The CFO Report
Building a Fractional CFO firm is hard, but Michael King shares lessons, tips, and hacks from his decade of experience building Civil CFO. Each week, he provides actionable ideas to help scale your firm and increase your impact.
Episodes
180. My Exact Tech Stack for Running a $1M firm
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179. Fractional CFOs: DO NOT HIRE (until you do THIS)
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178. My EXACT Onboarding Strategy to 10x Retention
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177. The BEST place to find Fractional CFO clients in 2026
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176. How to Start a Fractional CFO Firm in 2026
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175. The PERFECT Fractional CFO Scope for 2026
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174. How to Build an Unfair Advantage as a Fractional CFO
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173. How to Suck at Sales Calls
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172. What’s Inside My $100k CFO Report
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171. Stop Skipping These 5 CFO Growth Levers
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170. How to Handle a Client’s Financial Dumpster Fire
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169. Flip the “Too Expensive” Objection in 3 Seconds
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168. Content Won’t Get You Clients (Do This Instead)
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167. Clients Overstepping? Set Better Boundaries
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166. Get So Many Leads It Feels CRIMINAL (Fractional CFOs)
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165. No Leads, No Clients? Fix This First.
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164. Firing My Client Changed Everything
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163. Steal My Exact CFO Pricing Strategy (Proven ROI)
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162. From Burnout to Purpose: Building a CFO Firm After Loss
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161. The One Skill Most CFOs Overlook
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160. What Services Fractional CFOs Should Offer in 2025
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159. These Tactics Prevent Ghosting AND Revive Leads
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158. Building a CFO Firm? Don’t Make These Mistakes
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157. The Mistake That Almost Ended the Company
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156. Building a CFO Firm, But On Easy Mode
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155. Stop Losing Clients Over THIS (CFO Onboarding Secrets)
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154. 9 Years Later: Fractional CFO Advice I’d Give on Day 1
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153. 3 Sales Objections Killing Deals (Fractional CFOs)
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152. Fractional CFOs: Should you raise prices in 2025?
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151. Major Shift In How I Sell in 2025
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150. THIS is hard. Do it anyway. (Fractional CFOs)
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149. You need to think BIGGER. Here's how.
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148. How I Plan to Grow my CFO Firm in 2025 (+230%)
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147. Advice FROM Fractional CFO Clients (PLOT TWIST)
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146. What Clients Really Say About Working with a Fractional CFO (no frills, no BS)
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145. THIS is Why Fractional CFOs Lose Clients (TOP REASON)
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144. My Proven Process For Closing CFO Calls
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143. My EXACT CFO Report for 2025 (what we sell to clients)
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142. Three Lessons EVERY New Fractional CFO Needs to Hear
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141. My Dead Simple Approach to Metrics As a Fractional CFO
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140. No BS Advice For Starting a Fractional CFO Firm in 2025
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139. WIP Reporting Essentials for Fractional CFOs
Struggling with forecasting accuracy as a Fractional CFO?
Discover how the WIP Report can be your crystal ball for clear, reliable financial projections.
In this video, we’ll show you how to use a WIP Report to prevent costly mistakes, keep your clients’ cash flow on track, and make strategic decisions with confidence.Check out this episode on YouTube:🔥 https://youtu.be/yFvSNO75zcE
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138. 13 Hours of CFO Firm Building GOLD (in 11 minutes)
Wondering how to scale your Fractional CFO firm to seven figures? I spent 13 hours with some of the most successful CFOs in the game, talking about everything from streamlining your sales process to building the right team. Here are my biggest takeaways, in under 11 minutes! 👉 Looking for a community of Fractional CFOs to help you scale? https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle 💡 Wan
