Finance professionals should only focus on profit, budget, and ROI. That's what most of them think. Undoubtedly, a CFO should be good at everything related to numbers. But the role goes beyond that, and the most successful CFOs are the ones who manifest empathy, can build strong finance teams, and take on strategic business decisions. To learn more about the CFO role in the modern business environment, we invited Zac Makin.Zac is an experienced finance manager with a demonstrated history of working in the tech and sports industries. He is the CFO at eLuma, the premier provider of live, online therapy services and software solutions for K-12 and special education. Before eLuma, Zac was the VP of FP&A at Degreed, Senior Director of Finance at Utah Jazz, and Controller at MasteryConnect, Curve Dental Software, BackOps, and Wavelink.In this episode, we discuss:The CFO versus VP of FP&A roleTech-enabled services for mental healthNavigating turbulent times as a finance professionalThe role of a modern CFOHow does the CFO role contribute to a company's culture and values?How can CFOs ensure that they contribute to defining a company's strategy?Learn more about Zac:Zac Makin on LinkedIneLuma WebsiteEpisode resources:Personiv's WebsitePersoniv on LinkedInPersoniv on FacebookPersoniv on TwitterIf you enjoyed this episode, then please either:Follow, rate, and review on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyInstructions on how to follow, rate, and review CFO-Weekly are hereCFO Weekly is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.soPrevious guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank. Check out our three most downloaded episodes:Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John CappadonaMastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian SchnoorLearning the Best Practices of an M&A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark Miller