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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 biweekly 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 tran... more

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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

Healthcare finance leaders are operating under unprecedented pressure. Rising costs, staffing shortages, payer complexity, and constant uncertainty.

Matthew Ennen, Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development at Ensemble Health Partners... more

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Recent Guests

Harpal Mattu
Managing Director at Agilyx Group
Agilyx Group
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
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Episode: Managing Costs, Complexity, and Change in Healthcare Finance
Craig Schiff
Founder and CEO of BPM Partners, a pioneer in business performance management
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Episode: Beyond the Close: How Financial Consolidation Creates Strategic Advantage
Charlie Liu
Founder and Chief Happiness Officer of MCC, with extensive experience in transforming finance for Fortune 500s and startups.
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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.
Icertis
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
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Scott Jorgens
Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships
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Episode: ERP Migration Without the Chaos: What Finance Leaders Need To Know

Host

Melissa Howatson
CFO of Vena and host of The CFO Show

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 48 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 States4 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
    Canada5 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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Insightful and practical for modern CFOs: Melissa goes beyond theory and gets into practical realities of leading finance.
Highly insightful: Must-listen for CFOs and finance leaders; guests are informative and relevant.
Excellent podcast: A top resource for anyone interested in finance leadership and transformation.

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Data Mastery for Modern Finance: John Hagerty on Governance, AI, and Analytics
Q: What are some of the biggest data quality or governance gaps affecting efficiency and leverage of AI in companies?
Common definitions are lacking, causing discrepancies in metrics and metrics being calculated differently across departments.
Data Mastery for Modern Finance: John Hagerty on Governance, AI, and Analytics
Q: What should companies do to start rethinking their data structure and improving data management?
They should gradually clean up data structures by understanding the data they have and need and ensuring it's available and well-defined for AI to access.
Data Mastery for Modern Finance: John Hagerty on Governance, AI, and Analytics
Q: What does good data hygiene really mean in finance?
Good data hygiene is when there are no contradictory reports, and information is consistently accurate and easily accessible.
Data Mastery for Modern Finance: John Hagerty on Governance, AI, and Analytics
Q: What are some of the current areas of research that Dresner Advisory Services is focused on?
Dresner Advisory Services covers enterprise performance management, business intelligence, data governance, and AI, focusing on guiding CFOs in these emerging areas.
Managing Costs, Complexity, and Change in Healthcare Finance
Q: How do you ensure your team uses data to drive smarter decisions?
Focus the conversation away from just data and more into insights and storytelling to understand the implications fully.

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A practical, finance-forward discussion series focused on how modern finance leaders navigate data, technology, and organizational change. Across episodes, recurring themes include data governance, AI-enabled analytics, FP&A transformations, ERP and consolidation, procurement, and strong CFO-CIO partnerships. Guests range from CFOs and finance leaders to IT and procurement executives, all sharing concrete strategies for building influence, aligning across functions, and steering teams through rapid digital transformation. The show tends to emphasize actionable guidance—ranging from rolling forecasts and scenario planning to change management and cross-functional collaboration—that listeners can apply to real-world finance challenges. A nota... more

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