FinOps Fridays
Managing AI Costs in the Age of Tokenomics
Sep 25, 202646 min
Maddy Yeazel of IBM Cloudability joins Hunter Willis to break down tokenomics: why tokens change forecasting, attribution, and ownership for FinOps teams.
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FinOps Fridays
Hosted by Hunter Willis · technology · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Hosted by Hunter Willis, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Apptio, an IBM Company, FinOps Fridays is a video series covering a range of topics across the journey to cloud, from pre-migration to cloud-native. It dives into the technical and cultural challenges that organizations face on their unique journeys as they build their financial discipline required for cloud.
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What is FinOps Fridays about?
Hosted by Hunter Willis, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Apptio, an IBM Company, FinOps Fridays is a video series covering a range of topics across the journey to cloud, from pre-migration to cloud-native. It dives into the technical and cultural challenges that organizations face on their unique journeys as they build their financial discipline required for cloud.
Who hosts FinOps Fridays?
FinOps Fridays is hosted by Hunter Willis. The show has published 25 episodes to date.
What has FinOps Fridays covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Managing AI Costs in the Age of Tokenomics" (25 September 2026, 46 minutes), "Don't Automate Empathy: AI's Role in the Future of FinOps" (21 August 2026, 22 minutes), and "Scaling FOCUS Across Cloud, SaaS, and AI" (13 March 2026, 23 minutes).
How often does FinOps Fridays publish?
FinOps Fridays publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 25 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on FinOps Fridays?
Booking probability for FinOps Fridays is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. FinOps Fridays requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. FinOps Fridays's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for FinOps Fridays are IT Services & Software Development. FinOps Fridays has a technology audience.
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Hunter Willis hosts FinOps Fridays, a technology podcast with 25 episodes published.
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FinOps Fridays
Don't Automate Empathy: AI's Role in the Future of FinOps
Aug 21, 202622 minFinOps veteran Chase Bennett joins Hunter Willis to explore why FinOps is a people-first profession, and why empathy is the one thing AI should never automate.
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Scaling FOCUS Across Cloud, SaaS, and AI
Mar 13, 202623 minS0Explore what's new in FOCUS 1.3, how organizations are operationalizing the spec, and what's ahead on the roadmap—straight from the FinOps Foundation.
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Navigating FinOps Maturity in the Age of AI
Nov 21, 202521 minS0Hear how FinOps practices are evolving and meeting the demands of AI-first organizations.
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Building Cost Governance for AI Workloads
Oct 31, 202520 minS0Learn how FinOps practices are evolving to meet the demands of AI-first organizations.
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Cross-Functional Strategies for Successful FinOps Adoption
Aug 8, 202530 minS0FinOps expert Idaliz Baez shares tips to align strategy, drive team buy-in, integrate tools, and drive value with unit economics.
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Optimizing for Cost Efficiency and Carbon Reduction
May 23, 202530 minS0Learn how to optimize cloud costs and reduce carbon footprint through FinOps practices.
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Operationalizing FinOps for Sustained ROI
Apr 25, 202535 minS0Learn how to apply enterprise-level best practices, take your strategy beyond tooling, and leverage the FinOps Framework to mature your program.
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Change Management Strategies for Navigating FinOps Maturity
Mar 21, 202531 minS0Discover change management strategies that fuel FinOps adoption and maturity — from securing buy-in at every level to setting OKRs to measure success.
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Breaking Down Data Silos with FOCUS
Jan 24, 202537 minS0Learn how FOCUS™ (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) helps standardize billing data, remove silos, and synthesize actionable insights.
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Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency
Dec 6, 202447 minS0Expert guidance on increasing cost transparency, accountability, and efficiency to level up your FinOps practice.
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Building Alignment Across FinOps Stakeholders
Nov 22, 202422 minS0Discover how FinOps can unite teams across your organization with a shared interest in cloud cost savings and data transparency.
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Managing Cost Effective Cloud Migrations
Aug 30, 202442 minS0Learn about cloud migration and cloud cost optimization pitfalls, workarounds, and best practices to help you maximize value from the get-go.
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Using Data to Build Credibility for FinOps
Jul 26, 202457 minS0Explore strategies for overcoming hurdles for buy-in, the role data plays in building credibility, and tips for applying FinOps principles across organization-wide cost centers.
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Commitments, Allocation and Gamification
Jun 21, 202442 minS0Hear best practices for commitment spend strategies with guidance on gamifying processes, cost allocation, and unit economics.
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Contextual Collaboration and FinOps
May 10, 202456 minS0Are you getting the full picture in your FinOps conversations?
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FinOps: The Collaborative Journey
Mar 22, 202438 minS0Recommendations for accelerating your FinOps journey from a veteran with over 13 years in cloud and operations
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FinOps and Sustainability - Part 2
Dec 1, 202328 minS0In this episode of FinOps Fridays, we continue to explore the intriguing relationship between FinOps and Sustainability.
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FinOps and Sustainability - Part 1
Nov 17, 202328 minS0We kick off an exciting conversation about the dynamic partnership between FinOps and Sustainability, focusing on what this means in the realm of IT.
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FinOps the Engineering Way Part 2
Apr 21, 202337 minS0Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore roadblocks and how to overcome them in your FinOps journey
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