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Most CEOs think they understand what their CFO should be doing.
Most are wrong.

In this episode of the Just Some BS Podcast, Brandon sits down with Eric Segal, Managing Director at CFO Consulting Partners, to unpack the biggest disconnect between CEOs and finance leaders — and why it quietly costs companies margin, clarity, and momentum.

Eric isn’t a traditional, in-house CFO. He advises CEOs and finance teams across multiple companies, which gives him a rare vantage point into the patterns most leaders miss.

In this conversation, we cover:
 • What CEOs actually misunderstand about their CFO
• Why many finance leaders get stuck in accounting mode
• The difference between reporting numbers and driving strategy
• How incentive structures quietly break performance
• Product and customer profitability blind spots
• Why delivery matters more than credentials
• How CFOs should communicate bad news
• The human side of data-driven leadership
• Why AI won’t fix broken finance fundamentals
• What CEOs should realistically expect from their finance team

This isn’t a finance lecture. It’s a practical, candid conversation about alignment, trust, and how finance should really support leadership decisions.

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 https://cfoconsultingpartners.com

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