When markets turn erratic, the numbers don’t just shift — they speak.

In this episode of FP&A Daily, Sarah Schlott explores how volatility exposes the truthfulness of your systems. She unpacks why most models don’t fail dramatically — they decay quietly — and why “stability” in finance often disguises brittleness. Through lived experience and sharp analogies, she reveals how to design FP&A architecture that bends without breaking, how to turn chaos into clarity, and how to build forecasts that listen when the market starts shouting.

Because in the end, volatility doesn’t destroy systems. It reveals who built them to last.