Create More Value
Episodes
Are you planning for mediocrity? Greg Milano on setting aspirational goals
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Milano explains how the status quo in incentive target-setting unintentionally leads to destructive behaviors and decisions. From asymmetric risk...
Is AI commoditizing—or differentiating—your business? Jonathan Aberman on AI Strategy
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneur, investor, and innovation strategist Jonathan Aberman joins us to discuss how corporate leaders can turn AI from a short-term efficiency ...
Richard Langlois on the “make-or-buy” decision—and the evolution of the modern corporation
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expert in the economics of organizations, Professor Richard Langlois, joins us to explore how and why firms decide between internal production and mar...
Karl Pichler on metrics that matter—and the EBITDA trap
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Pichler, CFO of Sourceability Global Holdings and former CFO of Rackspace, shares insights from more than 25 years as a public company executive,...
J. Michael Bruff’s CFO playbook for enduring value creation
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
J. Michael Bruff, CFO of Envision Healthcare and a veteran finance and operating executive, joins us to discuss the core attributes of effective CFOs....
Aswath Damodaran on valuation, bias, and real value creation
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Valuation and corporate finance heavyweight, Professor Aswath Damodaran, joins us to discuss what truly drives value creation. Damodaran challenges co...
How an ownership culture drives sustained shareholder returns
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fortuna partners Greg Milano and Marwaan Karame explore how an ownership culture fuels long-term shareholder returns in the final instalment of a five...
Patrick Furtaw on pricing strategy that drives shareholder value
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expert in pricing strategy and value-based management, Patrick Furtaw, joins the podcast. Patrick shares insights from his background in strategy, cor...
Tim Koller, a thought leader in value-based management
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Valuation expert, author, and leader of McKinsey & Company’s strategy and corporate finance practice, Tim Koller, joins the podcast. Greg and Ti...
Make what’s good for shareholders also good for employees and their family
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most incentive plans fail to drive true value creation—they reward mediocrity, encourage short-term thinking, and reward sandbagging and gaming of t...
Case study: Why traditional measures are a reinvestment roadblock
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consider a hypothetical company in 2012 with two business units—Amazon and Walmart. Our latest episode considers the question: which business would ...
Why most companies fail at strategic resource allocation
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast features the third installment of our LinkedIn Live series on how economic profit drives long-term value creation. Fortuna partners Greg ...
Dan Sansone on simplifying incentives and value creation with economic profit
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Sansone, former CFO of Vulcan Materials Company, joins the podcast to share how EVA focused forecasting, planning, and incentives on a singular go...
The hidden metric behind long-term shareholder value
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast features the second installment of our LinkedIn Live series on how economic profit drives long-term value creation. Fortuna partners Greg...
Michael Mauboussin on valuation, capital allocation, and competitive advantage
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Valuation virtuoso, Michael Mauboussin, joins us to explore the core drivers of long-term value creation. We explore how valuation multiples are often...
Joe Milam on data-driven decision-making and behavioral finance principles
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Milam, founder of AngelSpan and The Legacy Funds, joins the podcast to discuss how behavioral finance principles improve decision-making for corpo...
Driving outperformance: the power of economic profit
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fortuna partners Greg Milano and Marwaan Karame highlight how economic profit (EP) drives superior decision-making, cultural alignment, and, ultimatel...
Jana Croom on driving real value creation with economic profit
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“From the shop floor to the top floor,” Kimball Electronics employees are laser-focused on economic profit. Kimball CFO, Jana Croom, discusses t...
Ryan Barker and Ken Favaro on Activists and Brand Management
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CEO, Ryan Barker, and Chief Strategy Officer, Ken Favaro, of BERA Brand Management explore how brand management strategies intersect with activist inv...
AnnaMaria DeSalva on strategic communication, mergers, and business transformation
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AnnaMaria shares insights from her leadership roles in some of the most significant mergers and transformations in recent history—including Pfizer-W...
Motivating better behavior with annual incentives
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Milano discusses how annual incentives can drive better corporate behavior. He highlights common flaws in traditional incentive plans, such as in...
Dave Peacock on how CEOs and board directors create value
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Peacock, CEO of Advantage Solutions, discusses the bold transformation he is leading to create more value at Advantage—turning a fragmented bus...
Dr. Alise Cortez on corporate purpose and how it drives performance
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alise Cortez, organizational psychologist and founder of Gusto Now!, explores how companies can instill meaning and purpose in their cultures to d...
Dennis Kubaile on granular performance measurement, agile resource allocation, and AI-driven financial analysis
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Kubaile, co-founder of Granulytix, joins Greg to discuss how their groundbreaking platform enables granular economic profit analysis across com...
Andrew Bonfield on Caterpillar’s success through value management
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading construction equipment manufacturer, delivered over 2.5x the cumulative total shareholder return of the S&...
David Berkowitz on value investing
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation with David Berkowitz, founder and CIO of Value Aligned Partners, covers investment strategies that focus on long-term value creators....
