The 15 Best Finance Professionals Podcasts (2026)

Jack Sweeney has been doing this since 2014, and it shows. With over 1,200 episodes under his belt, CFO Thought Leader is arguably the most prolific podcast in the CFO space, and the depth of his guest roster reflects that. Each episode is a one-on-one interview with a sitting or former CFO, and Sweeney has a genuine talent for pulling out the personal career story behind the title. You get to hear how someone went from an entry-level finance gig to running the numbers for dLocal or Nintex.

The format is refreshingly consistent: roughly 40 to 60 minutes of conversation that traces the guest's path to the C-suite. Sweeney asks the kind of questions that get people talking about the decisions that actually mattered, not just the polished LinkedIn version. Recent episodes have tackled scaling in complex global markets, navigating carve-outs, and what he calls "decision velocity" as a competitive advantage.

What sets this apart from other CFO interview shows is the sheer volume of perspectives. Because Sweeney has talked to so many finance leaders across industries and company sizes, you start to see patterns in what makes certain CFOs effective. The episodes are numbered in the 1,100s now, so there is a massive back catalog to mine. It holds a 4.6 rating from 123 reviews on Apple Podcasts. If you are a finance professional thinking about your next move, or a sitting CFO looking to benchmark your own approach, this is the archive you want access to.

Hosted by Megan Weis and produced by Personiv, CFO Weekly lands a new episode every week and has built up a solid library of 289 conversations with controllers, CFOs, and finance operations veterans. The show has earned a perfect 5.0 rating from 44 reviewers on Apple Podcasts, which is hard to argue with.

Each episode runs between 20 and 50 minutes, and the format sticks to an interview structure where Weis brings on a single guest to talk through a specific theme. Recent topics include the evolving CFO-CEO partnership, how new finance leaders handle their first transition, and the practical side of getting an ERP implementation right. There is a noticeable emphasis on the operational side of finance leadership, not just strategy for strategy's sake, but how to actually streamline accounting processes and build teams that work.

Weis is a solid interviewer who keeps the conversation moving without making it feel rushed. She tends to draw out practical takeaways rather than letting guests stay in the abstract. One episode that stood out was the conversation with Chris Garber about shifting from finance specialist to AI-enabled generalist, which felt timely without being hype-driven.

The show is particularly useful if you are in a mid-market company trying to modernize your finance function. It covers the unglamorous but critical work of process improvement, team building, and technology adoption that most CFOs deal with daily but few podcasts bother to address in detail.

EY's Better Finance podcast has been running since 2017, and with Myles Corson as host, it brings the institutional weight of one of the Big Four accounting firms to the CFO podcast space. That backing shows in the caliber of guests and the production quality, but what makes the show genuinely useful is how focused each episode is on a single question facing finance leaders.

The format is interview-based, with episodes running a tight 19 to 40 minutes. Corson sits down with business leaders and finance executives to unpack topics like connecting pricing strategy to revenue growth, whether treasurers can trust real-time AI cash forecasts, and how curiosity shapes better CFO leadership. The show publishes roughly bimonthly, so there is no filler content. Every episode has a clear thesis.

With 74 episodes and a 4.8 rating from 55 reviews on Apple Podcasts, it has built one of the more engaged audiences in the CFO podcast space. The review count alone suggests that listeners are invested enough to leave feedback, which is unusual for a business podcast.

The EY brand means the show leans slightly more formal than some of the indie CFO podcasts on this list, but Corson keeps conversations accessible. He avoids jargon-heavy segments and pushes guests toward practical implications rather than theory. If you appreciate well-researched, concise episodes backed by real analytical rigor, this is one of the stronger options available.

Katie Martin and Robert Armstrong are the kind of market commentators who make you feel smarter for listening, without ever talking down to you. Unhedged, a joint production between the Financial Times and Pushkin Industries, drops every Tuesday and Thursday with 20- to 25-minute episodes that break down what's actually moving in global markets. With 277 episodes, a 4.6 rating, and 158 reviews, it's one of the more popular finance shows out there -- and for good reason. The format is conversational and opinionated. Martin and Armstrong don't just report the news; they argue about it, poke holes in consensus thinking, and occasionally bring in rotating guests to add a different angle. Each episode ends with a signature bit where the hosts go "long" and "short" on something -- sometimes a market position, sometimes something completely random like sugar or a TV show. It's a nice touch that keeps things from getting too heavy. Recent episodes have covered AI-driven hiring trends, Japanese election fallout, Fed leadership drama, currency moves, and trade policy tensions. The analysis is sharp and assumes you already know the basics, so this isn't a beginners' podcast. But if you work in finance and want to hear two smart FT journalists hash out the big ideas behind the day's headlines, Unhedged is one of the best uses of your commute time. The chemistry between the hosts is genuinely good, and the FT pedigree means the sourcing is first-rate.

