After Earnings

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry speaks with Steph Guild, Chief Investment Officer at Robinhood, about how the company is expanding beyond active trading into broader wealth management. Guild explains how Robinhood Strategies works and how it aims to help retail investors build long-term portfolios. She also shares her perspective on tokenized assets along with thoughts on prediction m...

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Mandy Fields, Chief Financial Officer of e.l.f. Beauty to unpack how the company balances celebrity-led brands, marketing spend and the business realities of tariffs, pricing and growth. 00:00 – Mandy Fields Joins 00:48 – How Marketing Spend Is Driving e.l.f. Beauty’s Growth 02:00 – Working With Celebrity Founders: Hailey Bieber and Alici...

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Hamilton Lane Co-CEO Erik Hirsch for an in-depth conversation about the future of private markets. They discuss how Hamilton Lane is opening private capital to retail investors, why fund manager selection matters more than thematic bets in today’s environment and how the firm navigates being a publicly traded company. 00:00 – Erik Hirsch...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Udemy CEO Hugo Sarrazin to discuss the company’s pivot from a traditional online course marketplace to an AI-powered platform designed to re-skill the global workforce. Highlights include: - Udemy’s shift from one-off course sales to a subscription model - The company’s enterprise push to re-skill workforces at scale - The future of...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Amrita Ahuja, the CFO & COO of Block, to break down the company’s recent performance and how it's leveraging its multiple brands to drive long-term growth. The conversation explores Block’s capital allocation strategy, AI-powered underwriting and how each of its businesses from Cash App and Square to Afterpay aims to expand financia...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Henry Schuck the Founder and CEO of ZoomInfo to break down the company’s recent earnings, including revenue growth and profitability. They discuss ZoomInfo’s efforts to leverage AI for product development, customer acquisition strategies, and how the company is navigating increased competition and market challenges in the sales inte...

On the latest episode of After Earnings with Ann Berry, Axon’s COO and CFO Brittany Bagley discusses how the company is navigating its push into AI-powered policing tools, including body cam video automation and drone-based first response, while weighing the ethical and privacy concerns that come with expansion in the enterprise and retail markets. Highlights include: • How Drones and Small Robots...

On the latest episode of After Earnings with Ann Berry, Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal breaks down how evolving U.S. regulation, political uncertainty and global inflation are driving a wave of corporate interest in crypto - especially Bitcoin and stablecoins - as reserve assets. Highlights include: • Why More Corporations Are Buying Bitcoin Over U.S. Treasuries • The Genius Act and Wh...

On the latest episode of After Earnings with Ann Berry, VinFast Chief Investment Officer Chien Nguyen and Vice President of Investor Relations Amandae Baey dive into how VinFast plans to accelerate its global growth in the electric vehicle market. Highlights include:• How VinFast is doubling annual vehicle production• Growing the EV market with affordable models• Asian consumers and the shift from...

On the latest episode of After Earnings with Ann Berry, Intuit CFO Sandeep Aujla outlines how the company is transforming tax filing, personal finance and small business operations through AI and platform expansion. Highlights include:• Intuit’s new marketing strategy to engage tax-prep customers.• How Intuit is combining human and artificial intelligence to dramatically expand TurboTax Live.• How...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, CAVA CEO Brett Schulman joins Ann Berry to discuss how he is taking on his fast casual rivals with AI, format flexibility and bold flavors. Highlights include:• Why Schulman believes Mediterranean is the next major fast casual wave.• How CAVA tailors store formats and incorporates AI to keep restaurants efficient and reduce food waste.• How CAVA’s vertical...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, we spoke with Okta CEO Todd McKinnon about how his company aims to become the one-stop shop for digital ID across all businesses and applications. Highlights include: • How Okta is working toward a password-free future. • Why - when it comes to security - Okta sees itself as the superior choice versus Microsoft every time. • How Okta is responding to the em...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, we spoke with Lyft CEO David Risher about designing Lyft Silver for older adults who have been left out of the rideshare boom, how the company is turning its app into a $100 million advertising platform, and what it will take to balance a future of autonomous vehicles with the human touch that keeps rides personal.$LYFT 00:00 START01:21 Lyft Silver: Targeti...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, we spoke with Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki about why gaming is becoming an always-on digital marketplace, how AI is accelerating the work of Roblox creators, and what it’ll take to grow the platform’s share of global gaming spend from 3% to 10%. After Earnings is brought to you by Stakeholder Labs and Morning Brew. For more go to https://www.aftere...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, we spoke with Hasbro CFO and COO Gina Goetter about how the company is navigating tariff pressure, why 60% of toy sales now come from adults, and how Hasbro's billion-dollar Magic: The Gathering franchise is driving growth. $HAS 01:03 Tariff Impact on the Toy Industry 02:42 Hasbro's ""Playing to Win"" Strategy 07:10 The Rise of the Kid-Adult Market 09:58 En...

