Naddy will deliver “Swing for the Fences: What an Unconventional Baseball Team Can Teach CFOs About Growth, Creativity & Transformational Customer Experience.”

BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The CFO Leadership Council (CFOLC), a professional association for senior finance leaders has announced Dr. Tim Naddy, CFO of the Savannah Banana as a keynote speaker for the Spring 2026 CFO Leadership Conference. The premier conference for senior finance leaders returns to Boston, MA this June 3- 5, 2026.

Naddy will deliver “Swing for the Fences: What an Unconventional Baseball Team Can Teach CFOs About Growth, Creativity & Transformational Customer Experience,” a keynote that reframes how finance leaders think about growth, demand creation, and the strategic role of the CFO in customer-driven organizations.

The Savannah Bananas have become one of the fastest-growing and most talked-about organizations in sports, selling out stadium tours nationwide by redesigning the fan experience and building a brand centered on customer joy. Behind that success is a disciplined operating model where finance plays a critical role in enabling experimentation, scaling demand, and maintaining operational rigor.

In this story-driven keynote, Naddy will share how finance leaders can apply lessons from the Bananas’ unconventional growth strategy to their own organizations. He will explore how CFOs can evolve from traditional financial stewards into strategic partners who help unlock growth, strengthen customer engagement, and build organizations capable of scaling bold ideas.

“Plans fail for lack of counsel. It begins with a whisper and, yes, some dismiss it as noise. Yet wisdom, calm and collected, echoes through the chaos and as its volume rises, so does the recognition that the voice was there the entire time,” said Naddy. “Consistent wisdom becomes a trusted partner. It’s our job to be the measured voice of our organizations so our echoes can reverberate throughout. We might be shadow ops, but we’re also ubiquitous.”


During the keynote, Naddy will share practical lessons CFOs can apply immediately, including:
• Replace traditional KPIs with customer impact metrics
• Enable innovation without losing financial discipline
• Scale systems and processes for rapid growth
• Use finance insights to strengthen customer loyalty
• Build finance teams that partner across the business


Dr. Naddy brings a diverse background spanning Big Four accounting, private equity-backed companies, internet startups, franchising, fraud examination, and CFO advisory work. In addition to his role with the Savannah Bananas, he is an entrepreneur, university professor, and author known for translating complex financial concepts into practical insight leaders can apply immediately.


The Spring 2026 CFO Leadership Conference is an intimate, peer-driven event created exclusively for CFOs and senior finance leaders. The three-day program is purpose-built to help attendees step out of the day-to-day and focus on leadership, execution, and enterprise value through real-world case studies, peer-tested frameworks, and candid discussions with fellow finance leaders.

Each conference pass includes keynote and breakout sessions, two cocktail receptions, full breakfast and lunch, and exhibit hall access.
For the full agenda visit: cfoleadership.com/spring-conference/agenda/


Registration for the Spring 2026 CFO Leadership Conference in Boston is now open.
Learn more and reserve your seat at: cfoleadership.com/spring-conference/


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Stephany Jaramillo
CFO Leadership Council
stephany@cfolc.com

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