The calendar is full.
Clients are coming in.
But profit isn’t increasing.
In this episode of The CFO Edge, we talk about the capacity trap many founders fall into. Activity grows, revenue increases, but margins quietly shrink. ... more
Hiring feels like growth. But hiring too early can quietly hurt your margins.
That 90K salary is rarely just 90K. Once you factor in taxes, benefits, tools, and overhead, you are often closer to 115K to 125K in real cost.
In this episode, we talk a... more
If Q1 already feels heavier than you expected, you’re not failing.
But something may be financially misaligned.
In this episode, we unpack the three hidden mistakes that make February feel tight and stressful:
• Overly optimistic cash assumptions more
By February, most founders feel busy, but busy doesn’t always mean the business is performing.
In this episode of The CFO Edge, Carol walks through the three financial signals CFOs check early in the year: revenue tracking, expense creep, and cash m... more
What does a healthy business really look like?
In this episode, we talk about what financial health means beyond just revenue. A healthy business brings clarity, supports sustainable growth, and helps founders make decisions without constant stress ... more
The start of the year often comes with pressure to move fast and set big goals. But most businesses do not fall behind later in the year. They lose focus early in Q1.
This episode breaks down how the first 90 days set the foundation for the entire y... more
If you’ve ever built a budget in January… only to feel like it completely falls apart by March, this episode is for you.
In today’s episode, I’m breaking down how CFOs actually build annual budgets that are realistic, flexible, and designed to suppo... more
Most founders plan for growth. Few plan for profit — and that’s why so many end up scaling revenue while their margins quietly disappear.
In this episode, we walk through the exact process CFOs use to build a profit-first operating plan for the year... more










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