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For this CFO 4.0 Revisited episode, Hannah Munro is joined by Shaun Hayes, author of The Gray Choice, to explore the realities of leadership, resilience, and decision-making in high-pressure environments.

What’s covered in this episode

• Why taking calculated risks is essential for long-term success
• Lessons learned from major setbacks and how to recover stronger
• The importance of building a trusted circle of advisors and mentors
• Why happiness and fulfilment do not always come from constant growth
• The role discipline and standards play in financial leadership
• Insights from Shaun’s book The Gray Choice and his leadership philosophy

Links referenced in this episode:

• Shaun Hayes LinkedIn
• Visit Shaun’s Website
• Shaun’s YouTube Channel
• Shaun’s Book: The Gray Choice

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For this CFO 4.0 Revisited episode, Hannah Munro is joined by Catherine Clark, Lead CFO Mentor at GrowCFO and Director of Cristallum Limited, for a grounded and practical conversation on the power of mentoring in modern finance leadership.

As the role of the CFO continues to evolve beyond technical expertise, the need for strong communication, self-awareness, and leadership capability has never been greater. Catherine draws on her extensive experience to explore how mentoring provides finance leaders with something often missing in their day-to-day roles, a trusted space to step back, reflect, and grow.

What is covered in this episode

• The difference between mentoring and coaching, and when each is most valuable
• The soft skills finance leaders need when stepping into more senior roles
• How to build clear, effective communication within your finance team
• Why finance leaders must understand their wider impact across the organisation

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For this CFO 4.0 Revisited episode, Hannah Munro is joined by Cécile Parker, Group CFO at Vital Energi Utilities, to explore how finance leaders can play a far more integrated and influential role across the business.

Cécile shares her journey to CFO and offers a clear view on how the function must evolve. This is not about finance sitting on the sidelines. It is about stepping forward, embedding into operations, and driving meaningful change across people, processes and sustainability.

What’s covered in this episode

• Why finance leaders must stop underestimating the impact of automation
• How to find and define your niche as a CFO
• The importance of embedding finance across the wider business
• Building the skills and capabilities within a modern finance team
• Understanding and influencing finance’s role in sustainability and carbon impact

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• Cécile’s LinkedIn
• Learn more about Vital Energi
• Vital Energi on LinkedIn

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