137. I just landed a HUGE client. (Here's how!)
I just got a $30,000,000 lead for my Fractional CFO firm. Here's the full behind the scenes on how I handled the ENTIRE sales process. 👉 Looking for a community of Fractional CFOs to help you scale? https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle 💡 Want free tips to grow your firm fast? https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo 🔥 Need help with bookkeeping for your clients? Check out Decimal
136. Client Onboarding Secrets
One of the best ways to keep Fractional CFO clients longer is by nailing the onboarding process. This video walks you through my approach. 👉 Looking for a community of Fractional CFOs to help you scale? https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle💡 Want free tips to grow your firm fast? https://www.thecfoaccelerator.com/5mfcfo🔥 Need help with bookkeeping for your clients? Check out Decim
135. Your Clients Are Paying for GROWTH (Here's How)
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134. How to Approach Owner's Comp as a Firm Owner
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133. The 7-Figure Fractional CFO Firm Owner Masterclass
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132. Focus on THIS to be a successful Fractional CFO.
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131. How the BEST New Fractional CFOs Lead | Alex Judd
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130. Start Here If You're A New Fractional CFO | Masterclass
A big thank you to our sponsors who keep this channel free to the viewers: This week's video is sponsored by G-Accon. G-Accon is a live link that seamlessly connects our clients' QuickBooks Online data to our custom CFO Reports inside of Google Sheets. The result? Automated, customized CFO reports with virtually no data manual entry and no mistakes. My firm saves literally 40+ hours a mon
129. How To Hold Your Clients & Team Accountable as a Fractional CFO
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128. I Discovered The Secret To The Perfect CFO Call In 2024
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127. How to Drive Action With Your Clients on the CFO Call
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126. Do THIS To Scale Your CFO Firm (6 Requirements)
Making a quarter million dollars as a Fractional CFO isn't as complicated as you think. In fact, most firm owners end up overcomplicating things, which ends up holding them back from ever reaching $250,000! In today's episode, I'm going to reveal the ONLY SIX THINGS that you need to have in place to hit the coveted quarter million dollar mark. Let's dive in. _________________________ LINK
125. 4 Things Keeping You From Becoming A 7-Figure Fractional CFO
There are just four key reasons why you might not have achieved the level of success you’ve been aiming for in your firm. These four challenges impact every area of our lives. By overcoming them, you’ll remove any barriers standing between you and becoming a 7-Figure Firm owner. In today’s episode of the CFO Report, I’ll reveal these four obstacles to your firm's growth and guide you on h
124. A Brutally Honest Truth About Firing Employees As A Fractional CFO
In today's episode, we will uncover how to navigate one of the heaviest elephants we have to deal with as firm owners. Firing. We all know that we will have to do it eventually, some of us probably should RIGHT NOW. The question is, how and when is the right time to fire someone?That is the question we will be answering today. Let's dive in! _________________________ 😀 The 5 Minute Fracti
123. Where Is the Best Place To Find Clients As A Fractional CFO
👉 If you're anything like me, you want your Fractional CFO firm to focus on strategic advisory work. That's why my firm trusts Decimal to handle all of our clients' accounting needs from bookkeeping to AR/AP to invoicing to taxes. If you want to off board accounting and trust it'll be done right, check out Decimal: http://www.decimal.com/lp/cfo-accelerator?utm_source=CFOAccelerator&ut
122. How To Speak On Stage As A Fractional CFO (Simple)
Stepping into the spotlight as a Fractional CFO is like wielding a supercharged prospecting tool.But here's the catch: stages won't find you on their own.Here's a little secret: your phone won't ring off the hook with invites to speak. Join me in this video as I reveal the proven steps to unlock more speaking gigs and land new clients in the process. Let's get started! ___________________
