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Most CEOs think they understand what their CFO should be doing.
Most are wrong.

In this episode of the Just Some BS Podcast, Brandon sits down with Eric Segal, Managing Director at CFO Consulting Partners, to unpack the biggest disconnect between CEOs and finance leaders — and why it quietly costs companies margin, clarity, and momentum.

Eric isn’t a traditional, in-house CFO. He advises CEOs and finance teams across multiple companies, which gives him a rare vantage point into the patterns most leaders miss.

In this conversation, we cover:
• What CEOs actually misunderstand about their CFO
• Why many finance leaders get stuck in accounting mode
• The difference between reporting numbers and driving strategy
• How incentive structures quietly break performance
• Product and customer profitability blind spots
• Why delivery matters more than credentials
• How CFOs should communicate bad news
• The human side of data-driven leadership
• Why AI won’t fix broken finance fundamentals
• What CEOs should realistically expect from their finance team

This isn’t a finance lecture. It’s a practical, candid conversation about alignment, trust, and how finance should really support leadership decisions.

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Website:
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“I’m nothing special.”
Mike Stern says that early in the conversation — and then spends the next hour proving why that mindset might be the most powerful leadership advantage there is.

In this episode of the Just Some BS Podcast, Brandon sits down with Mike Stern, CEO of Preventus, Navy veteran, and former tech executive operating in high-pressure, military-adjacent environments where decisions actually matter.

This conversation goes deep into:
• Why ego quietly destroys teams and organizations
• What Navy SEALs really understand about leadership
• Making decisions with incomplete information
• Getting comfortable with failure — before it finds you
• Why accountability isn’t saying “my fault,” it’s making things right
• Chain of command vs. real collaboration
• Why ordinary people are capable of extraordinary impact
• Building trust without rank, titles, or authority
• Knowing when leadership means stepping back
• Why succession planning should start on day one

This isn’t motivational fluff. It’s a raw, honest conversation about humility, fear, decisiveness, and what leadership actually looks like when lives, teams, and outcomes are on the line.

🔗 Connect with Mike & Preventus

Preventus:
👉 https://www.preventus.life

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What does it actually feel like to live inside your calling once the excitement wears off?

In this episode of Just Some BS, Brandon sits down again with Andy Bachert, COO of Friends in Action International, to talk about the unfiltered reality of purpose-driven leadership. This isn’t about the moment you say yes. It’s about what that yes keeps asking of you years later.

Andy shares what it’s like leading international mission projects, managing teams across cultures, navigating burnout, and carrying the quiet weight that comes with being “the inspiring one.” From drilling wells that don’t hit water to learning when to pause instead of pushing forward, this conversation goes deep into leadership, faith, and long-term impact.

This episode is for anyone who’s felt the tension between conviction and exhaustion, growth and responsibility, inspiration and reality.

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Friends in Action International:
👉 https://fiaintl.org/

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