The CFO Edge

About The CFO Edge

🚀 Welcome to The CFO Edge; the podcast for founders and business owners who want to understand their numbers without feeling overwhelmed. Hosted by Carol Baghdadi, each episode breaks down real financial challenges into simple, practical insights you can actually use in your business. From cash flow struggles to raising capital and making big decisions, we talk about the stuff that keeps you up at night—and how to handle it with clarity and confidence. No fluff. No jargon. Just honest, CFO-level guidance to help you grow smarter and build a business that lasts. 🎧 Subscribe and start making better financial decisions today. And if you’re ready for more hands-on support, book your FREE Clarity Call here: https://www.crunchtmz.com/contact-us (https://www.crunchtmz.com/contact-us?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Publisher

The CFO Edge

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Mar 2025

Latest episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

67 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Sept 2026

   More Data Will Not Fix Your Financial Blind Spots

   Most founders already have plenty of financial data. What they often lack is a connected view of what the business can do now, what is economically working and what may happen next. In this episode of The CFO Edge, Zahra Carol Baghdadi introduces the Visibility Trifecta™: Cash Visibility™, Profit Visibility™ and Predictability Visibility™. Using practical hiring, pricing and growth examples, she explains how the three views work together to improve founder decisions. You will learn why one fi...

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Your Books Are Clean. But Are They Exit-Ready?

   Your bookkeeping is current. Your accounts are reconciled. Your tax filings are complete. But could an outside party understand—and trust—the financial story of your business? In this episode of The CFO Edge, Zahra Carol Baghdadi explains the difference between tax-ready, management-ready and transaction-ready financials. She explores what buyers and advisors need beyond accurate bookkeeping, including traceable revenue, explainable margins, working-capital requirements and credible normalize...

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   You’re Going to Exit Your Business One Day. Will You Be Ready?

   Every founder will eventually exit their business. The question is whether that exit happens on your terms. Exit planning is often treated as something you start when you're ready to sell. But by then, many of the factors determining your company's value, transferability and options have been years in the making. In this episode of The CFO Edge, I challenge the idea that exit readiness is only about preparing for a buyer. It's about building a stronger business today. And I'll give you t...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

94,887

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

85

Engagement

32