Speaking C-Suite

In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, host David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) turns the mic on his co-hosts — Johnnie Walker and David "DJ" Johnson, the co-founders of Rooled, the outsourced finance firm serving founders and VC-backed companies across accounting, CFO advisory, and tax, and the pioneering sponsor behind this podcast series. DJ and Johnnie pull back the curtain on what it actually takes...

In this episode of Speaking C-Suite, hosts Johnnie Walker (Rooled) and David Hemenway (The Angel Nest) sit down with Katie Royce, Chief Financial Officer at ZenBusiness, to break down how modern finance leaders build scalable operations, evaluate tech platforms, and turn finance into a strategic growth engine — not just a reporting function. Katie shares an inside look at how she helped transform...

Customer success has become one of the most powerful drivers of sustainable growth. In this episode of Speaking C-Suite , hosts David Hemenway and Johnnie Walker sit down with Harini Gokul, Chief Customer Officer at Entrust, to explore how modern customer success organizations fuel retention, expansion, and predictable revenue. Harini breaks down the shift from customer service to customer-centric...

In this episode, we sit down with Jocelyn Goldfein , Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners , former engineering leader at Facebook and VMware, and one of the most respected voices in AI-driven innovation. Jocelyn offers a candid look into how today’s leaders evaluate AI opportunities, why project selection determines 80% of success, and what executives get wrong when adopting emerging techno...

In Episode 2, we’re joined by Kiran Hebbar, Chief Financial Officer at Alloy, the leading identity decisioning and fraud prevention platform serving over 750 financial institutions and fintechs. Kiran brings a uniquely well-rounded perspective—blending experience as a CFO, venture investor, and engineer. Before Alloy, he served as CFO at mParticle and spent a decade as General Partner at Valhalla...

Cassie Young, General Partner at Primary Venture Partners, sits down with Johnnie Walker, co-founder of Rooled, and David Hemenway, host of the Angel Nest to Speak C-Suite.