Breakthrough Work Podcast

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Inside a $5 billion FinTech acquisition (from the Brex SVP of Finance)

June 24, 2026

Join us as Erik Zhou, SVP of Finance and Accounting at Brex, walks through 7-plus years building the finance function behind one of the most consequential deals in financial services: Capital Ones $5.15 billion acquisition of Brex.  Topics covered: • The range of emotions inside Brex when the deal hit, and why longtime employees felt pride and relief at the same time (2:13) • What Brex gets on day one: Capital One's deposit base and a lower cost of financing (3:53) • Whether a $5.15 billio...

The AI Mandate for Finance Leaders (from Chewy's CAO)

May 13, 2026

Join us as Will Billings, CAO and Treasurer at Chewy, walks through a finance career built across six industries, two public company boards, and one of the most-cited pandemic RIFs in tech history. Topics covered:The three foundational lessons from Big Four audit that still govern how he leads (2:22)Why he left audit for industry, and the shift from validating to building (8:47)Joining GE and the move from leading teams to influencing leaders without formal authority (11:18)The 90-day listeni...

Wrecked and rebuilt: how million-dollar experiences shaped an AI-first finance team (with 1Password CFO Greg Henry)

April 08, 2026

Join host Ravi Kumar as he sits down with Greg Henry, CFO of 1Password and former CFO of Couchbase, for a masterclass in turning crisis into career-defining moments. Greg shares his journey from the Big Four to leading finance teams through IPOs, FDA shutdowns, and global pandemics, as well as fully embracing AI as a CFO.In this episode, Greg takes listeners inside:  • CFO factories (2:52)  • The FDA crisis that became a "million-dollar experience" (10:09)  • Becoming CFO is moving ...