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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

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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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   E217 · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

   Do You Actually Need a CFO? Instead, Hire for the Problem with Tom Hunter

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   E216 · 29 Sep 2026 · 57 min

   Would You Rather Be Lucky or Good? Building FP&A From Absolute Zero, with Katelyn Stienen

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   E215 · 22 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

   The Real Job of FP&A: 40% Numbers, 60% Influence

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   E214 · 16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr

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   E213 · 8 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

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    E212 · 2 Sep 2026 · 58 min

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