Podcast Episodes

1094: Mapping Revenue Levers for Next‑Gen Data Businesses | Dilip Upmanyu, CFO, Cloudera

Back in the 1990s, Dilip Upmanyu sat in a room filled with servers as he pieced together a homegrown database of costs and SKUs. His employer at the …

11 months ago

1093: Anime Economics: Serving Fans, Driving Returns | Travis Page, CFO, Crunchyroll

A decade ago, Travis Page was hauling gear off a tour bus, criss-crossing the country with indie bands. One late night, sweat-soaked and exhausted, h…

11 months, 1 week ago

1092: Balancing Mission, Margin, and Market Share | Steven Miller, CFO, Warby Parker

It was Friday the 13th in March of 2020, and Steven Miller was staring at a suddenly irrelevant budget. Hours earlier Warby Parker had shuttered ever…

11 months, 1 week ago

1091: Making Finance the Force Multiplier | Chris Greiner, CFO, Zeta Global

It was a morning commute Chris Greiner had made hundreds of times before. Living in old Shanghai and working in the city’s sleek business district, G…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

1090: Broadening the Field: Turning Risk into Reach | Jerome Upton, CFO, Genworth

Jerome Upton still remembers the silence that descends just before a game begins. As captain of his college team, he’d scan the huddle, gauge nerves,…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

1089: Reinventing Operations for Lasting Impact | Brian McClintock, CFO, Fusion Connect

t was sixty days into his new role when Brian McClintock tells us he realized the company’s monthly “profit” was actually a million-dollar loss. As t…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

1088: Driving Growth with a Builder’s Mindset | Naeem Ishaq, CFO, Checkr

It was a first meeting Naeem Ishaq tells us he’ll never forget: stepping into the Chief Product Officer’s office at Salesforce, he began pitching a b…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

1087: Why Finance Needs a Seat at Every Table | Tony Jarjoura, CFO, Gigamon

It was the kind of boardroom moment that separates finance professionals from finance leaders. Tony Jarjoura, now CFO of Gigamon, found himself surro…

1 year ago

1086: M&A, AI, and the Art of Integration | Adam Ante, CFO, Paycor

“It wouldn’t surprise me. No, it would be exciting.”

That was Adam Ante’s initial response when asked if five years from now, he could imagine himself…

1 year ago

Controllers Classified: Host Erik Zhou sits down with Amber Papp, VP of Finance at Scentbird

Host Erik Zhou sits down with Amber Papp, VP of Finance at Scentbird to explore the unique challenges of accounting in the e-commerce space. From man…

1 year ago