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In this episode, Michael Braude joins us once again for another monthly economic update.

In this episode:

Michael's view on current inflation
The effect on FX markets
Commodities and supply chain issues
What to keep eyes on

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Greg Packard of Treasurer at JBT Corporation joins us in this episode.

In this episode:

What brought Greg to treasury and why did he choose it as a career
The highlights of his career
How treasury varies in the different industries he worked with
The difference between the corporate and the banking side
Making the switch from corporate to banking and back to corporate
His advice about networking
How mentors played a part in his career
The one piece of advice he wishes he’d known when starting his career
What he looks for when hiring direct reports in his team
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of C-suite
How does Greg see the role of treasurer changing in the coming years

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In this episode, Michael Braude joins us once again for another monthly economic update. He will give us an overview and update on inflation, market drivers, the Australian dollar, and what to look out for.

In this episode:

Michael gives us an update on the current inflationary pressures.
Talking about market drivers at the moment.
Events affecting the Australian dollar.
Things treasurers should be keeping their eyes on.

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Teresa McAdam joins me on this podcast episode. Teresa is the Head of Funding at Virgin Australia. She has joined us before but I want to have her back to talk particularly about hospitality and travel industries where Virgin operates. We’ll have her back for updates and see how COVID affected the business and to enlighten you on what’s going on.

In this episode we discuss:

How Teresa’s role changed over the years
Highlights and the things she enjoyed working through
The function of the team working remotely during COVID
Key technologies they consider at the moment from a treasury perspective
Networking during these challenging time
Value from conferences
The effect of the pandemic in the company’s treasury

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In this episode, we interview Matthew Harlan the Treasury Director at Toast POS. Toast is a company that empowers the restaurant community. They provide powerful cloud based software and all-in-one platform that covers point of sale, guest marketing, digital ordering & delivery, and payroll & HR.

Matthew shares how he developed his career, how he approaches things in his position as treasurer and key tips for hiring and becoming a successful treasurer.

In this episode we discuss:

The story of how Matthew came to Treasury and why he chose it as a career.
Developing the career that he has today.
Matthew shares his career highlights.
His approach and advice around the topic of networking.
Advice Matt would like to pass forward to the listeners.
Top characteristics he looks for when hiring people in his team.
Keys to becoming a successful treasurer in the eyes of the C-Suite.
The changes of treasury together with technology.

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An interesting conversation with Stockland’s Treasurer, David Rowe, on the podcast today. It’s actually David’s second time to come on the show and today he’s going to give us an update on what has happened over the last 3 years since we last spoke. David is also going to share how they are running treasury successfully during this pandemic.

In this episode we discuss:

 * David gives us an update on what has changed for him over the last 3 years.

His current role at Stockland.
How they are operating Treasury during COVID.
Recruitment over the last 2 years and moving forward.
Approaching networking during lockdown.
Implementing technology in Treasury.
Keys to becoming a successful treasurer.

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In this episode, I interview Ben Nolan, Treasurer and Head of Financial Reporting at Pacific National. We talk about highlights of his 3-year sting as treasurer and how COVID-19 has changed processes and roles in treasury within their organization.

In this episode we discuss:

Ben’s current role at Pacific National
Highlights on his work over the last 3 years.
How has COVID-19 has changed the role of Treasury in their organization.
Managing the process and outcomes of working from home.
Doing the hiring process remotely.
His approach to networking over the lockdowns.

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Today’s episode is a monthly economic forecast for Treasurers from our regular guest, Michael Braude. He is going to share what’s happening in the commodities, risk and bond markets amid this rapidly changing world.

In this episode we discuss:

 * Current movements in the bond markets.

Updates on the currency markets.
What’s happening around commodities.
Things treasurer’s need to watch out for in the coming months.

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In today’s episode, I have Catherine Portman with me. Catherine is the former Treasurer at Uber and now Treasurer at Palo Alto Networks. She shares the career changes she has made, the challenges she has faced and the struggles they have had over the last 18 months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode we discuss:

 * Catherine shares her current job at Palo Alto Networks

Her career highlights over the last 18 months.
The challenges they went through during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How the challenges will change the way they operate moving forward.
Handling networking during the pandemic.
Struggles they have found around Treasury that are hard to do remotely.
Navigating around conferences remotely.
Their parameters around hiring remotely.
What makes a successful treasurer.

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In this interesting conversation with Jenny Ceran, we talk about her journey from being a Treasurer in eBay during the period where the business went from a billion dollars turnover to 14 billion dollars turnover, progressing to CFO, and then into board positions. Since the beginning of 2021 she has been a 5-time board member and progressed to the non-executive space. She shares valuable lessons throughout her career that we can all learn from and be inspired by.

**In this episode we discuss:**

The story of how Jenny came to work in the field of Treasury.
Highlights of Jenny's career.
Paying it forward to others during her career.
Her biggest takeaways from her experience.
Advice for people who want to make the move from Treasurer to CFO.
Her thoughts around networking.
Her experience in mentors and her advice for listeners.
One piece of valuable advice she wants to share.
Key things she looks for when hiring people.
How the role of the treasurer has changed with technology.
She shares the most exciting time she’s had in treasury.

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In this episode, Karen Kearney joins us to talk about her experience as Treasurer in one of the largest research and development universities in the world, Stanford University. We talk about her career, its highlights, best lessons, and so much more.

  **In this episode we discuss:**

The story of how Karen came to work in the field of Treasury.
Karen shares highlights in her career.
How the university works as a business.
Her experience on her move from the UK to the US from a working perspective.
Karen’s approach to networking throughout her journey.
The role of mentors in her career.
Best piece of advice she has learned.
What she looks for in hiring team members.
Characteristics that make a successful treasurer.
The role of the treasurer as technology changes.

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Treasurer of Horizon Blue Cross Shield of New Jersey, Frank Melaccio, joins us today to talk about Treasury and what’s been going on in their company during this COVID pandemic. Frank is responsible for managing their organization’s investment portfolio, liquidity, insurance risk, supplier procurement, and supplier risk.

**In this episode we discuss:**

 * Frank updates us on his role over the last 2 years.

How his team has coped over the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Their policies on remote working moving forward.
His approach to networking during this time.
Their process of hiring and onboarding remotely.
Keys to a successful treasurer.

