# The Growth-Minded CFO

A podcast by Upflow. 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.

Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/rss

## Latest episodes

- [From S-1 Deep Dives to the CFO Seat: What IPOs Teach Every Finance Leader, with CJ Gustafson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/be4d83a1a59a) (2026-10-07, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/127006904/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-7%2F433564515-44100-2-de54b8092b16f.mp3
- [Why "AR Automation" Was Never the Right Name: Alex Louisy on Building Financial Relationship Management](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/a175d25beeaf) (2026-09-02, 53 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/125077395/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-2%2F431016026-44100-2-a2b6558a93bd7.mp3
- [Inside the CFO-Sales Partnership: How Real-Time Data Changes the Game, with Christina Liu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/2f67ea6471dd) (2026-08-06, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/123844467/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-6%2F429322143-44100-2-b4dd8a847cdb1.mp3
- [From GE’s $100B Transformation to Klarna and DeepL: Lessons in Scaling, with Martino Cadoni](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/5f513e1f698d) (2026-07-08, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/122542475/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-8%2F427567256-44100-2-806b2e94b0a38.mp3
- [Revisiting: Wall Street to SaaS CFO with Carla Cooper (CFO @ Contentful)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/1dd67b3ae1be) (2026-06-25, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/121923837/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F1de73995-4c27-00dd-89fd-aa71bf71d9c8.m4a
- [The CFO’s AI Playbook: How to Roll Out AI Across Your Company, with Ryan Roccon (CFO at Zapier)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/247974d11a5d) (2026-06-10, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/121271309/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-10%2F425864268-44100-2-b8cf0cc7807f5.mp3
- [Revisiting: Chris Ortega on What Makes a Great CFO (Hint: They're Not Just a 'Human Calculator')](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/c2b66f7eef4c) (2026-05-28, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/120663494/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-28%2F425051925-44100-2-24f40bfb33a09.m4a
- [Why Every CFO Needs a Personal Brand (And How to Build One), with Wassia Kamon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/01778c644403) (2026-05-14, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/119971706/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-14%2F424128624-44100-2-b6d493ed7bbf7.m4a
- [Revisiting: Ilana Esterrich (CFO @ Planned Parenthood) On Leading Beyond The Numbers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/0555365f2f80) (2026-04-29, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/119216285/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423102702-44100-2-b93441b07a941.m4a
- [Revisiting: Rita Kale (CFO @ Valo Health) On Why The Best CFOs Think Like Owners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/648c14289fc4) (2026-04-15, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/118514854/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-15%2F422146227-44100-2-848b0202daee8.m4a
- [How a Former Pro Musician Became the CFO of a $1B Marketplace, with Kevin Drost](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/821d9620a988) (2026-04-01, 49 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/117821892/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-1%2F421230158-44100-2-1ac3714c8d42b.m4a
- [Revisiting: What Makes a Great CFO? Expert CFO Recruiter, Dav Masaon, Tell Us](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/aaeb9b33562c) (2026-03-18, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/117087223/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-17%2F420236686-44100-2-b1b93066afda3.m4a
- [How Nonprofit Finance Sharpens Decision-Making for Any CFO, with Darien Wright](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/40689a03d1e4) (2026-03-04, 34 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/116367004/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-4%2F419255277-44100-2-9902cb2d83304.m4a
- [Revisiting: Charly Kevers (CFO @ Carta) On The Role Of The Finance Team In Scaling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/620aa1a43a9a) (2026-02-18, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/115559866/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418175487-44100-2-8ac86074d3197.m4a
- [Stepping In Mid-Crisis: Trust, Pressure, and the CFO Role, with Niels Boon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/bd96b1d6a465) (2026-02-04, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/115001310/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-4%2F417430385-44100-2-3daea29c49cdb.m4a
- [How to Run Finance in a Creative, 'Hit-Driven' Business, with Diya Sagar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/9b934e990f3e) (2026-01-08, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/113674922/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-8%2F415709084-44100-2-7b7994f6f0d6c.m4a
- [Leveraging Data Insights for Smarter Business Decision Making, with Jim Cook and Winnie Aoieong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/7aac137ac3d7) (2025-12-10, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/112413483/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-10%2F414104343-44100-2-5a4e8dc8c08a.m4a
- [How to Communicate Financials to Executives, with Anders-Liu Lindberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/7ce08131ac42) (2025-11-26, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/111721044/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-26%2F413188912-44100-2-2f4a91dd43402.m4a
- [From Steward to Orchestrator: CFO Leadership Lessons with Xavier Castellana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/72be4305bb34) (2025-11-11, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/111005437/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-11%2F412246131-44100-2-37388216f1c96.m4a
- [Profitability vs Growth: A CFO’s Balancing Act (& Lessons Across Industries), with Cameron Kinloch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/13dbeabdfc5e) (2025-10-28, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/110354664/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-31%2Fc9eb14fa-369e-4002-c43c-0ed75d14edfd.mp3
