• How CFOs Scale Profits Without Burning Cash | Harvard MBA, ex-McKinsey: Nick Jain
    2026/02/01

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

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.


    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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  • Train Your Brain for Financial Growth: CFO Focus & Memory Mastery with Dave Farrow
    2026/01/23

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    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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    🎧 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/38svlLVQCzw
    🌍 Host: Ademola Odewade, MBA, ACA
    🏢 Sponsored by: K-Dems Consulting Ltd
    📈 Ranked Global Top 5% Podcast on ListenNotes

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  • Growth Mindset for Financial Growth: CFO Strategies That Scale Profits and Clarity
    2026/01/19

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    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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  • Leadership, Growth Mindset and AI Strategy: Building Systems That Scale Real Business Growth
    2026/01/15

    This episode includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and begin your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    Business growth does not start with software. It starts with mindset, leadership discipline and systems that compound.
    In this episode of Diary Of A CFO, we explore how growth mindset, resilient leadership and AI in business shape long term financial outcomes, decision quality and scalable strategy.

    Two education system builders reveal why founders fail when culture is misaligned, why tools without clarity create noise and why financial performance is inseparable from human psychology.

    This is not theory. This is infrastructure for sustainable growth.


    Key Insights

    • How growth mindset directly improves leadership effectiveness and long term wealth creation

    • Why AI in business must enhance judgment not replace it

    • Why resilient leadership systems outperform capital and tools

    • Why belief systems determine business outcomes more than tech stacks

    • How therapy level reflection improves founder psychology and decision quality

    • Why collective efficacy scales faster than individual ego

    • How financial literacy connects to education systems and economic stability

    • Why self improvement remains the most underrated growth strategy

    • Why innovation collapses when leadership culture lacks clarity


    Guest Links:
    Tech My School: https://techmyschool.org
    Kyle Sumrow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-sumrow-869516183
    Robby Cobbs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertcobbs/

    Diary Of A CFO is ranked Global Top 5 percent on ListenNotes and reaches listeners across 100+ countries. Help us reach the Global Top 1 percent by leaving a rating on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.


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  • AI Investing Strategies CFOs Use to Beat the Market with Justin Kuyper
    2026/01/09

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    Financial growth demands better decisions. Justin Kuyper breaks down AI in business, CFO strategy, profit mindset, financial planning and smart investing frameworks that help founders scale without burning capital.

    Most founders chase revenue. Elite CFOs engineer outcomes.

    Actionable CFO Takeaways:Justin Kuyper reveals how AI-powered finance, disciplined decision making and access-driven strategy separate scalable businesses from stalled ones.

    • AI investing strategies used by institutional capital

    • CFO frameworks for smarter financial growth

    • Profit strategy vs revenue chasing

    • Founder mindset and capital discipline

    • Financial planning in volatile markets

    • Risk management and downside protection

    • Scaling systems without funding dependency

    • Wealth creation through access not hype


      Guest Links:


      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-kuyper-a862b0103

      ClearDrop Investment: https://www.cleardropllc.com/


    • Diary Of A CFO is ranked in the Global Top 5 percent on ListenNotes, delivering real CFO strategies for founders, CEOs and business leaders worldwide.


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      • CFO Reveals Top Financial Mistakes Ruining Businesses
        https://youtu.be/qiqoylPm0Hk

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        https://youtu.be/PEzwwgMUoxI


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  • The CFO View on AI vs Human Leadership ft. Landi Jac
    2026/01/02

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    Fuel your wealth with growth mindset strategies as Landi Jac reveals how AI in business, leadership resilience, therapy insights and human centered systems drive global business growth.

    From London boardrooms to Bali strategy sanctuaries, Landi Jac has spent decades decoding what makes leaders endure.
    This episode exposes the intersection of AI, conscious leadership and human mastery where legacy is engineered, not inherited.


    📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
    • Growth mindset strategies for global leaders
    • AI in business without losing humanity
    • Leadership resilience in volatile markets
    • Wealth creation through conscious systems
    • Therapy insights for founders under pressure
    • Business growth across cultures and borders
    • Self improvement as a leadership discipline
    • Financial literacy for decision makers
    • Founder psychology and clarity
    • Smart business strategies that scale ethically


    🔗 GUEST LINKS
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landijac-global-citizen
    • Circle of Excellence: https://circleofexcellence.club
    • Speaker Cafe: https://www.speakercafe.net
    • LEAD Magazine: https://www.lead-magazine.com


    GLOBAL RANKING CREDIBILITY
    The King Dems Podcast ranks in the Global Top 2% on ListenNotes. Help us reach the Global Top 1 percent by leaving a rating on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.


    🔁 MANDATORY CROSS LINKS
    Humans First AI Next with Mark Andrews
    https://youtu.be/UcTv-2D7ZoU

    Breakthrough Strategies and Growth Mindset with Ted Santos
    https://youtu.be/ey-OHZlMIUU?si=ck97j5Oq9vVPzwXU


    WHO IS LANDI JAC?
    Landi Jac is a Global Citizen and CEO of the Circle of Excellence Private Members Club, operating across 56+ countries and facilitating 350+ elite masterminds worldwide. She is a globally sought after keynote speaker, conscious leadership strategist and brand architect for high performing entrepreneurs, speakers and founders.

    With a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology earned Cum Laude and a background in executive HR and high stakes organisational interventions, Landi bridges human psychology, AI acceleration and leadership identity at a global level.

