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   E198 · 16 Mar 2026 · 57 min

   From Creation of Accounting Standards to Building an AI tool - Adam Hibbs

   Adam Hibbs has pretty non-linear paths into finance:New Zealand telecom regulator, OfCom, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless, UK Ministry of Defense, and now Global Director of Commercial Strategy at AICPA & CIMA. Financial modeling, commercial contracts, cloud infrastructure, and leadership across blue-chip organizations was preparation for building Josie, that is AICPA & CIMA's generative AI tool for accounting and auditing. In this episode: What makes Josie genuinely different from ChatGPT or Claude for technical accounting work Curated dataset of 40,000 pieces of proprietary IP, real-time…

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   E197 · 12 Mar 2026 · 52 min

   FP&A vs Accountants in an AI era - with Accountant Emily Feinstone

   Emily Feinstone is an accounting manager at Eventus Advisory Group and unusually tech-forward in how she works. Emily spends her days building better processes, automating repetitive finance workflows, and making high volume operational data usable. And instead of opting for a traditional CPA first route after 20 years of experience, she is pursuing a degree in data science: “ I want to be the one that teaches the AI and not the one that is replaced by AI. I want to be the one that knows how to use it the best to my advantage.” Emily also talks about accounting vs FP&A: You don't even see…

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   E196 · 23 Feb 2026 · 48 min

   After the Gold Rush: The $75M Operation behind America's Hockey Champions

   The history-making USA Hockey won golds (and millions of fans in the process) at Milan’s Olympic Games. But behind the on-ice glory is a $75 million organization with a finance function as disciplined as its players. Kelly Mahncke , CFO of USA Hockey, joins Glenn Hopper and FP&A Today to pull back the curtain on what it takes to fund the gold-winning national hockey program — with business interests from memberships and sponsorships to restaurants and insurance. Kelly traces her own journey from center ice to chasing the bottom line, explaining how a hockey career shaped her instincts as a…

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   E195 · 20 Feb 2026 · 53 min

   How to ignore the loud numbers and listen for the quiet risks: Sahil Kamani

   Sahil Kamani, is a Berlin-based senior finance leader and FP&A professional at Ellie (Volkswagen Group), Starting at a credit rating agency in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis — inspired, fittingly, by a fascination with the documentary Inside Job — Sahil moved through regulation, capital markets, and an MBA before pivoting into operational finance In this episode: Being the person handing out credit ratings Cash burn and the KPIs that matter most in a turnaround What bankers and regulators instinctively look for How the CFO you work influences your storytelling Being CFO of Berlin's…

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   E194 · 16 Feb 2026 · 52 min

   What an AI-Native General Ledger Means for FP&A: John Glasgow

   John Glasgow, is the founder, CEO and CFO of Campfire AI native ERP with more than $100m in funding, built to help high growth companies close faster, get richer visibility from their accounting data, and scale. John brings his insights as an operator who has spent time in FP&A and strategic finance, including at Adobe and an executive at Invoice To Go, leading that finance company to a $625 million sale to bill.com. Campfire came out of firsthand frustration with legacy ERPs and a need to rebuild the general ledger for the AI era. In this episode: My years in FP&A and strategic finance at…

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   E192 · 29 Jan 2026 · 46 min

   35 Years in Finance and constant change: Troy Anderson CFO at Kelly Services

   Troy Anderson is CFO of Kelly Services, a staffing solutions provider to various industries, who has spent his career driving transformation across some of the most complex business environments. Before joining Kelly, he served as CFO at Universal Technical Institute, where he helped double revenue over five years through a mix of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he held senior finance leadership roles at Conduent, a $6billion player (bought by Xerox). Conduent life cycle a $6b public company acquired by Xerox Investor relations at Xerox as a game-changer for…

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   E191 · 21 Jan 2026 · 49 min

   The Future of the AI-Native ERP Stephen Hedlund, Rillet

   Stephen Hedlund is head of finance at Rillet, an AI-native ERP which has raised over $100million from Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz. In Steven’s words Rillet is “building the modern NetSuite.”In this episode: How Isaac Asimov’s Foundation helped me discover finance Experience from enterprise at Walmart to building startups Go-to-market (marketing) to Head of Finance Gillet The moat for leading ERPs and our strategy Being the ICP and marketing voice for Rillet “To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

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   E190 · 11 Jan 2026 · 53 min

   Building back Trust Between CFOs and CROs: Eddie Reynolds

   Eddie Reynolds, CEO of UnionSquare Consulting, opens up about the often-fraught relationship between CFOs and CROs. Eddie shares insights from his unique journey—from banking and private equity to being an account executive at Salesforce which forecast within 5% accuracy despite 30%+ growth. The conversation tackles the critical disconnect between finance and go-to-market teams: Why do CFOs struggle to trust CRM pipelines? What breaks when companies hit $50-100M in revenue? In this episode: How Salesforce was able to forecast with 5% accuracy, The role of FP&A and CROs in go to market…

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   E189 · 31 Dec 2025 · 53 min

   From Flight Deck to Finance: Bobby Bray on Military Precision in Analytics and FP&A

   Bobby Bray brings his perspective from more than 20 years in banking and consulting with Capital One, Oliver Wyman, and Regions Bank. The retired Navy Captain with four commands talks about strategic decision-making under pressure, working with Fortune 150 C-Suite executives, and the rigor required in FP&A. He says: “To use an aviation term you need to be able to follow the drop of gas through the engine and understand the different cogs in the engine that turns a drop of gas into thrust, but it also is what turns raw data into usable analytics on the back end.”In this episode A Truly…

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    E188 · 22 Dec 2025 · 1 hr

    Demystifying the Role of the CFO in Growth Stage Companies: Rick Smith

    Five-time CFO Rick Smith has led finance at companies including inVentiv Health Communications, Exos, Parchment, Solera Health before founding Bonfire advisory. He is also the author o fDemystifying the Role of the CFO in Venture and Growth Stage Companies, a no-nonsense approach to the topic. Reviews for the book include: “This book is a must-read if you want to understand how to scale a company as a CFO” and “Should be required reading for CEOs and PE people along with CFOs.” In this episode Smith provides his take on being a CFO and his long background in FP&A, providing insights on: The…