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Episode 1
Staying Current in AP or Paying the Cost
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
The accounts payable function must change; for existing processes leave companies vulnerable to newer frauds, less competitive when other companies take advantage of new technologies and potentially out of regulatory compliance. AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer discusses three events that occurred in the last three years that have forced every organization to change the best practices it has used in their accounts payable functions.
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Episode 2
Apple Credit Cards
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Lynn Larson
The announcement of a new Apple card has garnered quite a bit of interest in the payments and accounts payable communities. In this episode, AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer interviews Recharged Education’s Lynn Larson about this exciting new development.
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Episode 3
Fixing Accounts Payable’s Broken Communication Channels
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Eyal Feldman
This episode focuses on two-lost invoices that almost led to Eyal Feldman losing his job. He joins AP Now’s host, Mary Schaeffer to describe the event and discuss the lessons learned from that episode and how he used those lessons to build Stampli’s AP bot, Billy.
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Episode 4
Boss Impersonation and Gift Cards
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Boss impersonation fraud is the newest type of payment fraud to hit the business world. In this episode, AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer explains exactly how this fraud works and then shares advice from the FBI on how to protect your organization against it.
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Episode 5
Authentication of Master Vendor File Data
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Debra R. Richardson
In this episode on the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer is joined by Debra R Richardson, an expert on master vendor file issues. They discuss the growing importance of authenticating all information going into the master vendor file as well as any changes made to existing data.
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Episode 6
The Impact of AI on AP
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Eyal Feldman
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the accounts payable function is an issue causing concern among the accounting and accounts payable community. But that shouldn’t be the case asserts Stampli’s, Eyal Feldman. In this episode of the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer helps clarify this point of view.
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Episode 7
Evolving Nature of the AP Function
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode, AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer evaluates the rapidly evolving nature of the accounts payable function. She bases her views on two polls conducted by AP Now and shares insights from two colleagues, as well.
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Episode 8
5 Big Issues Impacting P2P
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Ellen Leith
In this episode on the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer is joined by Ellen Leith, founder of the Purchase to Pay Network. Ellen joins us from the UK to discuss the five biggest trends impacting the purchase-to-pay function, or as we call it on this side of the pond, the procure-to-pay function.
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Episode 9
The AP Metric that Stinks, Why and What to Use Instead
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode entitled The Accounts Payable Metric that Stinks, Why and What to Use Instead, AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer eviscerates this popular metric. She begins by explaining why folks spend the time to create metrics and how they are used.
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Episode 10
Authorized Push Payment Fraud
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode entitled AP Now’s, Mary Schaeffer explains how Authorized Push Payment Fraud works. She begins by explaining the genesis of the fraud and then provides several different examples, as well as a quick overview of recently-passed legislation in the UK that protects victims of this type of fraud if they meet expected standards.
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Episode 11
The Lack of Company Card Usage for Business Travel
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Lynn Larson
AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer interviews Recharged Education’s Lynn Larson about the lack of a mandate to use a company card for business travel at so many organizations. The program begins with a sharing of some statistics from a survey conducted by AP Now, where Larson served as the lead researcher.
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Episode 12
Over-looked Excel Features
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Bill Jelen
In this episode Bill Jelen (Mr. Excel) joins Mary Schaeffer for an episode that is both entertaining and educational. Jelen includes many behind-the-scenes anecdotes related to the creation of certain Excel features. The begins with a humorous tale of how Bill got started on the road to becoming Mr. Excel.
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Episode 13
Vendor/Customer Collusion
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Matt Skudera
In this episode of the AP Now podcast, Matt Skudera joins host Mary Schaeffer to discuss collusion, the difficulty of uncovering it and how organizations can both prevent it from happening and detect it once it has. The podcast discusses the ugly issue of collusion between a supplier and a customer for the purposes of defrauding one or both of the organizations.
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Episode 14
Fun Ways to Improve Morale—without Spending a Fortune
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode, Mary Schaeffer, founder of AP Now and host of this podcast, addresses a lighter topic in honor of Independence Day in the US, the day when this episode was released. In it she addresses the issue of improving employee morale.