    Her work spans APAC, Europe, Africa and Australasia, earning accolades including the Global Speakers Federation Presidential Award, World Women Leadership Honorary Award and APAC Eco Conscious Leadership Award. She is Managing Editor of LEAD Magazine Global and Advisory Board Member for the Shahani Group in India.

    Her mission is singular: energise conscious leaders to play a bigger game and build legacies that outlive them.

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  • CFO Growth Through Authority: Profit Strategy via PR ft. Anna Tran
    2025/12/28
    Get mental health support with BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/kingdemsFTC Disclosure: This episode contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.Financial growth. Profit strategy. CFO mindset.In this episode of Diary Of A CFO | Strategies for Business Financial Growth, host Ademola Odewade, MBA, ACA, BSc sits down with PR strategist Anna Tran to reveal how founders and CFOs can use authority, storytelling and AI in business to drive profit strategy, financial growth and long-term valuation.Anna Tran is the founder of Level Up With Anna PR and has helped entrepreneurs and business leaders land features in Forbes, USA Today and Business Insider. In this conversation, we break down how visibility becomes a revenue lever, why identity fuels profit strategy and how CFO leaders can turn trust into financial growth.If you are a founder, fractional CFO or finance leader focused on business finance, money management and building a profitable brand, this episode is your playbook.🎙️ Hosted by Ademola Odewade, MBA, ACA, BSc (Economics)Fractional CFO leader and CEO, K-Dems Consulting LtdHost of Diary Of A CFO Global Top 5% on ListenNotes🌍 Diary Of A CFO is ranked in the Global Top 5% and helps founders scale with strategic finance and CFO insight.🔗 Connect with Anna Tran:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annatran33/Founder, Level Up With Anna PRHelping leaders build authority that converts into revenue.📈 What You Will Learn:✅ How authority drives financial growth✅ CFO strategies to turn visibility into profit strategy✅ Using AI in business to scale smarter✅ Why trust improves valuation and revenue✅ Money management through brand credibility✅ CFO mindset for sustainable business growth🚀 Explore Our CFO Growth Tools & Resources:🔥 BetterHelp mental health support: https://betterhelp.com/kingdems📂 Google Workspace: https://referworkspace.app.goo.gl/Gj7H📧 Grow your audience with Kit: https://partners.kit.com/x3j2zt8uz3i3✅ Build decks with Gamma: https://try.gamma.app/KingDemsPodcast🎙️ Find guests with PodMatch: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/kingdemspodcast🎧 Record with Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?via=ademola🖼️ Alt Text AI: https://alttext.ai/?red=kdemsc💹 Tykr investing tools: https://tykr.com/?red=kdemsc🎥 WebinarGeek: https://app.webinargeek.com/?red=kdemsc💼 Insightful productivity: https://www.insightful.io/?red=kdemsc💬 Timelines AI: https://timelines.ai/?red=kdemsc💵 Irev analytics: https://irev.com/?red=kdemsc⌨️ TextExpander: https://textexpander.com/?red=kdemsc&utm_source=kdemsc&utm_medium=revshare&utm_affiliate_network=reditus📊 AhaSlides: https://ahaslides.com/?red=kdemsc&utm_source=kdemsc&utm_medium=revshare&utm_affiliate_network=reditus🤖 BotPhonic AI: https://botphonic.ai/?red=kdemsc🛍️ Stan Store: https://stan.store/k-demsconsulting📈 VT Markets: https://go.vtaffiliates.com/visit/?bta=42017&nci=5971📊 Kalshi: https://kalshi.com/kingdems🎯 Executive Search with Craig Lindell:https://calendly.com/k-dems/k-dems-consulting-limited-collaboration-meetin-cloneSmarter tools. Better growth. Bigger wins.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JswbC0rNzS14f8dnj4sj0?si=81uPoS0PR8mWtVdNvM9NygAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/3e37b332-e747-4fda-9295-fa9d5e922463/diary-of-a-cfo-financial-strategies-for-smart-business-growth🎧 Listen to Diary Of A CFO📌 Subscribe for weekly CFO insights on business finance, profit strategy, money management and financial growth.💬 Comment: How can authority improve your revenue this year?
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  • Faith Driven Leadership and Profit Strategy for Modern CFOs ft. Dr. Yvette Rice
    2025/12/15

    This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.

    Faith driven leadership meets profit strategy in this Diary of a CFO episode. Discover CFO insights on financial planning, money management and building resilient financial growth in uncertain markets.

    In this episode of Diary of a CFO, Ademola Odewade explores with Dr. Yvette Rice how faith driven leadership, financial planning and profit strategy shape resilient businesses. Learn how CFOs and founders align money management with purpose, lead through uncertainty and build long-term financial growth. This episode delivers practical CFO insights for entrepreneurs and executives focused on smart decision-making and sustainable success.

    🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS:


    • How faith driven leadership sharpens CFO judgment

    • Profit strategy frameworks beyond revenue chasing

    • Money management principles for founders and executives

    • Financial planning for volatility and risk

    • CFO mindset shifts for sustainable business growth

    Guest Links:

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WomenTheWordandTheMarketplace/streams Website: https://llve-llc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llve_llc/ Link to Dr. Yvette's Book - Mountain Moving Made Easy on Amazonhttps://a.co/d/iEvIfof Link to Dr. Yvette's Workbook - Mountain Moving Made Easy on Amazonhttps://a.co/d/c14x8MV LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clotileyvetterice/ Registration for an Upcoming Women’s Intensive on December 16, 2025:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ready-women-reset-intensive-tickets-1975249751178?aff=oddtdtcreatorPower your growth with tools trusted by CFOs, founders and leaders:


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