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The Cyber Business PodcastThe Cyber Business PodcastAI vs. Invoice Fraud: Inside AppZen’s Security Strategy with Chris BollerudIn This Episode Chris Bollerud shares how AppZen tackles fraud in expense and invoice processes using AI-driven automation. From scanning 100% of expense reports to matching invoices against purchase orders and flagging anomalous vendor behavior, AppZen is transforming how financial compliance is handled in enterprises of all sizes. Chris explains how AI helps detect changes in payment behavior, suspicious email domains, and social engineering attempts that often slip past human review. His approach focuses on preemptively halting threats and alerting finance teams with high-confidence insights. Chris also opens up about his unique transition from engineering to...2025-07-0935 minVenturing with VisheshVenturing with Vishesh#22 If You're Not Solving Your Customers' Biggest Problem, What Are You Even Doing? | Jonathan ChizickIn this episode, I’m joined by Jonathan Chizick, CEO & Co-founder at SmartPath. A seasoned entrepreneur, marketer, and startup advisor with a track record of scaling high-growth companies and securing transformative partnerships. We discuss: 👨‍🏫 The challenges of homeschooling and why 6 million+ kids in the U.S. represent a growing market. 🤖 How AI simplifies things for parents. 🎯 Lessons from Jonathan’s startup journey Jonathan also shares stories from his entrepreneurial past, including navigating U.S. expansion for international startups, partnering with incumbents like Concur, and scaling AppZen...2024-12-1935 minSaaS SessionsSaaS SessionsS8E1 - Impact of Customer Success on Gross & Net Retention ft. Luke Diaz, Director of Customer Success at AppZenIn this episode, I hosted Luke Diaz, Director of Customer Success at AppZen.Luke is passionate about building and leading high-performance customer-success orgs.We explored strategies for achieving best-in-class gross and net retention, emphasizing the importance of customer onboarding, churn post-mortems, and aligning compensation plans.We also discussed how to use the voice of the customer to prevent churn.All this and more with Luke in this episode.Connect with Luke on LinkedIn.Visit our website - https://saassessions.com/Connect with me on LinkedIn...2024-04-1733 minStartup MindsetsStartup Mindsets#119 Customer Success 101: Luke Diaz CSM @ Optimizely, AppsFlyer, Clearbit, and now AppzenLuke Diaz has a passion for building and leading high-performance Customer Success orgs (CSM, AM, SA, Support) to drive 3 outcomes: 1) accelerate product adoption, 2) drive quantifiable business impact for customers, and 3) achieve best-in-class gross & net retention. Customer Success is an underrated segment of startup success, it ensures users are getting value out of the product and even increases their customer value in an increasing revenue stream. Luke is also an angel investor and managing partner at DBT (Do Big Things) Ventures having invested in Kahawa 1893 coffee. If you're a coffee drinker use code: Luke at Kahawa's website at checkout for a...2024-03-0757 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations18 - Future-proof your bottom lineEconomic headwinds are strengthening. Supplies are short, inflation is increasing, and rates are rising. Gain a better understanding of our current economic climate and learn how you can use autonomous finance technology to reduce costs and drive efficiency that will ensure your organization weathers the storm.Listen as Arif Janmohamed, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alex Bard, Partner at Redpoint Ventures, Naresh Bansal, CFO at AppZen, and Anant Kale, CEO of AppZen share their perspectives in this lively panel discussion on bulletproofing your bottom line.Want to see our products in action? Try them...2022-12-2218 minForward Thinking FoundersForward Thinking Founders856 - James Cham & Amber Yang, Investors at Bloomberg BetaJames & Amber are investors at Bloomberg Beta. Find their bios below.James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Orbital Insight (satellite imaging), Primer (analyst tools), Domino Data Labs (AI model management), and AppZen (expense management). James speaks and writes on the implications of AI for companies, including a landscape of machine intelligence companies (https://t.co/jnBX6Wdr5R). In the past, he's been involved in in...2022-11-1425 minForward Thinking InvestorsForward Thinking Investors032 - James Cham & Amber Yang, Investors at Bloomberg BetaJames & Amber are investors at Bloomberg Beta. Find their bios below.James Cham is a Partner at Bloomberg Beta, a firm focused on investing in the future of work. James invests in companies working on applying machine intelligence to businesses and society. He’s currently invested in companies like Orbital Insight (satellite imaging), Primer (analyst tools), Domino Data Labs (AI model management), and AppZen (expense management). James speaks and writes on the implications of AI for companies, including a landscape of machine intelligence companies (https://t.co/jnBX6Wdr5R). In the past, he's been involved in in...2022-11-1425 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations17 - How AppZen enables an autonomous experience for finance teamsIn this episode, AppZen's Andrew Foster sits down with the AP Association's Mike Pavely, to discuss how AppZen enables an autonomous experience for finance teams. They'll cover who AppZen is and some of the challenges organizations face that lead them to look for AppZen. Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon Music2022-11-1010 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations16 - 5 ways to make your expense auditing best in classIn this episode, Saman Khatami joins Jorge Perez from Cytric by Amadeus to uncover 5 best practices that will take your expense auditing process from good to best-in-class. Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZenEmail us at contact@appzen.com2022-10-2734 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations15 - You've been lied to about AP automation. Here's what to do about it.Join Matt Wright, SVP of Customer Success at AppZen, as he demystifies OCR, RPA, automation, and AI, and explains why an AI-first approach is the only way to conquer today’s challenges and scale for a more productive and strategic future.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZenEm...2022-10-1336 minSSONextSSONextEP18 How Do We Scale RPA Effectively? featuring Joe PeriIn this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Joe Peri, Chief Automation Officer at Change Healthcare. Joe is a go-to expert for all things intelligent automation (IA) and RPA (robotic process automation). He leads teams that transform businesses using technology for reduced cost, increased revenue, and higher customer satisfaction. He tells us he enjoys building and fixing things, and bringing together people, processes, and technology to deliver profitable outcomes. Joe Peri and our host Barbara Hodge dig into: ✅ What are the top issues when it comes to scaling RPA?✅ Of all the...2022-10-0325 minSSONextSSONextEP18 How Do We Scale RPA Effectively? featuring Joe PeriIn this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Joe Peri, Chief Automation Officer at Change Healthcare. Joe is a go-to expert for all things intelligent automation (IA) and RPA (robotic process automation). He leads teams that transform businesses using technology for reduced cost, increased revenue, and higher customer satisfaction. He tells us he enjoys building and fixing things, and bringing together people, processes, and technology to deliver profitable outcomes. Joe Peri and our host Barbara Hodge dig into: ✅ What are the top issues when it comes to scaling RPA?✅ Of all the...2022-10-0325 minSSONextSSONextEP17 “Why Intelligent Automation is Not a Strategy” – with IA expert Lee CoulterWhat Can Intelligent Automation do for GBS? Beyond Transactional Efficiency to Digital Transformation In this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Lee Coulter, a veteran of GBS and deeply versed in Intelligent Automation as an enabler of transformation. Lee’s background includes CIO, COO, CEO and he was an early adopter of RPA in addition to leading the IEEE standards workgroup for IA. This offers an improved perspective on IA “capabilities” as a means of driving cost and operational transformations; as well as new operating models to reshape both workforce and work-flow in com...2022-09-2629 minSSONextSSONextEP17 “Why Intelligent Automation is Not a Strategy” – with IA expert Lee CoulterWhat Can Intelligent Automation do for GBS? Beyond Transactional Efficiency to Digital Transformation In this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Lee Coulter, a veteran of GBS and deeply versed in Intelligent Automation as an enabler of transformation. Lee’s background includes CIO, COO, CEO and he was an early adopter of RPA in addition to leading the IEEE standards workgroup for IA. This offers an improved perspective on IA “capabilities” as a means of driving cost and operational transformations; as well as new operating models to reshape both workforce and work-flow in com...2022-09-2629 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations14 - Why successful GBS runs on technologyMatt Wright, SVP of Customer Success at AppZen, and Barbara Hodge from the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) dig into details on why it’s vital for global business services (GBS) to focus on institutional knowledge as it relates to technology:How technology is pushing shared services and GBS forwardThe benefits of AI (artificial intelligence) to GBSThe factors that drive true success for businesses choosing to use AIWant to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on...2022-09-2230 minSSONextSSONextEP16 Why Successful GBS Runs on Technology with Matt WrightIn this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Matt Wright, Senior Vice President, Customer Success, at AppZen Inc.  Matt is a seasoned leader with over 26 years in the field of customer success management. Matt’s passion is working in organizations that are focussed on deriving as much value from technology platforms as possible to serve their customers better. Matt and Barbara dig into details on why it’s vital for global business services (GBS) to focus on institutional knowledge as it relates to technology: ✅ How technology is pushing shared services and GBS...2022-09-1931 minSSONextSSONextEP16 Why Successful GBS Runs on Technology with Matt WrightIn this episode of SSONext, host Barbara Hodge sits down with Matt Wright, Senior Vice President, Customer Success, at AppZen Inc.  