Episodes

In this episode of Turpentine Finance, host Sasha Orloff sits down with Paul, a passionate FP&A educator and content creator who shares insights on financial planning & analysis, teaching methodologies, and the evolution of financial tools.

In this episode, host Sasha Orloff interviews Brad Wiskirchen about his journey with Kount, the AI-driven fraud prevention company he bootstrapped and sold to Equifax for $640 million, while sharing insights from his experience as a founder and now a …

In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase, who drops insights on modern spend management and his journey from M&A to leading finance at a $325M acquisition target

In this episode, Sasha Orloff sits down with Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, the leading platform for buying and selling online businesses.

In this episode, Sasha Orloff welcomes Jane Lee and Aditya Reddy of Sapphire Ventures to unpack their paper, “Rise of the Next Gen CFO,” which features a market map of CFO tools and identify key trends and predictions.

In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Eugene Spevakov, the Treasurer and Head of Corporate FP&A at 6sense, treasury expert, and veteran CFO.

In this episode, Sasha Orloff sits down with Camille Ricketts, former Co-Head of Marketing at Notion, Editor of First Round Review and Elon’s comms manager at Tesla, to talk about the ROI of content as a growth driver.

When Y Combinator's Paul Graham released his viral essay "Founder Mode," it sparked a firestorm in the tech world.

In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Chris Sands, Head of Jobs at The F Suite, to discuss the landscape of finance leadership and career advancement in 2024.

In this episode, Valerie Burman, CFO of Sugar Bowl Resort and former VP at Workday and SAP, shares her unique journey from being an executive at top tech companies to becoming the CFO of a ski resort in Lake Tahoe.

In this episode, Rishi Garg, former Head of Corporate Development at Twitter and Square, shares insider knowledge on tech acquisitions. . He explains when companies should start considering M&A and the three key approaches: tops down, bottoms up, and strategy …

In this episode of Turpentine Finance, Sasha sits down with Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE)

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Jody Padar, the Radical CPA, 3x author, to discuss the incentive misalignment in accounting firms, and how radical pricing can solve it

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Seema Amble, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Seema shares her research on the transformation of the CFO’s office, and how generative AI is powering financial teams. She discusses how AI can empower CFOs and …

In this episode of Turpentine Finance, Sasha sits down with Dan Fletcher, CFO of Planful. They discuss how CFOs can build trust with the CEO and the board, balancing growth and profitability across different company stages, the nuances of working …

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Michelle Valentine, Co-founder and CEO of Anrok, the tax compliance infrastructure for the internet economy. They discuss the complexities of sales tax in the digital age, the historical context, regulatory changes, and challenges …

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Riya Grover, CEO and Cofounder of Sequence, to discuss the evolving landscape of B2B revenue models and pricing strategies.

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Nadia Asoyan, former CFO of Strike, Robinhood, and Controller at Square.

In this episode, Tomer London, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Gusto, shares insights into aligning product and finance teams for responsible growth. He dives deep into the frameworks and practices Gusto employed to make trade-offs between core products, expansion …

In this episode, Sasha sits down with Jim Cook, dubbed the CFO Whisperer, after 30 years in Silicon Valley as CFO at Netflix, Intuit, and Mozilla. Jim shares CFO hiring mistakes and the misunderstandings most board members and investors have …

OpenAI Controller Sowmya Ranganathan sits with Sasha Orloff to share accounting insights from her experience at Square, Rippling, and OpenAI.

In this conversation, Steve Love, a seasoned CFO with over $1 billion raised from VCs and $2 billion in M&A transaction experience, pulls back the curtain on high-stakes M&A. Love shares his insights from overseeing complex acquisitions like Heap's purchase …

How do you navigate the tide turn when your competitor collapses during one of the biggest banking crises in recent history? In this conversation, Sasha sits down with Immad Akhund, founder and CEO of Mercury.

In this conversation, Sasha sits down with Steve McLaughlin, CEO and Managing Partner of FT Partners.