- [Season 2 Recap — What Today’s Best CFOs Actually Do](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/058212e48de6) (2025-10-15, 44 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/109700166/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-15%2F409331035-44100-2-43a947f49c0ae.mp3
- [Fundraising, AI, and Starting Smart in 2025, with Jeffrey Fidelman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/925c722be41e) (2025-07-23, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/105875256/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-23%2F404391214-44100-2-8fb0c94a0486d.m4a
- [From Banker to Builder: Hands-On CFO Lessons for SaaS, with Jon Gross](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/fe1de6a05f46) (2025-06-24, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/104552481/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-24%2F402698067-44100-2-c6a9759f8c444.m4a
- [Rewiring Finance: AI, ERP, and the Rise of the Executional CFO, with Nicolas Kopp (Rillet)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/066bb5402973) (2025-06-10, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/103952209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-10%2F401940615-44100-2-6d1a908bce59e.m4a
- [Spreadsheets to Storytelling: Communication & EQ Tips for CFOs, with Erik Nakamura](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/57fbeaa8f6be) (2025-05-27, 38 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/103299182/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-27%2F401119585-44100-2-4210df1460258.m4a
- [Rise of the Fractional CFO - Your Next Career Move? (& When and Why to Hire One)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/802d6d0af243) (2025-05-14, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/102624136/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-14%2F400231153-44100-2-a31c8118d28a2.m4a
- [What Makes a Great CFO in 2025? Insights from the Frontlines of CFO Hiring, with Dav Masaon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/a0541430cb76) (2025-04-29, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/101957962/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-29%2F399310230-44100-2-0a32516da688.m4a
- [AI in Finance: From Buzz to Business Value, with Nicolas Boucher](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/02269d7383a9) (2025-04-15, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/101339215/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-15%2F398460907-44100-2-6de1299841014.m4a
- [The CFO Leading Talent, Operations & Corporate Communications (Kate Gulliver, CFO & CAO, Wayfair)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/11f581018b01) (2025-04-02, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/100713767/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-2%2F397661878-44100-2-4741da93230e9.m4a
- [Wall Street to SaaS CFO: Lessons from IPOs, Acquisitions & Growth, with Carla Cooper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/70c36713dc02) (2025-03-19, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/100061686/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-19%2F396833766-44100-2-68e5c746430c9.m4a
- [Clean data, clear insights: AI for finance and how to build the right foundation, with Gabi Steele](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/55162e8e6c81) (2025-03-03, 32 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/99318714/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-3%2F395899086-44100-2-46a1509739f5c.m4a
- [The CFO as manager: How to lead beyond the numbers, with Ilana Esterrich](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/7f9d316eb20d) (2025-02-21, 41 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/98791202/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-1-20%2F395243972-44100-2-0f0ac23af85cb.m4a
- [Top 5 takeaways from season one—and what’s next!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/341f3e699c93) (2025-02-03, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/97965475/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-1-3%2F394213509-44100-2-74a72a390096f.m4a
- [The skills finance teams need now & in the future, with Carl Seidman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/5f79465da507) (2025-01-20, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/97328440/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-0-20%2F393419530-44100-2-dd9c3ed812d4c.m4a
- [Money in, money out: How the best finance teams are running AR & AP in 2025, with Howard Katzenberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/4fe0acea6266) (2025-01-07, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/96698831/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-0-7%2F392638817-44100-2-8bd64231cc90c.m4a
- [An alternative path to CFO and leading change at the MLBPA, with Tatia-Mays Russell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/729555a0e2f3) (2024-12-10, 46 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/95623905/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-11-10%2F391297900-44100-2-90310111227e.m4a
- [Series B to G: The role of the finance team in scaling, with Charly Kevers (CFO @ Carta)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/410a37904118) (2024-11-27, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/95017621/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-10-27%2F390549318-44100-2-f388aadcde1ca.m4a
- [A VC's perspective on the modern CFO, with Nick Wijnberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/50211ec308a4) (2024-11-11, 40 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/94237508/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-10-11%2F389585573-44100-2-745d844d32af5.m4a
- [Business leader, not 'human calculator': The role of the CFO, with Chris Ortega](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/c16d2aad0310) (2024-10-28, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/93655089/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-28%2F388861259-44100-2-4cbbc18882b25.m4a
- [Acting like an owner and the value of international experience, with Rita Kale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/58fc0e5c7cfc) (2024-10-14, 39 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/93047007/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-14%2Feb6b500a-39ea-84f5-d320-ca71fa1c2693.mp3
- [Introduction to The Growth-Minded CFO](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1773662367/5014e5c687d3) (2024-10-13, 5 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/fc409ce4/podcast/play/92978589/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-13%2F2f1571c6-dddb-9158-f6d7-2dbb29f1dba2.mp3

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