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Starting Lean, Thinking Big: Treasury Lessons from Trupanion’s Samma Hollier
What do you do when you’re the first-ever treasury hire and there’s no system, no team—and no playbook? In this episode of Fintech Corner, Trovata’s Joseph Drambarean sits down with Samma Hollier, newly promoted Senior Treasury Manager at Trupanion, to talk about building treasury from the ground up. From logging into dozens of bank portals and exporting 10,000-line spreadsheets, to implementing automation and creating scalable forecasting, Samma’s journey is packed with hard-won lessons for anyone navigating a lean or growing team.
Samma shares how Trovata helped her go from reactive to proactive, how she shifted out of spreadsheet survival mode, and why building a strong network has been key to every step of her career growth. Whether you’re the first hire or the next, this episode is for anyone ready to build smarter, lead confidently, and scale without burning out.
- What to automate first when you’re doing everything yourself
- How to build a scalable treasury function with limited resources
- Why transaction tags matter (and how AI might make them better)
- From being the first hire to managing a team
- Advice for treasury pros evaluating tools and building their network
Never be out of the loop on what’s going on in finance, tech, and business. Subscribe to our podcast.
This episode is brought to you by Trovata.
Trovata is reengineering the way companies manage cash. No spreadsheets. No legacy systems. Just real-time visibility, intelligent forecasting and analysis, and seamless money movement—all in one unified platform. As the first cloud-native treasury platform built on corporate banking APIs and AI, Trovata partners with the world’s largest financial institutions to deliver next-gen digital experiences for corporate finance and treasury teams at scale.
Learn more at www.trovata.io and follow us on LinkedIn.
Speakers:
About Joseph Drambarean
JD is Trovata’s Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he was Director of Strategy with the mobile app design firm, Punchkick Interactive. There, he was responsible for developing roadmaps and executing global product launches for brands like Marriott International, Allstate Insurance, and Harley-Davidson. He later served as a Senior Manager in Capital One’s Digital Product Management team. Joseph is a Chicago native, and graduated with a BA in Political Science & Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.
Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdrambarean/
About Samma Hollier:
Samma Hollier is the Senior Treasury Manager at Trupanion, where she leads enterprise-wide cash management, investment strategy, and financial risk oversight for a $1BN revenue pet insurance company. With over eight years of experience in corporate treasury—including key roles at Starbucks—Samma brings deep expertise in liquidity planning, capital markets, and banking infrastructure. She is passionate about optimizing financial operations and fostering high-performing teams to support strategic growth.
Connect with Samma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samma-hollier/
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By Fintech CornerWhat do you do when you’re the first-ever treasury hire and there’s no system, no team—and no playbook? In this episode of Fintech Corner, Trovata’s Joseph Drambarean sits down with Samma Hollier, newly promoted Senior Treasury Manager at Trupanion, to talk about building treasury from the ground up. From logging into dozens of bank portals and exporting 10,000-line spreadsheets, to implementing automation and creating scalable forecasting, Samma’s journey is packed with hard-won lessons for anyone navigating a lean or growing team.
Samma shares how Trovata helped her go from reactive to proactive, how she shifted out of spreadsheet survival mode, and why building a strong network has been key to every step of her career growth. Whether you’re the first hire or the next, this episode is for anyone ready to build smarter, lead confidently, and scale without burning out.
- What to automate first when you’re doing everything yourself
- How to build a scalable treasury function with limited resources
- Why transaction tags matter (and how AI might make them better)
- From being the first hire to managing a team
- Advice for treasury pros evaluating tools and building their network
Never be out of the loop on what’s going on in finance, tech, and business. Subscribe to our podcast.
This episode is brought to you by Trovata.
Trovata is reengineering the way companies manage cash. No spreadsheets. No legacy systems. Just real-time visibility, intelligent forecasting and analysis, and seamless money movement—all in one unified platform. As the first cloud-native treasury platform built on corporate banking APIs and AI, Trovata partners with the world’s largest financial institutions to deliver next-gen digital experiences for corporate finance and treasury teams at scale.
Learn more at www.trovata.io and follow us on LinkedIn.
Speakers:
About Joseph Drambarean
JD is Trovata’s Chief Technology Officer. Previously, he was Director of Strategy with the mobile app design firm, Punchkick Interactive. There, he was responsible for developing roadmaps and executing global product launches for brands like Marriott International, Allstate Insurance, and Harley-Davidson. He later served as a Senior Manager in Capital One’s Digital Product Management team. Joseph is a Chicago native, and graduated with a BA in Political Science & Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.
Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdrambarean/
About Samma Hollier:
Samma Hollier is the Senior Treasury Manager at Trupanion, where she leads enterprise-wide cash management, investment strategy, and financial risk oversight for a $1BN revenue pet insurance company. With over eight years of experience in corporate treasury—including key roles at Starbucks—Samma brings deep expertise in liquidity planning, capital markets, and banking infrastructure. She is passionate about optimizing financial operations and fostering high-performing teams to support strategic growth.
Connect with Samma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samma-hollier/