• Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

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Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

De: Evan Epstein
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  • In-depth interview podcast with leading corporate governance experts, including world-class founders, scholars, board members, executives, investors and more. The content is structured as a long-form conversation to explore not only the latest corporate governance trends, but also to get some personal insights from some of the best and brightest minds behind America's boardrooms.
    2020-2024 Boardroom Governance
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  • Cedric Bru: CEO of Taulia (now part of SAP) on Boardroom Dynamics and the Value of Teamwork

    Cedric Bru: CEO of Taulia (now part of SAP) on Boardroom Dynamics and the Value of Teamwork
    Sep 9 2024
    (0:00) Intro.(1:03) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(1:50) Start of interview. (2:24) Cedric's origin story.(4:30) U.S. talent management insights (cultural differences with other countries): current merit.(6:00) On his management career with HP, Visa, and Syncada from Visa (a joint venture between Visa and U.S. Bank).(8:13) His transition to Taulia, a venture-backed company, in 2013.(11:04) On managing board dynamics as CEO and Chair of Taulia as a venture-backed company. *Reference to VC-Backed Board Academy (VCBA) on Oct 29, 2024 at Nasdaq in NYC.(15:20) The role of the Chair, and challenges of managing a large board, even when the business is thriving. "[It is] important to have a couple of directors that can anchor the entire group in addition to the chairman or the CEO."(17:32) The exit strategy behind the acquisition of Taulia by SAP in 2022 and the business of Taulia and Supply Chain Management. "[I]t's all about free cash flows and moving liquidity across the economy." "Cultural fit is one of the number one success indicators of an M&A transaction." "I think someone will write a book at some point about this M&A transaction because it has been successful on all fronts." "Taulia is managed independently and autonomously, which is not maybe a standard setup."(23:28) On transitioning from a VC-backed board to a board of a fully-owned subsidiary of SAP. Going from private to public: "[T]he first advantage is that we don't have to do capital raise anymore if we wanted to invest in some areas. If we need some capital, we have access to a line of credit that SAP can provide." "If I was spending 20% of my time on investors, capital raise, and so forth in the the past. Now I spend 20% with SAP executives, regional presidents, to make sure that we can sell Taulia to as many clients as possible."(28:56) Decision-making on exit strategies for Taulia (and in general): i.e. IPOs, SPACs, M&A, and PE.(33:50) The impact of AI in business.(37:14) On managing geopolitical risks. "Two angles: 1) customers, and 2) compliance, law, and governance."(40:53) On the current economic landscape. "The number of M&A transactions is actually picking up, especially with companies that have a good bottom line." "I think that the best companies have built agility in their financial architecture to really adjust their business profile based on what the market can cope with."(44:48) On director education for board members, particularly venture-backed companies. "I would encourage VCs to recommend [not mandate] their [portfolio] CEOs to go through a training about governance, how to manage a board, how to make the board evolve, how to recruit board members, how to interview board members."(45:39) Books that have greatly influenced his life: Tribal Leadership, by Dave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright (2008)Good to Great, by Jim Collins (2001)Sports magazines and newspapers(46:13) His mentors. (47:37) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by.(50:15) An unusual habit or absurd thing that he loves: cold plunges.(53:13) The person he most admires.Cedric Bru is CEO of Taulia, a fintech provider of working capital management solutions. In March of 2022, Taulia became part of SAP. Before Taulia, Cedric served as Global Head of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development at Syncada from Visa. Cedric has over two decades of experience in financial services and software industries, including positions at Visa and Hewlett-Packard. You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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    57 minutos
  • Yvonne Wassenaar: On Boardroom Dynamics and Trends from Silicon Valley

    Yvonne Wassenaar: On Boardroom Dynamics and Trends from Silicon Valley
    Sep 2 2024
    (0:00) Intro.(1:03) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(1:50) Start of interview. *Reference to E137 with Coco Brown (CEO of Athena Alliance).(2:47) Yvonne's origin story.(5:49) Her executive career starting with Accenture, and later with VMware, New Relic, and CEO of Airware and Puppet.(9:03) On her board journey. Distinctions between private and public company service. Plus non-profits.(17:43) Explaining board composition and dynamics in VC-backed companies.(23:23) Explaining board composition and dynamics in PE-backed companies. "It's much more straightforward, structured, and contained."(27:39) On the 'Stay Private vs Go Public' debate and other considerations on private markets.(34:29) On the AI boom and how to think about it from a board's perspective: "how do you experiment and lean in without committing?"(39:06) On the increasing relevance of cybersecurity in the age of digitization. "Cyber attacks are like earthquakes in California. They're going to happen."(42:33) On geopolitics and the boardroom. "How you think about it really depends on what type of company you're in, how big it is, and what you're trying to achieve."(45:40) How to think about the ESG landscape.(49:56) Podcasts that she regularly listens to: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein :)The Economist PodcastsGrit Podcast with Joubin MirzadeganAcquired Podcast(52:03) Her mentors and sponsors. Carl Eschenbach John Chambers(54:44) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by: "Be the change you want to see in the world" by Mahatma Gandhi,(55:15) An unusual habit or absurd thing that she loves: misting plants.(56:35) The living person she most admires: MacKenzie Scott.Yvonne Wassenaar is a seasoned Silicon Valley C-level executive and board member with experience across public, private equity-backed, and venture-backed companies. She currently serves on the boards of Forrester, Rubrik, Arista Networks, JFrog, Alation, Braze, and InfoBlox. She also serves on the boards of Harvey Mudd College and UCLA Anderson's Easton Technology Management Center. You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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    59 minutos
  • Javier Saade: From Capital Formation to Governance, plus his Top of the Game

    Javier Saade: From Capital Formation to Governance, plus his Top of the Game
    Aug 26 2024
    (0:00) Intro.(1:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.(2:02) Start of interview. (2:49) Javier's origin story.(4:31) The blurring lines between VC and PE. Cross-over investors, growth equity investors, and other "alternative" financing.(9:01) On the capital formation cycle. Impact of interest-rates in capital allocation. The VC power law. New VC vehicles.(16:00) On the rise of cross-over investors ("starting somewhere between 2013 and 2016: rise of strategic capital")(19:34) On the rise of AI (boom and bubble): 1) algorithmic capability, 2) computing power, and 3) availability of data.(23:06) The cases of Nvidia and Google. The analogy to the 1990s (investing in infrastructure) and increasing antitrust scrutiny.(28:43) Explaining role and function of the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBIC, and SBIR & STTR. Industrial Policy and impact of geopolitics (ie. China).(40:47) On his board journey and role of corporate directors.(43:36) On "shareholder push and pull": role of institutional investors and "passive" investors. *Reference to E118 with Professor John Coates on The Problem of Twelve.(50:18) His take on boardroom diversity. *Reference to the Latino Corporate Director Association (LCDA).(55:06) On his podcast Top of the Game.(56:30) Books that have greatly influenced his life: The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck (1978)Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (1997)The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith (1776)The Founding Fathers, by K.M. Kostyal (2012)(56:49) His mentors. (57:42) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by: "Deal with it"(57:53) An unusual habit or absurd thing that he loves.(58:11) The living person he most admires.Javier Saade is Managing Partner of Impact Master Holdings, Venture Partner at Fenway Summer, Operating Partner at Presidio Investors, Chairman of the Board at GP Funding, Inc., Board Member of VCheck and Global Tech Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GTAC), CNBC Contributor, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, and host of the podcast Top of the Game. You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__You can join as a Patron of the Boardroom Governance Podcast at:Patreon: patreon.com/BoardroomGovernancePod__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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