Today I'm joined by Drew Wolfe. Drew is the ex-treasurer of Starbucks. The reason why I got Drew on today was he's an ex-nuclear submarine engineer who made his way into banking and then into the corporate treasury. I wanted to talk to him about the differences and how it all worked. He has an interesting career and a super interesting guy. He made the transition from treasurer into the CFO role.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Drew came to treasury
- Comparing his experiences in banking, corporate and different businesses
- Making the move from banking to the corporate treasury
- Drew's experience as treasurer in Starbucks
- The highlight of his career so far
- The difference of working domestically in the US and internally in UK
- Lessons Drew learned about global citizenship
- His process and approach to networking
- One thing Drew wishes he knew back when he was starting his career
- Key things he is looking for when hiring
- Moving from Treasury to CFO role, does it change the way Drew hire treasury vs. corporate finance
- Advice to business who decide they don't want to stop in the treasury role and want to go to the CFO role
- What makes a successful treasury in the eyes of the board
- How the role of treasury is changing in the coming years
