CFO Bookshelf

David Axson is called a CFO whisperer, but I'm also calling him an expert on calling the flaws and weaknesses of some of the biggest name management tools and systems from the past that are still infl...

21 Apr 20231h 8min

Behind his back, I call him a Peter Drucker. He's the co-host of one of my favorite podcasts, 2Bobs. He's also the author of six business books. His name is David C. Baker, and I could listen to him ...

14 Apr 202333min

Are you curious about the origin story of the CFO Bookshelf podcast? The great people at Oracle NetSuite wanted to know that about a year earlier when they asked that question during one of their webi...

14 Apr 20231h 2min

I enjoy reading books by transparent business founders who are not afraid to let their guard down in the stories they share. Titles quickly coming to mind are Boss Life by Paul Downs, Anything You Wa...

7 Apr 202349min

Do you know what a donor-advised fund (DAF) is? Until this conversation, I knew very little about DAFs. Jake Wood founded Groundswell, whose mission is to democratize and revolutionize philanthropy f...

1 Apr 202326min

Mad Men's Harry Crane has found that his colleague makes $100 a week more than he does. He believes he deserves a raise, and through some fear and trepidation, he gets an extra $25 more per week from ...

25 Mar 202340min

CFO Bookshelf does not sit in the seat of judgment, nor does it play the role of pundit in the midst of the 2023 banking crisis we are witnessing. We'll let the regulators and the media handle those d...

21 Mar 202336min

I've heard some startup founders say that every graduate should spend a year or two working in government before embarking on their chosen career path. For business students, I believe every new grad...

17 Mar 20231h 14min