FEI Weekly Podcast

Nasdaq's Michelle Daly explores the power of having a strong network, before you need it. Special Guest: Michelle Daly.

"Show Her the Money" explores the new acceleration of female founded funds looking to level the playing field.

As an annual celebration of environmental protection, Earth Day means a lot of things to a lot of people. But in the world of finance and accounting, it’s an opportunity to take stock on the progress the industry has made in building sustainability metrics over the past year as well as the implementation and policy challenges facing companies in the next twelve months. In this episode of the podcast we speak with Mike Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer at Persefoni about the opportunities and risks the ESG movement faces and how financial executives should navigate those issues until Earth Day 2025. Episode links: Persefoni (https://www.persefoni.com/) FERF, Persefoni Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Climate Reporting (https://www.financialexecutives.org/Site-Wide/Files/2024/Research/FERF_ClimateReporting-2.aspx) Special Guest: Mike Wallace.

Catherine Hoovel, Corporate VP and CAO at McDonald's Corporation shares how important flexible and empowering sponsors are in our careers. Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.

Over the past quarter century NetSuite has become ubiquitous in enterprise software, especially for small and medium sized businesses building their finance operations on its cloud-based platform. But software never stops evolving, and new technologies like artificial intelligence are creating more questions than answers when it comes to the next 25 years. In this week’s episode we sat down with NetSuite Founder and Executive Vice President Evan Goldberg about the lessons he’s learned about managing change and how embracing the small business mindset has kept his company competitive. Special Guest: Evan Goldberg.

Nicole Thorne Jenkins, John A. Griffin Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, talks about navigating transitions and the importance of updating your goals as your career advances. Special Guest: Nicole Thorne Jenkins.

With the announcement of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's final rule on carbon disclosure, financial executives and markets have finally gotten something the continuity craves: certainty. But with a lot of the post rule discourse built around the SEC’s limiting of ESG disclosure, especially around Scope 3, there is some anticipation that the ESG talent bubble in finance and accounting will begin to burst. In this episode of the podcast we speak with Catherine Harris, director of US sustainable business at executive recruiter Acre Resources, about the prospects for ESG finance and accounting specialists post the SEC rule and how the line between sustainability and traditional financial reporting may be merging. Special Guest: Catherine Harris.

A replay from FEI's ICONS: Women of Note 2024 event. Special Guest: Caroline Sullivan.

With the recent decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission around carbon disclosure, it’s important to look at the larger narrative of applying traditional financial valuation methods to natural systems. That’s where natural capital accounting comes in. At its heart, natural capital accounting is a series of practices – including carbon disclosure– where environmental resources are measured against economic activity. It’s not anything new, per se, but natural capital accounting is becoming part of the larger dialogue about government and private market policy. In this episode of the podcast we speak with Professor Nicholas Z. Muller, Lester and Judith Lave Professor of Economics, Engineering, and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Muller’s work focuses on the interaction of environment and economic policy including the use of natural capital accounting. Special Guest: Nicholas Z. Muller.

PwC's Kathryn Kaminsky makes an argument for getting your CPA, discusses the value of travel, her work-life-choices, and more. Special Guest: Kathryn Kaminsky.

With new technologies coming online, it seems almost daily, finance and accounting leaders have been perpetually frustrated by tech’s return on investment and their impact on seemingly intractable issues of financial errors. But a new report issued (https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-02-21-gartner-survey-shows-that-a-third-of-accountants-make-several-error-per-weeo-due-to-capacity-constraints) by research and consulting firm Gartner says there may be a path for financial leaders to successfully adopt and implement new technologie by focusing internally on the concept of technology acceptance. In this episode of the podcast we speak with Gartner’s Mallory Barg Bulman about increasing technology acceptance and creating peer-driven “change champions.” Special Guest: Mallory Barg Bulman.

Andrew Davies, global head of regulatory affairs at ComplyAdvantage is a veteran of the financial crime risk management world. We discuss everything from the biggest fraud and AML trends to the role of AI. Special Guest: Andrew Davies.

Anyone that has worked on an IPO knows the amount of preparation, diligence and detail needed for a successful move into the public markets. But a combination of economic headwinds and a spac induced hangover have meant the pipeline cut to a slow drip. 2024 is looking more promising, and that means financial executives tasked with preparing for the transition have already begun planning the work do be done. In this episode of the FEI Weekly podcast we speak with Oracle NetSuite’s Ranga Bodla and Sam Levy to discuss the outlook for IPOs in 2024 and the tools financial executives will need to be prepared. Special Guests: Ranga Bodla and Sam Levy.

Whatever the industry thinks of as a possible solution to the declining number of accounting students and professionals, there is near unanimous agreement on the dire consequences of the problem. Declining financial reporting quality and increased stress on the existing workforce are just two aspects of the fallout. In this episode of the podcast we speak with Dr. Rebecca Hann, Dean’s Professor of Accounting and the KPMG Term Professor at the University of Maryland’s Robert Smith School of Business about her new research on the crisis in the accounting pipeline and how problems, like poor internal controls and accounting accuracy may worsen over time. Special Guest: Rebecca Hann.

CFO of Twisted X Jeff Jones explains how "miscommunication resolution" can help you level up (personally and professionally).

Executive & Board Coach Aimee Long explains what we get wrong about emotional intelligence and the steps we can take on our leadership journeys to improve trustworthiness.

Ambition doesn't look one way. Nike's Holly Grennan shares how following her passions has led to promotions, not the other way around. Special Guest: Holly Grennan.

In this final session from the FEI Engage Job Search Bootcamp, Human Resource Consultant Lauren Gainer shares how to break down a job offer and how to negotiate to get the best package possible. Special Guest: Lauren Gainer.

Maureen Wilner, the founder and CEO of The Wilner Group. In this excerpt from the FEI Engage Job search bootcamp, Maureen shares her best tips for interviewing to put you in the best position for landing the job offer. Special Guest: Maureen Wilner.

Trust us, you’re probably making at least one of these LinkedIn profile and resume mistakes. From the FEI Engage Job Search Bootcamp, listen to personal branding expert Alyssa Gelabrd explain how to improve your resume and online presence. Special Guest: Alyssa Gelbard.