Episode 131 - Lori Locke - The Transforming Role of Finance Leaders in Media and Entertainment

If you ask us, a CFO is the most logical choice to become the CEO of a company... so why is it that only eight percent of CFOs in some of the largest US companies actually get promoted to one? If you have a brilliant and experienced CFO on your side, then you’re on your way to success. Kicking off season two of The Finance Mastermind Podcast, we’re joined by James Solomon, CFO and COO of Xref, and Moazam A. Shah, CFO of Aspen Medical, to talk all about what it takes to transition from being a CFO to a CEO.

How can CFOs and Financial Leaders build up their tech stacks to ensure that their tech environment is not only supporting them in the long run but is also being used to its full potential? In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, David Appel, Head of Subscription and SaaS Vertical, Sage Intacct, talks about ERP Environments and how businesses can extract the most out of their solutions.

In this state of economic volatility, liquidity is the top concern for the office of the CFO. Business leaders cannot use a crystal ball to predict a probable economic collapse. However, due to market turbulence and the potential for financial instability, it is advised that the key to minimizing threats in a recession is to be proactive rather than reactive during an economic downturn. In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, Paul Decrane, Americas Practice Leader, Zanders, will be talking about Cash flow Management for a successful CFO’s office.

Reimagining finance as an AI-driven, autonomous operation can help transform the workplace. It provides finance teams the time and space required to work on ideas, insights, and strategies that enable the business to compete and grow. But what are autonomous finance tools? In this episode of the CFO Circle Podcast, Peter McKenzie, CFO & Corporate Director of Anticipa Real Estate, talks about Autonomous Finance and why it should be on every CFO's mind.

With declining business growth, CFOs need to take proactive measures to keep their business afloat. New-age technology is no longer nice to have but imperative to stay on top of business metrics and effectively utilize resources amidst new challenges in 2023 and beyond. In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, we talk to Frank Mastronuzzi, Chief Financial Officer & Managing Partner, of Punch Financial as he discusses how businesses can manage declining growth trends at the office of the CFO.

Autonomous finance technology involves using a combination of AI, RPA, OCR, and other features to power ‘self-driving’ finance operations. Recently, its implementation has become simpler and more convenient for companies. In this episode of CFO Circle, we will discuss autonomous finance and why it is crucial for the next-gen of CFOs.

In this episode, join Christopher Yoshida, President & Chief Financial Officer at Northern Data AG as he explains which is the bigger concern for CFOs - inflation or recession. We also discuss how businesses can safeguard their growth trajectory during this economic downturn.

In this episode, join Jasmine Ahmed, SVP, Global Head of Finance Transformation, News Corp as she discusses recession and the approach to technology and automation that finance leaders should take during such economically unstable periods.

Collections teams are looking for innovative ways to improve the overall process efficiency and optimize working capital. Transitioning from traditional methods of operation to more data-driven, futuristic, and scalable digital solutions is the way forward. In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, we talk to Chris Argent, founder and MD of Generation CFO - a community for accounting and finance professionals, as he walks us through the ideal collections office set up for mid-market teams.

The buzz around the dreaded R-word, ’Recession’ is getting louder as inflation, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions hammer the global economy. In this edition of the CFO Circle Podcast, we talk to Steve Rosvold, founder of CFO. University as he talks about persistently high inflation, its possible impacts, outcomes, and how companies can survive it.