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Tim Murphy, Head of Finance Operations, Real Estate & Treasurer at Square, joins us in this episode to talk about running treasury virtually during this pandemic and how they’re approaching it at Square. Square has gone through a lot of changes during the pandemic and has flourished over that time. And today, we’re going to hear updates on what’s been going on with them.

In this episode we discuss:

 * Tim tells us about his role at Square.

Highlights that have happened at Square since the pandemic.
Square starting to work offsite over the last year.
How Treasury has changed over working remotely.
Onboarding of new staff remotely.
His approach to networking over the lockdown period and it will look moving forward.
Their virtual hiring and recruitment process.
Technology and process improvement in Square’s treasury.
Keys for a successful treasurer.

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Helen Kane, Managing Director of Hedge Trackers, joins us in this interesting episode to talk about her woman-led and managed business which she uniquely set up 21 years ago.  

She also gives us an update on how things have changed within her world and in treasury during this COVID pandemic.

In this episode we discuss:

The story of how she set up her consulting firm 21 years ago and how it has been so topical in 2021.
Changes that Hedge Trackers has gone through over the last 2 years.
The state of Treasury during COVID.
Her approach to networking during this pandemic.
Advantages of flexible work options.
The role of the treasurer and being successful amidst COVID and lockdowns.

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In this episode, Michael Braude joins us to share his regular monthly forecasts for treasurers. There’s a lot happening and he shares his thoughts and knowledge on the RBA, Australian dollar, bond yields, and what treasurers should keep their eyes on in the coming months.

In this episode we discuss:

Michael’s thoughts on RBA changes.
The state of the Australian Dollar.
Talking about the current bond yields.
What treasurers should keep their eyes on in the coming months.

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In this episode, Christianne Curran, Assistant Treasurer at Black Hills Corporation, joins me to talk about her treasury career and great advice and tips for newbies in the industry.

Christianne started her career in Treasury as a Senior Financial Analyst in 1999. After which she joined different companies in different industries such as Bell South Corp, Oncor Electric Delivery, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Lamb Weston holding various positions in Treasury and Finance. In 2017, she joined Black Hills Corporation in her current position.

In this episode we discuss:

How Christianne came to Treasury and why she chose this career.
Career highlights throughout her journey.
How Treasury stands out among the different industries she’s been in.
Christianne’s approach to networking and her advice around the subject.
The role of mentors in her career.
The best advice she wants to pass on to listeners.
What makes a successful treasurer.
The treasurer’s role alongside technological advancement.

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In this episode, I am joined by Matthew Brill, Vice President for Treasury at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield since 2020. He started his career in accounting at KPMG in the year 1995. After which, he moved to General Motors as a manager in a rotational program for 5 years. He then worked for Healthpeak for 12 years where he built his career as Treasurer of the company. Matt shares his own experience, journey, and gives advice for up and coming treasurers in the industry.

In this episode we discuss:

How Matt came to and why he chose treasury as a career.
The highlights of his career.
Sharing his Treasury experience at Healthpeak for 12 years.
Matt’s thoughts on networking.
How having mentors can help your career.
The best advice he wants to pass on to listeners.
Characteristics he looks for in hiring team members.
How the role of the treasurer will change along with technological advancement.

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In this episode, I am joined by Alice Xu, Treasurer at Workday. Alice 15-year treasury career started at Cisco in 1996 as Treasury Analyst. From there she moved to Mattson Technology and then AMD as treasury manager. In 2012, she joined Workday in 2012 as Sr. Treasury Manager and has since moved up to the role of Treasurer since 2018.

**In this episode we discuss:**

The story of what made Alice come to treasury and choose this career.
Top highlights in Alice’s career.
Using networking in her roles.
Having informal mentors throughout her career.
One piece of advice that she wants to share to listeners.
Characteristics she looks for in the people she is recruiting people for her team.
What makes a successful treasurer.

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In this episode, I am joined by Dushyant Abhyankar, Vice President & Treasurer at the Cross River Bank. He started his professional career in accounting and came into treasury 9 years ago at Metlife, a company he previously worked for. We talk about career development, hiring, success, advice for listeners, technology’s effect on treasurers, and so much more.

 **In this episode we discuss:**

* How Dushyant came to and why he chose treasury as a career.

Sharing his career highlights.
Cross River Bank’s experience during the COVID pandemic.
How networking and having mentors have been a part of his career development.
One piece of advice the wants to share to the listeners.
Key things he looks for when hiring.
What makes a successful treasurer.
How the role of the treasurer will change with technology advancement.

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Today I am joined on the podcast by Odette Go. She is the Vice President and Treasurer at Lam Research. We met a couple of years ago at a conference and I wanted her to come on the podcast because she's got a great background within the tech space in Silicon Valley before starting her career within the banking sector.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Odette choose treasury as a career
The highlights of her career
The transition from banking to corporate treasury
Mentors' part in her career development
Her approach to networking
One thing she wishes she had known back then that she knows now
Key things she looks for when hiring
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the C-suite
How is the role of treasury changing with the advancement of technology in her perspective

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Today I am joined on the podcast by Victor Pausin - Treasurer at NA Nissan Motor Corporation. He was born in Venezuela, has worked in South America, Europe, and North America. We will hear from Victor about his career path and his advice for all of you.

In this episode we discuss:

What lead Victor to treasury
His career highlights
His experience in moving around and working in different international locations
Networking as part of his career
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the C-suite
One piece of advice he would give to himself when starting his career
What he looks for when recruiting his direct reports into his team
How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years with the advancing of technology

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Today we’re joined by Tony Krabill - Assistant Treasurer at Greif. We enjoyed chatting with Tony because we have a lot of messages out there that help people in their careers and a lot of the stuff we talk about on a day-to-day basis is what Tony talked about today. It’s always great to hear a practitioner who has similar advice to what we have and I’m sure you will enjoy this chat with Tony.

In this episode we discuss:

What brought Tony to the treasury
His career highlights
What would he tell others as he’s advancing through his career
His approach to networking throughout his career
His mentors as part of his career development
His approach to mentorship to those reporting to him
Making the move to the treasury
What he looks for when recruiting into his team
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How he sees the role of treasury as changing as technology advances

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Today I am joined on the podcast for his regular monthly economic forecast for treasurers by Michael Braude, the treasurer at George Weston Foods.