121. When To Grow Your Fractional CFO Firm!
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ G-Accon - I save 40 hours a month with G-Accon. Save 30% here: https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/accon _________________________ As the owner of a Fractional CFO Firm, one of the big hurdles I keep running into is this: When's the right time to bring on another Fractional CFO? If you hire too soon, you're stuck covering their salary
120. 7 Figure Firm Owner Shares His Process For Getting More Leads | Jay Dotson
😀 The 5 Minute Fractional CFO - Every week I share 1 actionable tip to help you start, scale, and optimize your CFO services (and you can read it in 5 minutes or less!) - https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/newsletter _________________________ Curious about how the top 1% of Fractional CFOs are scaling their firms and generating more leads? In this week's episode of The CFO Report, I sat do
119. This Simple System Will Triple Your Leads (Fast)
👉 Click here to book a call with my team to learn more about The Prospecting Workshop: https://calendly.com/cfo-accelerator-call/cfo-accelerator 👉 If you're anything like me, you want your Fractional CFO firm to focus on strategic advisory work. That's why my firm trusts Decimal to handle all of our clients' accounting needs from bookkeeping to AR/AP to invoicing to taxes. If you want to
118. Are Your Fractional CFO Firm's Margins Good? (Find Out)
JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE TODAY! 👉 Monthly coaching and community for CFOs looking to build a solid framework and grow their firm: https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/innercircle 😀 The 5 Minute Fractional CFO - Every week I share 1 actionable tip to help you start, scale, and optimize your CFO services (and you can read it in 5 minutes or less!) - https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/newsletter MY
117. How I'd Start a Fractional CFO Firm From Scratch!
One of the most common questions I get asked is:
Mike, if you were going to start a firm from scratch tomorrow, how would you do it?
So I decided to answer that question in this week's episode of The CFO Report!
I'm sharing The CFO Starter Blueprint.
These are the EXACT steps I would take if I was going to start over from scratch.
Let's dive in!_________________________😀 The 5 Minute Frac
116. How The Top 1% Manage Their Time
😀 The 5 Minute Fractional CFO - Every week I share 1 actionable tip to help you start, scale, and optimize your CFO services (and you can read it in 5 minutes or less!) - https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/newsletter MY FREE ONLINE COURSE: 💰 CFO Sales Masterclass - My 8 Step Sales Framework for closing CFO clients - https://cfo.thecfoaccelerator.com/sales MY FRACTIONAL CFO PROGRAMS: 👉
115. Do They Even NEED a Fractional CFO? (5 Signs!)
In this episode, I'm giving you the roadmap to go from a side hustling CFO, to a full time Fractional CFO Firm Owner. Let's dive in! _________________________ Interested in hiring MY firm to be your Fractional CFO? https://www.kfesolutions.com Have clients that need bookkeeping? Trust the bookkeeping firm we trust. Click here to learn more about Decimal: http://www.decimal.com/lp/cfo-acce
114. How To Become a Full Time Fractional CFO!
Fractional CFOs: Are you looking to get more leads, close more clients, and increase your firm's revenue in 2024? If so, you'll want to join me at The 2024 CFO Accelerator LIVE May 15-17 in Dallas, TX. Click here to learn more 👇 https://www.thecfoacceleratorlive.com _________________________ In this episode, I'm giving you the roadmap to go from a side hustling CFO, to the CEO of a Fracti
113. Should Fractional CFOs Offer Bookkeeping? (The answer!)
In this episode, I'm breaking down 7 Fractional CFO firm myths - that I fully bought into - that slowed my firm's growth by over 70%. Don't make the same mistakes I made! _________________________ LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The CFO Accelerator LIVE: https://www.thecfoacceleratorlive.com Have clients that need bookkeeping? Trust the bookkeeping firm we trust. Click here to learn more
112. You MUST Keep Bad Clients (+ 6 Other Myths Holding You Back)
In this episode, I'm breaking down 7 Fractional CFO firm myths - that I fully bought into - that slowed my firm's growth by over 70%. Don't make the same mistakes I made! _________________________ LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The CFO Accelerator LIVE: https://www.thecfoacceleratorlive.com _________________________
Interested in hiring MY firm to be your Fractional CFO? https://www.kfe
111. Perfectionism Is Ruining Your Firm
There are two types of Fractional CFO firm owners:
There are those that are willing to take action and those that are paralyzed by perfection.
