--- title: Cledara Stakeholder Buy-in Series | Episode 1 | SaaS Management description: Join our free webinar to learn why financial literacy and fostering a culture of trust is required to drive cost-reduction implementation across the business. --- [Skip to content](https://resources.cledara.com/stakeholder-buy-in-build-autonomy-with-financial-control#main-content) [![Cledara](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/cledara-logotype-lightbkgnd_(4).png?width=135&height=34&name=cledara-logotype-lightbkgnd_(4).png)](https://www.cledara.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation # Build employee autonomy with financial control Uncover how Finance Leaders maintain their bottom line while enabling their team access to the resources they need. - ![robcirclesmall](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/robcirclesmall.png?width=800&height=800&name=robcirclesmall.png) **Rob Glickman** Chief Marketing Officer Cledara - ![katecirclesmall](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/katecirclesmall.png?width=800&height=800&name=katecirclesmall.png) **Kate Willemite** Virtual Finance Director Hived - ![gracecirclesmall](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/gracecirclesmall.png?width=800&height=800&name=gracecirclesmall.png) **Grace Wildsmith** Financial Accountant Cledara - ![Oliversmallcircle](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Untitled-1.png?width=256&height=256&name=Untitled-1.png) **Oliver Wimshurst** FinOps Lead Quantico   Current economic conditions have placed a magnifying glass on cost reduction. Yet organisations that focus predominantly on cost and choose not to invest in scalable strategies often struggle in the long term.  Financial Literacy Essential skills to enable employees to take informed decisions across the business. Process Implementation Promoting transparency and accountability through subscription and spend management best practices. **Collaboration** Fostering a culture of trust to drive financial decision-making. ### Watch on-demand ## Meet the panel: [![Screenshot 2023-02-16 at 4.59.58 PM](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-02-16%20at%204.59.58%20PM.png?width=588&height=593&name=Screenshot%202023-02-16%20at%204.59.58%20PM.png "Screenshot 2023-02-16 at 4.59.58 PM")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robglickman/) ## Rob Glickman #### Chief Marketing Officer Rob is a Silicon Valley CMO and investor with a wealth of knowledge from leading technology companies such as PayPal, SAP Cloud, and Airbase. Rob has a deep understanding of the SaaS landscape and the challenges that come with it, including that the right combination of people, processes and tech can lead to great outcomes.  [![Kate from Hived](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Kate%20from%20Hived.jpeg?width=800&height=800&name=Kate%20from%20Hived.jpeg "Kate from Hived")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-willemite-180203167/) ## Kate Willemite #### Virtual Finance Director In 2021, Kate launched Hived Consultants to act as a portfolio finance director and a virtual finance department for start-ups and SMEs. Kate is an Experienced Director of Finance and Operations, passionate about helping businesses flourish and thrive through developing strategic growth plans.  [![grace](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/grace.png?width=512&height=512&name=grace.png "grace")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-wildsmith-10a931b1/) ## Grace Wildsmith #### Financial Accountant Grace is Cledara's in-house financial accountant, who thrives in businesses with fast-paced growth. Grace's role is to provide insights to the wider business, she has been heavily involved in cross-functional projects stretching across the introduction of global benefits, financial modelling and KPI reporting procedures. [![Oliver_Quantico](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Oliver_Quantico.jpeg?width=623&height=623&name=Oliver_Quantico.jpeg "Oliver_Quantico")](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-willemite-180203167/) ## Oliver Wimhurst #### FinOps Lead Oliver qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) at PwC, where he spent 4 years honing his skills in audit. He has supported a range of clients, focusing on technology, fintech, energy and renewables clients. Oliver is now passionate about helping fast-growth business build their finance function. ![Asset 1-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Asset%201-1.png?width=100&height=19&name=Asset%201-1.png "Asset 1-1") ## 4.5 ![Capterra logo](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25236604/descarga.svg "Capterra logo") ![Asset 1-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Asset%201-1.png?width=100&height=19&name=Asset%201-1.png "Asset 1-1") ## 4.8 ![g2-track-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/g2-track-1.webp?width=74&height=31&name=g2-track-1.webp "g2-track-1") ![Asset 1-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Asset%201-1.png?width=100&height=19&name=Asset%201-1.png "Asset 1-1") ## 4.5 ![logo-white-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25236604/logo-white-1.svg "logo-white-1") ![61d2d20d6833bd2396fe0f5a_trivago-logo-p-500](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/61d2d20d6833bd2396fe0f5a_trivago-logo-p-500.png?width=100&height=30&name=61d2d20d6833bd2396fe0f5a_trivago-logo-p-500.png "61d2d20d6833bd2396fe0f5a_trivago-logo-p-500") ![619650ef08738382f2c64ca8_Asset 1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/619650ef08738382f2c64ca8_Asset%201.png?width=100&height=18&name=619650ef08738382f2c64ca8_Asset%201.png "619650ef08738382f2c64ca8_Asset 1") ![6156e6c618ab62d6afb98fed_havaianas](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/6156e6c618ab62d6afb98fed_havaianas.png?width=100&height=20&name=6156e6c618ab62d6afb98fed_havaianas.png "6156e6c618ab62d6afb98fed_havaianas") © 2025 Cledara. 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