#199 Michael Braude – Economic Update Monthly #25
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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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#198 Greg Packard - Treasurer at JBT Corporation
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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...
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#197 Michael Braude – Economic Update Monthly #24
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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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#196 Teresa McAdam - Head of Funding & Leasing at Virgin Australia
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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...
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#195 Matthew Harlan - Sr. Director of Treasury at Toast
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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...
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#194 David Rowe - Treasurer at Stockland
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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...
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#193 Ben Nolan – Head of Treasury and Financial Control at Pacific National
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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...
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#192 Michael Braude – Economic Update Monthly #23
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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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#191 Catherine Portman - Treasurer at Palo Alto Networks
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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...
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#190 Jenny Ceran - Treasurer at eBay to CFO to Board Director
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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...
info_outlineIn 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.