Faces of the Future-Ready

Faces of the Future-Ready
Podcast Description
The path to future-ready financial operations is paved with inspiration from unexpected places. Innovations in one industry can come crashing into another and wreak positive havoc.
In each episode, we’re joined by disruptive thinkers, doers, and makers championing change in their industry to explore what the finance sector can learn from them.
Our series covers everything from technical innovation, people and culture innovation, business model innovation, and more.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The series delves into topics such as technical innovation, people and culture innovation, and business model innovation, exemplified by episodes like the one featuring Russ Laraway that examines leadership standards and employee engagement strategies, emphasizing actionable insights from diverse industries.

Sounds Accurate cuts through the noise in Finance & Accounting to bring today’s Office of the CFO the conversations that truly matter.
Each episode features candid discussions with industry leaders, innovators, and experts tacking real challenges – efficiency, transparency, technology.
No buzzwords, just clarity and insights you can act on to lead with confidence in a fast-changing world.
The Gold Standard Playbook for the Office of the CFO.
AI, Automation & the Secrets SAP Uses to Run Its Own Finance Organization.
Join Emily Campbell (CMO, BlackLine) and Dr. Christopher Sessar (CAO, SAP SE) for an unfiltered conversation on how today’s most future-ready CAOs are rewriting the rules of finance.
From trusted AI that actually delivers ROI to the “Gold Standard” Record-to-Report model SAP is using inside its own walls, this is where CFO leaders get the blueprint.
Expect insider insights you won’t find anywhere else:
The new top priorities keeping CAOs up at night
Trusted AI in finance: hype vs. reality
Why SAP bets its own books on BlackLine
How to future-proof your accounting team before 2026
Don’t miss your chance to hear how the world’s most influential finance leaders are shaping the next era of the CFO office.

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