In this episode we discuss:

The central banks and the conflicting data
The FX market
What to keep eyes on as corporate treasurers

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Today I am joined on the podcast again by Tony Vu who is now the treasurer at the University of Colorado. I talked to him some time ago about the need in the market to have undergraduate education within the treasury space. Being at the University of Colorado and a long time in higher ed, we chatted about that need and the ability to create a course. The podcast today is really the start of that process. I want to put it out there and anyone who is interested in helping Tony to pull together an education course for undergraduates to improve the knowledge within the treasury marketplace or get to people come to treasury earlier will be really well received.

In this episode we discuss:

Highlights of Tony’s career
The difference of treasury in the corporate and higher education side
Advice to someone who wants to move from corporate and higher education or vice versa
Bridging the gap from the corporate side to the government side
The opportunities he can see to get college students more involved in treasury or in the treasury career track

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Today I am joined by Dan Erdman, Treasurer at ChampionX.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Dan choose treasury
The transition from banking to corporate
The highlights of his career
His advice to his younger self
Building your network
The focus of someone’s career in Dan’s perspective

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I have Thomas Otendal, the Group Treasurer at Saxo Bank. Saxo started as an online trading and investment platform and subsequently got banking lessons. They are a global business in 40 countries and Thomas was brought in to set up treasury from scratch.

In this episode we discuss:

How Thomas got into the treasury
The contrast and comparison in culture and industry between postal service vs. financial service
The journey and the exciting things he’s doing in Saxo
His biggest achievements in his seven years in Saxo
His advice to others regarding his approach in setting up the treasury from scratch
The key things he looks for when hiring into his team
How he sees the role of treasury changing with technological advancement
How has networking been a part of his career
The mentors Thomas had
The one piece of advice he wishes he had known at 25
What he thinks makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the C-suite

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Today I am joined by Attila Halmy, the Treasurer at GE Lighting. I got Attila on the podcast because he’s an accidental treasurer and has really made his name and his career helping the GE business to sell off and list separate businesses out of the old GE. He has an interesting background and insights.

In this episode we discuss:

Attila as the accidental treasurer
The highlights of his career
Coming from outside of treasury and learning to function
The best advice he can give to his younger self
What he looks for when hiring
Putting weight behind the CTP or CFA when looking to hire
Attitude is the most important attribute (when hiring)
Knowing what he knows today what would have he done differently

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Today I am joined by Damaari Drumright, Treasurer & Head of Investor Relations at Talend. He is one of the first guys I met when I was first looking to set up a business in America and it’s a real privilege for me to have him on the program today.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights of Damaari’s career to date
The one piece of advice he would give to himself if he could go back
His approach to networking and mentorship throughout his career and his advice to the audience
What does he attribute to his rapid rise?
How has investor relations made him a better treasury professional
How he got the hiring manager still hire him in the role
The key things he looks for when direct hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the C-suite
How he sees the role of treasury changing with the advancement in technology
His view on bitcoin

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Michael Braun joins me in this episode for our monthly economic update for treasurers. He gives us the current state of the economy and his predictions for the month, including discussions on inflation rates, investments, unemployment rates and many more.

In this episode we discuss:

The economy and interest rates this week.
The effect of unemployment on the economy.
Financial market is becoming a bit jittery, making people more risk averse.
Predictions for the month.

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Today we’ve got another special for you in Ask a Treasurer Live. We have Joel Vanderkooi, the treasurer at Kellogg Company.

In this episode we discuss:

How did Joel come to the treasury and what made him choose it as a career
His experience in finance and its impact as a treasury professional
His career highlight
His advice to younger self
Going out of your comfort zone
His approach to networking and relationships
Key things he looks for when hiring
His thoughts on certifications
His thoughts on remote work opportunities

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Today we are joined by Matthew Fortunak, the Vice President, Treasurer at Owens Corning. The reason why we want to get him today as he had a really broad background working a long time with Delphi. He worked in treasury but also did a broad financial working strategy.

In this episode we discuss:

How he came to the treasury and what made him choose treasury as a career
His career highlights
His preparations for his position now
Maintaining relationships
Growing with the company and its culture
Mentorship in Matthew’s perspective
Key things he looks for when hiring people
Skills that are important for Matthew
When looking to grow in a career, should someone be seeking opportunities in their current role or look externally?
Determining the company’s culture
Advice for someone who’s from a more sophisticated treasury org into one that’s further behind
Advice for someone in the middle of a job search

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Today I am joined on the podcast by Brian Moore, he’s a Treasurer at McKesson. Brian has a diverse background across a number of businesses.

In this episode we discuss:

How he came to the treasury and what made him choose it as a career
His career highlights
The difference of treasury from different areas
His advice to others around broadening outside just being a treasury specific person
Key learnings that would benefit people
His approach to networking and his advice regarding it
One piece of advice for the listeners that he wishes he had known when he was starting his career
What he looks for in his direct reports
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the C-suite
How is the role of treasurer changing based on technology advancement

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Today I am joined by Edward Peña, the EVP & Treasurer at Liberty Mutual Insurance. He started his career in investment banking before switching to the corporate side.

In this episode we discuss:

What brought Edward to the treasury
The highlights of his career
The challenge moving from investment banking to the corporate side
His advice to others in making the move from banking to corporate
His approach to networking
Mentors as part of his career
What is one thing he wishes he knew back then
The key things when hiring
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the c-suite
How is the role of treasurer changing

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Today we’re joined on Ask the Treasurer Live by Yang Xu, the treasurer at Kraft Heinz. She’s been a popular podcast guest in the past, on a fast track to get to CFO.

In this episode we discuss:

How Yang came to the treasury and why she chose treasury as a career
Her career highlights
What is the most challenging aspect for treasury today in Yang’s perspective
What Yang looks for in direct reports when hiring
Her advice to those who are unemployed or unhappy with their role and want to make a change
Her thoughts on CTP or CFA when looking at resumes
The best advice she would give herself or to someone who’s trying to advice her/his career

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Today I am joined by Melissa Cameron. Melissa is a partner for the treasury advisory team at Deloitte.

In this episode we discuss:

How she came to the treasury and what made her choose it
Her career highlights so far
The transition in becoming a global citizen
Making the transition from banking into the consulting environments

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Today I’m joined by Michael Braude, Michael is the treasurer at George Weston Foods and he’s on for his regular economic forecast for treasurers.