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Episode 15
New NACHA Initiatives
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Rob Unger
In this episode of the AP Now podcast, NACHA’s Rob Unger joins host Mary Schaeffer to discuss two recent innovations NACHA has put forth: The Corporate Directory and Same Day ACH. What’s more, he shares with the audience critical enhancement coming to Same Day ACH in early 2020.
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Episode 16
The Invoice Headache that Can Be Eliminated
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode of the AP Now podcast AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer addresses the issue of invoices without a purchase order number or the name of the person who placed the order. The lack of this data makes it difficult for accounts payable departments to process the invoice.
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Episode 17
Misconceptions about Metrics
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Rich Lanza
Grant Thornton’s Managing Director of Innovation joins AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer on this episode of the AP Now podcast. The topic for this discussion is metrics, and more specifically, common misconceptions about metrics and data analytics.
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Episode 18
Recognizing Manipulated Email Addresses
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Manipulated email addresses are wreaking havoc in the business world. Do you think you can recognize all such email addresses? In this episode of the AP Now podcast AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer addresses the problem, providing numerous examples of these manipulations.
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Episode 19
Being an Influencer
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guests:
Gareth Jones, Jamie Radford
Jamie Radford and Gareth Jones of the AP Association (headquartered in the UK) join AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer on the AP Now podcast. The main topic was AP Innovators. But before we got around to that, they shared a little of their background and how they came to found the AP Association.
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Episode 20
Letter Analytics
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Rich Lanza
Grant Thornton’s Managing Director of Innovation joins AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer again on the AP Now podcast. This time, the topic is Letter Analytics, a concept Lanza helped pioneer. He shares some fascinating real-life examples and offers tips on how listeners can get started using this themselves.
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Episode 21
Sales and Use Tax Issues
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Jim Frazier
Sales and Use Tax expert, Jim Frazier joins AP Now’s Mary Schaeffer on the AP Now podcast. This time, the topic is issues related to sales and use tax. Jim begins by explaining how he came to the sales and use tax world, starting out as a CPA.
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Episode 22
B-Notices (with a shocking revelation)
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Jill Dymtrow
B-Notices from the IRS was the topic on this episode of the AP Now podcast. Mary Schaeffer was joined by industry expert, Jill Dymtrow for a fun discussion of these little-understood, but quite-important IRS notices. She also dropped a bombshell in the middle of the podcast.
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Episode 23
AP Fraud Prevention Week
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Billy the Bot
Fraudsters have become really devious. The speed at which they develop new frauds is quite troubling. What’s more, many of the newer frauds can be stopped if people simply know what to look for. It was this simple fact that got the AP Now podcast’s host, Mary Schaeffer thinking.
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Episode 24
Entrepreneurship and Blockchain
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Tina Laurence
Mining bitcoin in her living room was one of Tiana Laurence’s first ventures into blockchain. Of course, this meant that fuses were often blown, if everything wasn’t done exactly right. But we’re getting ahead of the story she shared with Mary Schaeffer in Episode 24 of the AP Now podcast.
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Episode 25
Getting Ahead
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Robin F. Anderson
Robin F. Anderson refers to herself as an “accidental writer.” Currently, she is a senior vice president with Texas Capital Bank where she focuses on commercial card consulting. She joined Mary Schaeffer on the podcast to discuss some of the strategies she used to get to her current position.
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Episode 26
Unclaimed Property Fraud
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Kimberly DeCarrera
Kimberly DeCarrera of DeCarrera Law says she can happily talk for hours about unclaimed property. She didn’t do that on this episode of the AP Now podcast because she knew we had time restraints. But she did make the most of our time together squeezing in tips and strategies for listeners right to the last minute of our broadcast.
