EPM Conversations

EPM Conversations

Cameron, Natalie, Celvin, and Tim

Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 1h 2m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 5.0 (20)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every 2 Months
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

Call it Enterprise Performance Management or Corporate Performance Management or whatever you will — we will bring the most interesting, thoughtful, and sometimes maybe a wee bit controversial personalities in our little world and simply talk. The conversations will be free ranging and open ended. We (Cameron, Natalie, Celvin, and Tim) think you will find it interesting. We hope.

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S5E8 EPM Conversations Episode 35: Al Marciante – A (Professional) Life In EPM

Dec 31, 2025 1h 6m

IntroductionWe seem to be in the mood for reflective end-of-career episodes (see Dan Pressman’s episode one & two if you haven’t already as Al’s is very much in that vein).  Al has seen a lot in…

S5E7 EPM Conversations Episode 34 – A Conversation with Pressman, Dan: ASO Man, Part 2

Dec 04, 2025 33m

EPM Conversations Episode 34 – A Conversation with Pressman, Dan:  ASO Man, Part 2It couldn’t be more Dan than this (nope, Buzzsprout doesn't allow graphics, so this will have to do)The Official…

S5E6 EPM Conversations Episode 33 – A Conversation with Pressman, Dan: ASO Man, Part 1

Oct 15, 2025 54m

One of FourIn my so-called career, I’ve known four geniuses: one evil, one chaos made flesh, and two nice; Dan is in the last group.There are many theories around what makes someone a genius; I…

S5E5 EPM Conversations Episode 32 – A Conversation with Tim Tow, The Coolest Guy in EPM, Part 2

Aug 13, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

30 Years in the Making and Oh Yes, Can I Borrow Your Belt?I first met Tim when he worked for (I think this is the name – it’s so long ago it is outside of the ken of the World Wobly Web) Lex Software…

S5E4 EPM Conversations Episode 31 – Neviana Zhgaba – A Versatile Force of Nature

Jun 30, 2025 59m

It seems as though I’ve known Neviana seemingly forever, but it can hardly be more than 10 years.  Neviana quite simply packs more into a decade-plus of friendship than many pack into a lifetime –…

S5E3 EPM Conversations Episode 30 -- Splash 2025 recap

May 27, 2025 33m

Yes, it’s different, but we still think it’s good.  Also, this is all you’re getting.The latest OneStream Splash (that would be 2025’s) is behind us and interesting it was.While I’ve typically…

S5E2 EPM Conversations Episode 29 – A Conversation With Tim Tow, The Coolest Guy in EPM, Part 1

Apr 10, 2025 1h 1m

26 Years in the MakingTim and his company, Applied OLAP, has been in the Performance Management space for 26 years.  That’s longer that many of the people in this space have worked, longer even than…

S5E1 EPM Conversations Episode 28 -- A Conversation With The Recruiters 3: Freya Bull, Patrick Cronan, and Austin Perez, Understanding How Recruiters Work, Who They Are, And Why We Should All Care

Jan 10, 2025 50m

Three competitors in one podcastI have been characterized by some (my coworkers, my friends, my family, me) as being a tad cynical.  Part of that cynicism is borne from experience, part of it is…

EPM Conversations Episode 27 -- A Conversation With Matt Bradley, Oracle Senior Vice President, Development

Nov 11, 2024 1h 4m

Matt Bradley, SVP of Development at Oracle will likely be well known to listeners; he’s a familiar face to customers and partners and can often be found talking about Oracle’s EPM strategy at…

S4E5 EPM Conversations Episode 26 – A Conversation With Gabby Rubin, Group Vice President, Product Management, Oracle Analytics, Part 2

Sep 27, 2024 1h 18m

Oh How The Tables Are TurnedI trust you’ve listened to Part the First of the interview with Gabby.  This episode is better.  Why?  Simply because Gabby starts interviewing us and we get a taste of…

S4E5 EPM Conversations Episode 25 – A Conversation With Gabby Rubin, Group Vice President, Product Management, Oracle Analytics, Part 1

Aug 29, 2024 58m

What’s past is prologueI (and the rest of your EPM Conversations hosts) first knew Gabby from his time in Essbase product management, a role he has long left.  Celvin and I (50% of your host…

S4E4 EPM Conversations Episode 24 -- A Portrait in Leadership: Women in EPM with Sharon Wang

Jul 23, 2024 59m

This one is differentEPM Conversations has been lucky to have a variety of Performance Management guests:  vendors, people from other places and tongues, fantastic players in our little technological…

S4E3 EPM Conversations Episode 23 -- A Portrait in Leadership: Women in EPM with Oracle Barbie aka Kate Helmer

Jun 27, 2024 58m

TitleA Portrait in Leadership:  Women in EPM with Oracle Barbie aka Kate HelmerA doll by any other nameKata Helmer, aka Oracle Barbie formerly known as Hyperion Barbie, Oracle Ace Director, and oh…

S4E2 EPM Conversations Episode 22 – A Conversation With Shankar Viswanathan, The Man Who Owns The Product That Bought Me My House

Apr 15, 2024 1h 15m

Let’s not forget that it also sent Natalie’s kids to collegeWe (your EPM Conversations hosts) owe a lot – a financial kind of debt as well as a professional one  – to Shankar and Hyperion/Oracle on…

S4E1 A Portrait in Leadership: Women in EPM with Minie Parikh

Feb 23, 2024 1h 11m

Yr. Obt. Svt. finds broad cultural movements to be interesting both conceptually (what are they, why do they exist, how did they start, and the rest of the who, when, and where list) and in practice…

S3E5 EPM Conversations Episode 20 – A Culture Clash Conversation, The African

Nov 08, 2023 1h 7m

Ex Africa Semper Aliquid Novi Roger Cressy is a fascinating guest, unlike any other we’ve had.  His jobs have spanned from retail management (yup, a department store, a really nice one – I’ve been…

S3E4 EPM Conversations Episode 19 – A Culture Clash Conversation Or Our Kith and Kin Across The Sea

Sep 30, 2023 1h 9m

It’s a Book, It’s a Podcast Episode, It’s KismetA bunch of geeks (native born, immigrants; Americans all) interviewing an Australian and a New Zealander/Australian/American (it’s complicated) set Yr.…

S3E3 EPM Conversations Episode 18 -- A Culture Clash Conversation or Fro and To and Fro Again with Kishore Mukkamala and Sumit Deo

Jun 11, 2023 1h 15m

Why is Yr. Obt. Svt. not part of this podcast?  Aren’t you glad I’m not?The Culture Clash series has – from the feedback we’ve heard – been well received.  Thus far it’s been Americans talking to our…

S3E2 EPM Conversation Episode 17 -- A Culture Clash Conversation or Are The Simpsons Really How Latin America sees us with David Blanco and Belen Ortiz

Apr 14, 2023 54m

Our guests, conferences, and we’re much the same but really quite differentThe second in EPM Conversations’ Culture Clash series features two guests from Latin America:  David Blanco and Belen…

S3E1 EPM Conversations Episode 16 -- A Culture Clash Conversation or 50 Million Frenchmen Can't be Wrong with Ludovic De Paz and Pascal De Schryver

Feb 09, 2023 55m

Culture Clash or 50 Million Frenchmen Can’t Be WrongThe performance management world is broad.  Those who practice within it are wide in skills, dispersed in geography, deep in talent, and – in…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does EPM Conversations have?

EPM Conversations has published 36 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Business, Management.

Is EPM Conversations still active?

EPM Conversations is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 1h 2m.

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