Inside Finance with Gerlyn Tiigemae

You can't automate a finance process you don't understand. Yet, a lot of companies rush straight into AI implementation without ever mapping what they actually work on in detail. In this episode of Inside Finance, host Gerlyn Tiigemäe sits down with independent business process analyst Kreet Solnask to break down the essential groundwork that must happen before any AI tool or automation en...

What can a street artist teach a finance team? More than you'd think. In this episode of Inside Finance, host Gerlyn Tiigemae sits down with Sylvain Oulala, a French circus artist who has spent 12 years performing on streets around the world, including a 3,220 km unicycle ride from France to Estonia. Sylvain has also keynoted at Estonia's biggest finance conference, sharing what corporate...

What happens when a data analyst at one of Europe's biggest tech companies decides that manual work in finance has to die? Not the hype - the reality of building AI workflows inside a real finance team. In this episode of Inside Finance, host Gerlyn Tiigemae visits Bolt's Tallinn office to meet Amir Ghorbani, a data analyst who builds agentic AI workflows for Bolt's finance team. They...

What does it actually take for a finance team to start using AI? Not the hype - the real, practical steps. In the very first episode of Inside Finance, host Gerlyn Tiigemae sits down with Mari-Liis Kikas, a fractional CFO who works inside 10+ companies at any given time. They talk about why most companies aren't actually ready for AI (even when they think they are), why data quality is still t...

What does it actually take for a finance team to start using AI? Not the hype - the real, practical steps. Inside Finance is a new video podcast where host Gerlyn Tiigemae sits down with CFOs, fractional leaders, tool builders, and advisors to talk about how AI and technology are actually changing finance. No scripts. No polished answers. Just real conversations that go deep enough to be actually...