Karen Balunso

Podcast

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

Artificial intelligence is transforming the finance function, but most finance teams are still missing the skills to use it confidently,...
Blog

The AI-Ready CFO: How Finance Leaders Can Prepare for What’s Next

Table of Contents AI is rapidly moving from boardroom conversation to everyday business reality. Across the organization, teams are experimenting...
Blog

Why “Best in Finance” Often Loses The CFO Role

Why do some Finance Directors get promoted to CFO while others remain stuck in the number two role? Why do...
Blog

The CFO’s Next Cost Problem: SaaS Sprawl and AI Spend Leakage

AI may be the first major technology wave where the CFO discovers the cost problem after the business has already...
Podcast

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

Going public is often seen as the ultimate milestone for a successful business, yet for many great companies it marks...
Blog

AP Automation Is Still the Best Place to Start — But Not the Place to Stop

In the new GrowCFO Q2 Tech Innovation Report on Spend Management and Accounts Payable, one message comes through very clearly:...
Podcast

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

Delaying action on emerging technologies is often seen as the safest path for finance leaders. But in today’s environment, standing...
Blog

What CFOs Do Differently in Their First 90 Days

The fastest way to fail your first 90 days is by trying to impress everyone instead of fixing friction. GrowCFO...
Blog

Spend Management Has Outgrown Accounts Payable

One of the central arguments in the latest GrowCFO Tech Innovation Report on Spend Management is that the CFO’s spend-management...
Podcast

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

In today’s finance function, relying solely on monolithic systems and periodic reporting is no longer enough, as rapid advances in...