The Pre-Read

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Just like the slides you get before a big meeting, The Pre-Read prepares CFOs and senior leaders for the decisions ahead. This is the global podcast for the modern office of the CFO, focused on how finance leaders drive performance, resilience, and long-term value in a constantly shifting environment. Designed for executives operating at scale, the show features candid conversations with CFOs, board advisors, regulators, and business leaders shaping how companies compete, comply, and grow. Hosts Alyssa Zucker and Steve Soter connect financial performance, data integrity, regulation, and technology to the real questions CFOs are being asked by boards, investors, and stakeholders. From AI adoption and enterprise data trust to evolving disclosure expectations and global regulatory pressure, The Pre-Read focuses on what matters now and what's coming next. Each episode cuts through noise to surface practical insight, strategic perspective, and the signals CFOs need to lead with clarity. If you're responsible for stewarding capital, managing risk, and creating value over time, you're in the right place.

Episode Date
Sustainability in the C-Suite: Strategy over Compliance
Mar 30, 2026
The Semi-Annual Trap: Why Less Reporting Might Mean More Work
Mar 16, 2026
Davos Discussions: The Human Coworker
Mar 06, 2026
Davos Discussions: What is the ROI Heresy?
Mar 04, 2026
Davos Discussions: Leaders vs. The Certainty Gap
Mar 02, 2026
The Translator: Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Sustainability
Feb 19, 2026
Decision-Grade Data: Turning Sustainability Silos into Strategic Assets
Feb 09, 2026
When Congress Rewrites the Rules for FPIs
Jan 26, 2026
Stability, Agility, and Clarity: What 2026 Will Demand from Leaders
Jan 12, 2026
The Pre-Read Takes a Break: See You in 2026
Dec 22, 2025
Efficiency vs. Risk: The Semiannual Reporting Debate Continues
Dec 15, 2025
Total Organizational Intelligence: Why AI and Integrated Data are a Survival Imperative
Dec 08, 2025
What Leaders Really Think About Quarterly vs. Semiannual Reporting
Dec 01, 2025
How the Texas Stock Exchange is Changing Capital Markets
Nov 24, 2025
How CFOs Are Shaping the Sustainability Agenda
Nov 17, 2025
The CSO Role Is Evolving: A Strategic Partner to the CFO
Nov 10, 2025
Evolving the Go-to-Market: An Executive's Guide to AI's Impact
Nov 03, 2025
Why AI Needs Humans
Oct 27, 2025
Getting AI Right: Ensuring Success and Avoiding Brain Rot
Oct 20, 2025
Auditing AI: The New Imperative for Internal Audit
Oct 13, 2025
How I Became a CFO
Oct 06, 2025
Your Guide to AI Governance in Corporate Reporting
Sep 29, 2025
Beyond Compliance: Building Businesses on Voluntary Sustainability Efforts
Sep 22, 2025
The Great Resignation at the Top: What's Behind Record CEO Turnover?
Sep 15, 2025
How to Win at AI: A Blueprint of People, Process, and Vision
Sep 08, 2025
Integrating AI and Sustainability: A New Leadership Imperative
Aug 25, 2025
The Scrutiny Spiral: PCAOB in the Crosshairs
Aug 18, 2025
Surfing the Waves of Uncertainty: Summer 2025 Market Outlook
Aug 11, 2025
AI: The Shiny Object You Can't Ignore (Because Your Board, Investors, and Attorneys Aren't!)
Aug 04, 2025
Introducing The Pre-Read: Where CFOs Get Their Edge
Jul 30, 2025
Bonus Episode: When Sustainability Meets Financial Reporting
Apr 25, 2025
Your Voice Matters: Shaping the Future of the Podcast
Mar 28, 2025
Report from UnDavos: How CSOs Can Redefine Corporate Responsibility
Mar 13, 2025
Crocs' Sustainability Revolution: Innovating with Circularity
Mar 07, 2025
Creating Customer Value with a Sustainable Mindset: Dell Technologies
Feb 28, 2025
Value Creation Under Pressure: Insights from Global Executives
Feb 21, 2025
Is Sustainability Unsustainable?