In this episode we discuss:

What’s been happening in the market
The currency
The bond market
What should treasurers be keeping their eyes in the next month

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This is the second episode of “Ask a Treasurer Live” this is a new concept we brought to the table, very similar in format to the podcast but actually chatting live and interacting with your audience. In today’s episode, we speak with Christian Bauwens, the Treasurer of Flex and has been with the company for 6 years. Flex is a global company with a small team of 28 people with people in the US, Europe, and China.

In this episode we discuss:

How Christian came to treasury and what made him choose it
Advice for someone making the switch from banking to the corporate side
Some of his career highlights
The advice he wishes he knew he had when transitioning from banking to treasury
Forming networking relationship
Key things he looks for in direct reports when hiring
His view on education both for his career and when hiring for his team
His view on the application blockchain technology in treasury
His thoughts on RPA, machine learning, and automation in the treasury space

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Today I am joined by Seth Marlowe, the head of Treasury Strategy at Synovus. He’s also the current president of TMANY. I got him on the podcast because since he started his career in consulting, he then moved to corporate treasury and to banking.

In this episode we discuss:

How he came to the treasury and what made him choose treasury as a career
The highlight of his career
Making the switch from corporate to banking
The transition from IT to corporate treasury
Exciting development and what in-store in TMANY
His approach to networking in his career
What he looks for when hiring direct reports
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the board

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Today I have Zeeshan Naqvi, the treasurer at Diebold Nixdorf.

In this episode we discuss:

How did Zeeshan get into treasury
The highlights of his career
What he wishes he had known when starting his career
The key things he look for when hiring
Ways to innovate the treasury department
His mentors and the impact they made to Zeeshan
How can we influence stakeholders of the value treasury adds to the success of the company
What he thinks about certifications and do they make a difference to him when hiring?

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At age 29, Jawad Ahsan defined his North Star: he wanted to move up to the C-suite. A year later, he became a divisional CFO at GE Healthcare, and was soon promoted to be a GE executive. By age 34, he was the CFO of a private-equity backed SaaS company, and by age 37, became the CFO of a publicly traded company, Axon. As CFO, Jawad is responsible for leading the company's global finance, corporate strategy, legal and IT organizations, as well as Axon’s consumer-facing business. During his tenure, Axon’s market cap has increased from $1 billion to over $6 billion.

In this episode we discuss:

The keys things Jawad look for in his direct reports when hiring
How is the role of treasurer changing in the future
“Surround yourself with quality people that will take you further than you think”
“Anyone can be a leader but don’t assume that you’re in a leadership position that you are a leader”
Hiring people you trust
Defining your Northstar

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This is an episode where I was invited to appear on another podcast, with Kevin Olsen, The Payments Podium. He asked me to come to talk about my podcast and the Treasury Talent recruitment business.

In this episode we discuss:

Who is Simon and what he does
How Simon started his career
How can people find where they would be a good fit and be relevant
Ways people can identify what their strengths are and how to play to them’
His advice on developing relationships remotely
What should people start doing now for the future job and position that they want to have

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The Treasury Talent team discusses the interview tips for candidates.

In this episode we discuss:

Good questions to ask to learn about the group’s ability to operate as a team
Interview tips
Asking about the business continuity plan
How technical should questions be
Salary questions
Things to research about the company

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Welcome to 2021. In this episode, I will discuss the quick recap of the Treasury Talent podcast in 2021, Treasury Talent TV, LinkedIn Live, and the huge 2021 plan.

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The Treasury Talent team discusses Interview Tips for candidates searching for treasury jobs.

In this episode we discuss:

Learning the group’s ability to operate as a team
The biggest challenge the team tackle this year
Make sure to take notes
Asking about business continuity plan
How technical should questions be
Researching about the company when looking at a potential client
Answering about salaries

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We are very fortunate to be joined by Amanda Vedder, Managing Director at TurnpointFX.

In this episode we discuss:

Making the move in different industries
Amanda’s piece of advice for people listening that she could tell her 21-year-old self
Her suggestions on how to find a mentor
Her take on having mentees
The catalyst to taking different pivots
For treasury practitioners who are new to digitization who want to upscale, what areas should they focus on in terms of learning or experience

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We are fortunate to be joined by Adesola Orimalade, the Director of Treasury at Kiwi.com.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights of Adesola’s career
One piece of advice that he wishes he had known before that he knows now
Being a global citizen
Networking and relationships in Adesola’s perspective
The catalyst to making the move from the banking to the corporate side
Making the move to another country
Adesola’s passion
What he’s doing with the younger generation and help and introduce treasury

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Craig Leslie joined the group today on the podcast. Craig is the treasurer at Pacific Life.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights of Craig’s career
The major differences from a treasury perspective across the industries he’s worked with
One piece of advice he wishes he had known when he was starting his career
His approach to networking and mentorship and his advice regarding those
The mentor-mentee relationship
His advice to others about being a global citizen and having global roles
Craig’s take on hiring people
What makes a successful treasurer
How the role of treasury is changing

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Today I’m joined by Michael Braude, Michael is the treasurer at George Weston Foods and he’s on for his regular economic forecast for treasurers. It’s going to be our last forecast before our Christmas break so I hope you get some insights to lead you through that December holiday and Christmas period.

In this episode we discuss:

The last rendezvous in 2020
What Michael has been hearing from the Central bank
What to keep eyes on with the Christmas - Holiday period for treasurers

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Today I am joined by Bill Guerrero. Bill is the CFO at Ithaca College. He has some interesting background, he started in banking into the CFO role in the education area.

In this episode we discuss:

What Bill looks for when hiring in his team
His journey from banking to becoming a CFO in educational institutions
His role as a CFO and wearing the treasurer’s hat
The effect of COVID on the institution
His approach to networking
How mentors play a part in his career
One piece of advice he wishes he knew back when he was starting his career that he’d like to pass on to the listeners
What makes a successful treasurer
How the role of treasury is changing

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Today I’m joined by Amit Kapur who is the treasurer of ATS Automation. I wanted Amit to come on because he has a good background and a great career.

