Balance Sheet

Olivia Berkman
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I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home.

  1. 10/19/2021

    A Special Announcement

    Balance Sheet is being reimagined as an FEI Engage subscriber exclusive. This season, I’ll be replaying my live How I Got Here interviews. I’ve spoken with leaders at Google, Intel, Cisco and more on topics ranging from parenting to career transitions to coming out to colleagues. To subscribe to FEI Engage, visit financialexecutives.org/FEI-Engage or email me at feiengage@financialexecutives.org.

    2 min

  2. 07/08/2021

    “My Boss Doesn’t Like Me”

    Cam Marston, a leading expert on the impact of generational change and its impact on the workplace and marketplace, breaks down each generation, how they were parented, how they parent, and how they show up in the workplace. Special Guest: Cam Marston.

    39 min

  3. 06/24/2021

    The Next Generation of Finance Leaders

    In this episode I spoke with the incredibly dynamic Kimberly Ellison-Taylor. Kimberly is the CEO of the consulting firm KET Solutions and the first black chairman of the AICPA. She’s a sought-after keynote speaker and was named one of Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and CPA Practice Advisor's 25 Most Powerful Women in Accounting. We talked about the power of storytelling, the pressure finance professionals are under today and the connection between increasing diversity and technology. Special Guest: Kimberly Ellison-Taylor.

    37 min

  4. 06/10/2021

    Employer-Sponsored Childcare for the Mothers of the Future

    Laura Dribin is the CEO and founder of Peritius Consulting, Inc., a premier niche consulting firm specializing exclusively in Outcome Management. She coaches women on career development and has written extensively about gender equality in the workforce. Special Guest: Laura Dribin .

    22 min

  5. 05/27/2021

    What It Means to Be an Ally

    I’m throwing it back this week to an episode I recorded last June with Stefanie Mockler. Since we recorded this episode, Dr. Mockler completed her PhD and was promoted to Practice Leader of Leadership Development Solutions. Special Guest: Stefanie Mockler.

    32 min

  6. 05/13/2021

    The Balance Myth

    In this episode I spoke with Founder & President of Peak Consulting Group and author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success Dave McNeff. We talk about why Millennials aren’t taking any time to just simply think and how thinking time has given the leaders he coaches the ability to prepare for the next set of challenges. He walks me through his “Seven-Slice Method” and what he calls the rules of engagement for high performing teams. Special Guest: Dave McNeff.

    35 min

  7. 04/29/2021

    Embracing an “Ownership Culture” and a Willingness to Fail

    How do you get managers to start thinking and acting like business owners? In this episode I interviewed Greg Milano, the founder and CEO of Fortuna Advisors. Greg is a recognized industry thought leader in strategic resource allocation and in creating an ownership culture, which we’ll learn all about in this conversation. He is also the author of the book Curing Corporate Short-Termism, Future Growth vs Current Earnings. Greg and I discussed the obstacles to ownership culture (many of which are self-imposed), faulty management processes, incentives and compensation, and the problem with always measuring against last year. Special Guest: Greg Milano.

    22 min

  8. 04/15/2021

    ESG for Beginners

    With the SEC’s recent creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force, you may be hearing the acronym even more than usual. But what exactly is ESG and why should you care? As you’ll learn in this episode, ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance and it’s only increasing in its importance to customers, investors and employers. Special Guest: Leahruth Jemilo.

    27 min
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I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home.

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  • Creator
    Olivia Berkman
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Financial Executives International
  • Show Website
    Balance Sheet