Adam Zaki

Long Island

Reporter at CFO

Reporter for @CFO.com. Yankees and Habs fan. Opinions are mine.

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Can Trump oust Powell? Court cases may shift precedent: Trial Balance

3 days ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. After publicly criticizing him multiple times this year, the White House said Friday it is evaluating options for removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Why intoxicating hemp is a growing threat to regulated cannabis businesses

6 days ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For CFOs dealing with a competitor who has less regulatory scrutiny because of a technicality or slight difference in product, the current challenge for cannabis companies competing against hemp-derived cannabis products will sound like familiar territory. Hemp (cannabis containing less than 0.3% delta-9 THC) is federally legal under the 2018 Farm Bill.
The regulatory and tax challenges of cannabis in 2025

6 days ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

An article from This multi-part series offers finance leaders insight into the state of cannabis finance and the regulatory hurdles that continue to complicate its accounting practices. The cannabis business offers CFOs a real-time case study in navigating complex regulation and business development. As the industry expands amid shifting federal and state rules, finance leaders can examine how companies adapt their accounting, tax strategy and growth plans.
The cost-benefit of rescheduling cannabis

6 days ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cannabis products have undergone legalization processes in several states, making the legal and financial challenges arising from varying rollout processes, differences in state legality and the federal government’s Schedule I classification of cannabis an intriguing topic for CFOs navigating complex regulatory and market conditions in other industries.
Zeta CFO Chris Greiner on risk, forecasting and public speaking

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When Chris Greiner stepped away from the CFO role to lead product, operations and sales at a healthcare analytics company, he didn’t expect it would completely reshape how he viewed finance. But carrying a bag, managing a go-to-market strategy and reporting to shareholders from the front lines gave him a new perspective of the real job of a CFO.
Former Siena Heights University CFO says she was fired for finding fraud: Trial Balance

1 week ago | cfo.com | Lauren Muskett |Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. Debi Andrews, the former CFO of Siena Heights University, a small Catholic college in Adrian, Michigan, claims she was fired for refusing to lie to the school’s board of directors about budget irregularities and for allegedly advising a colleague to file a sex discrimination complaint against university president Douglas Palmer.
A CFO’s guide to IP litigation, inspired by UGG’s trademark battle

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For finance teams, there are lessons to be learned that often happen in adjacent industries or professional disciplines. In the legal world, the outcome of the global intellectual property battle for the term “ugg” is one that finance chiefs — especially in a world of growing risk responsibility and the importance of IP integrity — should be paying attention to.
Capri CFO’s exit for Macy’s adds a twist to Prada’s Versace acquisition

1 week ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A CFO's role often shifts unexpectedly during mergers and acquisitions. On one hand, financial leadership is essential for combining systems and ensuring a smooth transition. But M&A can also bring disruption — raising uncertainty, second-guessing past decisions and shaking sentiment throughout the organization.
Workday’s CFO Zane Rowe on how technology is transforming decision making

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As CFO of global enterprise software company Workday, Zane Rowe is no stranger to the evolving demands placed on finance chiefs. With nearly two decades of leadership across industries, he brings a broad perspective on what aspects of the CFO role have shifted in the 21st century — and what has remained constant.
54% of employees say they’re ‘quiet cracking’

2 weeks ago | cfo.com | Adam Zaki

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Among the labor trends that have entrenched themselves in workplace culture, another “quiet” one has emerged. Quiet cracking, or a persistent and invisible form of workplace unhappiness that slowly leads to disengagement, poor performance and a desire to quit, is the latest term CFOs should take note of to stay aware of labor sentiment.