{"podcast":{"title":"FP&A Today","slug":"fp-a-today-5699991","podcast_index_feed_id":5699991,"rss_url":"https://fpatoday.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.datarails.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13839472/FPA_Today_3000_compressed8z1fa.jpg","author":"Sarah Schlott","episode_count":100,"summary":"FP&A Today is the podcast for Financial Planning and Analysis. The weekly show dives into the challenges and opportunities within the world of FP&A, interviewing FP&A leaders, CFOs and other finance pros in order to give you the freshest insights and takeaways. Each week our top guests provide actionable advice about financial planning and analysis – from career goals to navigating challenges, and powerful Excel tips. Our weekly show provides unrivalled insights for navigating FP&A. FP&A Today is brought to you by Datarails. Datarails is the financial planning and analysis platform that automates data consolidation, reporting and planning, while enabling finance teams to continue using their own Excel spreadsheets and financial models. Get in touch at www.datarails.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T00:18:20.924605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-5699991"},"episode":{"title":"What boards really expect - from a CFO and Executive who isn’t coaching from the sidelines","slug":"what-boards-really-expect-from-a-cfo-and-executive-who-isn-t-coaching-from-the-sidelines","published_at":"2026-09-02T14:37:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-5699991/what-boards-really-expect-from-a-cfo-and-executive-who-isn-t-coaching-from-the-sidelines","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-5699991","url":"https://FPAtoday.podbean.com/e/what-boards-really-expect-from-a-cfo-and-executive-who-isn-t-coaching-from-the-sidelines/","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7fbzttnrhbqq75jp/FPAT_01_Peter_McKenzie_01VIIII26_RVSD_DISCLAIMER1_SAS_Seif.mp3","summary":"Peter McKenzie, GM at a Blackstone portfolio company, professor at IESE Business School, and speaker at 50+ conferences across the world, talks frankly about executive presence for finance professionals, developed through 25+ years of C-suite experience He coaches FP&A teams and CFOs on what exactly separates the executives who get recognised from the ones who don't (Communicate with influence, not just authority and focus on strategy and what boards actually want). In this episode What the board reads (and skips) in a board deck What “business partnership” actually means What knowing the numbers means How to draw a narrative “red line” Now that AI writes a competent narrative, what's the role for finance?","meta_description":"Peter McKenzie, GM at a Blackstone portfolio company, professor at IESE Business School, and speaker at 50+ conferences across the world, talks frankly ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fp-a-today-5699991/episodes/what-boards-really-expect-from-a-cfo-and-executive-who-isn-t-coaching-from-the-sidelines/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-today-5699991/what-boards-really-expect-from-a-cfo-and-executive-who-isn-t-coaching-from-the-sidelines.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}