The Future of Finance is Listening

CFO THOUGHT LEADER

CFO THOUGHT LEADER is a podcast featuring firsthand accounts of finance leaders who are driving change within their organizations. We share the career journey of our spotlighted CFO guest: What do they struggle with? How do they persevere? What makes them successful CFOs? CFO THOUGHT LEADER is all about inspiring finance professionals to take a leadership leap. We know that by hearing about the successes — (and yes, also the failures) — of others, today’s CFOs can more confidently chart their own leadership paths across the enterprise and take inspired action.

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The Future of Finance is Listening

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cfothoughtleader.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

266: Finding Your Industry Passion | Tom Graney, CFO, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 05.12.2016

Tom Graney, CFO, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

265: Navigating a Newly Divested Firm | Ray Scheppach, CFO, iManage 01.12.2016

Ray Scheppach, CFO, iManage 

264: Performing Due Diligence on a CFO Role | Samuel Dergel, Dergel Executive Search 28.11.2016

A brief summary of this episode

263: Painting With Numbers | Randall Bolten, CFO & Author 22.11.2016

We've titled this episode using the name of a book authored by our guest, career CFO Randal Bolten. 

262: The Defiant Ones - The Future of Coal | Aiden Neary, CFO, Clean Coal Technologies 18.11.2016

 Aiden Neary, CFO, Clean Coal Technologies

261: All In The Family | 3 CFOs Reflect on Their Family-Owned Firms 14.11.2016

A brief summary of this episode

260: Three CFOs Scratch Their Entrepreneurial Itch 10.11.2016

Three CFOs Scratch Their Entrepreneurial Itch

259: A Glance Inside Boston's Tech Community | Jim Kelliher, CFO, Actifio 07.11.2016

A brief summary of this episode

258: My Unlikely CFO Journey with Steve Jobs | Lawrence Levy, CFO & Author, To Pixar & Beyond 02.11.2016

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257: Putting Donor Dollars to Work | Bob Berdelle, CFO, United Way Worldwide 31.10.2016

Bob Berdelle, CFO & Executive Vice President, United Way Worldwide

256: The Power of the CFO | Mark Buthman, CFO Emeritus, Kimberly Clark 27.10.2016

Inside the impatient age of the millennial workforce - Mark Buthman's 33-year career at Kimberly Clark might appear to some as a throwback - a stubborn artifact from an earlier era. However, the leadership lessons Buthman gleaned along the way are as relevant and insightful today as ever. Join us when Mark reflects on his key career decisions and what sets finance leaders apart today from all othe...

255: A Finance Tribal Leader | Liam Patrick, CFO, &pizza 21.10.2016

 Liam Patrick, CFO, &Pizza

254: Energizing a Market Leader | Carol Lowe, CFO, Sealed Air Corporation 17.10.2016

Carol Lowe, CFO, Sealed Air Corporation

253: Adopting Zero-Based Budgeting at Kraft Heinz| Jesse Yao, Former CFO, Sauces and Frozen Business Unit, Kraft Heinz 14.10.2016

Join us when Jesse Yao, former CFO of Kraft Heinz's,  Sauces and Frozen Business Unit, steps back in time and recalls how he spearheaded the adoption of zero-based budgeting as part of a historic merger that would enable Kraft Heinz to realize its transformational ambitions. 

252: Three Culture-Building CFOs 12.10.2016

Building culture and instilling trust.

251: Building a Framework for Growth | Dave Pomeroy, CFO, BDNA 04.10.2016

 Dave Pomeroy, CFO, BDNA

250: Revisiting the Roots of a Silicon Valley Career | Ken Goldman, CFO, Yahoo 30.09.2016

Ken Goldman, CFO, Yahoo

249: The Private to Public Journey | Michael Waxman-Lenz, CFO, Undertone, Steve Hobbs, Protiviti, Susan Parcells, BlackLine 23.09.2016

Exclusive case study: A little over a year ago when publicly held Perion advanced with a deal to acquire digital agency Undertone, Michael Waxman-Lenz began preparing to exit his post as Perion’s chief strategy officer to spearhead Undertone’s private-to-public journey as its CFO. Now, for the first time, CFO Waxman-Lenz charts the action steps and milestones that allowed his team to rapidly trans...

248: Anatomy of a SaaS Finance Function | Chuck Best, Vice President Accounting Operations, BlackLine, Karen Gift, Vice President of Finance, BlackLine 20.09.2016

A brief summary of this episode

247: Establishing an Enviroment to Empower Your Team | Pete Childs, CFO, Workfront 17.09.2016

A brief summary of this episode

246: Growing Your Customer Orientation | Carol Wood, CFO, Dizzion 14.09.2016

 Carol Wood, CFO, Dizzion

245: Using Analytics to Explore a Company’s “What If” Questions | Ron Knutson, CFO, Lawson Products, Inc. 10.09.2016

Ron Knutson, CFO, Lawson Products, Inc. 

244: Widening Your Finance Lens | Gary Bender, CFO, SISD, Inc. 07.09.2016

A brief summary of this episode

243: Building the Billion Dollar Business | David Morris, CFO, Guardian Pharmacy 02.09.2016

A brief summary of this episode

242: The ERP Milestone: A Firm Comes of Age | Del Clark, CFO, Inspirage 30.08.2016

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