The CFO Report

Building a Fractional CFO firm is HARD - but now you don't have to do it alone! Join Michael King each week on The CFO Report to hear the best lessons, tips, tricks, and hacks that he has discovered over the past decade while building his top-rated Fractional CFO firm, Civil CFO. You'll get actionable, practical ideas that will help you scale your firm and your impact.

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180. My Exact Tech Stack for Running a $1M firm

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Start here if you're a new Fractional CFO: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX-_bIXSlEh1FdkuOKQaEkE9W7_-EZdkU If you’re new to the channel, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start and scale their firms as wel...

Jan 27, 2026•12 min

179. Fractional CFOs: DO NOT HIRE (until you do THIS)

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT 👉 Want to steal our bulletproof system for onboarding new clients? https://youtu.be/DGyzJ65E_wA 👉 YouTube Playlist for How to Grow Your CFO Firm: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX-_bIXSlEh1g2KYAwAyeBUpyNggRosE...

Jan 20, 2026•14 min

178. My EXACT Onboarding Strategy to 10x Retention

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Download The Bulletproof Client Onboarding Checklist: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/bulletproof-ob-yt If you’re new to the channel, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, Civil CFO, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start and scale their firms as well. Today, I sh...

Jan 13, 2026•13 min

177. The BEST place to find Fractional CFO clients in 2026

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Download 26 Places to Find Fractional CFO Leads here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/youtube-places-to-find-leads If you’re new to the channel, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start and scale their firms as we...

Jan 06, 2026•21 min

176. How to Start a Fractional CFO Firm in 2026

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the channel, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Dec 09, 2025•10 min

175. The PERFECT Fractional CFO Scope for 2026

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the channel, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Dec 02, 2025•12 min

174. How to Build an Unfair Advantage as a Fractional CFO

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Sep 30, 2025•7 min

173. How to Suck at Sales Calls

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Sep 16, 2025•9 min

172. What’s Inside My $100k CFO Report

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Sep 02, 2025•8 min

171. Stop Skipping These 5 CFO Growth Levers

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Aug 19, 2025•8 min

170. How to Handle a Client’s Financial Dumpster Fire

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Aug 05, 2025•7 min

169. Flip the “Too Expensive” Objection in 3 Seconds

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Jul 22, 2025•5 min

168. Content Won’t Get You Clients (Do This Instead)

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Jul 08, 2025•8 min

167. Clients Overstepping? Set Better Boundaries

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Jun 17, 2025•11 min

166. Get So Many Leads It Feels CRIMINAL (Fractional CFOs)

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Jun 03, 2025•11 min

165. No Leads, No Clients? Fix This First.

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

May 27, 2025•10 min

164. Firing My Client Changed Everything

📌 Links referenced: Connect with Julie Hankins: 👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-hankins/ 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliehankinsco?igsh=NTNiNTZwdnRhcHVy The CFO Accelerator LIVE Conference go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/uFgSd2B9?coupon_code=10POD&utm_source=CFOALIVE&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=10POD 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉...

May 13, 2025•53 min

163. Steal My Exact CFO Pricing Strategy (Proven ROI)

📌 Links referenced: The CFO Accelerator LIVE Conference go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/uFgSd2B9?coupon_code=10POD&utm_source=CFOALIVE&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=10POD 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new t...

May 06, 2025•11 min

162. From Burnout to Purpose: Building a CFO Firm After Loss

Apr 29, 2025•56 min

161. The One Skill Most CFOs Overlook

Apr 22, 2025•5 min

160. What Services Fractional CFOs Should Offer in 2025

📌 Links referenced: The CFO Accelerator LIVE Conference go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/uFgSd2B9 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CF...

Apr 15, 2025•14 min

159. These Tactics Prevent Ghosting AND Revive Leads

👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also coached hundreds of other Fractional CFO firm owners to help them start...

Apr 08, 2025•8 min

158. Building a CFO Firm? Don’t Make These Mistakes

📌 Links referenced: Try The Inner Circle for $1 for the first month! Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/F3Mgh6mq/checkout?coupon_code=ICYT&utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=CFOReportJimPod 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo...

Apr 01, 2025•51 min

157. The Mistake That Almost Ended the Company

Mar 25, 2025•11 min

156. Building a CFO Firm, But On Easy Mode

📌 Links Referenced: The CFO Academy - https://www.thecfoacademy.com/ 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also c...

Mar 18, 2025•15 min

155. Stop Losing Clients Over THIS (CFO Onboarding Secrets)

📌 Links referenced: Try The Inner Circle for $1 for the first month! Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/F3Mgh6mq?coupon_code=ICYT 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building...

Mar 11, 2025•43 min

154. 9 Years Later: Fractional CFO Advice I’d Give on Day 1

📌 Links referenced: The CFO Academy: https://www.thecfoacademy.com/ 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since 2016. I’ve also co...

Mar 04, 2025•15 min

153. 3 Sales Objections Killing Deals (Fractional CFOs)

📌 Links referenced: Try The Inner Circle RIsk-Free for Just $1 for the First Month Go Here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/F3Mgh6mq?coupon_code=ICPOD 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’v...

Feb 25, 2025•10 min

152. Fractional CFOs: Should you raise prices in 2025?

📌 Links referenced:Try The Inner Circle RIsk-Free for Just $1 for the First Month Go Here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/offers/F3Mgh6mq?coupon_code=ICPOD 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve...

Feb 18, 2025•8 min

151. Major Shift In How I Sell in 2025

📌 Links referenced: The CFO Academy Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/academy 👉 Want a community of other Fractional CFOs to help you scale? Go here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle?utm_source=YT 👉 Want free, actionable insights to start or scale your firm? Check out my newsletter here: https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo?utm_source=YT If you’re new to the podcast, my name is Michael King. I’ve been building and managing my Fractional CFO firm, KFE Solutions, since...

Feb 11, 2025•14 min

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