The Diary of a CFO

The Difference Between Getting the CFO Job and Keeping It (My 2-Year Check-In)

In this solo episode of The Diary of a CFO, I sit down halfway through the year to reflect on what I’ve learned during my first two years in the CFO seat, as well as the

5 Reasons ERP Implementations Fail and How To Get Yours Right, with Sharon Barboza

Most ERP implementations do not fail because of the technology. They fail because of what happens before the system is even turned on. In this episode, I sit down with S

From CAO to EVP Supply Chain: How to Make a Big Career Pivot at the Executive Level

She spent 19 years at Southwire. She started in treasury, moved through business unit finance, became Chief Accounting Officer, and then made a move nobody saw coming. Sh

How Operations Experience Makes You a Better CFO, with Donna Cohen, CFO of CarMax Auto Finance (Live in Atlanta)

She spent her entire career in accounting and finance. Public accounting, FP&A, financial reporting, corporate accounting. Then she made a move nobody expected. She went

How to Evaluate a CFO Role in Private Equity Before You Say Yes - Chris Voudouris, 3x PE CFO

Most finance leaders think about making the jump to a private equity backed company at some point. Very few know what they are actually walking into. In this episode, I

From Big 4 Auditor to CFO: How to Make People Want to Work With You in Finance - James White (Live in Atlanta)

He spent over 20 years at Ernst & Young. He did a secondment to Berlin, Germany by himself. He went back to Alabama to take over the CPA firm his father started 50 years

From 6x National Champion to Fortune 500 Chief Audit Officer - Lori Kaczynski on Leadership and Resilience

She won six Canadian national championships in speed skating and was training for the Olympics. Then, had a car accident at 18. Four knee surgeries. Three years of rehabi

How Finance Teams Should Be Using AI Right Now, with Chad Gold, CFO of Fullstory

He started at Ernst & Young, moved to Home Depot where he had a front row seat to one of the most operational CFOs in the country, then jumped into high-growth startups a

Former Starbucks IR SVP: How a Homeless Teenager Ended Up Managing $130 Billion Market Cap on Wall Street

In this episode of The Diary of a CFO: Live in Atlanta, I sit down in person with Tiffany Willis. Tiffany is a global investor relations executive who recently served a

The Unlikely Journey of a $3 Billion CFO, William Washington III

He dropped out of high school. He was a single father. He started his career at a cottonseed company. Now he oversees $3 billion in annual revenue across 76 offices in 45

How to Cut Your Board Reporting Process From Weeks to Days (with Fabian Ferrada)

Most finance teams spend two weeks building a board report that gets reviewed in ten minutes. The formatting alone could take days. And if one number changes, the entire

Excel vs FP&A Software: When to Make the Switch (with Paul Barnhurst)

Most finance teams stay on Excel longer than they should. The hard part is knowing when it is actually time to switch. In this episode, I sit down with Paul Barnhurst, a

Mistakes founders make during fundraising (from a cfo who has done 50+ M&A and Exit deals)

Most founders make the same fundraising mistakes and do not realize it until the cash is gone. In this episode, I sit down with Julianne Averill, a healthcare AI CFO, bo

insightsoftware President Jennifer Warawa on How AI is Changing the Office of the CFO

In this episode of The Diary of a CFO Podcast, host Wassia Kamon sits down with Jennifer Warawa, President of insightsoftware and a seven-time honoree as one of the top 2

Former Caterpillar Group CFO on The Leadership Skills Finance Professionals Must Master to Reach the Top

In this episode of The Diary of a CFO Podcast, host Wassia Kamon sits down with Dave DeFreitas, retired group CFO of Caterpillar Inc., to explore the unconventional caree

Building an AI-Ready Finance Team Without Losing the Human Side, with Tariq Munir

In this episode of The Diary of a CFO Podcast, host Wassia Kamon sits down with Tariq Munir, digital transformation advisor and author of Reimagine Finance, to explore wh

The First‑Time CFO Playbook: The First 90 Days, Imposter Syndrome and Leading the Business

Stepping into your first CFO role can feel overwhelming. In this episode, former divisional CFO and GrowCFO Mentor Kevin Appleby shares what really changes when you move

Wassia Kamon’s 15-Year Journey from Staff Accountant to CFO

In this solo episode, Wassia Kamon shares how she went from staff accountant to CFO in 15 years, including the moments that didn’t look like progress at all. She talks a

Beyond the Numbers: Leadership Lessons from Three-Time Nonprofit CFO, Teri Kozub

In this episode of The Diary of a CFO Podcast, host Wassia Kamon sits down with Teri Kozub, a three-time CFO with more than 33 years of experience in nonprofit finance an

Executive Presence Explained: Why Top Performers Still Get Overlooked, with Executive Coach, Jill Avey

Executive presence is often cited as the reason leaders don’t get promoted, but rarely explained. In this episode of The Diary of a CFO, Wassia Kamon sits down with exec