Chat CFO
Chat CFO gives you insight from the people behind the numbers. Finance leaders who’ve had to make tough calls, rethink their role, and learn by doing.
You’ll hear directly from the CFOs, COOs, and CEOs behind some of the most meaningful business decisions in recent years. Listen to honest conversations from leaders about what worked, what didn't, and what it really takes to lead when it matters most.
The Chat CFO podcast will help you to learn:
- How modern CFOs are adapting to AI, regulation, and risk
- Why culture, sustainability, and global growth sit firmly in the finance seat
- The impact of the personal decisions and turning points that shaped lasting careers
If you’re a CFO, a future CEO, or a finance leader who’s thinking bigger, Chat CFO gives you the thinking, the scars, and the clarity to move forward with purpose.
Bold Moves. Big Impact.
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Chat CFO is a STOIX podcast, produced in partnership with Unity Advisory.
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Chat CFO
What Makes a Great PE-Backed CFO? 2 Veterans Answer
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Everybody wants to be a CFO. Almost nobody is prepared for what the job actually demands.
Alex Gersh has led a Nasdaq IPO at Sportradar, the merger of Betfair and Paddy Power, and the £2.7 billion sale of Evelyn Partners to NatWest. Carrie Hutchinson is a transformation and turnaround CFO who negotiated £800 million of CapEx builds at Gatwick Airport and has driven exit readiness across multiple PE backed businesses.
They cover what the CFO role really looks like in 2026, how to build resilience under geopolitical and covenant pressure, why trust is the only currency that matters with a CEO or PE house, the real truth about hiring for "heart" over skill, why most M&A deals fail on the plumbing rather than the price, and how to choose the right first CFO seat.
Find Chat CFO here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lagVbEmRBUvJzF6OkFy1r
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/chat-cfo/id1741011776
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stoixChatCFO
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stoix/?originalSubdomain=uk