Kevin Appleby runs the GrowCFO Show with the explicit mission of being a podcast made by finance leaders for finance leaders, and after 270 episodes it is clear he means it. The show drops biweekly and brings on a mix of CFO mentors, consultants, and practitioners who share genuinely useful career and operational advice.

Episodes typically run 24 to 48 minutes, and Appleby keeps things conversational without losing focus. He is particularly good at tackling the awkward realities of the CFO role that most people avoid. A recent episode titled "Why Almost Every New CFO Feels Like a Fraud" addressed imposter syndrome head-on, which is the kind of honest topic you rarely see in finance media. Another standout covered why nonprofit finance is a decade behind the private sector.

The GrowCFO community is a real differentiator here. Appleby draws guests from the GrowCFO mentorship network, so many episodes feature people who are actively coaching finance leaders through transitions and challenges. This gives the conversations a practical, coaching-oriented tone rather than the typical executive-monologue format.

The show has a 5.0 rating on Apple Podcasts, though only from 5 reviews. It is especially valuable for mid-career finance professionals making the jump into their first CFO seat, or for sitting CFOs who want to keep sharpening their leadership toolkit. The episode on how CFOs can boost business valuations is a good example of the kind of tactical content that makes this show worth subscribing to.

The Association for Financial Professionals has been producing AFP Conversations for over 268 episodes, and it's become a staple for corporate treasury and finance professionals who want to stay plugged into what matters. Episodes typically run 16 to 31 minutes, which makes them easy to fit into a lunch break or a short drive. The show carries a 4.6 rating from 25 reviewers on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by rotating members of the AFP team including Pat Culkin and Bryan Lapidus, the podcast covers an impressively wide range of topics: blockchain, fintech, cybersecurity, payments infrastructure, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and leadership development. But what really makes it interesting is the occasional wildcard guest -- Malcolm Gladwell showed up to discuss his "Revenge of the Tipping Point" thesis, and Alison Levine brought leadership lessons from extreme environments. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar covered stress management and burnout prevention, which honestly is the kind of episode every finance professional needs at some point. The core strength here is AFP's network. As the main professional association for treasury and finance practitioners, they can pull in speakers you won't find on other podcasts. Episodes on real-time payments innovation, negotiation techniques, and geopolitical risk analysis feel grounded because the guests are practitioners, not just commentators. The shorter format means episodes don't overstay their welcome, and the variety keeps things from getting monotonous. It's a reliable, no-nonsense resource for finance professionals who want practical takeaways.

Paul Barnhurst -- better known in the FP&A world as "The FP&A Guy" -- hosts this deep-dive interview show focused entirely on financial planning and analysis as a strategic business function. With 102 episodes running 45 to 60 minutes each, and a perfect 5.0 rating from 26 reviewers, FP&A Unlocked has carved out a loyal following among finance professionals who take their craft seriously. Barnhurst's thesis is that FP&A deserves a seat at the boardroom table, and every episode explores what it takes to get there. The guest roster includes heavy hitters like Aswin Saravanan (VP Finance at Qualtrics), Jeffrey Bernstein from Riveron talking IPO readiness, and Bryan Lapidus from AFP on how strategic partnerships are evolving. Glenn Snyder co-hosts select episodes, which adds a nice change of pace. What makes this show particularly valuable is its focus on both the technical and the human sides of FP&A work. You'll hear about software tools and financial modeling in one episode, then pivot to soft skills development and team culture in the next. Barnhurst isn't afraid to get into the weeds on topics like scaling FP&A processes at companies like Cellebrite or implementing analytics at UNFI Canada with Andrew Hull. The episodes run long, but they earn the time. If you're an FP&A professional at any level -- analyst, manager, director, or VP -- this is probably the most focused podcast on your specific discipline. It treats FP&A as a real profession with its own body of knowledge, not just a subset of accounting.

Paul Barnhurst brings his second podcast to the table with Financial Modeler's Corner, and this one zeroes in on the specific craft of building financial models. Produced in partnership with the Financial Modeling Institute, the show has 118 episodes running 35 to 70 minutes each, a 4.9 rating from 15 reviewers, and features conversations with financial modelers from all over the world. The focus is refreshingly narrow. Instead of broad finance leadership talk, you get episodes about actual Excel techniques for forecasting with Luke Phillips from Access Analytic, storytelling approaches for investor presentations with Karishma Ramnawaj, and model design principles with Ian Bennett from PwC Australia. Barnhurst has also been testing AI tools -- Shortcut, TabAI, Elkar, TrufflePig -- on the show, which gives listeners an honest look at what these tools can and can't do for modeling work. The conversation with Chris Reilly about why fundamentals still matter in the AI era is particularly worth your time. There's a recurring emphasis on avoiding hard-coded models and building structures that other people can actually understand and maintain, which any modeler who's inherited someone else's tangled spreadsheet will appreciate. Carolina Lago's episode on data insights is a standout. If you spend a meaningful portion of your week in Excel or a planning tool and want to get genuinely better at the art and science of financial modeling, this is the podcast built specifically for you. It's niche in the best way.

