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Today's financial leader is more than a number cruncher - they're a growth architect and a strategic partner in the organization’s success.The Growth-Minded CFO podcast challenges the status-quo and explores how the best CFOs approach their work and lives.Hosts Lauren Pearl (Fractional CFO, 3-time Founder and Startup Finance Instructor at NYU) and Alex Louisy (FinTech CEO and Y Combinator graduate) speak with inspiring finance and business leaders who’ll share what great CFOs are doing to support high-performing organizations.
Upflow hosts The Growth-Minded CFO, a business show with 37 episodes published.
What does it take to be a truly great CFO today? It’s not just about balancing the books—it’s about driving strategy, managing risks, and telling the financial story in a way that inspires confidence. In this re-released
AI is no longer just an experiment. For many companies, it is quickly becoming an expectation. But rolling it out across a business is a very different challenge from giving a few people access to a few tools. So what do
In this episode, hosts Lauren and Alex sit down with Chris Ortega, the CEO and founder of Fresh FP&A. Chris shares his inspiring career journey, from his early passion for finance to roles at Ernst & Young and leadership
Most CFOs don’t think about personal brand until they need something: a new role, a board seat, a stronger network, or a way to stand out. But by then, it might already be too late. In this episode of The Growth-Minded C
If your role as CFO stops at the numbers, you’re already behind. Ilana Esterrich, CFO at Planned Parenthood, breaks down what it actually means to lead in today’s environment—from building resilient teams to operating in
In this special re-release of The Growth-Minded CFO , Alex and Lauren revisit the very first episode of the podcast - featuring Rita Kale, now CFO at Valo Health. At the time, we didn’t know what this show would become.
How does someone go from jazz musician to CFO of a $1B marketplace? In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl speak with Kevin Drost, former CFO of Reverb — the musical instrument marketplace
When is the right time to hire your first CFO? And what actually separates a great one from an expensive mistake? In this re-released standout episode of The Growth-Minded CFO , we revisit our conversation with Dav Masao
What can nonprofit finance teach CFOs about decision-making In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl speak with Darien Wright, CFO and COO of the National Geographic Society. After a 30-year
What does it really take to scale finance through the stages that break most teams? In this re-released standout episode, we revisit our conversation with Charly Kevers, CFO of Carta - who helped guide the company from S
What should a CFO prioritize when stepping into a business already under pressure? In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl speak with Niels Boon, CFO of Cint, a Stockholm-Nasdaq listed tech
In creative businesses, the art drives the upside — but the numbers determine whether the art can exist at all. In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, hosts Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl sit down with Diya Sagar, CFO o
This week on The Growth-Minded CFO, we’re sharing a special podswap with our friends at the FP&A Unlocked podcast (formerly FP&A Tomorrow). Host Paul Barnhurst sits down with two finance leaders who’ve shaped how modern
Every finance team wants a seat at the table - but too often, their message gets lost once they’re there. In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, we sit down with Anders Liu-Lindberg - Partner at the Business Partnerin
What happens when a CFO stops acting as a financial steward and starts leading as an orchestrator - aligning rhythm, trust, and strategy across the entire business? In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO , hosts Alex L
What happens when a finance leader who learned discipline in the consumer goods industry steps into the fast, unpredictable worlds of SaaS and AI? In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, hosts Alex Louisy and Lauren Pe
Hosts Alex Louisy (CEO, Upflow) and Lauren Pearl (Fractional CFO) unpack the sharpest insights from Season 2 of The Growth-Minded CFO - from AI (without the hype) and executional finance to storytelling, EQ, and when to
In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, we sit down with Jeff Fidelman—Founder and Managing Partner at Fidelman & Co.—to talk about how startup fundraising has shifted, what VCs actually want to hear, and why today’s C
Startups don’t need spreadsheet CFOs—they need operators who can think like owners. That’s the core message in this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO as hosts Alex Louisy (CEO, Upflow) and Lauren Pearl sit down with Jon G
Finance is evolving—and so is the CFO. In this episode of The Growth-Minded CFO, Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp joins hosts Alex Louisy and Lauren Pearl to talk about what’s next for finance leaders. Fresh off a $25M Series A,
Chris Ortega
CIO · Lake Michigan Credit Union
2 appearances on this show
Wassia Kamon
Chief Financial Officer · Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
1 appearance on this show
Ilana Esterrich
Chief Financial Officer · Planned Parenthood Federation of America
2 appearances on this show
Jim Cook
Assisting Priest · Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery
1 appearance on this show
Jeffrey Fidelman
Founder & Managing Director · Fidelman & Company
1 appearance on this show
Carl Seidman
CPA and CSP · Seidman Financial
1 appearance on this show
Nicolas Kopp
Rillet
1 appearance on this show
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