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The Treasury Talent Podcast

The Treasury Talent Podcast aims to share the wealth of knowledge within the treasury and finance community and inspire diversity. We live and breath everything that goes on in the world of treasury and are always on the look for fascinating people who can share their experience, thoughts and future predictions. We speak to treasurers, CFO’s, Analysts and thought leaders all around the world who have a story to tell and have a passion for this wild and risky side of business.
The show is presented by Simon Lynch, who is known to have helped treasury professionals build successful teams by providing insight, value & knowledge within the treasury community.
Simon partners treasury talent at all levels from treasurer to analysts in Australia, Asia & the US. He advises & provides deep insights to ensure that both Treasury departments & the talent are an ideal and perfect match.
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If you have a story to tell or want to get in touch, please email us: simon@treasurytalent.com

Latest Episodes:

#118 Audio Salary Survey June 2020 Jul 23, 2020

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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

#117 Drew Wolff - Former Treasurer of Starbucks Jul 20, 2020

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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

#116 Michael Braude – Economic Update Monthly #15 Jul 16, 2020

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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

#115 Joerg Wiemer - Co-Founder/ CEO at TIS Jul 13, 2020

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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

#114 Networking Special Episode Jul 09, 2020

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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

#113 Kjel Christensen - Managing Director for North America and APAC at Taulia Jul 06, 2020

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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

#112 Planning Your Job Search & Career Development Jul 02, 2020

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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

#111 Ed Barrie - Treasurer at Tableau Software Jun 29, 2020

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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

#110 Sroothi Jaikumar - Vice President, Valuations at Capital Group Jun 25, 2020

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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

#109 Tony Vu - Treasurer at Miami-Dade County Public Schools Jun 22, 2020

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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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