Elaine Paul has risen to the top of a predominantly male financial industry as the CFO of Hulu. She sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith in Los Angeles to talk about her impressive career.
Prior to heading up a 100 person team at Hulu, Paul served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at the Walt Disney Company, where she led various acquisitions, new business initiatives, and strategic investments, including Disney’s original investment in Hulu in 2009.
Paul also discusses the network's dedication to creating female empowering content like "The Handmaid's Tale" and what goes into the financial decisions behind what type of content to invest in as a company. Finally, as a female executive she speaks passionately about creating a good balance in her life, both for herself and other women who are struggling with "doing it all."
With just under a month left to file taxes, Cheddar News is keying in on freelance workers and wants to provide some tips so those Americans maximize either their refunds or what they have to pay back to the IRS.
Meal-delivery startup Entrée raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round. Jon Bell, co-founder and co-CEO of Entrée, joined Cheddar News to discuss the company's offerings that are prepared by Michelin-trained culinary teams.
Laxman Narasimhan took over as CEO of Starbucks about two weeks earlier than expected and will speak at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.
Stocks rose on Wall Street Monday after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend and made other moves to build confidence in the struggling industry.
Two weeks earlier than expected, Howard Schultz stepped down as chief executive officer of Starbucks, and Laxman Narasimhan is taking over the global coffee chain.
