CFO-led growth protects cash by prioritising margin discipline, financial intelligence and structured decision making over revenue chasing.

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Authority Summary:

Most founders believe growth solves problems. Professional investors know unmanaged growth exposes them.

In this episode, Harvard MBA, ex-McKinsey and ex-Bain Capital operator Nick Jain explains how elite finance leaders think. Drawing from private equity, consulting and $100M+ turnarounds, he shows how disciplined decision systems protect cash, strengthen margins and preserve founder sanity.

Key Insights:

• Why revenue growth often destroys cash
• How CFOs interpret cash flow differently
• Financial intelligence vs reading reports
• Margin discipline instead of cost cutting
• When fractional CFOs outperform full-time hires
• The math behind hiring and expansion decisions
• How AI strengthens CFO judgment
• One belief founders must delete to scale

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If your financial growth, money management and strategic decision-making feel mentally exhausting, your brain systems may be the real bottleneck. In this episode of Diary of a CFO, host Ademola Odewade, MBA, ACA speaks with Dave Farrow, two-time Guinness World Record holder for memory and creator of the neuroscience-validated FIRO method. You will learn how CFO-level focus, cognitive discipline and mental systems drive better profit strategy, sharper financial leadership and sustainable business growth.

What you will learn:

• How elite focus improves financial planning and executive decision-making
• Why memory is a business asset for founders and CFOs
• How cognitive systems protect profitability and reduce burnout
• Brain-based productivity methods for business performance
• The connection between mental clarity and financial intelligence

Dave Farrow is a two-time Guinness World Record holder for memory, validated by double-blind neuroscience research, and has appeared on major media including The Today Show and Discovery Channel.

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🌍 Host: Ademola Odewade, MBA, ACA
🏢 Sponsored by: K-Dems Consulting Ltd
📈 Ranked Global Top 5% Podcast on ListenNotes

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Financial growth, money management and profit strategy are not optional for serious founders. They are infrastructure. This episode of Diary Of A CFO delivers CFO insights, financial planning frameworks and business finance strategies designed for entrepreneurs who want real income growth and long term control.

Hosted by Ademola Odewade MBA ACA BSc, this conversation unpacks how founders can build stronger cash flow, smarter margins and clearer financial intelligence without confusion or overwhelm.

You will learn:
• How CFO strategy improves financial growth and decision quality
• Why money management discipline drives sustainable business success
• How financial planning supports long term income stability
• How founders can strengthen financial literacy and leadership clarity
• How profit strategy protects against burnout and chaotic growth
• How strategic finance supports valuation, equity and resilience

This is not surface level finance talk.
This is clarity for operators who want control over growth.

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