AFP Conversations
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsCorporate treasury and finance executives discuss their biggest challenges and insights: blockchain, fintech, cybersecurity, payments, risk, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, leadership, career development, and more.
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167. How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction
June 24, 2019 18:29 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MBOne reason why we find it so hard to focus is because we are so busy trying to be productive. Trying to squeeze as much out of the moment as possible. And there are so many things to do at any moment. So how do we prioritize? Chris Bailey has been called a “productivity mastermind” by Fast Company. He is the international bestselling author of two books -- Hyperfocus and The Productivity Project -- and his productivity blog, A Life of Productivity, is read by more than 200,000 people world...
166. Building a Prediction Machine with Avi Goldfarb
June 17, 2019 18:17 - 25 minutes - 46.7 MBAvi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a Professor of Marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, Senior Editor at Marketing Science, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and President of Goldfarb Analytics Corporation. In his new book, “Prediction Machines,” Goldfarb explains how artificial intelligence (AI) will affect business, pu...
165. The State of FP&A
June 11, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes - 64.6 MBBryan Lapidus, FP&A, is the Director of the FP&A practice at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). Lapidus has worked in financial planning and analysis for American Express and Fannie Mae. He’s also worked in risk management which gives him a bit of a unique perspective on forecasting. Also a prolific author and blogger, his work can be found at AFPonline.org, The Digitalist, Oracle and LinkedIn. In this interview, Lapidus discusses AFP's recent FinNext conference, as well as t...
164. As the Clock Ticks on Libor, the Market Looks to SOFR
June 04, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes - 41.8 MBLibor, the world’s most important number, is going away in 2021. But according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, banks and corporates have been slow to move away from the rate – even as regulators are uncharacteristically ahead of schedule in creating alternatives. So why are finance executives dragging their feet? Laurie Brignac has some thoughts. Brignac is the chief investment officer and head of Invesco’s Global Liquidity Business. She’s a recognized industry expert on corporate...
163. Fran Townsend: How to Turn Bad News into Good News
May 28, 2019 04:00 - 29 minutes - 53.9 MBFrom 2004 to 2008, Fran Townsend served as Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and she chaired the Homeland Security Council. Townsend spent 13 years at the U.S. Department of Justice under the administrations of President George H. W. Bush, President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. Today, Townsend is a director on the board of three public companies, and she is a senior national security analyst for CBS News. She regularly appea...
162. Payments Fraud Continues to Surge. Why?
May 21, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutes - 40.2 MBPayments fraud reached a new high last year. Again. According to the 2019 AFP Payments Fraud & Control Survey, 82 percent of organizations reported payments fraud incidents in 2018. That beat the previous high of 78 percent set in 2017. As always, the AFP Payments Fraud & Control Survey is underwritten by J.P. Morgan. You can download the entire report at AFPonline.org/paymentsfraud. Why is payments fraud reaching new heights every year despite so much attention and millions of doll...
161. Has Blockchain Lost Its Mojo? These Corporate Finance Experts Disagree
May 14, 2019 04:00 - 31 minutes - 56.8 MBHas blockchain lost its mojo? Today's guests on AFP Conversations podcast disagree. Dr. Sean Stein Smith is an assistant professor at the City University of New York, certified public accountant, and a member of the advisory board of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance. Roberto Cruz Jr., is a certified treasury professional and Treasury Director for the North American Parent Subsidiary of Suez North America. Stein Smith and Cruz frequently collaborate on treasury and finance thought leader...
159. BONUS EPISODE: Why U.S. Firms Amassed Cash at a Slower Pace Last Quarter
May 02, 2019 04:00 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBU.S. companies built their cash reserves at a much slower pace in the first quarter of the year than in the last quarter of 2018, according to the AFP Corporate Cash Indicators®. What does that mean for the domestic economy? Kevin Kane, Managing Director with BMO, joins AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel to give his thoughts on the state of corporate cash. The CCI is a quarterly survey of senior corporate treasury and finance executives conducted by AFP and underwritten by BMO. Get the ...
