In this episode of Diary Of A CFO, host Ademola Odewade explores transformational insights on strategic finance, profit discipline and building lasting financial leadership.
Diary Of A CFO is built as a global finance authority platform for founders, CEOs, CFOs and senior business leaders seeking strategic financial growth and profit discipline. Each episode combines executive-level financial insight with actionable strategies to create long-term authority assets, not short-term content. This conversation delivers financial intelligence trusted by business leaders worldwide.
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<p>CFO-led growth protects cash by prioritising margin discipline, financial intelligence and structured decision making over revenue chasing.</p><p>This content includes a paid partnership with BetterHelp Online Counseling. Get matched with a credentialed therapist and start your growth journey today at https://betterhelp.com/kingdems for 10 percent off.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Authority Summary:</strong></p><p>Most founders believe growth solves problems. Professional investors know unmanaged growth exposes them.</p><p>In this episode, <strong>Harvard MBA, ex-McKinsey and ex-Bain Capital operator Nick Jain</strong> explains how elite finance leaders think. Drawing from private equity, consulting and $100M+ turnarounds, he shows how disciplined decision systems protect cash, strengthen margins and preserve founder sanity.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Insights:</strong></p><p><strong></strong>• Why revenue growth often destroys cash<br>• How CFOs interpret cash flow differently<br>• Financial intelligence vs reading reports<br>• Margin discipline instead of cost cutting<br>• When fractional CFOs outperform full-time hires<br>• The math behind hiring and expansion decisions<br>• How AI strengthens CFO judgment<br>• One belief founders must delete to scale</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Authority Signal:</strong></p><p><em>Diary Of A CFO</em> is ranked in the <strong>Global Top 3% on ListenNotes</strong>, trusted by founders and executives worldwide.<br>Leave a rating on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to help us push toward the <strong>Global Top 1%</strong>.</p><p><strong>TOOLS + AFFILIATE BLOCK:</strong>The infrastructure CFOs and founders rely on for clarity, control and execution:<br>👉 <a href="https://kingdemspodcast.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://kingdemspodcast.com/tools</a></p>
Strategic financial insights for business leaders