On the latest episode of After Earnings, we spoke with Rigetti CEO Dr. Subodh Kulkarni about quantum science and its applications today. He talked about how Rigetti tries to compete with the quantum computing R&D budgets of Big Tech players, the company's push towards a 100-qubit processor, and the promise of new breakthroughs. $RGTI 00:00 Comparing quantum computers with the human brain 02:15 Qub...

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Grab CFO Peter Oey. Grab is a leading super app in Southeast Asia, offering everything from ride-hailing to food delivery, grocery services, and digital payments. The company went public via a $40B SPAC in 2021, but its stock has since dropped 64% as it works toward profitability. Still, growth hasn’t slowed; revenue rose 19% in 2024, and...

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sits down with Adobe CFO Dan Durn to unpack the company’s strategy as free generative AI tools flood the market. Adobe is expanding its focus beyond professional creatives to attract everyday users and businesses, with Firefly AI now integrated into its core products, enabling features like text-to-video and automated image enhancements. The company kic...

On After Earnings, Ann Berry chats with Pursuit CEO David Barry about the booming demand for adventure travel. From the White Lotus Effect to wellness tourism, acquisitions, and wildfires, they cover it all... including how a weak Canadian dollar and national park cuts could shake up the industry. $PRSU 00:00 START 00:51 Media like White Lotus fuels travel trends. 04:02 Recent acquisitions expand...

On this episode of After Earnings, Ann Berry sat down with tastytrade’s Tom Sosnoff to discuss his journey and the changing landscape of retail trading. Retail investors now account for 20-30% of U.S. trading volume, and platforms like tastytrade are evolving to support them. Focused on education and data-driven trading, tastytrade offers live market insights, strategy content, and tools for activ...

On the latest After Earnings, AT&T CFO Pascal Desroches joins Ann Berry to unpack the company’s strategy, investments, and competitive landscape. They dive into AT&T’s $22 billion fiber push, its plan to connect 80% of U.S. homes by 2030, and how it’s streamlining operations to focus on core telecom services. $T 00:00 START 00:45 Core Business Lines: Mobile and Fiber Services 01:34 Recent Earnings...

Chipotle's ($CMG) stock is up 70% in two years, making it the third-largest U.S. restaurant chain by market value, nearing $80 billion. In 2024, revenue rose 14.6% to $11.3 billion, with slightly improved operating margins. However, investors expected a stronger 2025 outlook than the company's projected low-to-mid single-digit growth in same-store sales. CFO Adam Rymer spoke with Ann Berry about C...

With the CHIPS Act, rocketship growth in AI and a long trend of automation, companies like Synopsys ($SNPS) are getting unprecedented investor attention. On the latest episode of After Earnings, CFO Shelagh Glaser joined Ann Berry to discuss: • Source of record revenue growth to $6B in 2024 • The $35B acquisition of $ANSS + partnerships with $NVDA, $AMZN, and $TSM • Executing on AI-driven growth i...

The cruise industry is booming, with 37 million passengers expected this year. Royal Caribbean Group, one of the world's largest cruise operators, with 66 ships visiting ~1,000 destinations, saw its stock surge after reporting strong 2024 earnings growth and record new bookings. Ann Berry spoke with CFO Naftali Holtz to break down why - and to address public perception of the sector's impact on th...

The food industry has seen a surge in plant-based and lab-grown alternatives, with Beyond Meat going public in 2019 and Oatly following in 2021. Pat Brown founded Impossible Foods in 2011. Despite the recent challenges faced by Beyond Meat and Oatly, Pat remains committed to his mission, now focusing on tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions. 00:00 START 00:24 The Rise and Challenge...