Feb 14, 2025
The Evolution of Shareholder Advocacy
Feb 07, 2025
Dispatch from Davos: CFOs and CSOs Unite for Sustainable Growth
Jan 31, 2025
ESG in 2025: Turning Complexity into Opportunity
Jan 24, 2025
From NYC to Baku to Davos: Climate Conversations That Matter
Jan 17, 2025
ESG's Role in Value Creation
Dec 27, 2024
Unpacking Scope 2 and Scope 3 Emissions
Dec 20, 2024
Carbon Solutions and Sustainable Aviation
Dec 13, 2024
COP29: Business and Policy in the New Economy
Dec 06, 2024
Amalgamated Bank: AI, Strategy, and Social Responsibility
Nov 29, 2024
GM's Drive Toward Zero Emissions
Nov 22, 2024
Colgate-Palmolive's Net-Zero Journey
Nov 15, 2024
How Practitioners Really Feel About CSRD
Nov 08, 2024
Inside Whole Foods' Sustainability Strategy
Nov 01, 2024
Understanding CSRD and Double Materiality
Oct 25, 2024
ALDI SOUTH Group's Approach to CSDDD
Oct 18, 2024
Data-Driven Change: Navigating ESG Challenges with the C-Suite
Oct 11, 2024
Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap Through Employee Development
Oct 04, 2024
How to Partner with Impact Start-Ups for Innovation
Sep 27, 2024
Navigating Scope 3: Estée Lauder's Path to Carbon Reduction
Sep 20, 2024
Scope 2 Challenges: SBTi and Swiss Steel on Decarbonization
Sep 13, 2024
Decarbonizing Flight: Delta's Approach to Scope 1 Emissions
Sep 06, 2024
The Fundamentals of Carbon Accounting
Aug 30, 2024
How Amalgamated Bank Uses Tech to Make a Positive Impact (Part Two)
Aug 23, 2024
Beyond the Bottom Line: A Century of ESG Leadership (Part One)
Aug 16, 2024
The Investor's Role in Sustainable Finance
Aug 09, 2024
Decoding Deutsche Bank's Sustainable Finance Framework
Aug 02, 2024
Combating Greenwashing with Good Governance
Jul 26, 2024
From Theory to Practice: Circular Business Models
Jul 19, 2024
SEC Cybersecurity Rules: One Year Later
Jul 12, 2024
Linking People, Purpose, and Profitability
Jul 05, 2024
The Intersection of Tax and Sustainability
Jun 28, 2024
Navigating the ESG Reporting Landscape
Jun 21, 2024
Delivering Progress on Carbon Neutrality
Jun 14, 2024
A Refreshing Take on Sustainable Agriculture
Jun 07, 2024
The Growing Demand for ESG Controllers
May 31, 2024
Merging Sustainability with Financial Performance
May 24, 2024
Leadership in a New Era of Accounting and Sustainability
May 17, 2024
The Journey to Carbon-Free Data Centers
May 10, 2024
The Digitization of ESG Reporting
May 03, 2024
Harnessing Climate Data for Transparency
Apr 26, 2024
Audit Standards and Sustainability
Apr 19, 2024
Navigating Data Gaps
Apr 12, 2024
Insights on ESG Ratings
Apr 05, 2024
Driving ESG with Supply Chain Intelligence
Mar 29, 2024
Harnessing ESG Reporting for Progress
Mar 22, 2024
SEC Climate Rule: From Compliance to Opportunity
Mar 15, 2024
The Board's Role in Driving Sustainability
Mar 08, 2024
A Pragmatic Approach to ESG
Mar 01, 2024
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
Feb 23, 2024
Collaborative Value Creation in ESG
Feb 16, 2024
Effective Consumer Sustainability Communications
Feb 09, 2024
ESG & the Clean Energy Transition
Feb 02, 2024
Exploring Assurance in ESG Reporting
Jan 26, 2024
Sustainability and the C-Suite
Jan 19, 2024
Strength in Numbers
Jan 12, 2024
Spotlight on Sustainability's ROI
Dec 29, 2023
Shaking Up the C-Suite
Dec 15, 2023
The Next Era in ESG Reporting
Dec 08, 2023
ESG Trends and the Year Ahead
Dec 01, 2023
On the Road to COP28
Nov 24, 2023
Redefining the Role of the CSO
Nov 17, 2023
Navigating Audits & Controls in ESG Reporting
Nov 10, 2023
Tackling ESRS and Double Materiality
Nov 05, 2023
Unifying Climate Data in Financial Disclosures
Oct 27, 2023
The CFO's Role in Sustainability
Oct 20, 2023
Understanding TNFD & TCFD Frameworks
Oct 13, 2023
Exploring the Intersectionality of ESG
Oct 06, 2023
Unite to Ignite: Amplify 2023
Sep 26, 2023
Forging a Path to Net Zero
Sep 22, 2023
Putting Circularity to Work
Sep 15, 2023
Navigating Global ESG Reporting Standards
Sep 08, 2023