158. What Makes a Great Leader With Chip Colbert, Part 2
April 30, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBIn part two of a two-part interview executive coach Chip Colbert joins host Jim Kaitz for a special AFP Conversations: Leadership Series podcast. Colbert led an executive coaching series at AFP 2018. He was so well received that he and his executive coaching series will return to AFP 2019 this October in Boston. Read Colbert's top 10 leadership traits. Working with Starfish Leadership and the Fully Charged Institute, which he co-founded, Colbert has coached hundreds of leaders in numero...
156. Real Time Payments: Game Changer Or Missed Opportunity?
April 23, 2019 13:53 - 24 minutes - 45 MBThere is so much going on in the payments space today – mobile, digital, blockchain, and more. But let’s not forget Real Time Payments, which launched a little over a year ago. Developed by The Clearing House and its 25 owner banks, RTP is the first new payments infrastructure in the U.S. in more than 40 years. The first real-time payment occurred on November 13, 2017 and was a $3.50 transfer between BNY Mellon and U.S. Bank -- but it took only took three seconds to settle. So it makes sen...
157. What Makes a Great Leader With Chip Colbert, Part 1
April 23, 2019 04:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBIn part one of a two-part interview (look for the second half next week), executive coach Chip Colbert joins host Jim Kaitz for a special AFP Conversations: Leadership Series podcast. Working with Starfish Leadership and the Fully Charged Institute, which he co-founded, Chip Colbert has coached hundreds of leaders in numerous organizations to help them improve their performance. He’s also the Managing Director of ITC Global Advisors, a consulting firm that brings private sector innovation ...
155. Why Introversion Is, In Fact, A Workplace Superpower
April 09, 2019 04:00 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MBAre you an extrovert or an introvert? In the finance world we tend to associate expertise with extroverts. They can command a room and dominate a presentation with their confidences. Introverts? They’re too quiet, and not charismatic enough. They sit in their cubicles and take orders. John Sanchez disagrees. He thinks we’ve got it all backwards. In fact, he believes introverts have innate abilities that are critical to effective communication—especially in finance. John goes so far as to c...
154. What's In a Name? Bill and Dan Carmody Talk Fintech
April 02, 2019 04:00 - 24 minutes - 44.1 MBThere’s a ton of new technology out there in treasury and finance world, and you only have so much time in the day to read up about them. More important, treasury and finance professionals only have so much money to spend on them. Even more important, customers will only care about a few of them -- if any. So what’s a treasury and finance professional to do? That’s the question for today’s guests, Dan and Bill Carmody. Bill Carmody has been in digital marketing since the concept’s inc...
153. How Treasury and Finance Can Fight Low-Tech Payments Fraud
March 26, 2019 04:00 - 28 minutes - 52.9 MBToday on the podcast: Fighting low-tech payments fraud. With all the focus on fintech these days it’s no surprise that when it comes to payments fraud treasury and finance professionals tend to focus on hi-tech fraud like business email compromise and phishing. But there’s plenty of old-fashioned low-tech fraud that you may have forgotten about. Stuff like embezzlement. And check fraud – which was once again one of the most common forms of fraud in the annual AFP Payments Fraud Survey. ...
152. How to Get More People to Agree with You
March 19, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes - 61.9 MBHave you ever wished you could do a better job persuading -- especially at work? Today's guest, Lynne Franklin, is all about helping people do a better job of persuading. Franklin spoke at AFP 2018 in a session titled “Practical Neuroscience: How to Get More People to Agree with You.” Please leave a review of AFP Conversations -- it helps other people find the podcast!
151. ABM Industries CEO Scott Salmirs On Leadership and Digital Transformation
March 12, 2019 04:00 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MBScott Salmirs, CEO of ABM Industries, joins host Jim Kaitz for a special AFP Conversations: Leadership Series podcast. As the CEO of a 110-year-old company with $6.4 billion in annual revenue and 140,000 employees around the world, Salmirs can discuss many things. But this chat focused on digital transformation: How does the CEO of a venerable facilities management firm navigate the wrenching changes brought about by new technology? Kaitz also is a CEO -- he's chief executive and presiden...