Garrett Delph on scaling success through process, culture, and strategy
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett Delph, founder and CEO of Clarity Ops LLC, shares his journey from leaving corporate America to scaling multiple companies to over $50M in rev...
James Pappas on “growth activism” and customer-centric strategy
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Pappas discusses his journey from the family restaurant business to consumer and retail finance roles at Goldman Sachs and Bank of America to fo...
How to build a high-performance finance team with Carl Lukach
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Univar CFO and veteran of the chemical industry, Carl Lukach, discusses CFO strategy and financial leadership best practices. Carl emphasizes t...
Brian Tomlinson on how sustainability drives long-term value
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Tomlinson of EY argues that sustainability is a long-run driver of shareholder value. Brian and our host, Greg Milano, explore how boards and ma...
Ken Fisher shares CFO lessons on strategy, execution, and M&A
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Fisher, CFO of Champion X, discusses his extensive career in finance and leadership roles across industries, including his time at Noble Energy, S...
Getting more out of IR and financial reporting with Shiva Rajgopal
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Shiva Rajgopal addresses common shortcomings in financial reporting frameworks, highlighting a lack of transparency on key metrics, costs, a...
Michael Levin on activist investing
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Levin, experienced investor, consultant, and creator of The Activist Investor website and newsletter, explains how activists determine targets...
Fortuna Advisors’ approach to strategic resource allocation
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fortuna’s Greg Milano talks capital and resource allocation best practices and highlights pitfalls, such as overinvesting in underperforming busines...
Bennett Stewart, the father of EVA (economic value added)
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bennett Stewart, the “father of EVA” was co-founder of Stern Stewart and a leader in the shareholder value movement. He explains how EVA revolutio...
Donald Chew on Michael Jensen and modern corporate finance
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Chew, author and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, discusses the life and legacy of the late Professor Michael Jense...
Steve O’Byrne on executive pay, wealth leverage & employee value added
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve O’Byrne is among the most knowledgeable experts on executive pay practices, hands down. He shares his insights on the evolution of performance...
Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach on democratizing artificial intelligence
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our discussion with Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach explores the transformative power of AI, discussing its potential across industries, the impact of the E...
Fortuna Advisors' approach to value-based management
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Value management means applying objective valuation principles to strategy, resource allocation, and performance measurement processes to deliver sust...
Dr. Mark Frigo on strategic life-cycle analysis and more
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mark Frigo, professor and founding director of the Center for Strategy Execution and Valuation at DePaul University, discusses the importance of l...
Kimberly Casiano on continuous learning, long-term focus, and “eulogy” virtues
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Casiano, board member of Ford Motor Company, Mutual of America Financial Group, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, shares her story, ...
Ramesh Karnani on aligning strategy with value creation
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ramesh Karnani explains the importance of approaching strategy from a shareholder value perspective and considers some of the problems that can result...
Professor Srivastava on how modern business models require an accounting overhaul
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
World-renowned Professor Anup Srivastava discusses the challenges of valuing, investing in, and developing intangible assets in today's corporate...
Greg Milano on relative TSR and incentives gone wrong
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fortuna Advisors CEO Greg Milano discusses flaws in corporate incentive plans that encourage bad behaviors, from financial manipulation to more subtle...
Sean Pelkey shares the Great Success Story of CSX
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Pelkey, CFO of CSX Corporation, discusses the railroad company’s stunning transformation in the face of stark headwinds and a devastating loss ...
Jeff Greene explores the Capital Allocation Paradox
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Greene explains why capital allocation is so important, what companies typically do wrong, and his view on the main tenets of good capital alloca...
Steve Chopp on value management in mid-sized private companies
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Chopp, currently CFO and EVP of Strategy for Lief Labs, describes his experiences implementing value-based management at smaller private compani...
Ryan Barker on how brand investments create value
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Barker explains how critical brand love is in driving total shareholder return. He is the CEO and founder of BERA Brand Management and has been...
Anna Catalano on avoiding disruption
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Anna Catalano’s extensive experience as a board director across many industries and as a former executive in energy, she shares insights that a...
Scott Morrison and the longest running EVA Company
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Morrison recently stepped down from being CFO of Ball Corporation, the longest running user of EVA, which is economic value added. Over his tenu...
Pamela Savino on authentic leadership
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Savino, CEO and founder of Live Authentically, says “There's nothing more magnetic than a leader who's in touch with who they truly...
Gary Bischoping on operationalizing value creation
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Bischoping, a partner at private equity firm Hellman & Friedman and former CFO of Finastra and Varian Medical Systems, explains how “operat...
Glenn Welling on how activists create value
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investing in small and mid-cap public companies can be tricky, but Glenn Welling, founder and chief investment officer of Engaged Capital, has made a ...
Paul Clancy’s CFO view of activist investors
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Clancy successfully engaged with activist investors for more than a decade as CFO of Biogen, then Alexion. A stalwart believer in value-based man...