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The CFO Show

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With today's increasingly challenging business conditions, finance leaders are taking on more responsibilities and facing more change than ever. Join Vena’s CFO Melissa Howatson for The CFO Show, a monthly podcast featuring interviews with forward-thinking finance and business leaders. Get timely commentary on today’s biggest issues in business, hear from finance leaders on how their work is trans... more

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The path to becoming a CFO is rarely linear. In today’s environment of constant change, finance leaders are expected to move between strategy, operations, and capital markets while developing the judgment needed to navigate uncertainty and drive grow... more

Business agility has become a defining capability for organizations operating in today’s environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). But while many companies focus on operational flexibility or technology investments, fe... more

One of the most consequential decisions a CFO will make is selecting and implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. Yet beyond vendor comparisons and licensing costs lie hidden risks—customization overruns, stalled implementations, ... more

Real-time reporting promises faster decisions, but without trusted and governed data, speed can become a liability.

John Hagerty, Distinguished Analyst at Dresner Advisory Services, joins Melissa Howatson to unpack what it really takes to achieve da... more

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Recent Guests

Greg Mrva
CFO of GoFundMe
GoFundMe
Episode: How CFOs Build Resilient Careers: Lessons from Banking, M&A and GoFundMe
Mitch Max
Founder of BetterVu; executive in residence for the Association of Financial Professionals
BetterVu; Association for Financial Professionals
Episode: Business Agility in Finance: How CFOs Can Thrive in Volatility and Uncertainty
Harpal Mattu
Managing Director at Agilyx Group
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Episode: ERP Transformation Strategy: How CFOs Avoid Failure, Hidden Costs and Legacy Risk
Matt Ennen
Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development at Ensemble Health Partners
Ensemble Health Partners
Episode: Managing Costs, Complexity, and Change in Healthcare Finance
Charlie Liu
Founder and Chief Happiness Officer of MCC, with extensive experience in transforming finance for Fortune 500s and startups.
MCC
Episode: The FP&A Trifecta: How Finance, Data and Systems Drive Strategic Growth
Troy Anderson
Chief Financial Officer of Kelly
Kelly
Episode: What 35 Years in Finance Taught Kelly’s CFO About Change
Rajat Bahari
A seasoned CFO with experience in digital transformation, IPO readiness, and building global finance teams.
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Episode: How AI Is Reinventing Enterprise Finance
Brandon Sharp
CIO at Brookfield Residential
Brookfield Residential
Episode: Integrating Finance and IT: Insights From the CIO of Brookfield Residential
Charly Kevers
Chief Financial Officer at Carta
Carta
Episode: From Series C to G: Carta’s CFO on Adapting to Change

Host

Melissa Howatson
CFO of Vena and host of The CFO Show; leads finance-focused conversations with a practical, growth-oriented lens.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 49 ratings
  • Insightful and practical for modern CFOs

    I just started listening and love these episodes on procurement and what makes the top tier private equity CFO. Super relevant! Melissa goes beyond theoretical finance leadership, and gets into practical realities of running a leading finance or today. Highly recommend!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rzhongpunk
    United States6 months ago
  • Highly Insightful

    This show is highly insightful and should be a must listen for any CFO, interim CFO, or anybody in the world of finance! Guests are informative experience and very relevant.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Carrie Ann White
    Canada7 months ago
  • Excellent podcast!

    I had the honor of appearing on this podcast and love listening to other perspectives. This is a must listen podcast for those interested in this profession.

    - Kendra James Anderson

    CEO The Finance Femme

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kendra of @TheFinanceFemme
    United States2 years ago

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CFO-focused guidance with practical, real-world finance leadership insights.
A must-listen for any senior finance professional seeking actionable strategies.
Guests provide diverse perspectives across industries and tech-enabled finance.

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Talking Points

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How CFOs Build Resilient Careers: Lessons from Banking, M&A and GoFundMe
Q: What is a book, personal or professional, that has had a lasting impact on you?
He highlights 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin for context on financial crises, and Nexus by Yuval Harari for understanding information networks and AI's impact, emphasizing responsibility in how information and AI influence society.
How CFOs Build Resilient Careers: Lessons from Banking, M&A and GoFundMe
Q: What is the hallmark of a mature finance organization in terms of how they operate?
A mature finance team functions like a well-oiled system, where members know each other's tendencies, can make seamless non-looks passes, and work across the company to add value through cross-functional collaboration, transparency, and shared accountability.
Business Agility in Finance: How CFOs Can Thrive in Volatility and Uncertainty
Q: What is the role of AI in helping finance become more agile?
AI can cleanse and prepare data, detect anomalies and trends, and support probabilistic scenario planning, but requires governance, risk considerations, and human guidance to be effective.
Business Agility in Finance: How CFOs Can Thrive in Volatility and Uncertainty
Q: What are the core factors that enable an agile organization beyond tools?
The host and Mitch discuss culture, leadership alignment on a North Star, networks of teams, rapid decision cycles, trust, and real-time information as foundational, not just the technology.
Business Agility in Finance: How CFOs Can Thrive in Volatility and Uncertainty
Q: How did the guest become interested in tying agility to finance and AFP's work?
Mitch explains his background in planning and forecasting, consulting, and teaching, and how COVID highlighted the need for organizational flexibility; this led to exploring how finance can support agility and partnering with the business.

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What is The CFO Show about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on practical finance leadership in uncertain business conditions, featuring interviews with CFOs and other finance executives who share real-world strategies for driving resilience, strategic reporting, and cross-functional partnering. Episodes often explore topics like mergers and acquisitions, ERP and data governance, AI in finance, procurement, and the evolving role of the modern finance team. A distinctive angle is the emphasis on actionable frameworks, change management, and culture as levers for financial performance, with guests drawn from fintech, healthcare, real estate, and tech-enabled services. Listeners likely include senior finance leaders seeking actionable guidance to transform finance functions and partner ... more

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4. Matt Ennen
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7. Rajat Bahari
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