{"podcast":{"title":"The Diary of a CFO","slug":"the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798","podcast_index_feed_id":7023798,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-diary-of-a-cfo/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thediaryofacfo.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-diary-of-a-cfo/20250904_120906_0bf247ed95afa72db8972f4888894be0.png","author":"Wassia Kamon, CPA, CMA, MBA","episode_count":65,"summary":"If you're currently a CFO or on the path to become one, this podcast is for you. The Diary of a CFO takes you behind the scenes of modern finance leadership through honest conversations about how real finance leaders build their careers, make tough decisions, and carry the weight of the CFO role. Hosted by award-winning CFO Wassia Kamon, each episode covers what it actually takes to lead finance teams, work with CEOs and boards, navigate capital decisions, and grow without burning out. To suggest topics, email ask@thediaryofacfo.com . To become a guest or sponsor, visit thediaryofacfo.com .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T00:17:25.199784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798"},"episode":{"title":"Sheryl Shaw on Scaling Finance Teams and Embracing Technology","slug":"sheryl-shaw-on-scaling-finance-teams-and-embracing-technology","published_at":"2025-07-29T21:32:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798/sheryl-shaw-on-scaling-finance-teams-and-embracing-technology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-diary-of-a-cfo/2139845","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/318978/2139845/the-diary-of-a-cfo/2025_07_27_22_38_20_64aba9eb-3dcb-4c72-9ba7-63e8ae06d205.mp3","summary":"This week on The Diary of a CFO , host Wassia Kamon is joined by Sheryl Shaw, Senior Manager at Bridgepoint Consulting and a former CFO with three decades of experience leading finance teams through transformation. Sheryl shares her remarkable journey, from starting as an accounting clerk in the 1980s to becoming a CFO 3 times, and now a trusted consultant for companies implementing NetSuite. She opens up about the lessons learned through chaos, the role of technology in finance, and how to build teams that are ready for change. In this episode, you’ll learn: What it really takes to scale a finance team that embraces innovation How Sheryl built a treasury function from scratch, without formal training The difference between operational and fundraising CFOs Her go-to strategies for managing change and gaining team buy-in The mindset shift needed to lead in today’s tech-driven finance world Special thanks to FISPAN for sponsoring this episode. FISPAN is a leading fintech company that seamlessly integrates banks with their clients’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting systems. For more information, head to www.fispan.com .","meta_description":"This week on The Diary of a CFO , host Wassia Kamon is joined by Sheryl Shaw, Senior Manager at Bridgepoint Consulting and a former CFO with three decades…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1944,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798/episodes/sheryl-shaw-on-scaling-finance-teams-and-embracing-technology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diary-of-a-cfo-7023798/sheryl-shaw-on-scaling-finance-teams-and-embracing-technology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}