High-tech crime prevention, Yahoo and SurveyMonkey (Finance wisdom from a CAO)

From scaling Silicon Valley icons like Yahoo and SurveyMonkey to helping bring more than 1,000 missing people home, Dharti Patel, Chief Accounting Officer at Flock Safety, reveals what it truly means to lead when the stakes are real.

In this episode, Dharti takes listeners inside:

• Building career foundations at high-growth tech companies (2:55)
• Finding courage in discomfort (4:29)
• The emotional weight of Flock Safety’s mission (10:21)
• Leading when lives are on the line (12:45)
• Scaling chaos without slowing the business (23:09)
• Knowing when to build internally vs. bring in outside experts (26:29)
• The breakthrough that changed her leadership forever (30:00)
• Advice for the next generation of CFOs and CAOs (38:23)

Join us as Dharti draws on her Silicon Valley career to deliver a masterclass on scaling with integrity, leading with empathy, and choosing work that truly matters.