Christopher Yoshida's guest appearances

Christopher Yoshida

New Thinking: Leaders

Mooch FM

The CFO Playbook

The Mid-Market CFO Circle

Gary Vaynerchuk

Scott Smith

Caroline Casey

Michael Eric Dyson

Stephen A. Smith

Mark Epstein

Tara Swart

Walter Isaacson

Peter Schiff

Amy Webb

Douglas Murray

Daniel Silva

Gretchen Carlson

Bill Browder

Darren Rovell

OwlTail

Trevor G. Blake

In this episode, Anthony talks with the President and CFO of Northern Data, Christopher Yoshida, about his transition from traditional investment banking to the world of cryptocurrency and fintech. They discuss bitcoin skepticism, sustainable cryptocurrency mining, and the future of Northern Data.Next, Anthony is joined by entrepreneur and bestselling author, Trevor G. Blake, to talk about his books – “Secrets to a Successful Startup” and “Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life”. Trevor reveals the tips and tricks for turning startup ideas into reality and the power of discipline to succeed.Lastly, Jim Demetriades, CEO and Founder at Kairos Ventures, joins Anthony to explore philosophy and the importance of scientific innovation. Jim goes on to explain the vision behind his company, and how it has aided in scientific breakthroughs within the company’s sectors and startup investments.

In this episode, Anthony talks with the President and CFO of Northern Data, Christopher Yoshida, about his transition from traditional investment banking to the world of cryptocurrency and fintech. They discuss bitcoin skepticism, sustainable cryptocurrency mining, and the future of Northern Data. Next, Anthony is joined by entrepreneur and bestselling author, Trevor G. Blake, to talk about his books – “Secrets to a Successful Startup” and “Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life”. Trevor reveals the tips and tricks for turning startup ideas into reality and the power of discipline to succeed. Lastly, Jim Demetriades, CEO and Founder at Kairos Ventures, joins Anthony to explore philosophy and the importance of scientific innovation. Jim goes on to explain the vision behind his company, and how it has aided in scientific breakthroughs within the company’s sectors and startup investments.

Episode 100: Christopher Yoshida, Trevor G. Blake & Jim Demetriades

This episode of the CFO Playbook features an interview with Christopher Yoshida, President &amp; Chief Financial Officer at Northern Data AG, a company that combines intelligent and sustainable data centers, cutting-edge hardware, and self-developed software for various HPC applications such as bitcoin mining, blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, big data analytics, IoT, and graphics rendering. Christopher is an entrepreneurial executive with more than 20 years of experience as a global financial leader. He is deeply invested in understanding financial markets and has a passion for building dynamically successful teams. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and spent more than eleven years as part of the international management team at Morgan Stanley. Afterwards, he successfully worked as a Senior Advisor and Head of European Capital Solutions for The Carlyle Group, and was a Senior Advisor for BottlePay and AIX, which both had successful exits in 2021. In this episode of the CFO Playbook, Christopher discusses the best path to finding balance in a global leadership role such as a CFO, how to be prepared for the challenges of adapting to new responsibilities, and how to remain engaged in times of trials and tribulations. He also talks about why top companies should be investing more into their employees, and how the approach to employment and entrepreneurship has changed drastically, in part due to the pandemic.Take The CFO Playbook Listener Survey to help us improve the show. You’ll also be entered to win your choice of the latest iPad Pro or a Samsung Galaxy S7.--------Guest Quotes:“It's really important to think, to dream big, have ambition, challenge yourself, take risks. I think that keeps a career dynamically healthy. And, you know, gone are the days where we're going to spend 30 or 40 years in the same company, let alone the same industry. I mean, that was a concept for our parents' generation and a very valued loyalty concept too. I just think people are going to prioritize their own ambitions, their own interests, their own curiosities ahead of their career. And I think those meld together here in the startup world, the tech world, or the innovative world really, really well.”“I don't care how well resourced the company is you're working for. I don't care how accoladed and rewarded and regarded the company may be. If you're working for a person who's not investing in your development, it's irrelevant. And I think as a manager that is one of the core tenets of being an employer or as a manager, you're supposed to invest in your people. And, you know, I think there's more emphasis on that going forward.”“It's okay to be average at some things. You can't be exceptional at everything. It doesn't work like if you have exceptional behavior, then you get exceptional outcomes. You can't be a decathlete and be number one in everything. I don't think that's feasible. So it's okay to be average over here, but to aspire to be something better over there.”“I do think connection with your people is typically an empathetic connection. And you want to drive results during stressful times. It's not through raising your voice. It's not through turning up your temperature. It's not through making it harder. It’s actually generally down to listening and connecting to your people. And that's exactly the environment I think we're in right now in the tech world, but it's the environment the financial world was in 12 years ago in the financial crisis and several times since. It's all too easy just to start yelling and shouting, demanding more minutia and micromanaging. If you do that, you’re going to kill the organization. I think you need to, if you've hired well, trust them, empower them, cheer them on, support them.”--------Timestamp Topics:02:00 Christopher’s career journey04:15 Taking opportunities08:30 Finding balance in a global leadership role14:10 Invest in Your People23:00 Hybrid vs. remote work27:15 Market forecasting38:00 Engaging with investors41:00 Advice for upcoming CFOs--------Sponsor:This show is brought to you by Soldo, the brighter way to manage business spending and expenses. With Soldo, you can control every expense, track spend in real time, automate financial reporting, and then use those insights to fuel growth. Learn more at Soldo.com--------Links:Connect with Ross on LinkedInConnect with Christopher on LinkedInThe CFO Playbook Listener Survey

