00:45:25 · CJ Gustafson, Kevin Hettrich
[00:45:25] S1: I remember the first time I realized that the c suite just didn't have all the answers at all times. It was this moment where I was watching a CEO rehearse his keynote, like, over and over again. He was stumbling over certain parts and, like, eventually got on stage and crushed it. But I remember in that moment, was saying, like, this guy isn't perfect, and he also doesn't know everything about the company and the product. And I don't know why it stuck with me. [00:45:49] S0: Yeah. We we all start off as these, like, wet behind the ear sponges, excited to, like, learn things and work hard. And I guess it's all kind of daunting, these new challenges and kind of new endeavors. And I too had assumed that kind of people at the top were like, oh, I've got it all kind of locked down. And I guess that some of those initial elements done well, like, never change. [00:46:11] S1: More of a technical one for you. Can you walk me through the tools your finance team uses to get the job done? [00:46:17] S0: Systems and process, we are a Microsoft and SAP shop. So the whole m m three sixty five suite, we use SAP for finance, for planning, for purchasing, for treasury, etcetera. We use FloQast as an... As a close automation tool, Navan for travel and expense, ADP for payroll, and our AI productivity suite is Claude and Copilot. [00:46:45] S1: Nice. Nice. Last one I got for you. What's the craziest thing you've ever had someone try to expense?
00:46:45 · CJ Gustafson, Kevin Hettrich
[00:46:45] S1: Nice. Nice. Last one I got for you. What's the craziest thing you've ever had someone try to expense? [00:46:50] S0: One was a pair of, like, really amazing Nike basketball shoes that was paired with a disciplinary action, and the second that rose a bunch of flags was a pasta maker, apparently very legitimate. We make thin versions of things just as, like, a proof of concept, and engineers like, hey. I wanna make thin versions of this material. Turns out a pasta maker was how we do it. We actually still still have that in our R And D Building. [00:47:13] S1: Makes me laugh because I think like the first Nike shoe was actually made on the founder's wife's waffle maker. [00:47:19] S0: Phil Knight back in the day. That's right. Oregon. I'm I'm from Oregon, so that's kinda lore. Well, Kevin, this has [00:47:24] S1: been an absolute blast. Thank you for joining me on the pod. [00:47:26] S0: My pleasure, CJ. [00:47:28] S1: Run the Numbers is a Mostly Media production. Yelling an intro by Fat Joe. Artwork by Meg D'Alessandro. Nothing said on this podcast is intended to be business or investment advice. It's the sole opinion of me, a guy who feeds his dog way too much ice cream and has a history of net operating losses, l o l. If you like this podcast, hit subscribe and give us five stars. It will take like two seconds, and our algorithm overlords love it. Drink water, call your mom, and have a great day. Peace.