Growcfo Show

Recent Episodes

1. #295 Can AI Replace the CFO? Rick Sanchez Managing Principal and CEO, Robyn Consulting Group

   Aug 4, 2026

   Rick Sanchez, Managing Principal and CEO of Robyn Consulting Group, discusses whether AI can replace the CFO role in SaaS and tech companies. He explores how AI accelerates decision-making and automates routine financial tasks, while emphasizing that strategy, stakeholder leadership, and unit economics expertise still require experienced finance executives. Rick outlines the three critical levers for SaaS growth (price, quantity, and retention), the importance of cash flow over profit, and how fractional CFOs blending FP&A expertise with AI tools will be best positioned to serve founder-led businesses.

2. #294 The Skills Every CFO Will Need by 2030 Myles Corson EY Global Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Strategy and Markets Leader

   Jul 28, 2026

   Myles Corson, a partner at EY leading the Global Financial Accounting Advisory Services practice, discusses EY's 15-year longitudinal survey on the DNA of the CFO role. The research reveals a significant gap between CFOs' ambition to lead value creation (60%+) and their actual involvement in strategic decision-making (only 25%), driven largely by perception challenges and finance's traditional 'keeper of the books' image. Corson explores emerging trends including AI adoption challenges, the critical importance of leadership adaptability in transformation, and the primacy of human skills—communication, collaboration, and strategic thinking—over technology in driving successful organizational change.

3. #293 Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Cash, Scotty Palmer, Fractional CFO and Founder, Palmers Advisors

   Jul 21, 2026

   Scotty Palmer, founder of Palmers Advisors, discusses his transition from corporate accounting at Honey Baked Ham to fractional CFO services specializing in food and beverage businesses. The episode explores why profitable companies run out of cash, using real client examples including a craft distillery that discovered it was operating at 18.7% capacity while bleeding $40,000/month in its restaurant operations. Palmer shares his approach to helping small food and beverage businesses understand true product margins, manage growth without crashing, and avoid the 50% failure rate that affects businesses in their first five years.

4. #292 The Reporting Change Every CFO Needs to Prepare For, Paula Kensington, GrowCFO Mentor

   Jul 14, 2026

5. #291 Why Most AI Projects Fail to Deliver ROI, Sinohe Terrero, CFO and COO, Envoy

   Jul 7, 2026

6. #290 What First-Time CFOs Need to Know About Board Leadership, Michael Anderson, GrowCFO Mentor

   Jun 30, 2026

7. #289 The AI Skills Gap Every Finance Leader Needs to Close with Guy Weaver, GrowCFO Facilitator

   Jun 23, 2026

8. #288 Why Great Companies Lose Their Way After Going Public with Eric Ries, Author, The Lean Startup

   Jun 16, 2026

9. #287 Why AI Hesitation Could Cost CFOs More Than Bad Decisions, Todd McElhatton, COFO, Zuora

   Jun 9, 2026

10. #286 What CFOs Should Do Next: CFO Mindset 2.0, Darren Cran, CEO, AccountsIQ

    Jun 2, 2026