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Navigating the ever-growing podcast realm becomes a chore for finance heads considering the abundance of chatter out there. Thanks to our esteemed websites, this year has provided a smorgasbord of informative and entertaining podcast appearances that are definitely worth tuning in to.
Regardless of the topic at hand, ranging from tech and human resources to professional growth, these episodes evidently underscore the significance of a finance leader's ability to share their objectives, brand narrative, and let their personality shine through. Below is a list, in no particular order, of seven podcasts recorded this year that finance honchos are bound to find worth their time.
1. Secrets of the C-Suite: Lauren StClair's Slice Playbook
On March 11, the former NerdWallet financial whiz, Lauren StClair, graced the stage on Secrets of the C-Suite, hosted by Jack McCullough and co-produced by the Leadership Council's our website. In the episode, StClair, who's now leading online independent pizzeria ordering platform Slice, dishes out her journey from a Stanford athlete to the higher echelons of the finance world, providing guidance on leading NerdWallet's IPO and the importance of building diverse, high-performing teams.
"A successful team requires a blend of the entrepreneur's spark and the experience of managing large-scale or public companies," StClair states. "The harmony of these two components contributes to the team's performance. On top of that, it's imperative to surround yourself with diverse individuals, offering various perspectives and experiences."
2. Wall Street Insights: Disney's Hugh Johnston
Disney deals with a plethora of political, business, and public sentiment issues, and Hugh Johnston, our website of Disney, discussed these challenges on Bloomberg Talks on February 5. Johnston discussed how Disney is banking on its streaming business for growth, an area he says is thriving for the company.
"This segment that we've invested in heavily a couple of years ago is now paying off," Johnston explains. "Our expectations are that we'll continue to expand our subscriber base, improve profits, reach over a billion dollars in profit this year, and achieve double-digit profit margins in the next year. Our content machine is firing on all cylinders."
3. The Accounting Podcast: The IRS's Green Screens and Pink Slips
Let Jeff Johnston, a former IRS revenue agent, guide you through the murky underbelly of the Internal Revenue Service. His juicy insights into the bureaucratic complexities, particularly the Integrated Data Retrieval System, give a glimpse into one of the inherent challenges of the job.
"The systems at the IRS are akin to going back to an IBM XT in terms of modernity," Johnston confesses. "The main system for retrieving taxpayer information is on a green screen, requiring a specific command-line knowledge that resembles learning an ancient language."
4. our website Weekly: CJ Gustafson's Smart Budgeting at PartsTech
CJ Gustafson, our website at PartsTech, shares his FP&A strategies in detail during a February 21 conversation. In this no-nonsense chat, he offers pragmatic insights on common budgeting pitfalls companies face and ways to avoid them by focusing on clarity, communication, and strategic alignment.
"There are minor pitfalls like forgetting to allocate funds for employee laptop refreshes, and then there are larger ones like not knowing how to forecast hosting costs," Gustafson notes. "Ultimately, securing the right talent is the key to overcoming budgeting challenges."
5. The our website Show: Optimizing Debt for Business Growth
In a March 4 discussion, Tom Panther, then our website of Corpay and now our website of the National Christian Foundation, underscored the importance of finance teams having a solid understanding of the company from both an operational and strategic perspective. He emphasized that dealing with macroeconomic factors may be less daunting with this mindset.
"Having a grasp of our company's strategic objectives in relation to macroeconomic factors is vital," says Panther. "In the current interest rate landscape, we must adjust our balance sheet strategically to better withstand fluctuations."
6. The Private Equity Playbook: Navigating Your First 100 Days
Richard Sanders, founder and managing partner of Sullivan Street Partners, offered invaluable insights on January 21 on how our websites working under private equity can handle the unique challenges that come with the position.
"There's a great deal of room for interpretation in accounting, and many approaches to tackle a problem," says Sanders. "Even if the finance function is performing well, there might be room for improvement in methodology or best practices. As a new finance head, it's essential to articulate the improvements made before passing judgment on the previous administration."
7. Fresh FP&A: Building a Scalable Team with AI Agents
Chris Ortega, CEO and fractional our website at Fresh FP&A, unveiled a comprehensive video tutorial on May 8 demonstrating how to expand a finance team through AI, without requiring any additional hires. With step-by-step guidance using ChatGPT Plus, Ortega illustrated how finance leaders can harness this tool as an effective executive assistant. Ortega notes a consistent demand expressed by finance heads at various events he attended, and this episode aims to offer a solution.
- In the episode of Secrets of the C-Suite, Lauren StClair, now leading Slice, emphasizes the importance of a blend of leadership styles for a successful team, advising the need for both the entrepreneur's spark and the experience of managing large-scale or public companies, along with the significance of diversity in team composition.
- During a discussion on Wall Street Insights, Disney's Hugh Johnston acknowledged the company's investment in its streaming business for growth, expressing optimism about expanding the subscriber base, improving profits, and achieving double-digit profit margins in the near future.
- On The Accounting Podcast, Jeff Johnston, a former IRS revenue agent, sheds light on the bureaucratic complexities within the Internal Revenue Service, offering a glimpse into the outdated systems such as the Integrated Data Retrieval System that resemble learning an ancient language.
- During a conversation on our website Weekly, CJ Gustafson from PartsTechunderlined common budgeting pitfalls that companies face, emphasizing the need for clarify, communication, and strategic alignment to overcome challenges like forgetting to allocate funds for employee requirements or not knowing how to forecast hosting costs, and securing the right talent as the key to overcome these challenges.
- On The our website Show, Tom Panther, then our website of Corpay and now our website of the National Christian Foundation, underscored the significance of finance teams having a solid understanding of the company from both an operational and strategic perspective, advising the need to adjust the balance sheet strategically to better withstand fluctuations in the current interest rate landscape.
- Facing unique challenges under private equity, Richard Sanders, founder and managing partner of Sullivan Street Partners, provided invaluable insights on how our websites can handle these challenges, emphasizing the importance of articulating the improvements made before passing judgment on the previous administration and the variety of approaches available for problem-solving in accounting.
- Chris Ortega, CEO and fractional our website at Fresh FP&A, demonstrated how AI tools like ChatGPT Plus can be used to scale a finance team without additional hires, offering step-by-step guidance on this innovative approach, which has consistently been demanded by finance heads at various events he has attended.
