This is a YouTube video titled "Reflecting on a Resilient Year: A Special Episode with Mike Richards" containing a monologue by Mike Richards recorded in 2023. In this episode, Mike reflects on global events impacting the economy, the growth of his podcast over four years, and plans for continuing to provide value to treasury professionals through various initiatives.
Foreign was starting to get back on a level playing field, a bit more relaxed, starting to get back to normal. Then long came global events such as Ukraine, terror events, volatility. And then more recently, as we come to the end of the year, impending recession. They're saying that we're in an economic recession. The podcast. This podcast grew and grew some more from about 40,000 downloads, I think last time we've gone up to a hundred thousand downloads. We go for four years now, which is incredible, but it's going up, if you like in terms of numbers. So took three years to get to 40,000. Then this past year about 60,000. So we're up at over a hundred thousand downloads, 240 plus episodes. Amazing guests. We've also recently recorded some feature podcasts. We did some with corporate treasury. 101amazing guys there. We also did it with team. So I spoke to Craig, I spoke about the UK market, I spoke to Katie about Europe. Then Katie got her own back, got to interview me about what the US was like. And then I was going to do this podcast as well to bring people up today. So also on the podcast we started more reruns. It's been going for three years, so it's a chance. Amy, our lovely podcast and advisor, if you like, she told me some go back and talk to some of those guys. It's three years and crumbs. She was right. You know. What you treasury professionals have been through in that time, goodness only knows. But you're through and that's the thing. And you've really proved your worth. 20, 23 promises be a good year. Great year actually. Despite recession, we're going to keep going, we're going to keep developing the salary survey, Treasury Career Corner Live, the podcast. We want to provide value for you guys. So really enjoyed it and we're going to continue the journey with you guys and look forward to onwards and upwards. All right, see you all soon. Thanks.