CanadianSME Small Business Podcast

Key Insights on future of work, diversity and digital transformation with Anna Curzon

Episode Notes

During a time of rapid digital transformation brought on by the pandemic, Xero recently established its new product and tech hub in Toronto and has been working to support small and medium businesses with its intuitive cloud accounting solutions.

We recently got the chance to chat with Anna Curzon, As the Chief Product Officer at Xero, Anna Curzon leads a global product team across product development, design, management and marketing to make a macro impact on the lives of small business owners and their advisors around the globe. Driven by the power and potential of technology to solve real-world problems, Anna leverages more than 20 years of experience in finance and technology to deliver strategies that enable a more inclusive and resilient economy through digital technology. Before becoming a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council for New Zealand, Anna served on the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council from 2018 to 2020. In 2017, Anna was named among the Top 25 Women Leaders in SaaS by the global SaaS Report.

In this podcast, Anna discussed the distributed future of work, the Benefits of Open Banking and Xero experience, more opportunities to increase diversity and how it benefits the business and why our educational systems will have to adapt to the pace of technological change.