Speaking C-Suite

Speaking C-Suite is a podcast series that dives into the high-stakes conversations between CFOs and other key executives at scaling startups and growth-stage companies. As businesses mature, the role of the CFO becomes increasingly strategic—focused not only on financial oversight, but also on integrating data across teams, driving operational efficiency, and enabling smarter, faster decision-making. Each episode explores how modern CFOs leverage advanced analytics, scalable tech platforms and cross-functional collaboration to solve real challenges—from optimizing sales performance to building out data infrastructure and managing complex compensation planning.

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  Episode #8

  Andrew Rea & Aman Samra Speak C-Suite

  Sep 14, 202634 minS1

  In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, hosts Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) sit down with Andrew Rea, founder and CEO of Taxwire, and Aman Samra, VP of Finance at Spellbook, to talk through how growing companies handle sales tax compliance across thousands of jurisdictions. Andrew traces the shift back to the 2018 Supreme Court ruling that removed the physical presence requirement for sales tax, combined with remote hiring creating nexus in new states and software increasingly becoming taxable. California will start taxing software for the first time starting January 1. Taxwire now files and remits around $100 million a year in sales tax for its customers, pairing a tax engine with an in-house research team of four people covering roughly a dozen industries. Aman shares how he evaluates compliance vendors as Spellbook scaled from the Canadian and US markets to over 100 countries in three years. He set a $10 million ARR threshold for bringing in a dedicated sales tax platform, and explains why he passed on vendors charging a percentage of revenue in favor of a flat, predictable cost. The conversation also covers Taxwire's free nexus exposure tool for accounting firm partners like Rooled, letting controllers flag a client's exposure before it becomes a problem. Key topics include: The 2018 Supreme Court ruling that changed how sales tax nexus works Why software taxability is expanding state by state Setting a revenue threshold for when to bring in a compliance platform Evaluating vendors on service model instead of percentage-of-revenue pricing How large language models are used to structure tax law into a rules engine Building a tax research team that supports a dozen industries Using a free nexus tool to catch exposure before it becomes historical liability Andrew Rea's path from Columbus, Ohio to founding Taxwire Speaking C-Suite is supported by Aleph, Rillet, Tabs, and Taxwire. This episode also features Taxwire's own founder as a guest. Thank you for helping make this series possible. Subscribe on YouTube and follow Speaking C-Suite for conversations with operators shaping the future of finance and growth.

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  Episode #7

  Jim Cook Speaks C-Suite

  Aug 31, 202638 minS1

  In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, hosts Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) sit down with Jim Cook, a founding team member at Netflix and an early finance hire at both Intuit and Mozilla, to talk about building a finance function from the first hire through a thousand employees. Jim traces his approach to systems back to Quicken, which shipped without any budgeting feature for its first two years. He walks through why budgeting isn't the earliest system a company needs, and describes the lesson he learned touring a 200,000-square-foot postal warehouse before Netflix designed its first shipping envelope. That experience shaped his view of the CFO as the hub connecting every department's activity back to the numbers. The conversation covers his argument that ERPs are giving way to a shared data layer where AI agents function like today's version of pivot tables and Excel macros, Dunbar's number and the specific headcount points where company structure breaks down, the office strategy that took Mozilla from roughly 25 employees to 1,100 across twelve countries, and how he brought in outside treasury experts once the balance sheet crossed $500 million. Key topics include: Why budgeting isn't the first system a startup needs Building systems that remove friction for the rest of the team How touring a postal warehouse shaped Jim's view of the CFO role The CFO scorecard he built for tracking growth Why ERPs are giving way to a shared data layer for AI agents Dunbar's number and the headcount points where companies break Bringing in outside experts to manage treasury risk at scale Communicating with boards by asking questions instead of making statements Speaking C-Suite is supported by Aleph, Rillet, Tabs, and Taxwire. Thank you for helping make this series possible. Subscribe on YouTube and follow Speaking C-Suite for conversations with operators shaping the future of finance and growth.

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  Episode #6

  David Johnson and Johnnie Walker Speak C-Suite

  Apr 27, 202635 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, host David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) turns the mic on his co-hosts — Johnnie Walker and David "DJ" Johnson, the co-founders of Rooled, the outsourced finance firm serving founders and VC-backed companies across accounting, CFO advisory, and tax, and the pioneering sponsor behind this podcast series. </p><p>DJ and Johnnie pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to build an outsourced finance company from the ground up — from the early days of Temp CFO in the late '90s, when startups couldn't produce a financial statement to save their lives, to buil...

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  Episode #5

  Katie Royce Speaks C-Suite

  Jan 20, 202633 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, hosts Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) sit down with Katie Royce, Chief Financial Officer at ZenBusiness, to break down how modern finance leaders build scalable operations, evaluate tech platforms, and turn finance into a strategic growth engine — not just a reporting function. Katie shares an inside look at how she helped transform ZenBusiness into a subscription-first, tech-enabled platform serving nearly one million entrepreneurs. She explains why great CFOs don’t just communicate numbers — they provide context — helping teams, boards, and product leaders “see around corners” and make smarter decisions. The conversa...

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  Episode #4

  Harini Gokul Speaks C-Suite

  Dec 22, 202534 minS1

  <p>Customer success has become one of the most powerful drivers of sustainable growth.</p><p>In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, hosts David Hemenway and Johnnie Walker sit down with Harini Gokul, Chief Customer Officer at Entrust, to explore how modern customer success organizations fuel retention, expansion, and predictable revenue.</p><p>Harini breaks down the shift from customer service to customer-centric growth, sharing how customer success teams partner with CFOs to de-risk recurring revenue, improve forecasting, and drive expansion within the installed base. She explains why adoption and value realization are the strongest leading indicators of retention, and...

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