In this episode we discuss:

Why did Amit choose treasury as a career
His time at GE and what he learned
His career highlights
How treasury differs (or not) in different industries he’s been in
Amit’s experience in networking
The best piece of advice he’s learned throughout his career that Amit wishes he had been told when he was starting
What he looks for when hiring his direct reports
What he thinks makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
How he sees the role of treasurer is changing

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We are fortunate to be joined by Garima Thakur of Ingram Micro on the podcast today.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights of moving from corporate training to treasury
What she wishes she had known when she was starting her career
Garima’s approach to networking and her advice regarding networking
The greatest benefits of diversity when hiring
Adding diversity in one’s team
Steps to take in order to attract and retain the diverse candidates

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We are fortunate to have Gary Brown in the podcast today. Gary is the CFO of ENGIE. ENGIE is a french utility business that operates in the renewable energy, electric generation, and distribution space.

In this episode we discuss:

As a CFO, what does Gary look for when hiring someone in the team
Overview of ENGIE
The role of treasury in their organization
His relationship with the treasurers now
Has COVID changed his focus as a CFO
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the CFO
How he sees the role of treasurer changing with technology
The best piece of advice he would give himself at 25 that he knows now

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The Treasury Team is fortunate to have Michael McCormick from Ygrene Energy Fund, Director of Capital Markets.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights of Michael’s career
His advice that he’s learned over his career that he wishes he’d known at the beginning
His approach to networking and relationships
Capital markets and his advice to people interested in it
The change in the treasury role in his perspective
What Ygrene does
The challenges of being in a PACE company

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Today I have Kevin Leader on the podcast, the treasurer of Bechtel Corporation. Bechtel is a global engineering and consulting firm.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Kevin choose Treasury
His career highlights in banking
What Bechtel does
The challenge in getting the relationship as a business partner with treasury
Comparing his roles in banking and corporate
His advice to those who are in banking thinking of going to corporate
Hiring ex-bankers
His approach to networking
The part of mentors in his career
One piece of advice he wishes he knew back then
What he looks for when bringing people in the team
What makes a successful treasurer
How Kevin sees the treasurer role changing as technology advances

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We’re fortunate to be joined today by Christopher Taylor, the treasurer of President’s Choice Bank in Canada.

In this episode we discuss:

Why did Christopher choose treasury as a career
His experience with George Weston
The highlights of his career
The difference of treasury in the banking, corporate and consulting sides in Christopher’s perspective
The move from the banking to the corporate side
His approach to networking and his advice to others

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Today I am joined by Rakesh Kochhar, the treasurer of Nissan based out of Tokyo, Japan.

In this episode we discuss:

How Rakesh came to treasury
The challenges in global treasury
His time as a CFO and making the transition to the treasury
The things he enjoyed and the treasury environment in GE
His advice to others wanting to be global citizens and working in very different culture environments
The highlights of his career
His approach to networking
His mentors in the journey
One thing he wishes he knew before
What he looks for when hiring direct reports
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
One thing during COVID that he’s proud of
How the role of treasurer is changing with technology advancement

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Today I am joined by Michael Braud for his monthly economic forecast for treasurers.

In this episode we discuss:

What do people say regarding RBA
COVID resurging around the globe
Volatility in the market

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We’re fortunate to be joined today by Tracey Knight. Tracey is the Director-Solution Engineering at HighRadius.

In this episode we discuss:

Tracey’s background and journey
The highlights of her career
One piece of advice she wishes she’s been told
What she’s learned about networking and relationships and her advice regarding those
The similarities and differences of corporate and the vendor side
Her prediction on how the role of the treasury is going to evolve
What value can HighRadius bring to treasurers

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Today I am joined by Ferdinand Jahnel, the Treasurer at Marsh & McLennan.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Ferdinand choose treasury as a career and how he ended up in the treasury
How has being on the board of AFP benefited him
The cultural and work differences in different continents
Specific advice to listeners about being a global citizen
The highlight of his career
The difference and similarities across the industries
Ferdinand’s approach to networking
Mentors as part of his career
One piece of advice he wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
What he looks for when hiring someone
How the role of the treasury is changing with technology advancement

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Today we have Easton Dickson on the podcast, he is the treasurer at Bain & Company.

In this episode we discuss:

Why Easton chose treasury as a career
The highlights of his career
From a treasury perspective, what has been the real challenges during the pandemic
The similarities and difference of treasury in different industries
Making the transition in moving to another country
His approach to networking throughout his career
His mentors
What he recommends for the listeners the things he wishes he knew back then
What he looks for in his direct reports
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the board
How is the role of the treasury changing in the coming years with regards to technology

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Today is a special episode for you. We are joined by Aron Chazen, the CEO of Treasury Curve. He has a long, distinguished career in banking with JP Morgan then started up a business called Treasury Curve.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights from Aron’s time in JP Morgan
What he wishes he knew when he started his career
How networking has helped him when he started his career
The most important thing he learned in the entrepreneurial journey
What started his idea to start Treasury Curve
Simon’s vision
From a vendor’s standpoint - what does Aron see as critical functions in the future for treasury

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Today I am joined by Mike Young, the Head of Treasury at Juniper Networks. I want to get him on because I met him a year ago and he really struck me, a high achieving guy and someone who got to the top treasury post for a young age.

In this episode we discuss:

What brought Mike into the treasury and what made him choose it
The highlights of his career
Learnings from spending time abroad
How treasury differ in different industries
His journey to the top role of treasury
His mentors
Mike’s approach to networking
What he wishes he’d known early on
What Mike looks for when hiring people
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the board
How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years particularly around technology advancement

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Today we have a special episode for you. The Treasury Talent has partnered with the Association of Finance Professionals around their education and we’re doing some podcasts around business partnering. Today I am joined by Rayan Rafay, the CFO of Fraction.

In this episode we discuss:

Building a mindset for success in a business partnership
The skills to develop to deliver successful partnerships
Rayan’s advice to someone trying to develop the skills
Getting the skills and do partnerships successfully when it’s virtual
Building a team as it relates to business partnership
Is partnership a challenge to the treasury?
The optimal size for a treasury team
Training and developing people to be more successful around business partnership
How can automation and technology support partnerships
What steps for young treasurer professional to become a more strategic partner

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Today I have Toby Shore on the podcast. Toby is the treasurer at Emirates Global Aluminium. It’s a merger of the two largest aluminium businesses in the Emirates. I want to have him as a global citizen and someone who moved around and as someone who has interesting things in his career.

