web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:32:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) FEI Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Icons Series” https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/tags/icons%20series Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 Financial Executives International presents the FEI Podcast: an audio digest focusing on the ideas and strategies in finance and accounting. en-us episodic Discussions and thought-provoking ideas from Financial Executives International Financial Executives International Financial Executives International presents the FEI Podcast: an audio digest focusing on the ideas and strategies in finance and accounting. no business, finance, accounting, strategey Financial Executives International info@financialexecutives.org Building Resilience and Relevance: Brenda Zamzow on Leadership and Relationships https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/182 02775ee7-d7d0-4731-bbb1-55567620c0d3 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 Financial Executives International full Financial Executives International Brenda Zamzow shares leadership lessons on resilience, trust, and relationship-building, offering practical insights for senior-level financial leaders navigating change. 39:49 no In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Brenda Zamzow, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, discusses how financial leaders can stay relevant in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on decades of experience across public accounting, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership, Zamzow shares how to transform finance from a gatekeeping function into a strategic partner, the importance of building meaningful professional relationships, and how resilience is developed through real-world challenges. This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons podcast series highlighting past speakers from the ICONS: Leaders in Finance virtual event. Join us on April 22, 2026 to hear from distinguished financial leaders shaping the future of finance. Learn more about the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event virtual replay here: https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual Special Guest: Brenda Zamzow. Brenda Zamzow, FEI Podcast, finance leadership, resilience, CFO leadership, nonprofit finance, relationship building, leadership development, ICONS event, Financial Executives International In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Brenda Zamzow, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, discusses how financial leaders can stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Drawing on decades of experience across public accounting, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership, Zamzow shares how to transform finance from a gatekeeping function into a strategic partner, the importance of building meaningful professional relationships, and how resilience is developed through real-world challenges.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons podcast series highlighting past speakers from the ICONS: Leaders in Finance virtual event. Join us on April 22, 2026 to hear from distinguished financial leaders shaping the future of finance.

Learn more about the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event virtual replay here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual

Special Guest: Brenda Zamzow.

]]> In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Brenda Zamzow, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, discusses how financial leaders can stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Drawing on decades of experience across public accounting, entrepreneurship, and nonprofit leadership, Zamzow shares how to transform finance from a gatekeeping function into a strategic partner, the importance of building meaningful professional relationships, and how resilience is developed through real-world challenges.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons podcast series highlighting past speakers from the ICONS: Leaders in Finance virtual event. Join us on April 22, 2026 to hear from distinguished financial leaders shaping the future of finance.

Learn more about the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event virtual replay here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual

Special Guest: Brenda Zamzow.

]]> Dana Bober on Strategy, AI, and Leading Finance Transformation https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/181 a828d9c2-48a5-4380-b33d-1bb82137f0a4 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Financial Executives International full Financial Executives International Dana Bober shares leadership insights on executing strategy, navigating AI disruption, and building alignment across global finance organizations. 36:17 no In this FEI Podcast Icons episode, Dana Bober, retired EY partner and C-suite advisor, discusses how financial leaders can bridge the gap between strategy and execution, lead through influence, and adapt to the rapid rise of AI. Drawing on decades of global experience, she explores the importance of listening, stakeholder alignment, and building future-ready finance teams. This episode is part of FEI’s Icons series and supports the virtual replay of the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on April 22, 2026. Learn more and register here: https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual Special Guest: Dana Bober. Dana Bober, finance leadership, AI in finance, strategy execution, CFO insights, leadership development, global finance, transformation, FEI Icons, EY leadership In this FEI Podcast Icons episode, Dana Bober, retired EY partner and C-suite advisor, discusses how financial leaders can bridge the gap between strategy and execution, lead through influence, and adapt to the rapid rise of AI. Drawing on decades of global experience, she explores the importance of listening, stakeholder alignment, and building future-ready finance teams.

This episode is part of FEI’s Icons series and supports the virtual replay of the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on April 22, 2026. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual

Special Guest: Dana Bober.

]]> In this FEI Podcast Icons episode, Dana Bober, retired EY partner and C-suite advisor, discusses how financial leaders can bridge the gap between strategy and execution, lead through influence, and adapt to the rapid rise of AI. Drawing on decades of global experience, she explores the importance of listening, stakeholder alignment, and building future-ready finance teams.

This episode is part of FEI’s Icons series and supports the virtual replay of the ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on April 22, 2026. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026-virtual

Special Guest: Dana Bober.

]]> Catherine Hoovel: AI, Empathetic Leadership, and Designing a Purpose-Driven Next Chapter https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/178 980f5d62-a82f-4492-aa7b-624b4b18f58f Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Financial Executives International full Financial Executives International Former McDonald’s Chief Accounting Officer Catherine Hoovel discusses career strategy, AI’s impact on finance talent, empathetic leadership, and how senior-level financial leaders can intentionally design life after the C-suite. 38:56 no In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward. This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here: https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026 (https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026) Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel. Catherine Hoovel, FEI Icons Podcast, Financial Executives International, senior-level financial leaders, AI in finance, chief accounting officer, finance leadership, leadership development, finance talent strategy, retirement planning, women in finance In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026

Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.

]]> In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026

Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.

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