Chad Cohen's guest appearances

Chad Cohen

CFO THOUGHT LEADER

The Transition

Fit For Life with Anjuli 

Donald Trump

Marc Elliot

Sachin Patel

Lawrence Levy

Rajesh Gupta

Dave Jones

Jeff Epstein

John Collins

Eric Johnson

Michael Tannenbaum

Kraft Heinz

Chris Baker

Bob Feller

Dave Kellogg

Jeff Nichols

OwlTail

Such a great conversation with Chad! We spoke about what it was like for his family to move from South Africa to Australia, the different businesses he has started from a young age to now (still young at 26) with a successful global company "Fortem Media" always looking to help other people through charity events, marketing for businesses, spreading good vibes. He is currently doing 75 Hard so we spoke about the importance of challenging yourself, routine, self development and so much more.  Connect with Chad on Instagram @chad_cohen // For Business Enquiries @fortemmedia Take a screenshot, share it on your stories &amp; tag us so we can connect. Work with me to achieve you health &amp; fitness goals: fitwithanjuli.com For more, you can follow me on TikTok, Instagram &amp; YouTube.

Such a great conversation with Chad! We spoke about what it was like for his family to move from South Africa to Australia, the different businesses he has started from a young age to now (still young at 26) with a successful global company <a href="https://fortemmedia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Fortem Media" </a>always looking to help other people through charity events, marketing for businesses, spreading good vibes. He is currently doing 75 Hard so we spoke about the importance of challenging yourself, routine, self development and so much more. Connect with Chad on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itschadcohen/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chad_cohen</a> // For Business Enquiries <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortemmedia/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@fortemmedia</a> Take a screenshot, share it on your stories &amp; tag us so we can connect. Work with me to achieve you health &amp; fitness goals: <a href="https://www.fitwithanjuli.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fitwithanjuli.com</a> For more, you can follow me on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@anjulimack?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anjuli_fitforlife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFlAy6L5E_0&amp;t=3s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.

#31 All Things Business, Life & 75 Hard with Chad Cohen (Founder of Fortem Media)

Of all of the business discussions that Chad Cohen has had over the years, few are likely as memorable as the 20-second conversation he had with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff about midway into his 9-year career stint with the online real estate company. Cohen joined Zillow back in 2006 as corporate controller, a position that he says also had the added distinction of being the company’s first full-time finance role. Over the next 4 years, as Zillow’s back-office finance and accounting team took shape, Cohen’s responsibilities grew, allowing him to step into the role of vice president of finance. “I had been moving up the ladder, and it was right before we made the decision to go public—I remember Spencer coming into my office and saying, ‘You’re going to be CFO,’” says Cohen, who recalls Zillow’s CEO saying little more before exiting. For Cohen, the exchange signaled a 6- to 12-month transition that would enlarge his focus from being largely back-office to being both back- and front-office. “I had built an accounting and finance department, but this was a big step that required coaching from mentors and formal media training and IR experience,” says Cohen, who today views the Zillow IPO as only one of several Zillow milestones during his CFO tenure with the firm. Says Cohen: “I spent 4 years—or 16 earnings calls—as CFO, acquired about 10 companies, and raised somewhere between a half-billion and a billion dollars in capital from the public markets for Zillow Group.” Asked to recall a learning moment from his CFO years, Cohen says that he recalls waking up in a cold sweat during the 20- to 30-day period that immediately followed Zillow’s 2015 acquisition of Trulia. Having carefully crafted a 90- to 120-day postmerger integration plan, Cohen says, he realized that as the number of Trulia employee departures began to quickly escalate, “speed of integration” was going to play a plus-size role in the merger’s success. “Our retention bonuses—albeit very healthy and robust—were being offset by a very frothy employment market in San Francisco and even larger sign-on bonuses that we were having trouble competing with,” recalls Cohen. “I called my controller in a panic and said: ‘Hey, we have to do this faster because I think I see how the scenario is playing out—and it ain’t going to be pretty,’” remarks Cohen, who then instructed his team to “rip up” the 90-to 120-day plan, while accenting his new mandate for speed with the words “We’re going to do this now!” –Jack Sweeney

Of all of the business discussions that Chad Cohen has had over the years, few are likely as memorable as the 20-second conversation he had with Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff about midway into his 9-year career stint with the online real estate company. Cohen joined Zillow back in 2006 as corporate controller, a position that he says also had the added distinction of being the company’s first full-time finance role. Over the next 4 years, as Zillow’s back-office finance and accounting team took shape, Cohen’s responsibilities grew, allowing him to step into the role of vice president of finance. “I had been moving up the ladder, and it was right before we made the decision to go public—I remember Spencer coming into my office and saying, ‘You’re going to be CFO,’” says Cohen, who recalls Zillow’s CEO saying little more before exiting. For Cohen, the exchange signaled a 6- to 12-month transition that would enlarge his focus from being largely back-office to being both back- and front-office. “I had built an accounting and finance department, but this was a big step that required coaching from mentors and formal media training and IR experience,” says Cohen, who today views the Zillow IPO as only one of several Zillow milestones during his CFO tenure with the firm. Says Cohen: “I spent 4 years—or 16 earnings calls—as CFO, acquired about 10 companies, and raised somewhere between a half-billion and a billion dollars in capital from the public markets for Zillow Group.” Asked to recall a learning moment from his CFO years, Cohen says that he recalls waking up in a cold sweat during the 20- to 30-day period that immediately followed Zillow’s 2015 acquisition of Trulia. Having carefully crafted a 90- to 120-day postmerger integration plan, Cohen says, he realized that as the number of Trulia employee departures began to quickly escalate, “speed of integration” was going to play a plus-size role in the merger’s success. “Our retention bonuses—albeit very healthy and robust—were being offset by a very frothy employment market in San Francisco and even larger sign-on bonuses that we were having trouble competing with,” recalls Cohen. “I called my controller in a panic and said: ‘Hey, we have to do this faster because I think I see how the scenario is playing out—and it ain’t going to be pretty,’” remarks Cohen, who then instructed his team to “rip up” the 90-to 120-day plan, while accenting his new mandate for speed with the words “We’re going to do this now!” –Jack Sweeney

653: From Real Estate to the Immune System | Chad Cohen, CFO, Adaptive Biotechnologies

In this episode of The Transition, Jono sits down with Chad Cohen and peels back the onion on breaking through personal blocks and the quest to authenticity in business and life. Chad is no stranger to putting in the work, from his hugely successful 24/hr sled push challenge for charity to building an up and coming media company, he explains what it is like to continually evolve. If you are interested in learning how to give more value to the people in your network, you will get some excellent tips from Chad. Chad is growing, we are growing, and this podcast will help you and everyone around you do the same. ENJOY

In this episode of The Transition, Jono sits down with Chad Cohen and peels back the onion on breaking through personal blocks and the quest to authenticity in business and life. Chad is no stranger to putting in the work, from his hugely successful 24/hr sled push challenge for charity to building an up and coming media company, he explains what it is like to continually evolve. If you are interested in learning how to give more value to the people in your network, you will get some excellent tips from Chad. Chad is growing, we are growing, and this podcast will help you and everyone around you do the same. ENJOY

#014 - Give More to Your Mentors Than They Give to You - Chad Cohen from Fortem Media