ESG Talk
Hosted by Mandi McReynolds and Alyssa Zucker · Workiva
4.8from 69 ratings
- 184
- Episodes
- 102
- Transcribed
- 69
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About ESG Talk
Just like the slides you get before a big meeting, The Pre-Read prepares CFOs and senior leaders for the decisions ahead. This is the global podcast for the modern office of the CFO, focused on how finance leaders drive performance, resilience, and long-term value in a constantly shifting environment. Designed for executives operating at scale, the show features candid conversations with CFOs, board advisors, regulators, and business leaders shaping how companies compete, comply, and grow. Hosts Alyssa Zucker and Steve Soter connect financial performance, data integrity, regulation, and technology to the real questions CFOs are being asked by boards, investors, and stakeholders. From AI adoption and enterprise data trust to evolving disclosure expectations and global regulatory pressure, The Pre-Read focuses on what matters now and what's coming next. Each episode cuts through noise to surface practical insight, strategic perspective, and the signals CFOs need to lead with clarity. If you're responsible for stewarding capital, managing risk, and creating value over time, you're in the right place.
- Publisher
- Workiva
- Category
- business · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
102 of 184 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Owns Sustainability When the CSO Team Gets Smaller
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Real Risk Isn't Falling Behind on AI
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Real Leadership Starts When Certainty Ends
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Who Owns Sustainability When the CSO Team Gets Smaller
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so I would say that my experience mirrors a lot of what Ellen has discovered, which is essentially that a team that I had, which was quite large and sort of in the corporate center, has been distributed with many team members really moving into the day-to-day operations of the business. And I think that makes a lot of sense, and maybe we'll get into that. What that does mean is that we are lean at the corporate center. I have a smaller team to manage, but I don't think I have a smaller scope in terms of my responsibilities. The CSOs are still going strong, and they're building over time. Their function, however... is being disseminated, meaning the growth, if there is growth, a headcount, rather than in the sustainability function, it's more likely to have growth outside of the sustainability function. […]
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- Ellen Weinreb
- Sophie Beckham
- Jeff Rapaglia
- Tracy Nolan
- Sarah Digirolamo
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 30 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts ESG Talk?
Mandi McReynolds and Alyssa Zucker host the show. Published by Workiva.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does ESG Talk take guests?
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