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Hosted by Alessandro Cozzi · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 22 episodes
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Welcome to Behind Numbers — the podcast where business and finance leaders reveal what’s not visible from the outside.Hosted by Alessandro Cozzi, a finance and M&A executive with over 18 years of global experience, the show dives into the pivotal career moments, struggles, and leadership lessons that shape today’s top CFOs, CEOs, and corporate decision-makers.Discover how they lead transformation, build teams, embrace AI, and drive the numbers that define success in today’s fast-changing world.
Alessandro Cozzi hosts Behind Numbers, a business show with 22 episodes published.
What separates the people who reinvent themselves from the people who get left behind? According to Bipasha Ghosh, it isn't intelligence. It's curiosity, adaptability, judgment—and the ability to avoid tying your identit
What does it really take to scale a business from millions to hundreds of millions? According to executive coach Benoy Tamang , it starts with something most founders overlook: you have to grow before your company can gr
Most people spend years trying to reach leadership roles in technology. Jewell did exactly that, building her career at global companies like Accenture and SAP and positioning herself for a future as a technology executi
What happens when AI can execute faster than organizations can make decisions? In this episode of Behind Numbers, I sit down with Neil Redding, Global Keynote Speaker on AI, Leadership, and the Future of Work , to discus
At 27 years old, Bryan set out to do something most people would never attempt: start an airline. After raising $30 million in investor commitments, everything was about to change. In this episode of Behind Numbers, Brya
Five unicorns. Four failures. Nearly 30 startup investments.Most investors never back a unicorn. Baba Page has backed five.In this episode of Behind Numbers, Baba breaks down how he evaluates founders, why he believes pe
In this episode of Behind Numbers, Senofer Mendoza — Founder & General Partner of Mendoza Ventures — shares an inside look into the world of venture capital, startup investing, and the challenges of building a fund outsi
Why do some people build successful careers without having everything figured out… while others feel stuck even when they’re doing everything “right”?In this episode of Behind Numbers, Catherine shares how her path evolv
He left Google at the peak of his career… but something still felt wrong. Even on a beach in Mexico, the stress didn’t go away. In this episode of Behind Numbers, Julian Pistone (ex-Google leader) shares the moment he re
What if the key to a successful career isn’t working harder… but worrying less? In this episode of Behind Numbers, I sit down with Monica Pool Knox — former CHRO and Leader at global companies like Microsoft, Twitter/X,
Most people ask “Why me?” when life breaks them.She didn’t. After being diagnosed with cancer, Asya had a reaction that most people would never expect… and honestly, most wouldn’t understand. In this conversation, we go
In this episode of Behind Numbers, Alessandro Cozzi sits down with Nick Fuoco — Chief Financial Officer, Equity Partner, Honorary Consul of Italy, and founder of one of Utah’s largest cultural events.Nick shares the lead
At just 24 years old, he left his family, his country, and everythingfamiliar, with only a small suitcase and a big ambition. In this episode of Behind Numbers, I sit down with Pushkar Bedekar, a CFO whose journey starte
What separates good leaders from great ones? In this episode of Behind Numbers, we explore, with Jenny Fuss – CFO at Crowley, a powerful mindset shift that changes how leaders think about risk, failure, and decision-maki
What does it really take to build a $3B company?Sometimes, it means starting at the very bottom — even after you’ve already “made it.”In this episode of Behind Numbers, I sit down with Andrew Smith, Founder of Savory Fun
In this episode of Behind Numbers, host Alessandro Cozzi sits down with Saroop Bharwani, founder and CEO of Senso AI, to unpack what the founder journey really looks like behind the hype — constant rejection, daily failu
In this episode of Behind Numbers, host Alessandro Cozzi sits down with Zak Ali, General Manager of the U.S. at Finder, to unpack one of the most unconventional leadership journeys in modern tech — building a senior exec
In this episode of Behind Numbers, host Alessandro Cozzi sits down with Tim Bean, an engineer and founder whose unconventional career journey led him into the world of autonomous defense technology and AI-driven systems
In this episode of Behind Numbers, host Alessandro Cozzi sits down with Frank, one of the rare leaders who has operated at the very top of both the consulting and corporate worlds. Frank served as Chairman and CEO of Del
In this episode of Behind Numbers, we go far beyond titles and résumés to explore the story of a leader who built her career with conviction, resilience, and an unshakeable sense of direction. I’m joined by Joy Mbanugo,
Andrew Smith
scholar in Philosophy and Environmental Studies · The Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO)
1 appearance on this show
Zak Ali
General Manager of the U.S. · Finder
1 appearance on this show
Tim Bean
1 appearance on this show
Senofer Mendoza
Mendoza Ventures
1 appearance on this show
Julian Pistone
1 appearance on this show
Jenny Fuss
Crowley
1 appearance on this show
Saroop Bharwani
Senso AI
1 appearance on this show
Joy Mbanugo
CXAI
1 appearance on this show
Tara Spalding
Nusano
1 appearance on this show
Lamont Johnson
1 appearance on this show
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Behind Numbers is hosted by Alessandro Cozzi. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 22 episodes.
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