If you already read Matt Levine's Money Stuff newsletter at Bloomberg -- and honestly, a huge number of finance professionals do -- then this podcast is the audio version of that experience, and somehow it's just as good. Levine teams up with Katie Greifeld for a weekly Friday show that runs 25 to 60 minutes, covering Wall Street, finance, and the occasionally absurd things that happen in markets. With 91 episodes, a 4.8 rating, and 383 reviews, it has the biggest review base of any show in this category. The appeal is Levine's ability to explain genuinely complicated financial mechanics -- derivatives, proxy fights, crypto market structure, corporate governance -- in a way that's both precise and funny. He'll walk you through a merger arbitrage situation and somehow make it entertaining. Greifeld is a strong counterpart who keeps the conversation moving and adds her own market perspective. Together they cover topics like private equity deal structures, housing market dynamics, cryptocurrency regulation, and the latest trading strategy controversies. Notable guests have included Cliff Asness from AQR and Gappy Paleologo from Balyasny Asset Management. Some listeners note the audio quality can be inconsistent and the ad load is noticeable, but the content more than compensates. This is the podcast for finance professionals who want sharp, witty analysis of what's happening on Wall Street without the usual stuffiness. If you work anywhere near capital markets, you probably already know Levine's name. The podcast just gives you another way to get his perspective.

PwC Belgium's CFO Insights is a smaller, more focused podcast that tackles the evolving role of the CFO with a distinctly European perspective. With only 8 episodes averaging about 27 minutes each, it's more of a curated series than a weekly show -- but each episode is carefully produced and covers a specific topic in real depth. The show explores how regulatory compliance, cyber risks, and digital transformation are reshaping finance organizations, with rotating expert speakers from PwC and the broader business world. Episodes cover AI applications in finance, the "Fit for Growth" methodology, reward strategies for retaining top talent, third-party risk management, connected business planning, the Pillar 2 tax framework, investor relations, and corporate sustainability reporting under CSRD. That last topic -- CSRD reporting -- is particularly relevant for European finance leaders navigating new sustainability disclosure requirements. The panel and interview format means you get multiple viewpoints in each episode, with guests like Anais De Scitivaux and Roel Boons on investor relations, and Dennis Beel and Elke Van Peteghem on sustainable growth. It doesn't have any ratings yet on Apple Podcasts, and the episode count is low, but the PwC brand brings credibility and the content quality is high. Think of it as a mini masterclass series rather than an ongoing podcast. If you're a CFO or senior finance leader working in or with European markets, the regulatory and compliance focus here fills a gap that most US-centric finance podcasts miss entirely.

Tejas Parikh launched FP&A Unboxed as a newer entry in the financial planning and analysis podcast space, and after 17 episodes it's already covering ground that more established shows sometimes overlook. Parikh is an FP&A transformation specialist and founder of Akshar Business Consulting, and he brings that consulting perspective to interviews that run anywhere from 28 to 58 minutes. The show's tagline focuses on mastering FP&A with Excel, but the actual content goes much broader than that. Episodes feature conversations with CFOs and FP&A leaders about real-world challenges in budgeting, forecasting, and financial strategy. You'll hear from Dhawal Parvatikar, co-founder of the FP&A Professional Institute, about where the profession is headed. Alwyn Jones and Megan Walbyoff from Luno share what it's like running finance at a crypto company. Manoj Jain gets into the practical details of Power BI implementation, and Erik Lidman from Aimplan breaks down the CPM platform landscape. The guest variety is a real strength -- startup finance, sports finance, back-office optimization, and AI integration all get their own episodes. Parikh asks questions that reflect someone who's been in the trenches of FP&A transformation work, which means the conversations tend to go deeper than surface-level overviews. The show is still young and hasn't accumulated ratings yet, but the content quality and guest caliber suggest it has room to grow into an important voice for FP&A practitioners. Worth following early if this is your world.

Business Breakdowns, hosted by Matt Reustle and Zack Fuss through the Colossus media network, takes a single company each week and pulls it apart piece by piece. The format is consistent: one business per episode, examined from its founding story through its current financial structure, competitive moat, and growth trajectory. The guest is typically an analyst or portfolio manager who has spent serious time studying that specific company.