In this episode we discuss:

What brought Toby to the treasury
The highlights of his career
Similarities, differences, and the changes from a treasury perspective across the various industries
His learnings from working in different jurisdictions
The challenge in moving in Dubai
His approach to networking throughout his career
His perspective about mentors
What he wishes he had known at the start of his career
What he looks for people when hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How Toby sees the role of the treasury changing in terms of advancing technology

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Today I have Michael Braud for our regular economic forecast for treasurers.

In this episode we discuss:

What Michael has been seeing in the last month
The FH market at the moment
The challenges of economic data
What to keep eyes on for the coming months

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Today we are joined by James Bryant. James is the Director of Treasury Analytics at Stanford Healthcare. He is in a position where he is really redefining treasury through the use of data analytics, business intelligence, RPA and AOI application.

In this episode we discuss:

The highlights and things James learned in his career
What one piece of information he wishes he knew before that he knows now
His approach to relationships and networking throughout his career
Being a strategic partner and understanding the challenges
How James sees the role of treasurer changing/evolving along with technology
How he utilizes AI Machine learning, RPA and operations
Unique perspectives with regards to technology from healthcare to traditional corporate
His thoughts on automation
Systems that measures liquidity and cash flow management

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Today I have Jack Yue on the podcast. Jack is the treasurer of KLA. He’s been in technology in Silicon Valley for a long time. I thought he’d be an interesting person for you to hear from today.

In this episode we discuss:

How Jack came to the treasury and why he chose treasury as a career
Some of the highlights of Jack’s career
His approach to networking
Other things that technology can solve as a treasurer
The work from home environment
What Jack looks for when hiring
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of CFO

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Today I’m joined by Geri Westphal and the rest of the Treasury Talent Team. We decided we wanted to chat about Peer Group Networking. Peer Group Networking is where you put in a group of people who are like-minded, you have something in common, the industry that you work in, or the level that you’re working within the treasury in order to really help around that networking. It’s a peer group where you can ask anything of anyone, the role is to help one another, develop your careers and be better with what you do.

In this episode we discuss:

Highlights and things Geri has learned as a practitioner
Her approach to networking
The change from being a practitioner to Peer to Peer networking
Since taking an entrepreneurial leap what has he realized and learned along the way
What is Peer to Peer networking and how LeanUp will help the treasury folks
How to learn more about LeanUp and how to apply

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Today I’m joined on the program by Brian King. Brian is the treasurer at Intuitive Surgical. I really enjoyed the discussion today.

In this episode we discuss:

How Brian came to treasury and why he chose it as a career
Making the move from Altera to EY
The highlight of his career
His approach to networking
Brian’s mentors
What he wishes he’d known back when he was starting his career
What he looks for when recruiting direct hires
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
How the role of treasurer is changing in the coming years

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Today I am joined by Olga Chin as well as the rest of the Treasury Talent team. We chatted to Olga, an exciting entrepreneur who’s built her career in the debt capital markets. She set up a business called InterPrice Technologies.

In this episode we discuss:

Olga’s career and journey
One piece of advice she wishes she’d known 15 years ago
Olga’s approach to networking
How have the relationships and networking in banking days benefited her as an entrepreneur
Olga’s learnings in her entrepreneurial journey
What is InterPrice
The values InterPrice provide treasurers

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We are collaborating with the Association of Finance Professionals to bring some content around business partnering. Today I am joined by Steve Kaufhold.

In this episode we discuss:

Building the mindset and personal skills for business partnership within treasury
Key skills to develop for successful business partnership
Tips on virtual perspective
Best way to be an effective business partner
His perspective on adding to the team to give a better ability to business partnership
How automation and technology support the business partnering for treasury

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I have David Viney in today’s episode. David is the Group Treasurer at Terex. David’s background came from banking, structured finance phase, and now corporate treasury. He’s an English origin and worked in different places.

In this episode we discuss:

How David came to treasury
Experience and advice in being an international citizen
Highlights of David’s career
The differences between banking securitization and corporate treasury
His approach to networking
David’s mentors
Advice he wishes he’d been told
Key things he looks for in direct hires
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years

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Today I am joined by Michael Braude for our monthly economic forecast for treasurers.

In this episode we discuss:

The Central bank’s perspective
The effects on currency, bond and commodity
What to look at in the coming months

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Today we are joined by Priscila Nigalli. She is the Director in Actualize Consulting. What we’re talking about today is the health check around your treasury management system. I wasn’t aware of this before but it was such a great discussion with Priscilla, she’s a guru on this. I hope you enjoy today’s discussion around health checks for your treasury management system with Priscilla.

In this episode we discuss:

Priscilla’s background
Her advice to people wanting to get to consulting space
Small differences between culture, big things in terms of the work environment
What is the health check within the treasury management system
Common inefficiencies and how to identify them
Best practices and processes around TMS
The benefit of getting an advisor
How to make sure the TMS and staff are prepared in cyber fraud and phishing threats

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Today I have Marc Vandiepenbeeck on the podcast. Marc is the treasurer at Johnson Controls. I want to get him on today because you’ll find his energy and enthusiasm second to not many. Also, he’s a global citizen and had the pleasure of working in Europe, Asia and now in the US. He has a good global perspective from someone who’s a global citizen.

In this episode we discuss:

What brought Marc into treasury
The highlight of Marc’s career
The differences in working in Europe and Asia
The difference of moving from regional roles within Europe and Asia and going to head office in the US
One thing that surprises him in making the moves as a global citizen
His approach to networking as a global citizen
Marc’s mentors
What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years

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We’re joined by Amol Dhargalkar. He is the Managing Director of Corporates. Everyone talks a lot about will interest rates go negative? Amol is a guru in this space and we thought we would get him back on the program and talk to him about it today.

In this episode we discuss:

Amol’s background
What is negative interest rates
The risk to the corporate treasury
How can a treasurer prepare and how they can get ahead of the game
Negative interest rates imply more complex management of pension funds and funding issues

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My guest today is Todd Yoder. Todd is the Global Treasury Head of Derivatives, Hedging Capital Management and Technology Strategy for Fluor, a global engineering firm. The reason why I got Todd on the program today was Fluor was such a global business, they are in all the corners of the world.

