Budgeting for Impact: How Finance Can Lead, Not Just Report with Travis Grundy, Senior Associate of FP&A at Adventum

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Alex Jimenez, Lead Principal Consultant at Backbase, joins Megan Weis to break down why traditional digital transformation approaches need rethinking, what digital transformation really means for banks, and why we should drop the word "digital" altogether.

business realities, especially for emerging companies navigating uncertain economic conditions. In this episode of CFO Weekly, Travis Grundy, Senior Associate of FP&A at Adventum, joins Megan Weis to share his unique approach to creating realistic budgets and forecasts that drive business success.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Zachary Kimball, PE, MBA, VP of Finance and Strategic Planning at Citation Oil and Gas Corp, joins Megan Weis to explore how CFOs are optimizing value from aging assets while managing escalating production costs, drawing from his unique background as a petroleum engineer turned finance leader with experience at Marathon Oil and McKinsey's Petroleum Asset Excellence group.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Daniel Fulton, President and Principal Consultant at Locust Street Advisory, joins Megan Weis to explore how financial leaders can effectively navigate turnarounds and cash forecasting during financial distress, drawing from his decade of experience leading companies through challenging restructures across diverse industries from construction to healthcare.

In this special episode of CFO Weekly, Jack McCullough, Founder and President of the CFO Leadership Council, interviews Megan Weis about Personiv's 2025 CFO Pulse Report, exploring the critical accounting talent shortage with its 150% year-over-year increase in open roles and how modern CFOs are responding through integrated AI, automation, and global talent strategies.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Soufyan Hamid, Chief of Financial Storytelling Program of The Finance Circle, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern finance professionals are transforming from back-office functions to strategic business partners through financial storytelling, drawing from his decade of experience in corporate finance where he discovered the critical gap between technical expertise and communication skills.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Nicolas Boucher, a finance AI thought leader who has trained over 5,000 professionals, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern CFOs can transform their finance operations through strategic AI prompting and automation, drawing from his 15 years of finance experience at PwC and Thales, where he developed expertise in both traditional finance and cutting-edge AI implementation.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Reza Hooda, Founder of The Profitable Accountants Community, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern accounting firm owners are transforming their business models through value-based pricing and strategic specialization, drawing from his experience building a seven-figure practice and helping over 350 firm owners escape the hourly billing trap.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Kumar Parakala, a distinguished CEO, founder, investor, and board director with 25+ years of experience, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern CFOs are evolving from traditional financial guardians to strategic architects of organizational transformation, drawing from his experience co-founding KPMG's $3 billion technology advisory practice and recently exiting GHD Digital, valued at over $400 million with 700 professionals across nine countries.

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Sara Wyman, CEO & Founder at Stackpack, joins Megan Weis to explore how modern CFOs are transforming vendor management through AI-powered automation and strategic oversight, drawing from her experience as former VP of Strategic Partnerships at Affirm, where she witnessed the chaos of managing hundreds of vendors without proper systems at high-growth companies.