All Episodes

Risk-adjusted NPV for pre-revenue biotech pipelines: how the math actually works

Zero-based budgeting revisited: what it actually demands from a CFO

Belron's IPO field guide: the people, precedents, and pressure points that define mega-listing readiness

When the activist already knows more than you do: lessons from Elliott at Honeywell

Reading sell-through and markdown risk in a seasonal buy when your supply chain just got shorter

Liquidity management playbook for a tighter credit market

Building an equity story that holds up

How Unilever rebuilt its planning architecture around xP&A

The night Chrysler's CFO discovered the credit market had closed

Carve-out valuation and separation accounting: what CFOs consistently get wrong

Supply chain finance and dynamic discounting: the working capital lever CFOs underuse

Scenario planning under real uncertainty: a CFO playbook

Working capital optimization as a source of strategic liquidity: a CFO playbook

The cash hiding in plain sight: how Procter & Gamble turned its supply chain into a weapon

How Unilever rebuilt its forecasting on drivers, not budgets

IPO readiness and what it really takes

Zero-based budgeting revisited: what still works and what doesn't

Modernizing the finance ERP and data core: a CFO's execution playbook

Managing activist investors: a CFO's step-by-step playbook

CSRD reporting: from scramble to system

Hedging FX and rate risk without gambling: what the consensus gets wrong

How Unilever rebuilt its budgeting process using zero-based principles

Pricing climate risk into capital allocation: a CFO's playbook

The hidden drain: how M&A integration became the graveyard of deal value

The capital stack decision: how CFOs structure deal financing to control risk and return

Automating the financial close end to end: a CFO's execution playbook

Building an equity story that holds up under scrutiny

Due diligence red flags CFOs miss in M&A deals

Earn-out structures: how deferred consideration actually works in M&A deals

IPO readiness: how the concept was actually built

Structuring and financing a deal: a CFO's execution playbook

xP&A: connecting finance, sales and operations planning into one integrated model

Recalibrating hurdle rates when the risk-free rate is no longer free

Autonomous accounting close: what it actually means and where the limits are

The cash that was always there: the origin story of working capital as a funding source

IPO readiness: the financial infrastructure gaps that derail listings

Zero-based budgeting implementation for mid-market CFOs: a practical playbook

Earnings call guidance strategy: a CFO playbook for credibility under pressure

FX and interest rate hedging program design: building a policy that protects without speculating

Earnings call guidance strategy: the CFO playbook for IPO readiness

Earn-outs in a higher-rate environment: the one deal structure CFOs need to rethink

Carve-outs and divestitures done right: a CFO's execution playbook

Buybacks vs dividends: the capital return decision framework every CFO needs

IPO readiness: what it really takes to go public without getting burned

Hedging FX and interest rate risk without over-engineering the program

Capital allocation under pressure: how CFOs are rebuilding the investment case

Cash visibility in 2026: why most CFOs are still flying blind