In this episode we discuss:

How Todd came to treasury
The biggest challenges and differences in different industries
Making the move from accounting into banking then corporate treasury and his advice to others planning to make the move
Highlights of Todd’s career
Mentors’ part in his career
His approach and advice regarding networking
What he wishes he knew when he was starting his career
What Todd looks for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How he sees the role changing in the next few years

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Today I am joined in the podcast by Michael Momdijian. Michael is the treasurer at Sydney Airport. Michael is the person who gave me the idea to start a podcast. I hope you enjoy listening and you’ll find out towards the end how it all came about.

In this episode we discuss:

How Michael came to treasury
The process of sustainability linked bonds
The effect of COVID-19 to Sydney Airport
Michael’s biggest achievement
What he wished he’d known when he was younger
What he thinks makes a successful treasurer
What he looks for indirect hires within the team
Michael’s mentors and his advice to listeners regarding mentors
His approach to networking
How Michael sees the role of the treasury changing in the coming years

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Today we’ve got a special episode for you. One of the topics we did recently was personal branding discussion with the Treasury Talent team.

In this episode we discuss:

Why is personal branding important in your career
What is personal branding
Building an offline branding
Tips on personal branding
Changing someone’s perception in the online environment
Words of wisdom from the team

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Our guest today in the podcast is Melanie Mock the treasurer at Equinix. Equinix is a very large data centre provider. I want to get Melanie on the podcast to talk through the business and for some really interesting stories.

In this episode discuss:

What brought Melanie to the treasury
Transition from banking to commercial side
Comparing treasury in different industries
Highlights of Melanie’s career
Work from home environment
Melanie’s approach to networking
Mentors as part of her career
What she wishes she has been told earlier in her career
What Melanie looks forward in hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How the role of treasury is changing with the advancing tech

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Today I’m joined by Gustavo Biscardi. He spent 11 years of his career in JBS, a large agricultural company. Gustavo is now the Head of Treasury at Rivian.

In this episode discuss:

What brought Gustavo to treasury
His journey from Brazil to Australia then to the US
The highlight of Gustavo’s journey
The difference between treasury in agriculture and technology
Gustavo’s approach to networking
Mentors’ part on his career development
One thing he wishes he knew when he was younger
Key things he looks for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How Gustavo sees the role of treasury changing

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We’ve got a special episode today. We will be talking about salaries.

It's a question I get asked the most about, so the Treasury Talent team and I got together and had a round table discussion around this topic.

In this episode we discuss:

How important is the comp plans
How does the treasury typically get compensated
Factors that determine the compensation
Positions open during COVID
Are treasuries folks paid as much as they should be?
The best strategy in getting the max salary
Tips on LinkedIn application
Salary range to expect
How do employers respond to candidates who have unvested stock or cash compensation on the existing company

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Today I’m joined by Drew Wolfe. Drew is the ex-treasurer of Starbucks. The reason why I got Drew on today was he’s an ex-nuclear submarine engineer who made his way into banking and then into the corporate treasury. I wanted to talk to him about the differences and how it all worked. He has an interesting career and a super interesting guy. He made the transition from treasurer into the CFO role.

In this episode we discuss:

How Drew came to treasury
Comparing his experiences in banking, corporate and different businesses
Making the move from banking to the corporate treasury
Drew’s experience as treasurer in Starbucks
The highlight of his career so far
The difference of working domestically in the US and internally in UK
Lessons Drew learned about global citizenship
His process and approach to networking
One thing Drew wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
Key things he is looking for when hiring
Moving from Treasury to CFO role, does it change the way Drew hire treasury vs. corporate finance
Advice to business who decide they don’t want to stop in the treasury role and want to go to the CFO role
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the board
How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years

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This episode’s guest is Michael Braude for the monthly economic update.

In this episode we discuss:

The disconnection in the market
The bond market
The volatility on the commodity side
Volatility movement from a treasury perspective

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I have Joerg Wiemer today on the podcast. Joerg is the co-founder/CEO of Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS). TIS is an assessed payment business.

In this episode we discuss:

How did Joerg come to treasury
The highlights of Joerg’s career
What is one thing Joerg wishes he knew back when he’s younger
His approach to networking
What Joerg is looking for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years

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Today we’ve got a special episode for you based around networking. This episode is from the Facebook live that we had a few weeks ago. If you are not able to get to those live discussions, we now have a YouTube channel, Treasury Talent TV to get on-demand discussions for insights and information valuable for your career.

In this episode we discuss:

Why is networking necessary
When is the right time to be networking
Most advantageous person to network with
How to successfully network
Big gatherings as a way to network
Getting someone to interact and engage
The impact of stepping down on career growth

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Today we are joined by Kjel Christensen. Kjel is the Managing Director for North America and APAC at Taulia. Taulia is an early payment business in the supply chain financing side. I’m a big fan of innovative payment platforms so I want to get Kjel on the podcast so we can hear more about it.

In this episode we discuss:

How Kjel ended up in the industry
How the business differs from other offerings out there
How Taulia’s technology helps buyers and suppliers get the money quicker
Kjel’s strategy for networking in his career
Mentors’ part in Kjel’s career
The best piece of advice Kjel wishes he knew when he was starting his career
Key things Kjel is looking for when hiring direct reports
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How Kjel sees the role of treasury changing

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Today’s topic is planning your job search and career development. Our discussion is with the whole Treasury Talent team and today’s discussion really will be on what we think around the plan with your career and within your job search.

In this episode we discuss:

Career development in Treasury
Changing jobs
Criteria to be prepared for in hunting
Titles and roles
Treasury as a small niche specialist area
Treasury job-related skills for market types
Geographic flexibility
Taking 6 months gap between 2 jobs

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Today I have Ed Barrie with me. He is the Treasurer at Tableau Software. Tableau has been recently acquired by Salesforce and is a rapidly growing business that allows you to analyze data effectively. We chatted a lot about the fast growing IT platform versus working in more of a debt hungry utility. Ed has some great insights in working across industries, one of the most exciting interviews I’ve done. I think you’d enjoy today’s interview with Ed.

In this episode:

Why treasury and what made Ed choose treasury as a career
How treasury alters in vast industries in Ed’s perspective
The real highlights in Ed’s career
The contrast of Ed’s treasury role in different businesses
The cultural change in moving industries
Ed’s approach to networking - the importance of open sharing
Ed’s mentors
What Ed wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
What Ed is looking for when hiring
Having good managers who invest and empower their people
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the CEO and the board
How is the role of treasury changing over the coming year in Ed’s perspective

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Today I am joined by Sroothi Jaikumar who’s with Capital Group. I want to get Sroothi on to chat because when I first met her, she was a fascinating person to chat to. I want to get her on to get the perspective in the marketplace.

