In this episode, Sophie Jackson speaks with Michelle Ang, CFO at Daimler Truck Financial Services. They explore Michelle's journey through senior finance roles across Asia and now Germany, and look at the key decisions and experiences that shaped her path, as well as her insights on leading diverse global teams, championing psychological safety and the power of storytelling in the boardroom.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson speaks with Shunji Kiyokawa, CFO at Valeo Japan. They explore Shunji's journey from his early years through to his current role, look at the key decisions and experiences that shaped his path, as well as his insights on managing an international career, working across cultures and languages, and navigating opportunities and challenges along the way.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson speaks with Patrick Gilbride, CFO at Aura, a global technology platform redefining emergency response. They explore Patrick's journey from his early years in South Africa to his current role as CFO, look at the key decisions that shaped his career, and hear his insights on building and leading a finance team in a fast-growing startup environment.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson talks to Sarika Joshi, Asia Pacific CFO at Hunter Douglas. They explore Sarika's unique journey from her early years in India to her current role as CFO, exploring the pivotal roles that shaped her career and hear insights on working in the US and Asia, navigating geopolitical risk and the advent of AI.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson talks to Sonam Donkar, Chief Financial Officer at Canadian real estate organisation, Rohit Group. They explore Sonam's story, from challenging beginnings to her current role, and discuss timing versus planning, the power of mentors and what it really means to take on a CFO role.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson speaks with Emilia Bunea, a former CFO turned accomplished academic and author. They discuss key insights from Emilia’s new book, Leadership for the CFO, a must-read for anyone aspiring to become a CFO or excel in a finance career. They also explore Emilia’s career journey, experiences and advice for finance professionals.

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• Leadership for the CFO: Influence. Motivate. Inspire. - Emilia's book Leadership for the CFO is available to buy online.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson talks to Nigel Glenday, Chief Financial Officer at art investment platform Masterworks. They explore Nigel's journey to the CFO role, the importance of learning by doing, and looked at how emerging technologies, in particular AI, are reshaping the finance function.

In this episode, Sophie Jackson talks to Svetlana Boldina, Executive Director and CFO for Nestlé South Asia Region. They explore Svetlana’s career journey, experiences working and moving abroad, the evolving skillset needed in the CFO role, and much more.