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Episode 27
Information Reporting (1099) Misconceptions
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Steve Mercatante
Clearly Steve Mercatante of taxinformationreporting.com knows a thing or two or a thousand about the IRS, tax information reporting and issuing 1099s (and other tax forms). He joined the AP Now podcast to discuss these issues. He had so much to say, we never did get around to talking about the book he wrote in his spare time, Why Germany Nearly Won the War.
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Episode 28
Why AP Is a Big Deal at Successful Companies
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Billy the Bot
Mary Schaeffer puts a positive spin on an age-old problem. There are still a small group of business people who do not understand that ignoring an accounts payable function, not keeping up-to-date on the latest trends, practices, and problems can hurt an organization’s bottom line.
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Episode 29
Technophobia
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor is the controller of Purple Innovation, LLC, a/k/a The Purple Mattress Company. He joined the AP Now podcast to discuss how he got his team over their fear of technology, sometimes referred to as Technophobia. We started off by discussing a statistic from a recent AP Now survey which showed 36% of the respondents indicating that one of their major concerns was staff fear over new technology and processes.
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Episode 30
The Problems with Petty Cash
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Using four real-life examples Mary Schaeffer points out the problems that can occur when an organization insists on having a petty cash box. Starting with a tale of IOUs in the petty cash box, an unfortunate occurrence she moves onto to discuss questionable reimbursements out of the petty cash box.
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Episode 31
Year End in AP
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Debra R. Richardson
In this episode on the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer is joined by Debra R Richardson, an expert on master vendor file issues. They discuss getting ready for year-end in accounts payable. They begin by discussing the big calendar used in many organizations to track all the different tasks done.
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Episode 32
Common Tax Reporting Questions
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Steve Mercatante
Steve Mercatante of taxinformationreporting.com returns to the AP Now podcast to discuss common IRS questions. Steve introduces his Federal and State Filing Guide, then launches into a discussion of the myriad of reporting responsibilities all organizations have not only on the Federal level, but at the state and local levels as well.
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Episode 33
Starting over after a Job Loss in AP and Accounting
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Teri Cook
In this episode on the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer is joined by Teri Cook for a brutally honest discussion on handling a job layoff after 50. The podcast begins with Teri recounting how she was suddenly laid off and her reaction. She then moves on to talk about networking and how she made the mistake many busy professionals make of not keeping up with old professional contacts.
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Episode 34
People Internal Controls in AP
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode Mary Schaeffer, AP Now founder and podcast host, discusses five different internal controls that she believes every organization should use, but often doesn’t. She begins by skewering the myth, held by many, that their employees would never steal from them.
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Episode 35
Evaluating Processes for Improved Expense Reporting
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Teri Cook
In this episode on the AP Now podcast, Mary Schaeffer and Teri Cook discuss the many problems associated with a manual paper expense reporting process. In this episode, Teri focuses on events that happened at a former employer. She began by enumerating the problems.
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Episode 36
AP Technology that Promotes the Right Behavior
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Sandra Firman
Joining the AP Now podcast from down under, Sandra Firman shared with Mary Schaeffer her thoughts on making sure AP technology promotes the right behavior. She began by addressing the question of “Who’s the Boss?” She expounded on her theory that technology, if it is really helpful should be our servant.
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Episode 37
What AP Success Looks Like
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Patsy Christian
Proving just how far technology has come, Patsy Christian joined the AP Now podcast from across the pond. She shared with the host, Mary Schaeffer, her thoughts what success in accounts payable looks like. She began discussing her background and touched upon a Leadership award she had recently won. Patsy was then quick to give credit to her group.
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Episode 38
Fraud Tweaks and Innovation How to Protect Against
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
In this episode, Mary Schaeffer, AP Now founder, and podcast host discusses the way crooks are innovating and tweaking existing BEC frauds to take advantage of their targets. She shares three recent cases where the crooks have maneuvered around existing BEC protocols to their advantage.
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Episode 39
Resolutions for a Long and Successful Future
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Mary Schaeffer discusses the changing business environment and shares three goals to help everyone be successful in the new and changing atmosphere. She begins by sharing some statistics that reveal there will be significant job loss due to AI but at the same time there will be an even larger creation of new jobs.
