The Treasury Talent Podcast

Today is a special episode for you. We are joined by Aron Chazen, the CEO of Treasury Curve. He has a long, distinguished career in banking with JP Morgan then started up a business called Treasury Curve.

In this episode we discuss:

• The highlights from Aron's time in JP Morgan
• What he wishes he knew when he started his career
• How networking has helped him when he started his career
• The most important thing he learned in the entrepreneurial journey
• What started his idea to start Treasury Curve
• Simon's vision
• From a vendor's standpoint - what does Aron see as critical functions in the future for treasury

Today I am joined by Mike Young, the Head of Treasury at Juniper Networks. I want to get him on because I met him a year ago and he really struck me, a high achieving guy and someone who got to the top treasury post for a young age.

In this episode we discuss:

• What brought Mike into the treasury and what made him choose it
• The highlights of his career
• Learnings from spending time abroad
• How treasury differ in different industries
• His journey to the top role of treasury
• His mentors
• Mike's approach to networking
• What he wishes he'd known early on
• What Mike looks for when hiring people
• What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the board
• How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years particularly around technology advancement

Today we have a special episode for you. The Treasury Talent has partnered with the Association of Finance Professionals around their education and we're doing some podcasts around business partnering. Today I am joined by Rayan Rafay, the CFO of Fraction.

In this episode we discuss:

• Building a mindset for success in a business partnership
• The skills to develop to deliver successful partnerships
• Rayan's advice to someone trying to develop the skills
• Getting the skills and do partnerships successfully when it's virtual
• Building a team as it relates to business partnership
• Is partnership a challenge to the treasury?
• The optimal size for a treasury team
• Training and developing people to be more successful around business partnership
• How can automation and technology support partnerships
• What steps for young treasurer professional to become a more strategic partner

Today I have Toby Shore on the podcast. Toby is the treasurer at Emirates Global Aluminium. It's a merger of the two largest aluminium businesses in the Emirates. I want to have him as a global citizen and someone who moved around and as someone who has interesting things in his career.

In this episode we discuss:

• What brought Toby to the treasury
• The highlights of his career
• Similarities, differences, and the changes from a treasury perspective across the various industries
• His learnings from working in different jurisdictions
• The challenge in moving in Dubai
• His approach to networking throughout his career
• His perspective about mentors
• What he wishes he had known at the start of his career
• What he looks for people when hiring
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How Toby sees the role of the treasury changing in terms of advancing technology

Today I have Michael Braud for our regular economic forecast for treasurers.

In this episode we discuss:

• What Michael has been seeing in the last month
• The FH market at the moment
• The challenges of economic data
• What to keep eyes on for the coming months

Today we are joined by James Bryant. James is the Director of Treasury Analytics at Stanford Healthcare. He is in a position where he is really redefining treasury through the use of data analytics, business intelligence, RPA and AOI application.

In this episode we discuss:

• The highlights and things James learned in his career
• What one piece of information he wishes he knew before that he knows now
• His approach to relationships and networking throughout his career
• Being a strategic partner and understanding the challenges
• How James sees the role of treasurer changing/evolving along with technology
• How he utilizes AI Machine learning, RPA and operations
• Unique perspectives with regards to technology from healthcare to traditional corporate
• His thoughts on automation
• Systems that measures liquidity and cash flow management

Today I have Jack Yue on the podcast. Jack is the treasurer of KLA. He's been in technology in Silicon Valley for a long time. I thought he'd be an interesting person for you to hear from today.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Jack came to the treasury and why he chose treasury as a career
• Some of the highlights of Jack's career
• His approach to networking
• Other things that technology can solve as a treasurer
• The work from home environment
• What Jack looks for when hiring
• What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of CFO

Today I'm joined by Geri Westphal and the rest of the Treasury Talent Team. We decided we wanted to chat about Peer Group Networking. Peer Group Networking is where you put in a group of people who are like-minded, you have something in common, the industry that you work in, or the level that you're working within the treasury in order to really help around that networking. It's a peer group where you can ask anything of anyone, the role is to help one another, develop your careers and be better with what you do.

In this episode we discuss:

• Highlights and things Geri has learned as a practitioner
• Her approach to networking
• The change from being a practitioner to Peer to Peer networking
• Since taking an entrepreneurial leap what has he realized and learned along the way
• What is Peer to Peer networking and how LeanUp will help the treasury folks
• How to learn more about LeanUp and how to apply

Today I'm joined on the program by Brian King. Brian is the treasurer at Intuitive Surgical. I really enjoyed the discussion today.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Brian came to treasury and why he chose it as a career
• Making the move from Altera to EY
• The highlight of his career
• His approach to networking
• Brian's mentors
• What he wishes he'd known back when he was starting his career
• What he looks for when recruiting direct hires
• What makes a successful treasurer in the eyes of the executives
• How the role of treasurer is changing in the coming years

Today I am joined by Olga Chin as well as the rest of the Treasury Talent team. We chatted to Olga, an exciting entrepreneur who's built her career in the debt capital markets. She set up a business called InterPrice Technologies.

In this episode we discuss:

• Olga's career and journey
• One piece of advice she wishes she'd known 15 years ago
• Olga's approach to networking
• How have the relationships and networking in banking days benefited her as an entrepreneur
• Olga's learnings in her entrepreneurial journey
• What is InterPrice
• The values InterPrice provide treasurers