CFO THOUGHT LEADER Podcast
1) 1154: When Finance Becomes the Company’s Storyteller | Drew Laxton, CFO, Outreach
When Drew Laxton looks back on the past year at Outreach, one moment stands out—not a transaction, but a plan. The company set its annual targets, executed against them, and then exceeded expectations...Show More
2) The New FP&A Feedback Loop - A Planning Aces Episode
In this Planning Aces special episode, CFO Thought Leader brings together three finance executives operating in very different industries—but facing remarkably similar planning challenges. David Lee o...Show More
3) 1153: From Big-Company Discipline to Private-Equity Speed | Jorge Pliego, CFO, Improving
In his late 20s, Jorge Pliego found himself financing a major expansion in Mexico—not by calling corporate for cash, but by rethinking the entire structure. At Procter & Gamble, he was given the chanc...Show More
4) 1152: Value Creation Starts with Portfolio and Capital Discipline | Manny Korakis, CFO, Presidio
In his first “60 to 90 days” as CFO of Presidio, Manny Korakis learned that preparation doesn’t cancel pressure, he tells us. “Now the buck stops here,” he tells us, and he “didn’t really appreciate t...Show More
5) The Quiet Origins of Finance Leaders | A New Years Release
As one year closes and another begins, most of us are wired to look forward—to new goals, fresh plans, and the next chapter. But this special episode of CFO Thought Leader invites you to do something ...Show More
6) Atoms, Not Electrons: Why Warehouses Still Win | Tim Arndt, CFO, Prologis
When it came time to pick our holiday bonus episodes, Tim Arndt quickly came to mind. Few companies sit at the crossroads of as many 2025 storylines—tariffs, data centers, and AI—as Prologis. In our F...Show More
7) Inside the EPM Summit 2026: Asking Better Questions Before Choosing Technology
David Den Boer traces the origins of the EPM Summit to a pattern he kept seeing across projects. “Sometimes the error is not necessarily beginning in the project,” he tells us, “but in the way they se...Show More
Inside the EPM Summit 2026: Asking Better Questions Before Choosing Technology
19:56 | Dec 26th, 2025
8) Before the Outcome Was Known | Jonathan Carr, CFO, Armis
As the year comes to a close, we’re revisiting a conversation that feels newly relevant. This week, we’re re-releasing our CFO Thought Leader episode with Jonathan Carr, recorded three years ago—long ...Show More
9) Lessons That Linger: Leadership Reflections From the CFO Seat | Karen Williams, CFO, American Express Global Business Travel
As we re-release this conversation with CFO Karen Williams during the holiday week, we’re opening the episode with a short preface drawn from something she shared recently on LinkedIn. In a post about...Show More
10) 1151: Trust Is the Real Currency of Cross-Functional Finance | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk
Roy Hefer expected a quick coffee. Instead, a “30 minutes” introduction with a newly appointed Lumenis CEO stretched “more than three hours,” he tells us, as they talked through her plan to transform ...Show More
1151: Trust Is the Real Currency of Cross-Functional Finance | Roy Hefer, CFO, Perk
48:38 | Dec 17th, 2025