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Episode 40
How They Avoid B-Notices
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guests:
Tricia Wieder, Vanessa Taggart
When Vanessa Taggart, Director, Corporate AP, said that she didn’t know what a second B Notice looked like because Lehigh Valley Health Network had never received one, it was obvious this was an extremely well-run accounts payable operation. Vanessa and Tricia Wieder, Manager Corporate AP at Lehigh Valley Health Network joined Mary Schaeffer on the AP Now podcast to explain exactly how they achieved this remarkable feat.
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Episode 41
Frauds both Old and New
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Lynn Larson
This episode focuses both on an old fraud that unfortunately is still rampant and a new one that AP Now anticipates will occur. Both have ramifications for both your personal life as well as your business. Recharged Education’s Lynn Larson discussing how letting down your fraud protection guard even for one minute can have disastrous consequences.
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Episode 42
Same Day ACH
AP Now
Host:
Mary Schaeffer
Guest:
Rob Unger
In this episode of the AP Now podcast, Nacha’s Rob Unger joins host Mary Schaeffer to discuss Same Day ACH and the innovations expected in the near future. In a very understandable manner, he began by explaining exactly what Same Day ACH is and how it differs from Classic ACH.
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Episode 1
The Art of Business Partnering as a CFO in the New Remote Reality
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Anders Liu-Lindberg
The initial episode of the Finance Trends and Disruption podcast features the global thought leader in the arena of business partnering, Anders Liu-Lindberg, co-founder, COO (Chief Operating Officer), and CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) at the Business Partnering Institute and owner of the largest group dedicated to Finance Business Partnering on LinkedIn with more 8,000 members. Anders and I explore what it takes to be a successful CFO in the next normal and the importance of being a social CFO.
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Episode 2
Achieving Treasury Success in the Next Normal – Trends & Technology
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Craig Jeffrey
This episode of the Finance Trends and Disruption podcast features Craig Jeffrey, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer. We explore the results and implications of the weekly Global Crisis Monitor survey results, which explore sentiments, challenges, and reactions shared by over 700 Treasury and Finance Leaders to deliver business as usual in the next normal.
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Episode 3
Getting Paid in the New Normal – Communication is King
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Anthony Venus
This episode of the Finance Trends and Disruption podcast features Anthony Venus, the CEO of YayPay, an AR solution that frees Finance teams to focus on lower DSOs and build deeper customer relationships. We explore the challenges companies are facing in getting paid as the implications of doing business in the midst of a global pandemic continue to play out.
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Episode 4
Back to The Future: A Noise-Free Finance Community
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
John Kogan
John Kogan and I take a bit of a trip down memory lane about our journey together in building what was once the largest online community for Finance leaders (Proformative) up to 30K members. John shares his insights regarding the upcoming Stampli endeavor to build a new and improved online community for senior level finance professionals, and what it will take for a CFO to be successful in the new normal and how an online community of senior-level finance executives can help in that endeavor.
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Episode 5
Delivering Success as a Finance Leader in the Next Normal
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson, a many time CFO and Treasurer during the financial crisis in 2008, shares his insights regarding how he has thrived and survived during the two “once in a career” global market disruptions. Jeff offers actionable advice for Treasury and Finance leaders to deliver even more value in the midst of a global financial crisis.
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Episode 6
Leveraging Robust Planning to Deliver Business Agility
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Jason Lin
Jason Lin, a many-time CFO, shares with us what FP&A success looked like before COVID-19 and how that is evolving as the impacts of the global pandemic continue to unfold. We explore how the role of the CFO has evolved over his career, and how that has changed over the past three months. Jason shares his advice for Finance leaders to lead across the enterprise in the next normal.
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Episode 7
Finance Dimensions – Communication, Transformation, Succession
Finance Trends & Disruption
Host:
Ernie Humphrey
Guest:
Kate Scolnick
In this episode featuring Kate Scolnick, VP Finance, Anaplan we explore to build a Finance Dream and team and how to engage and keep this team motivated in any environment.