Climate Week, Courage, and Corporate Sustainability
Sep 01, 2023
Insights from the 2023 Global ESG Practitioner Survey
Aug 22, 2023
Reporting Led Transformation
Aug 18, 2023
Set Up for Success: Adapting to CSRD's Global Reach
Aug 11, 2023
A Sustainable Shift: From CSR to ESG
Aug 04, 2023
Overcoming Challenges in ESG Reporting
Jul 28, 2023
Jumpstarting Sustainable Innovation
Jul 21, 2023
Getting Ready for the CSRD
Jul 14, 2023
An Auditor's Perspective on ESG
Jul 07, 2023
Preparing for an Internal Audit
Jun 30, 2023
Beyond Scope 3: How HASI Tackles Avoided Emissions
Jun 23, 2023
Digital Transformation and ESG
Jun 16, 2023
The Global Impact of CSRD
Jun 09, 2023
The Future of ESG Reporting
Jun 02, 2023
The Executive Guide to ESG Ratings
May 26, 2023
Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy
May 19, 2023
Understanding Stakeholders for Better Governance
May 12, 2023
Managing Risk Through Scenario Analysis
May 05, 2023
The ROI of Sustainability, Part II
Apr 28, 2023
Trust and Assurance for ESG Reporting
Apr 21, 2023
Reflections from Reuters' Responsible Business
Apr 12, 2023
Applying an Economic Lens to ESG
Apr 07, 2023
SEC Climate Disclosure: Predictions and Preparation
Mar 24, 2023
Finding Opportunity in Risk
Mar 22, 2023
Purpose vs. Performance
Mar 17, 2023
DEI's Role in Human Capital Management
Mar 08, 2023
Establishing a Common Language Around ESG
Mar 03, 2023
Reflections from GreenBiz 23
Feb 21, 2023
SEC Regulation is (Almost) Here
Feb 10, 2023
Getting Started with ESG
Feb 03, 2023
Finding Your ESG Superpower ft. Si-Yeon Kim
Jan 27, 2023
Benchmarking and Transparency ft. Paul Druckman
Jan 18, 2023
Corporate Responsibility and Reducing Harm ft. Jennifer Hunter, Altria
Jan 11, 2023
Season Two: Taking Perspective ft. Mandi McReynolds, Workiva
Jan 04, 2023
Highlights From Season One
Dec 28, 2022
Dynamic Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement
Dec 21, 2022
Unraveling ESG Regulation ft. Andromeda Wood and Steve Soter, Workiva
Dec 14, 2022
Human Capital and the Dividend of Trust ft. Bhushan Sethi, PwC
Dec 07, 2022
COP27 and What's Next for ESG ft. Paul Dickinson, CDP
Nov 30, 2022
The Chat: Thanks for Tuning In
Nov 23, 2022
The Chat: Questions Emerge at COP27
Nov 16, 2022
The ROI of Sustainability ft. Tensie Whelan, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
Nov 09, 2022
Taking a Stand as a Brand ft. Peter Land, DICK'S Sporting Goods
Nov 02, 2022
Localizing ESG Across the Globe ft. Barjouth Aguilar, Flex
Oct 26, 2022
Social's Role in ESG: People, Purpose, and Profitability ft. Beth Wood, Principal Financial Group
Oct 19, 2022
The Chat: ESG for SMEs, Startups, and Unicorns
Oct 12, 2022
The Chat: Driving Purpose and Profit ft. George Serafeim
Oct 05, 2022
Defending, Critiquing, and Moving Forward in ESG ft. Shivaram Rajgopal, Columbia Business School
Sep 21, 2022
The Chat: Dealing with Acronyms - Moving from Deflection to Determination
Sep 14, 2022
The Chat: Shaping the Global Climate Transition for All ft. Simon Mundy
Sep 07, 2022
Understanding ESG Risks through Scenario Analysis ft. Jared Forman, FORVIS
Aug 31, 2022
Finding Your ESG Superpower ft. Si-Yeon Kim
Aug 24, 2022
Building ESG Talent ft. Lotti Hawkins, Farrell Associates
Aug 17, 2022
The Chat: Transforming Risk into Sustainable Value ft. Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Aug 10, 2022
The Chat: ESG Challengers - Block the Noise and Move On
Aug 03, 2022
Driving Accountability for Financial and Social Impact ft. Sarah Chapman, Manulife
Jul 27, 2022
Accelerating Global Trust with Stakeholders ft. Rob Fisher, KPMG
Jul 13, 2022
The Chat: Challenges and Opportunities in ESG Reporting
Jun 29, 2022
ESG Executive Notes: World Economic Forum and the 2022 AGM Season ft. Dan Lambeth, Brunswick
Jun 15, 2022
The Chat: The ESG State of Play
Jun 08, 2022
The Past, Present, and Future of ESG ft. Tim Mohin, Persefoni
May 25, 2022
Simplifying ESG, One Conversation at a Time
May 08, 2022