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   E296 · 18 Aug 2026 · 24 min

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   E295 · 11 Aug 2026 · 35 min

   How to Keep Finance Teams Engaged During a Merger

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Rick Hasselman, Chief Financial Officer at Clari + Salesloft, joins Megan Weis to explore what it takes to lead a finance organization through a major merger, why finance and sales must operate as true partners in driving revenue, and how AI is turning the CFO into an orchestrator of agents rather than just a steward of the numbers. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience spanning PwC, Google, Sumo Logic, Podium, and Expel.

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   E294 · 4 Aug 2026 · 21 min

   The Skills That Separate CFOs from Finance Experts

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Wassia Kamon, Chief Financial Officer at ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, joins Megan Weis to explore the journey from controller or FP&A leader to modern CFO, the mindset shifts that matter most, and how aspiring finance executives can prepare for a role that extends far beyond the numbers. Drawing from her experience across manufacturing, technology, pharmaceuticals, and the nonprofit sector, Wassia shares practical advice on building a personal board of directors, leading through people, and using AI without losing sight of leadership.

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   E293 · 28 Jul 2026 · 20 min

   General-Purpose AI Agents Are Not Built for High-Stakes Finance

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jeremy Ung, Chief Technology Officer at BlackLine, joins Megan Weis to explore why general-purpose AI agents are not automatically safe for high-stakes financial operations. Drawing on more than two decades of engineering and product leadership at Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Apptio, Jeremy explains why deploying AI agents in finance requires the same rigor as onboarding a new employee, and how BlackLine is building toward a future where agents, not just people, are the primary users of finance software.

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   E292 · 21 Jul 2026 · 27 min

   The Rodman Paradox: Why Your Most Valuable Employee May Not Be Your Best One

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jack McCullough, Founder and President of the CFO Leadership Council, joins Megan Weis to explore the Rodman Paradox, the idea that a company's most valuable employee may not be its best-performing one, but the one whose irreplaceable skill set keeps the organization running. Drawing on decades of experience as a CFO, CEO, and board advisor, Jack shares how leaders can identify, reward, and retain the quiet specialists that traditional org charts and performance metrics too often overlook.

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   7 Jul 2026 · 30 min

   Greatest Hits: How New Finance Leaders Navigate Transition and Build Confidence

   In this greatest hits episode of CFO Weekly, Kevin Appleby, Head of Partnerships at GrowCFO and host of the GrowCFO Show podcast, joins Megan Weis to explore how new CFOs can successfully navigate their critical first hundred days, drawing from his extensive experience mentoring finance leaders through the challenging transition from technical finance roles to strategic enterprise leadership.

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   30 Jun 2026 · 30 min

   Greatest Hits: Why CFOs Must Embrace AI

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Keith Causey, SVP of Cloud ERP Transformation at Oracle, joins Megan Weis to discuss the transformative impact of AI on finance, how AI-driven tools are enabling touchless operations, and the role of CFOs as change agents and offers actionable advice for overcoming resistance to innovation.

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   23 Jun 2026 · 22 min

   Greatest Hits: Operational Finance and How CFOs Drive Performance with Devin Weil, CFO at ShipMonk

   In this greatest hits episode of CFO Weekly, Devin Weil, Chief Financial Officer at ShipMonk, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern CFOs are transforming operational finance by embedding themselves directly in warehouse and logistics operations, drawing from his experience building field finance organizations at XPO and leading finance for one of the fastest-growing tech-enabled fulfillment platforms managing 1,600 employees across 12 global locations.

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   E290 · 16 Jun 2026 · 21 min

   Modernizing Finance Without Losing the Human Element

   In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jill Howe, Chief Financial Officer at Lineage Cell Therapeutics, joins Megan Weis to explore how finance leaders can modernize their organizations through technology while keeping people, flexibility, and fit-for-purpose thinking at the center of every decision drawing from more than two decades of building finance infrastructure in the San Diego biotech sector.

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    E289 · 9 Jun 2026 · 25 min

    Healthcare Funding, Defense Spending, and the CFO’s Role in Advocacy

    In this episode of CFO Weekly, Ed Bleacher, Chief Financial Officer at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, joins Megan Weis to explore how federal funding decisions shape patient care on the ground, why the healthcare-versus-defense budget debate is more complex than a simple pie chart, and what it takes for finance leaders in healthcare to drive change, influence policy, and build the operational partnerships that will define the CFO role for the next decade.