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Finding Alignment With the C-Suite With Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Mind Your Marketing
Host:
Jordan Scheltgen
Guest:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
In this episode, we sit down with Stampli, VP of Marketing, Tiffaney Fox Quintana, to talk about how to align marketing departments with the C-suite.
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Marketing Across Various Audiences with Tiffaney Fox Quintana of Stampli
Leaders of B2B
Host:
David Ledgerwood
Guest:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Tiffaney Fox Quintana, Vice President of Marketing at Stampli, joins us on our podcast to talk about her extensive experience and expertise in marketing.
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Episode 1
The New Normal
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
DeWinter Group
Guests:
Derek DeWinter, Don Seeley, Mike Tomasello
On this episode of Leaders of Modern Finance, Derek DeWinter, Mike Tomasello, and Don Seeley of the DeWinter Group have a roundtable discussion about the state of business today.
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Episode 2
The Proactive Accountant
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Purple Innovation
Guest:
Peter Taylor
On this episode of the Leaders of Modern Finance podcast, Peter Taylor, Corporate Controller at Purple Innovation, reminds us not to forget about moving our department forward as well.
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Episode 3
Tips for Building Your Finance Team (by Stage)
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
DeWinter Group
Guests:
Derek DeWinter, Mike Tomasello
On this episode of Leaders of Modern Finance, Derek DeWinter and Mike Tomasello, co-founders of the DeWinter Group, discuss how companies can determine the best times in their growth to bring finance leadership positions aboard.
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Episode 4
Cash Is King
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Ben Murray
Guest:
Dan Haarmann
In episode 4 of the Leaders of Modern Finance, Dan Haarmann, CFO of AiFi Inc. joins Ben Murray, The SaaS CFO to discuss the nuances associated with balancing hardware and deployment costs at a SaaS company, how this affects forecasting and reporting during growth, and much more.
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Episode 5
Building a Winning Culture & Staying Humble
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Guest:
Scott Almeida
Scott Almeida, Chief Financial Officer at Recorded Future, joins the Leaders of Modern Finance podcast to talk culture, staying responsible, and how all that ties to building a better company during rapid growth.
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Episode 6
Humanizing Your Data
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Guest:
Evgeny Fetisov
Evgeny Fetisov, CFO of Semrush joins the Leaders of Modern Finance to discuss his journey through finance, how to leverage relationships across departments through data, and much more.
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Episode 7
How to Be a Rockstar CFO
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Guest:
Jack McCullough
Jack McCullough, President of The CFO Leadership Council, joins the Leaders of Modern Finance to discuss his experience as a CFO at 26 different companies, and the trials, changes, and triumphs that successful CFOs encounter throughout their careers.
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Episode 8
Smart Process Automation
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Ben Murray
Guest:
Bob Feller
On this episdode of The Leaders of Modern Finance, we have Bob Feller, CFO at WorkForce Software joining Ben Murray, The SaaS CFO. Listen in as they talk automation, tools, processes, and much more.
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Episode 9
An Unpredictable Journey to CFO
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Tiffaney Fox Quintana
Guest:
Kerstin Benden
Host Tiffaney Fox Quintana welcomes Kerstin Benden, CFO at Altium Packaging, to the Leaders of Modern Finance to discuss her unconventional career journey, and how being a rebel influenced change for many.
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Episode 10
Investing Energy to Streamline Solutions
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Ben Murray
Guest:
Shachar Rabbe
On this episode of the Leaders of Modern Finance podcast, Ben Murray of The SaaS CFO is joined by Shachar Rabbe, CFO at Acronis, a global cybersecurity and data protection company.
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Episode 11
Five Gold Standards
Leaders of Modern Finance
Host:
Jack McCullough
Guest:
Peter Taylor
The latest episode of the Leaders of Modern Finance is out and for this one, we're changing it up! We've got Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council welcoming Peter Taylor from Purple to talk all things finance. Check it out!
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