The Treasury Talent Podcast

Today I'm joined by Gustavo Biscardi. He spent 11 years of his career in JBS, a large agricultural company. Gustavo is now the Head of Treasury at Rivian.

In this episode discuss:

• What brought Gustavo to treasury
• His journey from Brazil to Australia then to the US
• The highlight of Gustavo's journey
• The difference between treasury in agriculture and technology
• Gustavo's approach to networking
• Mentors' part on his career development
• One thing he wishes he knew when he was younger
• Key things he looks for when hiring
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How Gustavo sees the role of treasury changing

We've got a special episode today. We will be talking about salaries.

It's a question I get asked the most about, so the Treasury Talent team and I got together and had a round table discussion around this topic.

In this episode we discuss:

• How important is the comp plans
• How does the treasury typically get compensated
• Factors that determine the compensation
• Positions open during COVID
• Are treasuries folks paid as much as they should be?
• The best strategy in getting the max salary
• Tips on LinkedIn application
• Salary range to expect
• How do employers respond to candidates who have unvested stock or cash compensation on the existing company

Today I'm joined by Drew Wolfe. Drew is the ex-treasurer of Starbucks. The reason why I got Drew on today was he's an ex-nuclear submarine engineer who made his way into banking and then into the corporate treasury. I wanted to talk to him about the differences and how it all worked. He has an interesting career and a super interesting guy. He made the transition from treasurer into the CFO role.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Drew came to treasury
• Comparing his experiences in banking, corporate and different businesses
• Making the move from banking to the corporate treasury
• Drew's experience as treasurer in Starbucks
• The highlight of his career so far
• The difference of working domestically in the US and internally in UK
• Lessons Drew learned about global citizenship
• His process and approach to networking
• One thing Drew wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
• Key things he is looking for when hiring
• Moving from Treasury to CFO role, does it change the way Drew hire treasury vs. corporate finance
• Advice to business who decide they don't want to stop in the treasury role and want to go to the CFO role
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the board
• How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years

This episode's guest is Michael Braude for the monthly economic update.

In this episode we discuss:

• The disconnection in the market
• The bond market
• The volatility on the commodity side
• Volatility movement from a treasury perspective

I have Joerg Wiemer today on the podcast. Joerg is the co-founder/CEO of Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS). TIS is an assessed payment business.

In this episode we discuss:

• How did Joerg come to treasury
• The highlights of Joerg's career
• What is one thing Joerg wishes he knew back when he's younger
• His approach to networking
• What Joerg is looking for when hiring
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How is the role of treasury changing in the coming years

Today we've got a special episode for you based around networking. This episode is from the Facebook live that we had a few weeks ago. If you are not able to get to those live discussions, we now have a YouTube channel, Treasury Talent TV to get on-demand discussions for insights and information valuable for your career.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why is networking necessary
• When is the right time to be networking
• Most advantageous person to network with
• How to successfully network
• Big gatherings as a way to network
• Getting someone to interact and engage
• The impact of stepping down on career growth

Today we are joined by Kjel Christensen. Kjel is the Managing Director for North America and APAC at Taulia. Taulia is an early payment business in the supply chain financing side. I'm a big fan of innovative payment platforms so I want to get Kjel on the podcast so we can hear more about it.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Kjel ended up in the industry
• How the business differs from other offerings out there
• How Taulia's technology helps buyers and suppliers get the money quicker
• Kjel's strategy for networking in his career
• Mentors' part in Kjel's career
• The best piece of advice Kjel wishes he knew when he was starting his career
• Key things Kjel is looking for when hiring direct reports
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How Kjel sees the role of treasury changing

Today's topic is planning your job search and career development. Our discussion is with the whole Treasury Talent team and today's discussion really will be on what we think around the plan with your career and within your job search.

In this episode we discuss:

• Career development in Treasury
• Changing jobs
• Criteria to be prepared for in hunting
• Titles and roles
• Treasury as a small niche specialist area
• Treasury job-related skills for market types
• Geographic flexibility
• Taking 6 months gap between 2 jobs

Today I have Ed Barrie with me. He is the Treasurer at Tableau Software. Tableau has been recently acquired by Salesforce and is a rapidly growing business that allows you to analyze data effectively. We chatted a lot about the fast growing IT platform versus working in more of a debt hungry utility. Ed has some great insights in working across industries, one of the most exciting interviews I've done. I think you'd enjoy today's interview with Ed.

In this episode:

• Why treasury and what made Ed choose treasury as a career
• How treasury alters in vast industries in Ed's perspective
• The real highlights in Ed's career
• The contrast of Ed's treasury role in different businesses
• The cultural change in moving industries
• Ed's approach to networking - the importance of open sharing
• Ed's mentors
• What Ed wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
• What Ed is looking for when hiring
• Having good managers who invest and empower their people
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the CEO and the board
• How is the role of treasury changing over the coming year in Ed's perspective

Today I am joined by Sroothi Jaikumar who's with Capital Group. I want to get Sroothi on to chat because when I first met her, she was a fascinating person to chat to. I want to get her on to get the perspective in the marketplace.

In this episode:

• How did Sroothi come to treasury and what made her choose it as a career
• The highlights of her career
• How treasury change across working in different industries in Sroothi's experience
• Best piece of advice she wish she had been told back when she's starting her career
• What she looks for people when recruiting
• Approach and advice about networking
• Sroothi's mentors
• What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the executives
• How Sroothi see the role of treasury changing in the next couple of years