AFP Conversations

In this podcast, Pat Culkin talks with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar about her upcoming closing keynote at the AFP FP&A Forum, "Rewire Your Brain to Reset Burnout and Stress." Dr. Nerurkar shares practical, science-backed strategies to combat stress and burnout, such as using a healthy media diet, prioritizing sleep as a tool, monotasking for focus and cognitive reframing to enhance resilience. Her insights provide a clear, step-by-step approach to help FP&A professionals protect their mental health and boost productivity.

During this podcast, Bryan Lapidus talks with Paul Epstein about his opening keynote session at the AFP FP&A Forum. Paul shares his three-step "Head-Heart-Hands" process, a practical framework designed to help leaders make better, faster decisions on key issues like strategy, hiring and prioritization. Attendees will gain confidence and clarity to drive action and results for their teams and organizations.

Alison Levine, the Tuesday Keynote at AFP 2024, knows what it's like to survive (and thrive) in the world's toughest environments. She served as team captain of the first American Women's Everest Expedition, scaled the "Seven Summits," and skied to the North and South Poles. In her New York Times bestseller, On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Everest and Other Extreme Environments, Levine asserts that the principles that apply to the world of extreme adventure also apply to demanding business environments. A former adjunct professor at West Point, Levine understands what it takes to lead teams through challenging situations. In this episode of AFP Conversations, Alison discusses how leadership principles that apply in extreme adventure sports also apply in today's extreme business environments and gives listeners a sneak peek of what treasury and finance professionals can expect during her keynote in Nashville.

Malcolm Gladwell, the Sunday Keynote at AFP 2024, is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, has been named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and one of the Foreign Policy's Top Global Thinkers. Gladwell has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996 and has won a national magazine award and been honored by the Ameri­can Psychological Society and the American Sociological Society. He is also the host of the Revisionist History podcast, where he re-examines overlooked or misunderstood aspects of past events. In this episode of AFP Conversations, Malcolm discusses his new book, "Revenge of the Tipping Point" and what finance professionals can expect during his keynote at AFP 2024.

AFP 2024 is headed to Nashville this October 20-23. To give us a preview of the city, we invited Heather Middleton, Chief Marketing Officer for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., onto the AFP Conversations podcast. During the podcast, Heather shared what makes Nashville such a popular destination, her must-visit spots within the city, and where to get the best Nashville eats. Learn more about AFP 2024.