In today's episode of The CFO Report, I'll share four areas where Fractional CFOs let perfection ruin their firms (and how to overcome it)._________________________
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
The CFO Accelerator LIVE: https://www.thecfoaccele
110. Brutally Honest Advice If You Struggle To Get Clients
I'm about to drop some brutally honest advice to Fractional CFO's that are struggling to get clients.
The number one problem most Fractional CFO's face is getting more leads and closing more clients.
But somehow, I see way too many CFOs sitting back and waiting for the clients to come to them.
They think that if they post a few random things on LinkedIn or use AI to impr
109. Want To Be Rich? Don't Become a Fractional CFO
Eight years ago, I became a Fractional CFO. It was the best decision I've ever made because, within a year of starting, I became a multimillionaire.
That statement isn't just false; it's completely BS.
That's why I decided to move from being a Fractional CFO to being the CEO of a Fractional CFO Firm.
Today, I will share the five biggest lessons I've learned about the mindset s
108. CFO Stories: From Bank Teller To Fractional CFO (Aaron Hill)
How does somebody go from handing out lollipops at a bank to becoming a co-founder of a
Fractional CFO firm?
That's exactly what we're going to find out today in this week's episode of The CFO report. I'm talking with my friend Aaron Hill, who literally started his career handing out lollipops as a teller at a bank. And now he's running a very successful Fractional CFO firm in
107. 8 Business Lessons That Could Change Everything
I just completed my eighth year in business, and honestly, it was a completely wild ride.
Over the last 12 months, I adopted a 10-year-old boy, bought a home, and hosted the world's first-ever conference for Fractional CFOs. I also saw my second company hit seven figures, and I lost $500,000 in recurring revenue in one night….but my team and I made it all back up again over the next 60 da
106. I Lost $100k on Ads so You Don't Have To!
You can probably see that I am not in my normal studio. In fact, I'm at the Louisville, Kentucky airport. And if you're wondering why in the world I'm here, well, it's for marketing purposes.
Today’s episode of The CFO Report is all about marketing, prospecting, and lead generation.
I see a lot of people who are doing marketing and prospecting wrong right now, and I see a lot
105. Will A.I. Destroy Fractional CFO’s?
Is AI going to replace Fractional CFOs?
On today's episode of the CFO report, I'm having an interview with my friend Nicolas Boucher.
He's joined me for an in-depth conversation about AI, machine learning, and ChatGPT.
We'll discuss the differences between AI and chat GPT, what AI and ChatGPT can do today, where the industry is going, and what Fractional CFOs can specifi
104. How to Raise Your Fractional CFO Prices With Existing Clients
When you've been charging five or $600 a month for CFO services, how do you get out of that pigeonhole that has you boxed in at the lower prices?
This is really problematic for two big reasons.
Number one, your existing clients have already anchored you in at those low prices.
Number two, the referrals you'll get from those clients will have you anchored in at that price point as well.
Th
103. My New 2024 Sales Strategy REVEALED!
Does the idea of sales calls give you that icky, slimy, creepy, I don't want to do it kind of feeling?
Many of us in the Fractional CFO industry really stress out about sales calls. We think about their traditional used car salesperson experience and don't want to give off those vibes in our sales calls.
Well, it turns out there is another way to handle sales calls that is the complete op
102. How To Set Client Boundaries That Actually Work (CFO Guide)
One of the most frustrating things in the entire world of running a Fractional CFO firm is handling clients that show up late for or do not show up at all your CFO calls.
Not only is this frustrating because it's disrespectful to you and it really devalues your time, but it can also serve as an early warning indicator that your client might be on the verge of canceling their services.
In
101. The 2 MOST Effective Ways To Get A Know-It-All Client To Listen
I love working with super smart clients, especially those who understand numbers.
We can typically make progress more quickly when the client comes in with a fundamental understanding of how numbers work.
But the reality is that it can be really challenging to sell to leads who have a fundamental understanding of numbers, particularly people like engineers or people with MBAs
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