The CFO Playbook

Leading Finance Through Hypergrowth with Roy Hefer

What does it take to become the kind of CFO who can lead through hypergrowth, change and uncertainty?  Want more insights from finance leaders? Subscribe to Progressive

The Rise Of The Advisory CFO with Sara Daw

Is the future of finance full-time? Or are the best CFOs increasingly working across multiple businesses? Is there someone you’d like to see on The CFO Playbook? Email u

The CFO Playbook: What Corporate CFOs Can Learn from Amnesty International

How do you lead finance in a global human rights organisation, protect independence, and make sure every pound supports the mission? Is there someone you’d like to see o

The Black Swan CFO: Planning for What You Can't Predict

How do you rebuild a heritage automotive brand, manage risk through volatility, and keep finance close to the factory floor? Is there someone you’d like to see on The CF

The CFO as Storyteller: Why Numbers Alone Aren’t Enough

How does a CFO help turn startup chaos into scale-up structure, translate numbers into action, and support growth across every part of the business? In this episode of T

Why Operational CFOs Win: Strategy, Speed, and Leading Through Change with SmartRecruiters' Tom DiDesidero

How does a CFO help a business stand out in a crowded market, execute a bold AI strategy, and lead the company through acquisition without losing focus?  In this episode

From Metrics to Meaning: Building a Customer-Centric Finance Org

How do you keep finance customer-centric—especially when you’re scaling fast, operating across regulated markets, and navigating crisis moments? In this episode of The C

CFO Leadership: Asking Better Questions Instead of Saying No with John Glasgow

How do you raise $100m fast and still keep finance discipline as you scale? In this episode of The CFO Playbook, David McClelland is joined by John Glasgow, CFO and CEO

Reflecting on progressive finance with Sacha Herrmann

How do finance leaders move from reporting the past to shaping the future — and what will truly matter for CFOs in the year ahead? In this special end-of-year episode of

How to Scale Without Slowing Down: Lessons from Motorway CFO Liz Kistruck

How do you build a finance organization that fuels rapid scale without losing agility and clarity of purpose? In this episode of The CFO Playbook, David McClelland is jo

From Fighter Jets to Forecasts: Planning the Future with Anaplan CFO Hemant Kapadia

Download our checklist, The future belongs to adaptable finance leaders. How do you build a finance function that can plan and pivot at the speed of change? In this epi

Skating on Thin Ice: Finance, Pharma and AI with Riccardo Calliano

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Full Steam Ahead: Driving Change in Finance with Funto Agbeniga

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From Finance to Focus: Building a Product-Led Culture at Yoto with CFO Ben Averis

Download our checklist, The 8 CFO Stategies for Smart Scaling Enter the competition today: www.soldo.com/competition What does it mean to build a finance function that

FinOps and Beyond: The Hybrid Role of a CFO-COO with Charlie Hunt

What if you could transform your finance operations by integrating technology and automation into every aspect of your business strategy?  In this episode of The CFO Pla

Europe's Role in the Global Tech Arena, a CFO’s View with Accel’s Ben Dooley

In the latest episode of The CFO Playbook, David McClelland is joined by Ben Dooley, CFO at Accel to explore nuances of the CFO role within lean, agile organisations with

Adapting to Market Fluctuations: A CFO's Guide to Consumer Behaviour with Claire Caulliez

Beyond the balance sheet, what strategies do CFOs in the fast-moving consumer goods industry deploy to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market?  In this episode, Claire

Navigating the Spring Statement: What Next for UK Business?

Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, David McClelland is joined by an expert panel to explore how the Statement, alongside the wider economic landscape, will infl

How CFOs are Leveraging AI for Enhanced Decision Making with IBM’s Monica Proothi

Organisations are making bold bets on AI for the long-term, with 89% planning to increase or maintain their AI investments in 2025*. Moving beyond experimentation, organi

Better Data, Smarter Decisions: Adapting to a New Era of Finance with Jitesh Sodha, Global CFO 100 winner

In this episode of The CFO Playbook, David McClelland is joined by Jitesh Sodha, outgoing CFO of Spire Healthcare and a winner of the HotTopics Global CFO 100. A seasone