In this episode, Sasha Orloff is joined by Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO at Airbase, who drops insights on modern spend management and his journey from M&A to leading finance at a Paylocity acquisition target. Aneal discusses his career trajectory, the impactful role of a CFO in spend management, and how Airbase revolutionizes non-payroll spends in the AI era. Aneal also offers essential advice to CFOs navigating today’s dynamic financial landscape.

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LINKS:

Airbase: https://www.airbase.com/

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X/SOCIAL:

@sashaorloff

@AVallurupalli

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Preview

(01:16) Intro

(01:43) Meet Aneal Vallurupalli, CFO of Airbase

(02:28) Understanding Airbase's spend management

(04:33) Aneal’s journey to Airbase

(08:08) Evolution and impact of Airbase

(09:43) Role and strategy as CFO

(17:34) Sponsor: Anrok

(18:59) Balancing flexibility and control in spend management

(21:36) Importance of change management

(23:58) Memorable customer success stories

(27:35) Evolution of software in the CFO's office

(31:21) Trends in selling to different industries

(37:08) Future of Airbase and business spend management

(39:36) Insights on M&A and career journey

(43:37) Reflections on buy-side and sell-side experiences

(45:39) Wrap

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