How Booking.com scaled: Fireside chat with former CFO Olivier Bisserier

Scale like a champion. Learn from Booking.com's former chief financial officer how to build winning routines, think strategically and future-proof your growing business.

In the final webinar of our Finance Beyond Borders series, we sit down with Olivier Bisserier, former CFO of Booking.com, to explore what it takes to scale a business at Olympic speed – without burning out or losing sight of the bigger picture.

Olivier helped Booking.com expand into more than 20 countries each year. His lessons are essential for founders and finance leaders alike, especially those building their finance stack from day one.

In this webinar, he'll talk about scaling a business at speed, how we're looking at work-life balance wrong and why modern CFOs must be tech-savvy and think like Olympians.

Topics covered in this session

• The CFO mindset for founders: How to think like a strategic finance leader – even before you hire one

• The Olympic athlete approach: Why discipline, focus and routines are key to scaling sustainably

• Scenario planning: How to anticipate future challenges and build resilience into your operations

• Tech-savvy leadership: Why understanding emerging technologies is crucial for growth

• Global expansion tips: How to strip out friction and scale internationally with the right payments infrastructure

About the speaker

Olivier spent almost a decade at one of the world's largest online travel platforms until 2019 and is now working with founders, boards and investors to unlock growth.

He helps leadership teams of fast-growing tech companies simplify complexity, make smarter decisions and scale globally.

Who should attend?

This session is designed for ambitious start-ups and small businesses that are trading internationally or planning to expand worldwide, and looking to simplify cross-border payments, manage multi-currency accounts and improve their financial operations. It's perfect for:

• founders preparing for international growth

• early-stage operators building finance systems

• finance leads looking to scale smarter

About Finance Beyond Borders

The Finance Beyond Borders programme is a free learning series for ambitious founders who want to cut international costs, simplify money management and unlock global growth.

The programme will help to provide a sharper understanding of how to scale internationally and time-saving tips and tools that make global finance easier to manage. Additionally, you'll receive advice you can act on quickly and gain a financial edge, putting you ahead of competitors still relying on outdated systems.

Sign up now and start building a stronger, scalable finance stack with Airwallex.

Bonus

Sign-up to our free three-day Scale Stronger email course for a chance to win one of two £1,000 cash grants and one-to-one support from a business adviser.

If you have any questions you'd like Olivier to answer during the webinar, please send them to events@enterprisenation.com.

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How to join the online webinar

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