When seasoned CFO Grant Fincham heard about the Florida CFO Group, he knew it was a community he wanted to be part of. In this episode of CFO Coffee Talk, Grant shares his journey from South Africa to Florida, what led him to become a CFO, and how financial clarity empowers business owners to make better decisions with confidence.

Join host Phil Nahajewski for an engaging conversation about leadership, finance, and the value of having the right financial partner at the table.

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Our S6 Episode 4 Coffee Talk guest is internationally recognized business and transformational speaker, and the author of Stroke of Success, Roderick Jefferson.

Roderick joins our partner and show host, Phil Nahajewski, in a wide-ranging discussion covering sales enablement, near-death experiences, and Detroit Pistons basketball.

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Our S6:E3 episode brings together two pricing strategy experts for a conversation entrepreneurs won't want to miss.

Our special guest, Etinosa A. , is the CEO of Decision Alpha and a world-class behavioral economist who has helped shape pricing strategies for businesses across the US, UK, Australia, and Africa.

Our host, Florida CFO Group partner Phil Nahajewski, brings 36 years of CFO experience and is no stranger to the impact of effective pricing strategy.

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We love talking to inventors, authors, and entrepreneurs on our CFO Coffee Talk show, so we are delighted to have Natalie Womack ⏸️ as our guest for this episode. Natalie is the inventor, founder, and CEO of Clarify™ and the author of From Betrayal to Boundaries.

Clarify™ is a communication intelligence platform designed to help people pause between impulse and action before sending emotionally reactive messages.

Powered by her Self-Accountability Intelligence™ (SAI™) framework, Clarify aims to create intentional interruption at critical moments where a text, email, social media post, or co-parenting message could have lasting personal or professional consequences.

If you've ever wondered how technology can support better communication and more thoughtful decision-making, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

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Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) president and CEO, Shelly Weir and Florida CFO Group partner Phil Nahajewski share their perspectives on the special relationship between these two essential professions to kick off Season 6 of CFO Coffee Talk.

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For our 100th CFO Coffee Talk episode, a CFO (Phil Nahajewski) and a Wealth Manager (Steve Curley, CFA, CFP® - from 55 North Private Wealth) toss around a few football analogies to help business owners see why they need a Mike Alstott and a Warrick Dunn in their backfield.

Steve is the host of the award-winning "Investors First Podcast" (investorsfirstpodcast.com) produced for the CFA Society Orlando, a chapter of the CFA Institute.

The book mentioned by Steve in this episode is "The Taxable Investor's Manifesto" by Stuart E. Lucas.

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Our next episode of CFO Coffee Talk, AI That Actually Sells featuring special guest Kelly Crandall 📈, President of Next Level Strategies, LLC.
AI is transforming how sales teams operate, but what actually drives revenue in an AI-powered world?

In this episode, Kelly shares how businesses can use AI to strengthen pipelines, improve coaching, and create more selling time. With over 25 years in sales leadership, including 14 years at Bank of America and her work with Sales Xceleration®, Kelly shares real-world insight into making AI work for your team.

You’ll hear why meaningful conversation remains the most powerful driver of revenue, and how AI helps leaders cut through noise, streamline analytics and automation, and focus on what humans do best: building relationships and closing deals.

If you want clear, actionable strategies you can implement right away, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we explore:

- What actually moves revenue in the age of AI
- How AI supports coaching, forecasting, and pipeline growth
- Why AI should streamline work, not replace people
- Practical ways to integrate AI into your sales process today
- How to invest wisely in your AI budget
- And more!

Ready to make AI work for your team? Tune in and discover how.

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This week, host Phil Nahajewski sits down with Melissa Tony Stires, Founding Partner at Mia AI , and CEO of the Fundamental Wellbeing Foundation.

Fresh from World Economic Forum week in Davos, Melissa shares global insights on leadership, technology, and why the future belongs to business leaders who are both smart and human.

💡 What we cover in this episode:

-Key takeaways and signals from Davos
-Why relationships are the most powerful technology we have
-The longevity advantage of human-centered leadership
-What it actually means to build AI-native companies
-How entrepreneurs can leverage AI intentionally, ethically, and human-first
-Why AI should amplify what already makes your business valuable — not replace it

Melissa’s work sits at the intersection of culture, technology, and human transformation. From advising global leaders to advancing women’s leadership in AI, she brings diplomacy, neuroscience, and relationship-centric innovation into the modern business conversation.

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