The Treasury Talent Podcast

This is an episode where I was invited to appear on another podcast, with Kevin Olsen, The Payments Podium. He asked me to come to talk about my podcast and the Treasury Talent recruitment business.

In this episode we discuss:

• Who is Simon and what he does
• How Simon started his career
• How can people find where they would be a good fit and be relevant
• Ways people can identify what their strengths are and how to play to them'
• His advice on developing relationships remotely
• What should people start doing now for the future job and position that they want to have

The Treasury Talent team discusses the interview tips for candidates.

In this episode we discuss:

• Good questions to ask to learn about the group's ability to operate as a team
• Interview tips
• Asking about the business continuity plan
• How technical should questions be
• Salary questions
• Things to research about the company

Welcome to 2021. In this episode, I will discuss the quick recap of the Treasury Talent podcast in 2021, Treasury Talent TV, LinkedIn Live, and the huge 2021 plan.

The Treasury Talent team discusses Interview Tips for candidates searching for treasury jobs.

In this episode we discuss:

• Learning the group's ability to operate as a team
• The biggest challenge the team tackle this year
• Make sure to take notes
• Asking about business continuity plan
• How technical should questions be
• Researching about the company when looking at a potential client
• Answering about salaries

We are very fortunate to be joined by Amanda Vedder, Managing Director at TurnpointFX.

In this episode we discuss:

• Making the move in different industries
• Amanda's piece of advice for people listening that she could tell her 21-year-old self
• Her suggestions on how to find a mentor
• Her take on having mentees
• The catalyst to taking different pivots
• For treasury practitioners who are new to digitization who want to upscale, what areas should they focus on in terms of learning or experience

We are fortunate to be joined by Adesola Orimalade, the Director of Treasury at Kiwi.com.

In this episode we discuss:

• The highlights of Adesola's career
• One piece of advice that he wishes he had known before that he knows now
• Being a global citizen
• Networking and relationships in Adesola's perspective
• The catalyst to making the move from the banking to the corporate side
• Making the move to another country
• Adesola's passion
• What he's doing with the younger generation and help and introduce treasury

Craig Leslie joined the group today on the podcast. Craig is the treasurer at Pacific Life.

In this episode we discuss:

• The highlights of Craig's career
• The major differences from a treasury perspective across the industries he's worked with
• One piece of advice he wishes he had known when he was starting his career
• His approach to networking and mentorship and his advice regarding those
• The mentor-mentee relationship
• His advice to others about being a global citizen and having global roles
• Craig's take on hiring people
• What makes a successful treasurer
• How the role of treasury is changing

Today I'm joined by Michael Braude, Michael is the treasurer at George Weston Foods and he's on for his regular economic forecast for treasurers. It's going to be our last forecast before our Christmas break so I hope you get some insights to lead you through that December holiday and Christmas period.

In this episode we discuss:

• The last rendezvous in 2020
• What Michael has been hearing from the Central bank
• What to keep eyes on with the Christmas - Holiday period for treasurers

Today I am joined by Bill Guerrero. Bill is the CFO at Ithaca College. He has some interesting background, he started in banking into the CFO role in the education area.

In this episode we discuss:

• What Bill looks for when hiring in his team
• His journey from banking to becoming a CFO in educational institutions
• His role as a CFO and wearing the treasurer's hat
• The effect of COVID on the institution
• His approach to networking
• How mentors play a part in his career
• One piece of advice he wishes he knew back when he was starting his career that he'd like to pass on to the listeners
• What makes a successful treasurer
• How the role of treasury is changing

Today I'm joined by Amit Kapur who is the treasurer of ATS Automation. I wanted Amit to come on because he has a good background and a great career.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why did Amit choose treasury as a career
• His time at GE and what he learned
• His career highlights
• How treasury differs (or not) in different industries he's been in
• Amit's experience in networking
• The best piece of advice he's learned throughout his career that Amit wishes he had been told when he was starting
• What he looks for when hiring his direct reports
• What he thinks makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
• How he sees the role of treasurer is changing