The Treasury Talent Podcast

Today we've got a technology special and I'm joined by Bob Stark, the VP of Strategy at Kyriba. Bob is a very informed guy around technology and has got some really good insights on AOI, BOI, RPA. We chatted through payments - what really good stuff out there that I'm sure a lot of you are thinking about.

In this episode:

• What Bob is hearing from his clients about AOI, BOI, RPA
• Difference of business intelligence and AOI
• Treasury use case for business intelligence
• Advise on payment side of things
• What should listeners think about to make sure they're not attack with the phishing - from a fraud and control's perspective
• When do treasury folks know when it's time to bite the bullet and implement technology

Links

Bob Stark LinkedIn

Today I have Michael Braude again in the podcast. Michael is Group Treasurer at George Weston Foods.

In this episode:

• Michael’s perspective on IBI giving pessimistic and optimistic outlook
• Volatility
• Stock market bouncing back
• Foreign exchange and the effects
• Effect on the commodity side
• Michael’s perspective on the interest rate side

Today I am joined by Scotty John who’s part of the Treasury Talent team. I really wanted to get him on the podcast so you can understand Scotty’s background and get to know him as part of the Treasury Talent team.

In this episode:

• Main reason why Scotty joined the Treasury Talent
• What appealed to Scotty about the business model
• How does Scotty think the model helps client in finding people they’re struggling to find
• Scotty’s biggest goal in the next 6 months
• The biggest surprise since joining the Treasury community
• Words of advice for those in the Treasury community about furthering their careers
• Advice for those recruiting into their teams

Links

Scotty John LinkedIn

Today’s guest is Fred Schacknies. Fred is SVP and Treasurer at Hilton Worldwide with responsibilities in global liquidity management, banking, treasury infrastructure, foreign exchange and interest rates, credit risk, capital markets, pension investments and energy risk.

In this episode:

• How Fred came to Treasury and what made him choose it as a career
• Highlights of Fred’s career
• How does Treasury differ from other industries in Fred’s perspective
• Fred’s move from banking to corporate
• Fred’s approach on networking
• Mentors involved in Fred’s career
• What piece of advice he wished someone told him
• Key things Fred look for in hiring
• How does the role in Treasury is changing in the next few years

I am chatting today with Garima Thakur from Ingram Micro. Our chat is about the different industries and how treasury differs across those industries. Garima has a fabulous career working across a number of different industries and we’ll chat through her experience.

In this episode:

• Garima’s experience in each company she’s work with
• Companies she’s work with and their priorities from a treasury perspective
• What Garima is looking for when hiring
• Specific challenges in different industries
• Benefits of taking someone with industry experience
• Particular industries in giving people a good grounding
• How people in different organizations relate to Garima’s enjoyment and career development

Links

Garima Thakur LinkedIn

Today I am joined by Dirk Wehrse, the Treasurer of T-Mobile. The reason why I wanted to have Dirk on the podcast is because he just released an article about the $19 billion bond deal from his couch.

In this episode:

• How Dirk came to treasury and what made him choose it as a career
• International moves
• T-mobile’s merge with Sprint
• Advice to the listeners about doing things remotely
• Most enjoyable part of the deal
• The bond deals
• Advice to the listeners if they go through the same situation
• Advice to other treasurers about work from home and flexibility
• Difference between banking and corporate treasury
• Advice to those who are trying to go from banking to corporate treasury 
• Highlights of Dirk’s career
• Advice to listeners about networking
• Dirk’s mentors
• Advice Dirk wish he knew when he started his career
• What Dirk is looking for direct hires
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How the role of the treasurer is changing over the next few years

Links

Link to the article

Dirk Wehrse LinkedIn

Today I have Huseyin Gulcu in the podcast. Huseyin is a Treasurer at the Aerojet Rocketdyne.

In this episode:

• How did Huseyin come to Treasury and why he chose it as a career
• His biggest achievements
• The change between FP&A side and corporate treasury
• Treasury in different industries
• Transition when moving across industries and company size
• Best advice he wish he knew
• Getting out of your comfort zone
• What makes a successful Treasury
• What do they look for when recruiting
• Huseyin’s mentors
• Huseyin’s advice regarding networking

Links

Huseyin Gulcu LinkedIn

Today I am joined by one of my colleagues, Joe Grabowski. I really want to get Joe on today to help me get to understand treasury and why he’s joined the business, and what attracted him to the business. 

In this episode:

• What are the reasons why Joe joined the Treasury Talent
• What attracted him most about the model
• Joe’s experience within the past 6 months working with Simon
• How does the model help the client to find the candidates they can’t find
• How to get across to the candidates better and how it benefits the candidates
• Benefits of the podcast
• Goals in the next 6 - 12 months
• Biggest surprise to Joe since he joined the Treasury community
• Joe’s advice to the Treasury community about their careers

Today I am joined on the program by Scott Bilter, the Principal and owner at Atlas Risk Advisory. The reason I got Scott on is because he wrote a good article that caught my eye which was: How Effective is your FX Hedging program? With the economic crisis that we’re in now, I thought it’s a good time to have someone who could tell us more and shed some light.

In this episode:

• How did Scott get into treasury and what made him choose it as a career?
• Scott tells more about
• Difference of corporate treasury side to working on the bank
• Comparing the corporate treasury side to the advisory work Scott is doing now
• Was it challenging to make the moves across from the different industries
• Distinction between cash flow and balance sheet hedging
• FX and financial market 
• Previous FX strategies’ connections with the coronavirus and the volatility 
• How is resourcing relevant to being effective in FX risk management
• What does “accounting can be the tie wagging the dog” mean
• Business partnering being important for FX risk management
• How important are simultaneous budgeted FX or the planned FX rights
• What has Scott seen from his clients recently
• FX Tips for the listeners
• Advice for listeners around networking and how Scott approached it in his career
• What piece of advice Scott wish he’d been told
• What are the things Scott tends to focus on when hiring

LinksScott Bilter LinkedIn How Effective is your FX Hedging program

Today I am joined by Michael Braude who comes monthly on the program and brings us his economic forecast for treasurers. It’s a time uncharted and this coronavirus is really throwing a different spin on things. Let’s hear what Michael’s got to say.

In this episode:

• Government getting into debt to survive the crisis
• The unemployment data
• How to predict future earnings
• Price of oil
• Effects on the US dollar
• Tips for treasurers on what to look forward to

LinksMichael Braude’s LinkedIn