The Diary of a CFO
By Wassia Kamon, CPA, CMA, MBA
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If you're currently a CFO or on the path to become one, this podcast is for you. The Diary of a CFO takes you behind the scenes of modern finance leadership through honest conversations about how real finance leaders build their careers, make tough decisions, and carry the weight of the CFO role. Hosted by award-winning CFO Wassia Kamon, each episode covers what it actually takes to lead finance teams, work with CEOs and boards, navigate capital decisions, and grow without burning out. To suggest topics, email ask@thediaryofacfo.com. To become a guest or sponsor, visit thediaryofacfo.com.
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How Operations Experience Makes You a Better CFO, with Donna Cohen, CFO of CarMax Auto Finance (Live in Atlanta)
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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How to Evaluate a CFO Role in Private Equity Before You Say Yes - Chris Voudouris, 3x PE CFO
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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From Big 4 Auditor to CFO: How to Make People Want to Work With You in Finance - James White (Live in Atlanta)
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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From 6x National Champion to Fortune 500 Chief Audit Officer - Lori Kaczynski on Leadership and Resilience
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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How Finance Teams Should Be Using AI Right Now, with Chad Gold, CFO of Fullstory
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Former Starbucks IR SVP: How a Homeless Teenager Ended Up Managing $130 Billion Market Cap on Wall Street
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May 21, 2026 |
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The Unlikely Journey of a $3 Billion CFO, William Washington III
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May 07, 2026 |
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How to Cut Your Board Reporting Process From Weeks to Days (with Fabian Ferrada)
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Excel vs FP&A Software: When to Make the Switch (with Paul Barnhurst)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Mistakes founders make during fundraising (from a cfo who has done 50+ M&A and Exit deals)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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insightsoftware President Jennifer Warawa on How AI is Changing the Office of the CFO
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Former Caterpillar Group CFO on The Leadership Skills Finance Professionals Must Master to Reach the Top
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Building an AI-Ready Finance Team Without Losing the Human Side, with Tariq Munir
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The First‑Time CFO Playbook: The First 90 Days, Imposter Syndrome and Leading the Business
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Wassia Kamon’s 15-Year Journey from Staff Accountant to CFO
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Beyond the Numbers: Leadership Lessons from Three-Time Nonprofit CFO, Teri Kozub
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Executive Presence Explained: Why Top Performers Still Get Overlooked, with Executive Coach, Jill Avey
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Real Fraud Stories and Legal Protection for Your Fractional CFO Firm with Attorney Natalia Greene
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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What CEOs Want from Today’s CFO, with Executive Recruiter, Mark Johnson
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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80/20 Rule for FP&A Experts to Transform Decision-Making Through Analytics with Andrew Hull
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Agentic AI for CFOs, with Vivienne Wei, COO of Salesforce Unified Agentforce Platform
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Building a Finance Function That Drives Growth: Lessons from Liberty Bank’s CFO, Paul Young
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Why Every CFO Feels Stretched and What to Do About It, with Tom Hood
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Getting the most out of your tech stack, with Anna Sagan
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Leading Through Market Cycles, with Real Estate and Construction CFO, Bona Allen
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Non-Traditional Pathways to the CFO Seat, with Axile Talout
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The CFO Playbook for Handling Crises and Building FP&A Functions, with Mike High
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Moving From Big 4 Auditor to Controller to CFO, with Andrea Hecht
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Accounting vs FP&A: Which Path Gets You to CFO Faster?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Sheryl Shaw on Scaling Finance Teams and Embracing Technology
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Inside FP&A: Christian Wattig’s Guide to Smarter Forecasting and Strategic Impact
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The Role of Treasury in M&A and Business Strategy, with , AVP of Treasury at Victoria’s Secret & Co, Summa Simmons
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Why Culture Is Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risk, with Dutch Schwartz
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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How the Best Finance Leaders Operate, Plan, and Forecast, with Christina Ross
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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The Art of Becoming a Strategic CFO, with Dr. Tamer Alsayed
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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The #1 Mistake Keeping Controllers from Becoming CFOs
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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What I Wish Finance Professionals Knew Sooner, with Syed Nadeem
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Solving Revenue Recognition Nightmares for SaaS Companies, with Apurv Bansal
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Beyond Compliance: Kendra LaFleur on Becoming a Trusted Advisor
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May 29, 2025 |
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From Combat Zones to Corporate Finance: Stephen McLain on Leading in High-Stakes Environments
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May 22, 2025 |
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Why Treasury is More Than Managing Cash, with Matthew Harlan
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May 15, 2025 |
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Leading Finance with Curiosity and Cultural Intelligence, with Jenny Fuss
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May 08, 2025 |
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From School Teacher to CFO, with Atlanta Food Bank CFO, Tamica Williams
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May 01, 2025 |
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Secrets of Rockstar CFOs: Jack McCullough on Developing the Next Generation of CFOs
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Meet The CFO Who Went Viral on TikTok: Professor Bee Nance
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Is the Climb to CFO Worth It?
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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The Critical Role of Accounting in Business Success, with Edwine Alphonse
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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What Technology Can (and Can’t) Fix for Finance Teams, with Campfire CEO, John Glasgow
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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How to Get on High-Impact Projects and Lead Major Change, with Sindy Wilson
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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What I’ve Realized After Six Months as CFO
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Nonprofit Finance Isn’t as Simple as You Think, with Stephen Newland
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Leadership Lessons from a CFO-Turned-Coach, Jeremy Earnshaw
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Aligning Strategy and Execution, with Beverly Davis
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Balancing strategy, risk, and leadership decisions as a CFO (with Scott Meyers)
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Taking on bigger roles before you feel ready and how it shapes your path to CFO (with Janice Stucke)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Reducing month-end close time and leading finance transformation as a CFO (with Basem Waheed)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The day-to-day of managing a finance team as a CFO (with Jessica McClain)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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What kind of experience builds a strong finance career (with Bryan Lapidus)
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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How executive hiring decisions are made (with Amy Sulgrove)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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What it takes to move from strong performer to executive
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Taking on roles where you are expected to fix things (with Brenda Hodo-Iddris)
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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My first 90 days as CFO and what I learned early on
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Stepping into a new CFO role and getting up to speed (with 2x CFO Matt Ziegler)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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How marketing and finance can work better together (with Elaine Benfield)
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Where and why CFOs have to say no
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Working across the business as a CFO, not just inside finance
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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What changes when you step into a CFO role for the first time
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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How I became a CFO and why I started this podcast
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Sep 16, 2024 |