The range of businesses covered is impressive. Recent episodes have dissected Cloudflare's infrastructure model, Mercado Libre's dominance in Latin American e-commerce, GE Aerospace after the company split, Games Workshop's remarkably profitable miniatures business, and Doximity's hold on physician networking. Each episode runs about 45 to 60 minutes and goes well beyond what you would find in a typical earnings recap. You hear about unit economics, capital allocation decisions, and the specific risks that could undermine the business.

With 251 episodes and a 4.8-star rating from over 340 reviews, the show has earned a reputation as one of the best deep-dive business analysis podcasts available. Listeners who buy individual stocks find it especially valuable because each episode essentially functions as a condensed equity research report presented in conversation form. The guests bring genuine expertise rather than surface-level takes.

Business Breakdowns is a natural complement to Invest Like the Best (also from Colossus) — where that show focuses on investors and their frameworks, this one focuses on the businesses themselves. If you are building a stock portfolio and want to understand how specific companies actually make money and defend their position, this show is a direct resource.

Kirk McLaren brings a distinctive angle to the CFO podcast space with The FORESIGHT CFO Podcast. McLaren is the CEO of FORESIGHT CFO and a lecturer at Georgetown University, and his show is built around helping business owners and CEOs think like a CFO -- particularly when it comes to planning their exit or succession. The show launched in 2021 and features discussions with successful CEOs and subject matter experts about the full journey from building a business foundation through seven different succession options. McLaren's approach is practical and structured. He draws on frameworks like Michael Gerber's E-Myth concept and applies them to financial planning and business strategy. The core premise is that CEOs should be creating more time and financial resources to do what they actually love, rather than being trapped in the operational grind. Topics include clear business objective-setting, succession planning, financial freedom strategies, and the influences that shape effective CEO-CFO relationships. The episodes tend to be on the shorter side, which makes them efficient listens. McLaren's Georgetown teaching background comes through in how he structures his points -- clear, organized, and building toward actionable conclusions. This is a more niche offering compared to broader CFO interview shows, but that specificity is its strength. If you're a business owner thinking about what comes next, or a finance professional advising owners on succession and exit planning, McLaren's focused perspective fills a gap that generalist shows don't cover. The show is still building its catalog, so now is a good time to get in early.

Hugh MacArthur chairs Bain & Company's global private equity practice, and Dry Powder is his biweekly podcast exploring the trends reshaping the PE industry. With 148 episodes, a 4.8 rating, and 140 reviews, it's established itself as one of the go-to audio resources for private equity professionals. Episodes are compact -- typically 12 to 23 minutes -- which means MacArthur and his guests get straight to the point without a lot of preamble. The guest list reflects Bain's extensive network: David Andrews (co-CEO of Gryphon Investors) on navigating industry downturns, Kristin Olson from Goldman Sachs on private wealth portfolio expansion, Dipan Patel (co-CEO of Permira) on revenue growth at scale, and Steve Ellis from TPG on impact investing and carve-outs. Recent topics have covered AI investment cycles, macroeconomic risks, liquidity challenges in the secondaries market, and even sports investing. MacArthur brings the kind of measured, analytical perspective you'd expect from a senior Bain partner, and the conversations benefit from having guests who actually run PE firms rather than just comment on them from the outside. The short format is both a strength and a limitation -- you get the key insights quickly, but some topics could use more room to breathe. Still, for busy PE professionals who want a regular pulse check on industry trends without committing to hour-long episodes, Dry Powder is perfectly calibrated. It's the kind of show you can listen to between meetings and still come away with something substantive.

The Rational Reminder Podcast is the show for people who want their investment advice backed by peer-reviewed research, not gut feelings or market punditry. Ben Felix and Cameron Passmore are portfolio managers at PWL Capital in Canada, and they bring an evidence-based approach that's grounded in academic finance. Ben in particular has a talent for translating dense financial research papers into plain language. He'll take a study about factor investing from the Journal of Financial Economics and explain what it actually means for how you should build a portfolio. Cameron adds the practitioner's perspective, drawing on decades of experience managing money for real clients. Together, they cover asset allocation, factor tilts, the value premium, retirement spending strategies, and the behavioral mistakes that cost investors the most money over time. Guest episodes feature conversations with researchers like Eugene Fama, Kenneth French, and other academics whose work literally shaped modern portfolio theory. The show doesn't shy away from complexity. If you want to understand why small-cap value stocks have historically outperformed, or what the research actually says about timing the market, or how to think about currency hedging in a global portfolio, you'll find rigorous answers here. Episodes run 60 to 90 minutes and release weekly. The community around the show is active and intellectually engaged. This is not a beginner's podcast. But if you've moved past the basics and want to understand the academic foundations of smart investing, nothing else comes close.