150. Robotic Process Automation for Finance: Bigger Than Blockchain?
March 05, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBWith a background in finance and IT, guest Tom Blakeley is uniquely qualified to discuss the impact of robotic process automation on FP&A. A director with Performance Architects, Blakeley helps FP&A teams create RPA for their reporting and forecasting. Blakeley will lead a session at FinNext, March 17 to 19, in Las Vegas. Learn more at www.FinNext.org. Please leave a review of AFP Conversations -- it helps other people find the podcast!
149. What Does Digital Disruption Mean for Finance and FP&A?
February 26, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBWhat does digital disruption mean for finance and FP&A? And how can finance and FP&A professionals navigate the transformation? Brian Mehr, has some thoughts. Mehr is a vice president at Southern New Hampshire University, where he leads their FP&A department. He's also a speaker at FinNext, March 17-19, in Las Vegas. Mehr spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about how he and his team have redesigned the FP&A and budgeting process at SNHU and the lessons he’s learned along the way. ...
148. How Deutsche Post DHL Conducts Treasury in Singapore
February 19, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 46 MBStephen Hogan is Vice President Regional Treasury Asia Pacific for Deutsche Post DHL. He's responsible for all treasury, risk and corporate finance-related activities in the Asia Pacific region for Deutsche Post DHL and leads a team that covers more than 140 entities across 41 countries. Reached at his office in Singapore, Hogan spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about the challenges he faces in leading a regional treasury center – particularly in the APAC region. Please leave a ...
147. How Metrics Can Make or Break Your Organization
February 12, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 54.1 MBThe right metrics can drive greater profitability. The wrong metrics can lead your organization down the wrong path. Dave Stark and Maik Henkel explain how metrics can mislead, and how they can be updated to become more relevant. They also discuss how to match KPIs with what decision-makers need to know and when they need to know it. Stark is president of Analysis Team, Inc. and Henkel is Senior Manager, Deputy Director Finance for GlobalFoundries. You can hear them speak about metrics and...
146. Coming to Terms with Digital Disruption
February 05, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MBAnders Sorman-Nilsson spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about digital disruption. Sorman-Nilsson is the author of "Digilogue: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow’s Customers." He discussed how companies and finance teams can bridge that digital divide. Sorman-Nilsson will keynote FinNext 2019 this March in Las Vegas. Learn more at www.FinNext.org. Please leave a review of AFP Conversations -- it helps other people find the podcast!
145. How Finance and FP&A Can Support E-Commerce
January 30, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MBIt’s no secret that e-commerce is overtaking traditional brick and mortar retail. So what does that mean for finance and FP&A? Frank Chou talks to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about the unique challenges finance and FP&A face in supporting companies' e-commerce efforts, and how he addressed them in his previous roles at Amazon and Chewy. Chou is a senior FP&A Manager with H&T Battery Components. He will speak about FP&A and e-commerce at FinNext 2019 this March in Las Vegas. Learn mo...
144. BONUS: Companies Resolve to Deploy Cash, But Will They?
January 28, 2019 05:00 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBIt's a New Year's Resolution for finance executives: They plan to deploy corporate cash in 2019, according to the AFP Corporate Cash Indicators, underwritten by BMO. But saying they will draw down reserves on capex, buybacks, dividends and debt payments is one thing -- doing so is another. Kevin Kane, Managing Director with BMO, joins AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel to give his thoughts on the state of corporate cash. Get the full results of the CCI at www.afponline.org/CCI.
143. FP&A and Treasury: Storied Romance or Shotgun Wedding?
January 24, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBIt's more important than ever for FP&A and treasury to work together. Unfortunately, it’s never been more difficult. Alex Galitsky is not a marriage counselor but he does help FP&A and treasury resolve their relationship differences. Galitsky is Director of Finance Transformation/Strategy & Operations with the Peloton Group. Learn more about finance transformation at www.FinNext.org. Please leave a review of AFP Conversations -- it helps other people find the podcast!
