{"podcast":{"title":"FP&A Unlocked","slug":"fp-a-unlocked-6854784","podcast_index_feed_id":6854784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/fpa-unlocked/","website_url":"https://fpa-unlocked.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7b295ae1-78a0-444c-9348-ddb70671ccc0/IMG-1687.jpg","author":"Paul Barnhurst","episode_count":115,"summary":"FP&A Unlocked is where Paul Barnhurst, aka The FP&A Guy, discusses how FP&A can unlock your seat at the boardroom, and what it takes.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-unlocked-6854784"},"episode":{"title":"How Finance Leaders Can Transform FP&A Through Vision and Team Culture with Brett Hampson","slug":"how-finance-leaders-can-transform-fp-a-through-vision-and-team-culture-with-brett-hampson","published_at":"2025-12-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-unlocked-6854784/how-finance-leaders-can-transform-fp-a-through-vision-and-team-culture-with-brett-hampson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-unlocked-6854784","url":"https://fpa-unlocked.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/4728109098/op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1efd699a-615c-4c8a-b015-a2c015567db1.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Paul Barnhurst looks into practical frameworks and leadership strategies for finance professionals with guest Brett Hampson. Brett discusses what he believes constitutes great FP&A and how grassroots finance transformations, rather than top-down technology implementations, can foster a proactive, value-creating FP&A culture. Brett Hampson has spent over a decade in corporate FP&A, working with some of the world’s largest companies. He is the author of The FP&A Operating System , a book that outlines his approach to establishing a high-functioning FP&A department. Brett is also the founder of Forecasting Performance, a platform that promotes best practices in financial analysis and forecasting. Expect to Learn What grassroots finance transformation entails and why it’s preferable to technology-centric approaches. How to implement Brett’s FP&A Operating System and FP&A Flywheel framework to drive efficiency and value. The importance of setting a clear vision and objectives for FP&A teams to move from reactive to proactive operations. How to leverage attribution analysis and storytelling to enhance FP&A’s influence on business decisions. Here are a few relevant quotes from the episode: “Grassroots finance transformation happens when each person on the team has their own vision and works towards solving specific challenges.” - Brett Hampson “Technology alone doesn’t solve problems. It might fix one, but often creates new ones if cultural issues aren’t addressed first.” - Brett Hampson With insights into creating effective FP&A systems and teams, Brett Hampson provides a refreshing perspective on FP&A transformation. He highlights the importance of people, process, and then technology, in that order, as the founda…","meta_description":"In this episode, Paul Barnhurst looks into practical frameworks and leadership strategies for finance professionals with guest Brett Hampson. Brett discus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3291,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fp-a-unlocked-6854784/episodes/how-finance-leaders-can-transform-fp-a-through-vision-and-team-culture-with-brett-hampson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fp-a-unlocked-6854784/how-finance-leaders-can-transform-fp-a-through-vision-and-team-culture-with-brett-hampson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}