Breakthrough Work Podcast

Breakthrough Work Podcast

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Breakthrough Work Podcast episodes

  • How things really work at OpenAI (from their VP of Finance)

    Go inside OpenAI with VP of Finance Janine Korovesis for a rare look at the finance engine powering the fastest-growing company in history. Janine reveals and discusses:  

     

    • Scaling a finance team during hypergrowth (29:03)
    • Balancing internal expertise with external resources (35:08)
    • The importance of "healthy fear" in financial leadership (30:59)
    • Why every finance leader should do hackathons with their team (42:53)
    • Leveraging ChatGPT for finance (including asking it how to process a dataset with 10 million   rows!) (44:06)
    • The future at OpenAI (53:15)



      • Janine's impressive background (OpenAI, Google [X], Google, EY, Board Advisor, Investor) provides a unique perspective on building and scaling finance to provide strategic support that enables breakthroughs for world-changing opportunities. Don't miss our conversation with one of the key figures shaping the future of AI finance. 
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      Sponsored by Connor Group. To get in touch with us, visit https://connorgp.com and click CONNECT. 
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      Connor Group is built for breakthroughs. We’re a professional services firm focused on the most critical challenges for ambitious companies and their opportunities to shatter the status quo. 

      We serve the offices of the CFO, CIO/CTO, and CHRO as leaders in:
       

      • Accounting Advisory
      • Digital Solutions for Finance, Operations, and HR
      • Financial Close & Reporting
      • IPO Services
      • Transformation & Risk
      • Mergers & Acquisitions



        • We’re trusted by over 2,000 of the most exciting brands on earth to deliver results that last. 

        Trusted because we’re different. 

        Founded in 2006, Connor Group quickly became the leading IPO advisory firm. Helping over 250 companies go public built our pragmatic, delivery-oriented approach and $3.3 trillion (and counting) in client valuation. 

        It also created elite-level pattern recognition and listening skills to identify problems quickly and solve them efficiently. 

        The majority of Connor Group has industry experience. We know how to get things done. Expect tailored solutions, creative real-world problem solving, and sleeves rolled up. 

        Our expert teams are fluent in function, technology, and world-class communication. 

        Unlike others, we’re independently owned. We never compromise on quality.

        Neither should you.


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        1 hr 1 min
      • How to go from CFO to CEO (and actually change the world)

        Introducing Breakthrough Work, the show that lets leaders and companies who shattered the status quo tell their stories about getting to the other side. Our guest is Chris Lowe, CEO at Nusano, the most exciting high-tech company you may have never heard of, but will probably have a life-changing impact on you and those you love.

        Chris’s experience includes:

        •  4x CFO and 2x CEO
        •  Raising over $500M in private and public financing
        •  Completing over $1.0B in M&A transactions
        •  Negotiating over $300M in debt instruments
        •  Overseeing three SOX-404 implementations

        He and Nusano are doing big things. In their own words: “We believe in the power of innovation to enhance lives and strengthen the communities we serve. We are more than a physics company; we are pioneers in the production of both medical and industrial isotopes. Our mission is to ensure that high-quality radioisotopes are readily available for critical applications ranging from cancer treatment and advancing space exploration, to reducing nuclear waste and enabling alternative energy applications. 

        Ravi and Chris cover:
        • How Chris went from being CFO to leading Nusano as their CEO
        • How Nusano technology is changing pharma, energy, and other verticals forever
        • Why Chris was invited to the White House recently
        • How he uses role models to shape his leadership and build his career
        • Chris's secret to finding legendary employees and building a rockstar team
        • Tips on how to get a CFO job when you've never been one before
        • What it takes to go for big funding for an idea that really can change the world
        • A technology that requires over 100 tons of concrete and a state-of-the-art facility
        • How to balance progress with perfection in innovation

        Please enjoy the conversation with Chris Lowe.

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        Sponsored by Connor Group. To get in touch with us, visit 
        https://connorgp.com and click CONNECT.


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        52 min

      About Breakthrough Work Podcast

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      Potential is all around us. But breaking through is rare. It requires vision, courage, tapping insights and expertise, overcoming big obstacles, and even a little luck.