Matt is a seasoned leader with over 26 years in the field of customer success management. Matt’s passion is working in organizations that are focussed on deriving as much value from technology platforms as possible to serve their customers better. Matt and Barbara dig into details on why it’s vital for global business services (GBS) to focus on institutional knowledge as it relates to technology: ✅ How technology is pushing shared services and GBS...2022-09-1931 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations13 - Why a large biotechnology company switched to AppZen Expense AuditIn this episode, Customer Success Manager, Colton Durham, uncovers the experiences of one leading biotechnology organization's move to AI-driven Expense Audit. They discuss:How auditors’ pain points were resolvedWhat the implementation was like and how long it took to start seeing resultsHow the switch impacted productivity, savings, and processes changeHow these changes affected the entire organizationWant to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on...2022-09-0811 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations12 - 5 ways AP process bottlenecks can kill your bottom lineThe AP automation process has 5 inherent inefficiencies that every AP team faces. Solving these challenges requires constant human intervention, slowing you down and keeping you from achieving your tech stack’s intended ROI. Tune in to learn how to overcome these daunting AP challenges.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact Ap...2022-08-1139 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations11 - How to uplevel your HR shared services game with AI-driven expense auditingIn this episode, we explore what an AI-driven approach truly is (and isn’t), why it’s the right solution more than ever, and how it can uplevel and scale your shared services operations. Get actionable insights into why and how thousands of companies tackle shared services HR challenges with an AI-driven finance approach every day.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on A...2022-07-2825 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations10 - How to detect expense fraud you don't even know is happeningWhat’s every business’ wish when it comes to expense fraud? Not having any. In this episode, we show you how to detect expense fraud, and keep your employees and company out of trouble–and the headlines. With an AI-driven approach, you can detect fraud and other risks 10X better than any other solutions without manual work.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcas...2022-07-1442 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations09 - Using AI to maintain compliance in a rapidly changing sanctions landscapeCompliance experts Neil Tyson & Andrew Foster sit down for a fireside chat to discuss why you need more than automation in your expense and AP processes when the regulations change rapidly. Specifically, how AI brings speed and accuracy to enable you to stay fully compliant and what a best-in-class compliance program looks like to keep up with rapidly changing government sanctions and regulations. Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & F...2022-05-1238 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations08 - Perspectives on the role of finance in business transformationsJeff Epstein, Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and former CFO at Oracle, and Anant Kale, CEO and Co-Founder of AppZen, sit down for a fireside chat style interview where they discuss the role of the CFO and the finance team in the area of business transformation.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon Music2022-04-3045 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations07 - How TruGreen Transformed Accounts Payable with Autonomous APAs part of their digital transformation initiative, TruGreen saw the need for the next step in invoice processing through AI. A collaborative effort of their Finance and IT teams has resulted in an upgraded and more accurate approach to their invoice auditing, today.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZen2022-04-2121 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations06 - How Takeda is transforming global expense auditing with AIJoin Takeda's Daniel Purdy, Global Program Lead, and Monika Moser, Head of Procurement Solutions, as they share their experiences using AppZen’s Expense Audit to enhance T&E audit processes.In this session you will learn about: Takeda’s journey prior to globally deploying an AI expense auditing solutionHow AppZen helped the company overcome the challenges of a highly-regulated industryTakeda’s plans to further develop AppZen within their global operationsWant to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREE2022-04-1317 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations05 - How Owens Corning uses AI to achieve digital transformation in expense managementJoin Owens Corning’s Global Travel Team Lead to hear about her journey in recognizing the power of AI to enhance finance operations to increase audit coverage, improve compliance, and reduce spend.In this episode, you'll learn:How AI can enhance your finance operationsThe challenges that Owens Corning faced with T&E and how they were able to solve them with AIWant to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on Li...2022-04-0113 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations04 - Trusting AI to automate finance operationsRama Akkiraju, IBM Fellow and CTO of Watson AIOps for IBM, and Kunal Verma, CTO and Co-Founder of AppZen, discuss the state of AI in transforming both finance and AI operations.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZenEmail us at contact@appzen.com2022-03-0933 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations03 - Top 6 Expense Auditing Challenges Finance Auditors FaceT&E managers have gained expense control via expense management systems however, Finance Auditors still face significant challenges. In this episode of the Finance Operations podcast, Gary Malhotra & Saman Khatmani discuss the top 6 challenges faced by auditors in expense auditing. Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZen2022-02-0851 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations02 - Autonomous: The (Near) Future of Finance OperationsIn this episode of the Finance Operations Podcast, Gary Malhotra and Imran Gohar discuss the opportunity presented by finance AI, the application of autonomous AI within finance operations, and why this is transformational for enterprise finance leaders.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon Music...2022-02-0753 minFinance OperationsFinance Operations01 - A Radical Shift in Finance OperationsIn the first episode of the Finance Operations podcast, Gary Malhotra discusses the relevance of Finance Operations to the modern enterprise, evolving Finance operations models, the radical shift from a workflow-driven to an AI-first back-office.Want to see our products in action? Try them for free!Try Autonomous AP for FREETry Expense Audit for FREEFollow us on LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook!Listen to the Finance Operations podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Amazon MusicContact AppZenEmail us at contact@appzen.com2022-02-0428 minThe Next CMOThe Next CMOThe Path to the CMO with Cari Jaquet and Jamie BarnettIn this episode, we speak to Cari Jaquet, the VP of marketing at BigPanda, and Jamie Barnett, investor and marketing advisor, about the path to the CMO office, the difference between a VP of marketing and a CMO, and they both share their advice to current and aspiring CMOs. About Cari JaquetCari, the VP of marketing at BigPanda, is a full-stack marketer with a track record of leading happy teams who build tight relationships with the field and deliver bottom line results for the business. Cari is responsible for cross-organizational strategy and d...2021-12-2933 minIn Before The LockIn Before The Lock🔓 37: A good vanity plateHow to choose a name for your community. It’s more complicated than you think. Community Industry News: The State of Community Management 2021 Report Alexis Luscutoff joined Miro as User Community Lead Lou Adducci joined Tiltify as Director of Community Experience Francesca Cricchio joined AppZen as Community Manager Emily Lakin joined Patreon as Head of Community Programs  Krystal Wu joined Shopify as Community Manager Ines Batata joined Pipedrive as Senior Community Manager Cat Martinez joined Thoughtspot as Sr. Manager, Community Programs Ben O’Hanlon was promoted to Head of Community, Insights, and Engagement at Input Output Phoebe Shin Venka...2021-06-221h 07Learning InsightsLearning InsightsLearning Insights Radio: Anant Kale with AppZenAnant Kale founded AppZen in 2012 to bring AI to global finance teams, and is responsible for the company s vision and business execution. Previously, he served as Vice President of Applications at Fujitsu America, where he had broad responsibility for the management and delivery of the company s global enterprise applications and infrastructure. He has more [...]2020-10-1524 minLearning InsightsLearning InsightsLearning Insights Radio: Anant Kale with AppZenAnant Kale founded AppZen in 2012 to bring AI to global finance teams, and is responsible for the company's vision and business execution. Previously, he served as Vice President of Applications at Fujitsu America, where he had broad responsibility for the management and delivery of the company's global enterprise applications and infrastructure. He has more […] The post Learning Insights Radio: Anant Kale with AppZen appeared first on Business RadioX ®.2020-10-1500 minSavvy BroadcastingSavvy BroadcastingRevolutionizing How Businesses Process Expenses with Anant KaleAnant Kale founded AppZen in 2012 to bring AI to global finance teams, and is responsible for the company’s vision and business execution. Previously, he served as Vice President of Applications at Fujitsu America, where he had broad responsibility for the management and delivery of the company’s global enterprise applications and infrastructure. He has more than 20 years of experience in software development and engineering leadership. Anant earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Engineering and an MBA from Mumbai University. He loves music and hopes to learn to DJ sometime in the future. https://www.appzen.com/...2020-10-0818 minRevolutionary Business App, with Anant KaleAnant Kale founded AppZen in 2012 to bring AI to global finance teams, and is responsible for the company’s vision and business execution. Previously, he served as Vice President of Applications at Fujitsu America, where he had broad responsibility for the management and delivery of the company’s global enterprise applications and infrastructure. He has more than 20 years of experience in software development and engineering leadership. Anant earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Engineering and an MBA from Mumbai University. He loves music and hopes to learn to DJ sometime in the future. www.appzen.com2020-10-0817 minThe Work From Home ShowThe Work From Home ShowS1Ep86: How AI Can Protect Your Remote Company From Fraud, Regulate Expenses & Free Up Your Time with Anant KaleKeeping up with the books is one of the most time consuming (and potentially expensive) things most companies have to do. Anant Kale, CEO of AppZen, the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) solution for back office automation, joins Adam and Naresh to discuss ways that his software can help business owners get one more thing off their plate. Website: www.AppZen.com Featured Photo by StellrWeb on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com2020-09-2936 minThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The PitchThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed on Why Market Risk Is The Most Dangerous Risk To Underwrite As A VC, How To Determine When to Stretch vs Not on Price Today & The $TRN of Market Cap Up For Grabs Today In EnterpriseArif Janmohamed is a Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners, one of the leading firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Snapchat, Mulesoft, Max Levchin’s Affirm, AppDynamics and many more incredible companies. Some of Arif's most notable companies that he has led or been involved with for LSVP includel; TripActions, Blend, Nutanix, AppZen, MoveWorks and more. Prior to Lightspeed, Arif worked in the corporate business development team @ Cisco as part of transaction leadership and execution on a number of deals including WebEx. Before WebEx, Arif founded WVP Ventures, a student-run venture capital organization. In Tod...2019-10-2132 minThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The PitchThe Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Acceptable vs Unacceptable Risks To Take When Seed Investing, Why Loss Ratio Is Not A Consideration & Why Series A Is The Right Time To Establish A Board with Mike Hirshland, Co-Founder @ Resolute VenturesMike Hirshland is the Co-founder of Resolute Ventures, one of the leading pre-seed and seed stage funds of the last decade having recently announced their new $75m Fund IV. In prior funds they have the likes of OpenDoor, Mixmax, Greenhouse, AppZen and more incredible companies. As for Mike, prior to founding Resolute, he founded Dogpatch Labs, the community which helped launch over 350 companies including Instagram. Before Dogpatch, Mike was a partner with Polaris Venture Partners from 1999-2011, where he was the original seed investor behind Automattic, Q1 Labs (acquired by IBM for $600 million), Quantcast and KISSmetrics. In Toda...2019-03-1824 minIn the Workplace with Peter Cappelli and Dan O\'MearaIn the Workplace with Peter Cappelli and Dan O'MearaExpense Account TheftIn this episode, hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara talk with Jamie Barnett about employee expense account fraud.Jamie Barnett is Chief Marketing Officer at AppZen, the leading solution for automated expense and invoice audits using artificial intelligence (AI). She is an experienced marketing executive having held management roles at tech enterprises such as Netskope, Zenprise, Citrix, McAfee, RSA Security and InfoArmor.Learn More about AppZenhttps://www.appzen.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-02-0710 minThe Accounting PodcastThe Accounting PodcastTakeaways from the AICPA Controllers Conference, what’s new at Xerocon London, and how AI is catching expense report fraudShow NotesVIDEO: Blake chats with Amy Vetter at the AICPA Controllers Conference — LinkedIn — I caught up at the FloQast booth with award-winning executive, author, and keynote speaker Amy Vetter at the AICPA Controller's Conference to chat about how modern accounting departments are refocusing to become proactive service centers as opposed to reactive cost centers.Xero’s half year 2019 financial & operating results — Xero Blog — Xero is up to 1.6 million subscribers, with 380,000 added in the past year. Revenue is up 37%. Annualized monthly recurring revenue increased by 40% to $589.1 million.  Xero increases dominance of cloud accou...2018-11-1821 minAI Today PodcastAI Today PodcastAI Today Podcast #34: Interview with Anant Kale, AppZen — Preventing Employee Expense Fraud with AIOccupational fraud is not a small issue. On average, a company loses 5% of its revenues to employee financial fraud each year, with the annual median loss at $140,000 and over 20% of companies reporting losses of $1 million or more. The key to keeping a lid on this fraud is identifying the fraud before it takes too much of a bite out of the company’s bottom line, or even further, to put processes and controls in place that automatically audits, monitors, and accepts or rejects transactions that don’t fit an recognized pattern.Continue reading AI Today Podcast #34: Interview with...2018-04-2524 minThe MBA JamThe MBA JamEpisode #031 : Jonathan Chizick | Michigan Ross MBA | Product Engineer | Sales & Marketing | Startup Mentor | MBA Career Advisor at Berkeley Haas School of BusinessJonathan Chizick started his career as a Product engineer with Ford where he worked for 6+ years, after which he went on to work in various roles with big brand names such as Apple, Best Buy, Dell where he was for another 6+ years, then to Samsung in the New Ventures division, after which he joined Drippler as VP Sales & Business Development. Currently, Jonathan works as Head of Marketing and Business Development at AppZen, which is the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) solution for back office automation, using data science technologies to automate expense report audit and fraud detection. Over his career...2018-02-1200 minThe OuchSourcing PodcastThe OuchSourcing PodcastJonathan Chizick: The Intersection of Outsourcing & AII have spoken with Jonathan Chizick about the connection between AI and Outsourcing. He talked about AppZen and how its AI powered solution is helping to automate some of the back-office administrative tasks like expense report creation, auditing, and compliance; reducing costs and increasing accuracy. In the end he said that humans and their jobs aren’t going away, but AI will certainly be a big part of the future of work. Full show notes and links: aderson.com/post/interview-26-jonathan-chizick-the-intersection-of-outsourcing-and-ai2017-08-0300 min