Scaling a Finance team from startup to scale-up | T:0 Finance on The Airwallex Podcast

In this episode of the Airwallex Podcast, Lowrie Gladwell sits down with James Hurman, to discuss how familiarity and emotional connection shape buying decisions, the economics of long-term brand investment, and how founders and CFOs can balance performance marketing with brand building.

What does it take to operate at peak performance when your organisation is global by default? In this episode of The Airwallex Podcast, Jack Zhang sits down with Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, to explore the leadership principles behind building a championship-winning organisation.

In this episode of The Airwallex Podcast, Shannon Scott sits down with Dhruv Amin, co-founder of vibe-coding platform Anything, to talk about how AI is changing the way product teams are structured. They cover why most companies have bolted AI onto old workflows, why domain expertise now matters more than engineering skill, and what happens when anyone in a company can ship to production. The conversation offers a practical look at building AI-first products, teams, and workflows in a world where software can increasingly move at the speed of thought.

In this episode of The Airwallex Podcast, Barry McCardel, CEO of AI Analytics platform Hex, sits down with Firdevs Abacioglu to unpack why businesses are finally ready for AI-powered analytics. They explore how AI is reshaping the analytics function, what it takes to build trust in AI-generated insights, and why accuracy, consistency, and control matter more as adoption scales. The conversation offers a practical lens on building the right teams, skills, and systems to turn faster insights into better decisions.

Shannon Scott sits down with Paul Bassat, Co-Founder of Australian VC firm Square Peg, to unpack what actually sets AI winners apart. They talk about why it’s not about chasing new tools, but tackling problems that weren’t solvable before, how founders can move quickly without losing focus, and why having strong conviction, loosely held, matters more than ever. The conversation offers a practical lens on identifying real AI opportunities, navigating constant change, and building companies that last.