In this episode:

How did Sroothi come to treasury and what made her choose it as a career
The highlights of her career
How treasury change across working in different industries in Sroothi’s experience
Best piece of advice she wish she had been told back when she’s starting her career
What she looks for people when recruiting
Approach and advice about networking
Sroothi’s mentors
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How Sroothi see the role of treasury changing in the next couple of years

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Tony Vu, Treasurer of Miami-Dade County Public Schools joins me on the podcast today to give us some really good insight on education from a university and school’s perspective. Education is one of the sector’s that I feel is often overlooked because its complexity from a treasury perspective is not well understood in the market.

In this episode:

Why Tony chose treasury as a career.
The highlights of his career.
Tony shares some of the interesting things he’s involved in at Florida International Union.
The contrast of the education and commercial sectors from a treasury perspective.
Tony’s approach to networking.
Things he knows now that he wished he had known back then.
The changes in the treasurer role in the midst of technological advancement.
What makes a successful treasurer.

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Today we’ve got a special episode for you based around treasury titles. This conversation was really brought about by a conversation with a treasury manager. He told me he wants to be a treasury director and if I can get him the job. I thought he was asking the wrong question. Today we will talk about why it was a wrong question and how important treasury titles really are.

In this episode:

How important should a job title be in the treasury space
Example where title makes sense
Example on being fixated on the job title
Best practices in looking out for titles
Be open to the conversation and learn as much as you can
How is Simon’s team helping if somebody is engaged with them when it comes to job titles
Switching industries with only one type of experience

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Today I am joined by Michael Braude who brings us his monthly economic forecast for the treasury. We’re living in unprecedented times; Michael is a veteran of the markets, and even he is shaking his head a little bit as to what’s going on but he’ll share great insights about what he’s keeping his eyes on and things you as a treasurer should be looking at.

In this episode:

Economic outlook
The interest rate
The FX side
The commodity side
Advice for treasurers where they should be keeping their eyes over the next month

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My guest today is Anshul Maheshwari. Anshul is the Treasurer at Varian Medical Systems. The minute I met Anshul I knew I wanted him to be on the podcast. He is a very impressive man. I hope you enjoy my interview with him.

In this episode:

How Anshul come to treasury
Transition from banking to corporate treasury
Particular challenge in moving to corporate side
Advice to bankers planning to move to corporate
Anshul’s career highlights
Difference in the way treasury operates in different industries
What makes a success treasury in the eyes of the executives in Anshul’s perspective
Thing that he wish he knew back when he was younger
His approach to networking and his advice to others
How the treasury role is changing

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Today I am joined by Dick Sherrod. Dick is the author of a book called My name is Dick. The reason I wanted him to be on the show was because he has a very distinguished career both in the corporate side and banking. He’s a big believer in the working capital side of things.

In this episode:

What made Dick choose Treasury as a career
His career highlights
Making the leap to the banking side
Difference of corporate and banking and advice to others in making the move
Coping with the transition
How treasury vary in different companies
Dick’s approach to networking
Why having mentors is pivotal to Dick’s career
What Dick wishes he’d known back when starting his career
The “lunch test”
What Dick thinks makes a successful treasury
How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years
Becoming an author

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Today I have Alice Van Der Geest. Alice is the Treasurer at Melbourne Airport. We talk a lot today about networking and diversifying your career. Alice will give some really good insights about the things she has done and insights that others haven’t brought up before.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Alice choose treasury as career
Highlights of Alice’s career
Networking
Highlights of her career in Melbourne Airport
The securitization phase
Major initiatives in FTA
Alice’s mentors
One piece of advice Alice wish she knew
Key things Alice look for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury
How is the role of treasurer changing in the next years

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Alice Van Der Geest LinkedIn

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Today I am joined by Brian Richter. Brian is the Treasurer at McGraw Hill. We had a really interesting discussion, Brian has been the manager of his team for eight years. He’s got really interesting insights and I think you’ll enjoy the discussion today.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Brian choose treasury as his career
What Brian think is the highlight of his career
Importance of experience and knowledge in the industry
The switch from consulting to corporate treasury
Brian’s mentors
His approach to networking
Advice to those who are still in the early part of their career
Key things Brian look for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury
How is the role of treasury changing in the next years

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Brian Richter LinkedIn

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My guest today is Priti Kartik. Priti is the Head of Global Treasury, Credit and Collections at Logitech.

In this episode we discuss:

How Priti came to treasury and made her choose it as a career
Being a global citizen and the challenges of making the moves in different cultures
The highlights of Priti’s career
The dashboard that Priti created in the cash conversion cycle project
How valuable is the dashboard during the pandemic
The secret to taking the investment interest from 800k to 10M a year
Priti’s approach to networking throughout her career
What Priti wish she knew when she’s starting her career
Things Priti look for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury
How is the role of treasury changing in the next years

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Priti Kartik LinkedIn

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Today I have Andrea Sottoriva. Andrea is the treasurer of SITA. I want to have him on the podcast because I want a different perspective. With the pandemic at the moment, it’s a really interesting business that SITA is wholly within the airlines and the airports business.

In this episode we discuss:

What made Andrea choose treasury as a career
About SITA
The situation of SITA in the pandemic
How are the treasury and cash management similar and different
Making the move from asset management and investment banking to the corporate treasury
Andrea’s advice to others about being a global citizen
Andrea’s advice about networking
Advice Andrea wish he received when he was young
What does Andrea look for when hiring
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How is the treasury role changing
Being a keynote speaker

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Andrea Sottoriva SITA Profile

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Today I am joined by Joachim Wettermark, a treasurer at Salesforce.com. We talked about being an international citizen and what that means from an emotional intelligence perspective, running a team that covers more than treasury and most importantly his 13 years at Salesforce.

In this episode:

What has brought Joachim to Treasury and why he chose it as a career
The highlights of his journey
Transition from treasury to taking additional areas
How treasury varies from different industries Joachim worked with
Making the move from banking and consulting to treasury
Advice to people trying to make the move from customer centric into the corporate treasury side
Joachim’s advice on networking
His mentors throughout his career
Advice Joachim wished he had been told
Things he look for when hiring in his direct reports
What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
How is the role of treasury changing in the next few years

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