Bizora Brews

What happens when three founders, each betting on a completely different piece of the accounting stack, end up needing each other to win? That's the setup for this episode of Bizora Brews. Pujun Bhatnagar is founder and CEO of Kintsugi, a sales tax compliance platform serving over 7,000 clients across 102 countries, built after watching his father and grandfather navigate the same compliance mess...

What happens when your first product actually gains traction, and you have to decide whether to bet everything on it? David Wyle is the founder of SurePrep, where he built one of the most widely used platforms in tax automation. Before that, he spent years in the trenches of early software development, cold calling pilot firms in 1997 and building ePACE, one of the first paperless audit tools to t...

What does it actually take to leave a 25-year career in Big Four tax and build a national practice from nothing in a country where your firm had never operated? Sean Keegan is the Managing Director and Head of Tax Australia at Alvarez and Marsal, where he leads a full-service national tax practice built from the ground up in under two years. Before A&M, Sean spent nearly eight years as a Trans...

In this episode, Adam sits down with Oleh Fedusiv, Director and Head of APAC Tax at Uber, where he oversees the tax function across one of the most complex regional footprints in the gig economy. Before Uber, Oleh spent nearly seven years climbing through EY across two countries, working his way from transfer pricing consultant to senior roles in Amsterdam. His path started in Kyiv, running throug...

In this episode, Adam sits down with Jorge Gallardo, Global Head of Tax at Airwallex, where he is leading the transformation of the tax function across 26+ jurisdictions. Before Airwallex, Jorge served as Head of Finance and Tax at Fazz and Senior Manager International Tax at PwC Singapore, bringing a career that spans Big 4, fintech, and high-growth startup environments across Europe, Latin Ameri...

What does it take to build a global tax function from scratch, not once, but multiple times, across some of the world's most complex business environments? In this episode, Adam sits down with Clara Navalón Valero, a global tax leader whose career spans Deloitte, Repsol, Adevinta, Amazon, and Sandoz. Clara has built tax functions from the ground up at multiple companies, navigating IPOs, billion-d...

What does it take to build and lead a world-class family office advisory practice across three decades at two of the world's most respected firms? In this episode, Adam sits down with Robert "Bobby" Stover Jr., former Americas Family Office Leader at EY and current Executive Director of the Family Office Initiative at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. With over 13 years at EY and...

What happens when a tax professional grows into a finance leader who oversees both tax and treasury at one of the fastest-growing consumer brands in the country? In this episode, Adam sits down with Michael Tufts , VP of Tax & Treasury at Ruggable , whose career path spans ITW, KPMG M&A , and an 8-year journey through Mattel , where he rose from Tax Manager to Finance Director. Michael sha...

What does it take to build a world-class international tax function across industries as different as media, consumer goods, and real estate tech? In this episode, Adam sits down with Renato Carneiro , Vice President of Tax at eXp World Holdings , whose career spans KPMG, WarnerMedia, and Newell Brands . Together they explore how global tax strategy has evolved, the leadership lessons behind manag...