142. The Paradox of Today's Connected Workforce
January 17, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 57.7 MBIf it’s easier than ever to connect with your co-workers, then why is it so challenging to collaborate at work? Robert “Reb” Rebele calls it the paradox of the connected workforce. Rebele is a researcher for Wharton People Analytics and teaches in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania. He will keynote FinNext 2019 this March in Las Vegas. Learn more at www.FinNext.org. Please leave a review of AFP Conversations -- it helps other people find ...
141. Navigating Your Career Journey
January 10, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 60.6 MBEllen Cooperperson believes that everybody is on a journey -- especially in their career. Managing your career journey takes time and effort. But, if done correctly, it can bring great personal and professional rewards. Cooperperson is CEO of Cooperperson Performance Consultants, where she’s been coaching business leaders for more than 30 years. She spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about what to do if your career journey goes off course. Learn more at www.AFPonline.org.
140. Winning the War on Payments Fraud
January 03, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 57.7 MBWhy does payments fraud keep growing year after year? It’s not as if treasury and finance professionals aren’t aware of the problem, and they spend plenty of money to fight payments fraud. Here to report from the front lines of the payments fraud war is Regina Ochev, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer with Prologis. Please be sure to rate and review AFP Conversations -- it helps other listeners find the show! Hear more at www.AFPonline.org/Conversations.
139. Interest Rates Are Rising. What Should Finance Executives Do?
December 27, 2018 05:00 - 22 minutes - 41.6 MBFor years finance executives enjoyed steady short-term bond markets, but now interest rates are steadily rising, and the landscape is shifting. So what’s working right now? Jerry Klein, a managing director with Treasury Partners, spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about corporate cash and investment strategies. Please be sure to rate and review AFP Conversations -- it helps other listeners find the show! Hear more at www.AFPonline.org/Conversations.
138. Why This FX Expert is Still Bullish on Bitcoin
December 20, 2018 05:00 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBFrancesco Tonin is a FX Market Specialist for Bloomberg. He literally wrote the book on foreign currency options and risk management. In this episode of AFP Conversations Tonin discusses his newest passion: blockchain and FX as well as the key concepts that make bitcoin such a great invention. Be sure to rate and review AFP Conversations -- it helps other listeners find the show! More AFP Conversations at www.AFPonline.org/Conversations.
137. How to Handle Stress in the Workplace
December 13, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 52.6 MBWe’ve all experienced stress at work. Sometimes the scenarios are obvious—like presenting to senior management. Sometimes, though, the stressful moments aren’t so obvious. Christine Hollinden returns to AFP Conversations to discuss these hidden stressful moments and how to overcome them. Hollinden is principal with Hollinden Marketers & Strategists. Please be sure to give AFP Conversations a rating and a review on your podcast platform of choice. Thank you! www.AFPonline.org/Conversations
136. The Challenges of Running a Blockchain Startup for Finance
December 06, 2018 05:00 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBWhat's it like running a blockchain startup? 9th Gear Technologies is so new that its product – a blockchain service for foreign currency trading and settlement – hasn’t even launched yet. 9th Gear CEO and founder Maryanne Morrow explained to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel how her company plans to stand out in the increasingly crowded blockchain-for-finance market. Morrow holds a degree in Material Science Engineering from Cornell University. Her company debuted at AFP 2018.
135. Finance Business Partnering? These Guys Wrote the Book
November 29, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 54 MBClaus Madsen and Anders Liu-Lindberg are so passionate about finance business partnering that they wrote a book about it. Lindberg is Head of Global Finance Program Management Office at Maersk and is co-founder of the Business Partnering Institute. Madsen is a partner at Implement Consulting Group. He edited Lindberg's book on finance business partnering, "Create Value as a Finance Business Partner." Learn more: www.ImplementConsultingGroup.com www.BusinessPartnerInginstitute.org
134. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
November 21, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBDarrell West of The Brooking Institution returns to AFP Conversations to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence. In a new paper, West writes of his concern about the ethical values embedded within AI and the extent to which algorithms respect basic human values. West believes companies must develop an AI ethics code, employ ethicists and review boards, train staff, create audit trails to explain coding decisions, and ultimately provide a means for remediation when AI solutions infli...
