The CFO Playbook

Host David McClelland sits down with CFOs and finance leaders from some of the fastest-growing companies in the world, pulling apart the real decisions that shaped their careers and their organizations. With more than 100 episodes now in the catalog, The CFO Playbook has built a reputation for going beyond surface-level strategy talk. Guests share firsthand accounts of navigating ERP transformations, building finance teams from scratch, managing rapid-scale growth, and earning a seat at the strategic table. McClelland brings a journalist's instinct to each conversation, asking the follow-up questions that get finance leaders to open up about what actually worked and what they would do differently. The biweekly format gives each episode room to breathe, typically running 30 to 45 minutes, which is long enough to get into substance without padding. Sponsored by Soldo, the show naturally touches on spend management and automation, but it never feels like an extended advertisement. Recent episodes have tackled customer-centric finance org design and the hidden costs of legacy system migration. If you run a finance function or aspire to, this podcast offers a steady stream of practical insight drawn from people who have done the job at scale.