Path to Becoming a CFO presented by Airbase

In our latest podcast episode, Bessemer Venture Partner Jeff Epstein had a discussion with executive recruiters Rhoda Longhenry, Partner and Co-Founder of the Financial Officers Practice at True, and Jenna Fisher, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the Financial Officers Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. Rhoda and Jenna shared their best practices and advice for financial professionals looking to grow their careers in finance. Tune in to learn how to set yourself apart in the eyes...

Join Bessemer Venture Partner Jeff Epstein for a discussion with executive recruiters Rhoda Longhenry, Partner and Co-Founder of the Financial Officers Practice at True, and Jenna Fisher, Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the Financial Officers Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. Rhoda and Jenna shared their best practices and advice for financial professionals looking to grow their careers in finance. Learn how to set yourself apart from the pack in the eyes of an executive recrui...

In this departure from our regular interview of practicing CFOs, our host, Jeff Epstein, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, had invited a special guest whose job it is to train CFOs on the use of generative AI. Nicolas Boucher is a thought leader and highly sought-after advisor to finance teams. He has identified over 50 generative AI use cases in finance that every CFO or aspiring CFO needs to know about. ChatGPT is becoming a constant presence in our daily activity, and knowing ho...

Get the inside story on a fascinating finance career that runs the gamut from audit to IPO. Jim Kelliher’s broad range of finance leadership roles includes leading Drift to unicorn status in 2021 and taking remote-access software company LogMeIn public. Now, he draws on those experiences as an angel investor and advisor for tech startups Jim joins Bessemer Venture Partner and former Oracle CFO, Jeff Epstein, to talk about the lessons he’s learned on the way. Hear his thoughts on the cha...

At $70 billion in 2020, Snowflake was the largest software company IPO of all time. Michael Scarpelli was critical to the success of the data-storage provider up to their public offering and continues as the public company’s CFO. Join us to hear how Michael’s finance leadership experience in technology companies, including eight years at ServiceNow, prepared him for the role at Snowflake, and what he learned during and after the groundbreaking IPO. He’ll share his story with Jeff Epstein, f...