The Growth-Minded CFO

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Today's financial leader is more than a number cruncher - they're a growth architect and a strategic partner in the organization’s success. The Growth-Minded CFO podcast challenges the status-quo and explores how the best CFOs approach their work and lives. Hosts Lauren Pearl (Fractional CFO, 3-time Founder and Startup Finance Instructor at NYU) and Alex Louisy (FinTech CEO and Y Combinator graduate) speak with inspiring finance and business leaders who’ll share what great CFOs are doing to support high-performing organizations.

Episode Date
Leveraging Data Insights for Smarter Business Decision Making, with Jim Cook and Winnie Aoieong
Dec 10, 2025
How to Communicate Financials to Executives, with Anders-Liu Lindberg
Nov 26, 2025
From Steward to Orchestrator: CFO Leadership Lessons with Xavier Castellana
Nov 11, 2025
Profitability vs Growth: A CFO’s Balancing Act (& Lessons Across Industries), with Cameron Kinloch
Oct 28, 2025
Season 2 Recap — What Today’s Best CFOs Actually Do
Oct 15, 2025
Fundraising, AI, and Starting Smart in 2025, with Jeffrey Fidelman
Jul 23, 2025
From Banker to Builder: Hands-On CFO Lessons for SaaS, with Jon Gross
Jun 24, 2025
Rewiring Finance: AI, ERP, and the Rise of the Executional CFO, with Nicolas Kopp (Rillet)
Jun 10, 2025
Spreadsheets to Storytelling: Communication & EQ Tips for CFOs, with Erik Nakamura
May 27, 2025
Rise of the Fractional CFO - Your Next Career Move? (& When and Why to Hire One)
May 14, 2025
What Makes a Great CFO in 2025? Insights from the Frontlines of CFO Hiring, with Dav Masaon
Apr 29, 2025
AI in Finance: From Buzz to Business Value, with Nicolas Boucher
Apr 15, 2025
The CFO Leading Talent, Operations & Corporate Communications (Kate Gulliver, CFO & CAO, Wayfair)
Apr 02, 2025
Wall Street to SaaS CFO: Lessons from IPOs, Acquisitions & Growth, with Carla Cooper
Mar 19, 2025
Clean data, clear insights: AI for finance and how to build the right foundation, with Gabi Steele
Mar 03, 2025
The CFO as manager: How to lead beyond the numbers, with Ilana Esterrich
Feb 21, 2025
Top 5 takeaways from season one—and what’s next!
Feb 03, 2025
The skills finance teams need now & in the future, with Carl Seidman
Jan 20, 2025
Money in, money out: How the best finance teams are running AR & AP in 2025, with Howard Katzenberg
Jan 07, 2025
An alternative path to CFO and leading change at the MLBPA, with Tatia-Mays Russell
Dec 10, 2024
Series B to G: The role of the finance team in scaling, with Charly Kevers (CFO @ Carta)
Nov 27, 2024
A VC's perspective on the modern CFO, with Nick Wijnberg
Nov 11, 2024
Business leader, not 'human calculator': The role of the CFO, with Chris Ortega
Oct 28, 2024
Acting like an owner and the value of international experience, with Rita Kale
Oct 14, 2024
Introduction to The Growth-Minded CFO
Oct 13, 2024