Chris Westfall
Co-Host of FEI Weekly Podcast
Vice President, Content Strategy
Chris Westfall has hosted 67 Episodes.
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Episode 46: FowardThinking: One State’s Path to Recovery
May 18th, 2021 | 54 mins 24 secs
he role of government has never been more important than it is today, with federal, state and local leaders working with the private sector to lead the US economy out of the financial crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Episode 45: Speed, Agility and the CFO
May 14th, 2021 | 21 mins 8 secs
cfo, finance, leadership
We discuss the results of the most recent CFO survey published by Accenture and discuss how all financial leaders can learn from the lessons of a transformative year.
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Episode 44: Big Data and Sustainability Reporting
April 29th, 2021 | 22 mins 59 secs
big data, cfo, esg, sustainability, technology
A discussion with Clarity AI's Rebeca Minguela.
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Episode 43: Career and Connection in 2021
April 16th, 2021 | 36 mins 42 secs
lbgtq, leadership, real estate, recruiting
The world, and work, of financial executives has changed forever and many will spend 2021 trying to recalibrate. There is no rule book for what lies ahead; the way to manage people and organizations needs to be completely rebuilt.
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Episode 41: What Is Extinction Accounting?
January 26th, 2021 | 33 mins 7 secs
accounting, esg, science, sustainability
In this episode I speak with Professor Jill Atkins of Sheffield University’s Management School. Professor Atkins is a leading researcher in the field of extinction accounting and in this discussion she helps define its practice and its importance on the ESG debate.
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Episode 40: What Financial Executives Really Think About Internal Controls
January 19th, 2021 | 35 mins 7 secs
accounting, cfo, finance
In this episode, we speak to three academic researchers and the sponsor of a new research report released by the Financial Education and Research Foundation - titled Where Are We Now? The Story of ICFR at Large Public Companies as Told by the Financial Executive -- about how leaders are dealing with the responsibility of ICFR and how technology can be leveraged to measure and track them.
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Episode 39: Section 230 Reform And Back to The Dystopian Future
January 12th, 2021 | 25 mins 27 secs
facebook, google, law, section 230, technology
How did Section 230 became such an integral part of the social platforms based in Silicon Valley and what their future business models may look like if the law is reformed.
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Episode 38: CECL, Loss Models and the Unintended Consequences of COVID-19
December 15th, 2020 | 34 mins 1 sec
banks, cfo, finance, models
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Episode 37: Navigating the Impact of PPP and Government Assistance: Crowe Quarterly Update
December 15th, 2020 | 24 mins 11 secs
How can financial executive manage the government assistance labyrinth.
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Episode 33: Delivering When It Matters Most
September 2nd, 2020 | 58 mins 22 secs
covid-19, finance, leadership
Teri Reinseth, Corporate Controller & CAO, 3M Company, interviewed by Chris Westfall, Vice President of Content Strategy, FEI.
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Four Challenges, Four Leaders
August 26th, 2020 | 43 mins 8 secs
cfo, diversity, finance, leadership
This summer Financial Executives International -- in partnership with Robert Half International and Protiviti -- launched a new series of in-depth discussions with finance leaders focusing on how they are dealing with the incredible disruption happening in society and economy.
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Episode 30: Staying Liquid Means Staying Open: Crowe Quarterly Insight
May 14th, 2020 | 19 mins 7 secs
cfo, covid-19, crisis
Conserving and accessing capital has never been more important for corporate leaders as they scramble to fortify balance sheets in a upended, post-COVD-19 world.
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Episode 29: Accounting, Tax and Financial Reporting Impacts of COVID-19: Crowe Quarterly Insight
March 31st, 2020 | 35 mins 35 secs
accounting, cfo, financial reporting, tax
The Financial Executive podcast speaks with two professionals from Crowe LLP about the myriad impacts of COVID-19.
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Episode 22: Where Is Technology Taking Auditing and Accounting?
October 12th, 2018 | 34 mins 2 secs
accounting, auditing, big data, blockchain, cfo, cloud, technology
A discussion with Prof. Ryan Teeter from the University of Pittsburgh about the future of financial reporting technology.
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Episode 20: Inline XBRL, Explained
September 17th, 2018 | 40 mins 33 secs
regulation, technology, xbrl
A discussion of new financial reporting requirements with representatives of the industry and the SEC.
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Episode 19: Tariffs, Trade Wars and Planning For Uncertainty
July 22nd, 2018 | 26 mins 37 secs
cfo, financial, tariff, trade
How can senior-level financial executives navigate an increasingly fraught global trade environment.