I wear a few different hats as a CFO.

You know, sometimes it's referred to as chief fixing officer.

Wherever there's a fire in the business,

you know, I'm often there first.

Whatever hats CFOs like him run need to wear,

Sages, tools and insights can make sure they fit.

Sage, helping business flow.

This is CBS, I'm the world. I'm John Bats.

The Scholar Report with CEO Chris Regal of Scholar.com,

a global technology firm transforming the retail space

with digital signage, a global technology firm that often has

conversations with Silicon Valley.

Chris, a very good evening to Silicon Valley in the news

because of a failed bank.

Sixteenth largest, second largest failure, I believe in history,

but in any event what we're looking at is Silicon Valley, not the bank.

I read in the Wall Street Journal about strange goings on at Silicon Valley

bank for years that apparently nobody thought were odd these all goings

on wine parties, mixers, concierge service.

However, all those mornings that you would speak to me and afternoons in Silicon

Valley, you were visiting clients or colleagues or you were looking around

for what the latest development gizmos were.

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