Episode 49 - Inside a Corporate Takedown, Executive Power, and the Weaponization of HR with Julia Carreon
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YouTube YouTube Spotify Spotify Apple Podcasts Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Amazon Music Audible Audible Castbox Castbox Castro Castro Deezer Deezer Goodpods Goodpods iHeartRadio iHeartRadio Pandora Pandora PlayerFM PlayerFM PocketCasts PocketCasts Podcast Addict Podcast Addict Podchaser Podchaser TuneIn TuneIn YouTube YouTube In this episode of the Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Julia Carreon, former Global Head of Platform and Client Experience for Citi Wealth and co-author of the forthcoming book Walking on Broken Glass. They discuss Julia’s rise through leadership roles at Wells Fargo and Citi, the operational and cultural differences between large financial institutions, and the realities of navigating executive power structures inside corporate America. Julia shares her personal experience with what she describes as a corporate “takedown,” discussing leadership politics, toxic workplace dynamics, HR investigations, reputation management, and the psychological impact of public scrutiny. She also provides insights into systemic challenges facing women in leadership, the concept of “weaponized HR,” and practical lessons for recognizing and navigating high-risk corporate environments.
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Author, Walking on Broken Glass
Julia is a C-suite executive in global financial services and a recognized leader in large-scale client transformation and execution. She most recently served as Global Head of Platform & Client Experience for Citi Wealth, where she led client and advisor technology. Prior to Citi, she spent more than 15 years at Wells Fargo’s Private Bank as Chief Digital Officer, leading digital strategy, operations, and end-to-end execution for one of the industry’s most complex businesses.
Over her career, Julia has built and led high-performing teams responsible for some of the most ambitious initiatives in U.S. banking — including the largest conversion of managed investment accounts in history, the launch of the first advisor tablet platform at scale, and multiple enterprise-wide platform transformations. She is known for stepping into complex, high-risk environments and delivering results, earning a reputation for what she calls “execution excellence.”
Julia is the co-author of Walking on Broken Glass, a forthcoming book that examines the systemic challenges women face in the workplace — and offers a practical playbook for navigating power, politics, and career-defining moments. Drawing on both her executive experience and personal story, her work focuses on how organizations actually operate — and how individuals can succeed within them.
She is a sought-after speaker on leadership, execution, and the realities of navigating modern corporate environments.