This episode of the CFO Playbook features an interview with Christopher Yoshida, President &amp; Chief Financial Officer at Northern Data AG, a company that combines intelligent and sustainable data centers, cutting-edge hardware, and self-developed software for various HPC applications such as bitcoin mining, blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, big data analytics, IoT, and graphics rendering. Christopher is an entrepreneurial executive with more than 20 years of experience as a global financial leader. He is deeply invested in understanding financial markets and has a passion for building dynamically successful teams. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and spent more than eleven years as part of the international management team at Morgan Stanley. Afterwards, he successfully worked as a Senior Advisor and Head of European Capital Solutions for The Carlyle Group, and was a Senior Advisor for BottlePay and AIX, which both had successful exits in 2021. In this episode of the CFO Playbook, Christopher discusses the best path to finding balance in a global leadership role such as a CFO, how to be prepared for the challenges of adapting to new responsibilities, and how to remain engaged in times of trials and tribulations. He also talks about why top companies should be investing more into their employees, and how the approach to employment and entrepreneurship has changed drastically, in part due to the pandemic.<a href="https://forms.gle/sxrxD5RWKP7qopYS8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take The CFO Playbook Listener Survey</a> to help us improve the show. You’ll also be entered to win your choice of the latest iPad Pro or a Samsung Galaxy S7.--------<h3>Guest Quotes:</h3>“It's really important to think, to dream big, have ambition, challenge yourself, take risks. I think that keeps a career dynamically healthy. And, you know, gone are the days where we're going to spend 30 or 40 years in the same company, let alone the same industry. I mean, that was a concept for our parents' generation and a very valued loyalty concept too. I just think people are going to prioritize their own ambitions, their own interests, their own curiosities ahead of their career. And I think those meld together here in the startup world, the tech world, or the innovative world really, really well.”“I don't care how well resourced the company is you're working for. I don't care how accoladed and rewarded and regarded the company may be. If you're working for a person who's not investing in your development, it's irrelevant. And I think as a manager that is one of the core tenets of being an employer or as a manager, you're supposed to invest in your people. And, you know, I think there's more emphasis on that going forward.”“It's okay to be average at some things. You can't be exceptional at everything. It doesn't work like if you have exceptional behavior, then you get exceptional outcomes. You can't be a decathlete and be number one in everything. I don't think that's feasible. So it's okay to be average over here, but to aspire to be something better over there.”“I do think connection with your people is typically an empathetic connection. And you want to drive results during stressful times. It's not through raising your voice. It's not through turning up your temperature. It's not through making it harder. It’s actually generally down to listening and connecting to your people. And that's exactly the environment I think we're in right now in the tech world, but it's the environment the financial world was in 12 years ago in the financial crisis and several times since. It's all too easy just to start yelling and shouting, demanding more minutia and micromanaging. If you do that, you’re going to kill the organization. I think you need to, if you've hired well, trust them, empower them, cheer them on, support them.”--------<h3>Timestamp Topics:</h3>02:00 Christopher’s career journey04:15 Taking opportunities08:30 Finding balance in a global leadership role14:10 Invest in Your People23:00 Hybrid vs. remote work27:15 Market forecasting38:00 Engaging with investors41:00 Advice for upcoming CFOs--------<h3>Sponsor:</h3>This show is brought to you by Soldo, the brighter way to manage business spending and expenses. With Soldo, you can control every expense, track spend in real time, automate financial reporting, and then use those insights to fuel growth. Learn more at <a href="http://Soldo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soldo.com</a>--------<h3>Links:</h3><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossamackay/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Ross on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-yoshida-1890186/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Christopher on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://forms.gle/sxrxD5RWKP7qopYS8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The CFO Playbook Listener Survey</a>

There’s Not One Way to be a CFO with Christopher Yoshida, President & Chief Financial Officer at Northern Data AG

Chris Yoshida is president of Northern Data. Founded in 2017, the Frankfurt-based cloud computing provider helps disruptive computing services solve issues faster, better, and more economically. Unlike their competitors, they control the entire high-performance computing infrastructure chain, while also “bringing together the blockchain network and the demand for exponential growth in data processing.” Chris has held a number of executive and advisory positions at a variety of different companies, including The Carlyle Group, Bottlepay, and McLaren Technology - after starting out his career at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. In this in-depth conversation, Chris reflects on the lessons he has learnt throughout his career, and how these have led him to his position today; discusses how Northern Data have become “an infrastructure provider to the cloud;” and shares his ambition for the company to be a “rival to the big three” in the next five-to-ten years.

Chris Yoshida is president of Northern Data. Founded in 2017, the Frankfurt-based cloud computing provider helps disruptive computing services solve issues faster, better, and more economically. Unlike their competitors, they control the entire high-performance computing infrastructure chain, while also “bringing together the blockchain network and the demand for exponential growth in data processing.” Chris has held a number of executive and advisory positions at a variety of different companies, including The Carlyle Group, Bottlepay, and McLaren Technology - after starting out his career at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. In this in-depth conversation, Chris reflects on the lessons he has learnt throughout his career, and how these have led him to his position today; discusses how Northern Data have become “an infrastructure provider to the cloud;” and shares his ambition for the company to be a “rival to the big three” in the next five-to-ten years.