133. Treasurers Invest Corporate Cash But Are They Investing In Their Careers?
November 15, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 56.8 MBTreasury professionals invest their organization’s money. But are they investing in their careers? Mike Richards and Craig Martin have some opinions on this topic. Richards is founder and CEO of The Treasury Recruitment Company. Martin is Director of The Treasury Recruitment Company’s US practice. Richards and Martin spoke to AFP Conversations about hiring and recruiting in the treasury space today – what’s trending, what treasurers do well when they job search, and where they need to impr...
132. Live from AFP 2018 in Chicago: Fearless Girl Turns One Year Old
November 05, 2018 23:16 - 21 minutes - 39.9 MBLive from AFP 2018 in Chicago: Fearless Girl turns one! Host Ira Apfel spoke to Yeng Butler and Nita Baindur for perspective on one of the most iconic -- and certainly youngest -- characters on Wall Street. Butler is Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Cash Business with State Street Global Advisors, which commissioned the Fearless Girl statue. Baindur is Director of Treasury for Agilent Technologies. One year later, how's Fearless Girl doing? And what's changed in the board ro...
131. Can Blockchain Fight Payments Fraud? Alex Tapscott Thinks So.
November 01, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBCan blockchain fight payments fraud? That’s the question for guest Alex Tapscott, co-author of the best-selling book, Blockchain Revolution, which has been translated into 16 languages. Proponents believe blockchain can speed payments, but not much attention has been paid to blockchain’s potential for fighting payments fraud. Tapscott will discuss blockchain and its potential to fight payments fraud next week at AFP 2018 in Chicago. www.afp2018.org/register.
130. The B2B Payments Directory Comes to Market Via Blockchain
October 25, 2018 04:00 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBThe B2B payments directory took a step forward when NACHA recently acquired the Business Payments Directory Association. But how big a step? Guests: George Throckmorton: Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Network Development, NACHA Micah Kerr: Head Architect Commercial Payments & Blockchain Guru, Discover Financial Services Larry Buettner: Chair of the Business Payments Directory Association You can learn a lot in just one day at AFP 2018: www.afp2018.org/register.
129. How Robotic Process Automation Will Transform the Financial Close
October 18, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 59.9 MBBen Cornforth is a vice president with Trintech, a Texas-based firm that focuses on the record to report process. Cornforth spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about robotic process automation, rules-based automation, and predictive machine learning. Cornforth believes RPA could transform the financial close process. You can learn a lot in just one day at AFP 2018, whether your focus is treasury, FP&A, payments, finance or fintech. Choose your One Day Pass at www.afp2018.org/register.
128. Libor and Brexit: Two Looming Challenges for Treasury and Finance
October 11, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 59.6 MBThe demise of Libor and the deadline for Brexit have created tremendous anxiety for treasury and finance executives -- particularly in the UK. John Grout, a member of the Libor Oversight Committee and a former treasury executive for Cadbury Schweppes, previewed the rocky road ahead. You can learn a lot in just one day at AFP 2018, whether your focus is Libor, FP&A, faster payments, blockchain or forecasting. Choose your One Day Pass at www.afp2018.org/register.
127. Machine Learning for Finance: How Alvarez & Marsal Made It Work
October 04, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 70.5 MBChandu Chilakapati and Devin Rochford were part of a team at Alvarez & Marsal that developed two AI-based products. One is a Sample Credit Rating Estimator, the other is the Alvarez & Marsal Machine Learning Platform (AMMP). Chilakapati and Rochford spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about their new products, why they embraced AI and machine learning, how they won over senior management, and how treasury and finance professionals can bridge their own AI and machine learning aspirat...
126. David Sanger: Why Cyberwar Could Be More Dangerous Than Nuclear War
September 27, 2018 04:00 - 34 minutes - 62.6 MBJournalist David Sanger is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the new book, The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age. Sanger argues that because cyberwar is inherently secretive by nature the way America will conduct cyberwarfare is more complicated than waging conventional or even nuclear war – and possibly even more dangerous. Sanger is a featured speaker at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. ...
