The Growth-Minded CFO

Produced by Upflow and hosted by Lauren Pearl and Alex Louisy, The Growth-Minded CFO launched in 2024 and has already built a strong early reputation with 29 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating from 5 reviews on Apple Podcasts. The show publishes biweekly and centers on in-person interviews recorded in New York, which gives the conversations a more natural, candid energy than your typical remote podcast recording. Pearl and Louisy make an interesting hosting pair. Their interviews explore how top CFOs approach both their professional responsibilities and their broader lives, going beyond the balance sheet to examine leadership philosophy, personal growth, and the human side of running a finance function. A recent episode with Darien Wright on how nonprofit finance sharpens decision-making for any CFO was a great example of this cross-pollination approach. Episodes run roughly 30 to 45 minutes, and the production quality is polished without feeling corporate. The hosts ask thoughtful follow-up questions and let guests develop their ideas fully rather than rushing through a checklist of topics. The show is still young, so the back catalog is limited. But the trajectory is promising. Each episode feels intentional rather than formulaic, and the in-person format creates a different dynamic than what you get from most Zoom-recorded finance podcasts. For CFOs and aspiring finance leaders who want to hear how their peers think about growth, both personal and organizational, this is one of the more interesting newer entries in the space.