In this episode, Jack is joined by Perry Beberman, CFO of Bread Financial. For a financial services company built around consumer credit and retail partnerships, growth is inseparable from …
1221: Rebuilding Bread Financial’s Capital Foundation—And What It Made Possible | Perry Beberman, CFO, Bread Financial
When Perry Beberman arrived at what is now Bread Financial, the company had a balance sheet problem. It was carrying too much leverage, had insufficient capital, and needed a more disciplined approach …
How Hippo Learned Which Risks to Keep | Guy Zeltser, CFO, Hippo Insurance
In this episode, Jack is joined by Guy Zeltser, CFO of Hippo Insurance. One of the more consequential decisions in Hippo's recent history involved deliberately reducing the size of its homeowners …
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You Can’t Have Probably Right Revenue | Sam Chung, Chief Customer Officer, Salesforce
In this episode, Jack is joined by Sam Chung, Chief Customer Officer at Salesforce and former CFO of Salesforce.org. For finance leaders, the transition from subscription revenue to …
1220: At Hippo, Growth and Risk Work Together | Guy Zeltser, CFO, Hippo Insurance
In 2023, Hippo faced what CFO Guy Zeltser describes as perhaps the worst quarter in the insurance company's history. The response was not to chase growth harder. Instead, leadership made a decision …
The New Economics of Revenue | Sam Chung, Chief Customer Officer, Salesforce
How consumption models, AI, and rising complexity are reshaping the CFO mandate Revenue models are becoming more complex—and for finance leaders, the consequences extend well beyond how a company …