The Nickolas Crim Show | #5: Jeff Gatt on His 20 Year Finance Career, Exploring Career Opportunities, and Your Company Is Not A Family

Jeff Gatt is a CPA and 20 year veteran of the finance world.

(2:06) Jeff’s background

(3:26) Benefits of working in public accounting focused on small to mid-size companies in US

(6:50) Why he pursued a career in finance

(10:14) Fundamentals skills needed to be successful in finance

(16:19) Need for business acumen in addition to a great business idea and vision

(16:47) Example of startup building barcodes on mobile funds

(21:03) Need to focus on product and distribution

(23:10) Reminder innovation is happening outside the US

(24:43) Definition of public accounting

(27:37) His approach to exploring and making career moves

(30:56) His reflection process

(32:57) How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen

(33:47) AI in finance

(39:11) What grabs his attention when vendors reach out

(41:16) Importance of partnership

(43:30) Examples of recent B2B purchases that required partnership

(51:30) His advice for young ambitious people wanting to make their mark on the world

(1:03:25) Lessons learned from playing and coaching football

(1:10:49) Your company is not a family
(1:13:46) Disrupt the Bay and his personal family cancer story

(1:17:20) Book recommendation

(1:22:01) Purchase of $100 or less that improved his life

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