125. Dan Shapiro: Negotiating the Nonnegotiable
September 20, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MBDan Shapiro, founding director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program and author of the best-selling book, Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about negotiating in the business world. He also discussed how he got started as a negotiations expert and how he himself negotiates – particularly with his three children. Shapiro is a featured speaker at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. ...
124. How Technology, Demographics and Values Are Disrupting the Future of Work
September 13, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBNancy Giordano delves into the new technologies and the critical shifts companies and workers must make to stay relevant. A futurist who helps organizations strategically address technological shifts, Giordano will speak about reinventing leadership for the age of machine intelligence at AFP 2018. Giordano will speak at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. Visit www.AFP2018.org/pricing.
123. This Blockchain VC Partner is Skeptical of Blockchain but Bullish on Bitcoin
September 06, 2018 04:00 - 38 minutes - 71.2 MBMany people are enthusiastic about blockchain -- but there are skeptics, notably Jimmy Song. A blockchain programming instructor, Song also is a venture partner with Blockchain Capital LLC. At an industry conference he told attendees, "blockchain is not going to solve all your problems for you. You’re a hammer-thrower just looking for nails." Learn more about blockchain at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. Visit www.AFP2018.or...
122. How to Deliver Bad News to Management the Red Team Way
August 30, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 80.9 MBIt's hard to deliver bad news to management. Red Teaming, a method used by the military to stress-test strategies, identify unseen threats, combat group think and overcome complacency, can help. Best-selling author Bryce Hoffman discussed the method in this episode. His 2017 book is called "Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything." Hear Bryce Hoffman at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST...
121. Alexis Glick: Why Washington is the Financial Capital of the World
August 23, 2018 04:00 - 40 minutes - 73.3 MBAlexis Glick anchored NBC’s The Today Show and CNBC’s Squawk Box before helping launch the Fox Business Network. She’s interviewed President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Warren Buffett among others. Glick spoke to AFP Conversations host Ira Apfel about her upcoming session at AFP 2018, her favorite interview, and why Washington is the financial capital of the world. Hear Alexis Glick at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. To learn ...
120. Negotiation, Irrationality and Tales of Conspiracy on the High Seas
August 16, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutes - 56.9 MBEx-lawyer Colin McRoberts teaches treasury and finance professionals business negotiation skills. His upcoming book, The Good Fight, explains how irrational ideas capture rational, intelligent people. He even went on the ConspiraSea Cruise, a seminar-at-sea for conspiracy theorists, as background research for his book. Learn more about McRoberts' negotiating skills classes at www.AFPonline.org/training. Learn more career skills at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off regist...
119. How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Accounts Receivable
August 09, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MBTreasury doesn't get more fundamental than accounts receivable. Now, artificial intelligence is here to revolutionize accounts receivable -- even predicting delinquencies. Shankar Bellam, an enterprise cloud solution expert with HighRadius, spoke to AFP Conversations about what's new in AP/AR. Learn more about accounts receivable and payable at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. To learn more, visit www.AFP2018.org/pricing.
118. Why Digitization Creates New Opportunities for Finance -- and New Risks
August 02, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 60.2 MBDr. Shawn DuBravac believes we will work more efficiently and stay healthier more easily thanks to digital transformation. However, millennia-old institutions could be completely redefined -- and understanding these changes has only just begun. DuBravac is an economist and New York Times best-selling author. He will be a featured speaker at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. To learn more, visit www.AFP2018.org/pricing.
117. Retail Payments: Resolving Reconciliations, Shrinking Shrinkage, and More
July 26, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 55.1 MBHow can retailers better manage bank accounts, cash registers, millions of dollars, and more? Tyler Wolf, has some advice. Wolf is a product manager at Balance Innovations, where he’s an expert on retail payments. He spoke to AFP Conversations about payment reconciliation, reporting, deposit tracking, training and more. Discuss retail payments at AFP 2018 this November in Chicago. Save $100 off registration when you use promo code PODCAST18. To learn more, visit www.AFP2018.org/pricing.