How Payroll Problems Become Production Nightmares featuring Kerry LaiFatt

<p>Cameron sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-laifatt-lanctot-aa13b41a/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Kerry LaiFatt</strong></a>, Vice President of Sales for Film and Television at Wrapbook, to explore the invisible infrastructure that keeps productions running: payroll and accounting.</p><p>With a career that spans on-camera work, unscripted media conferences, and nearly a decade inside one of the industry’s largest payroll and accounting platforms, Kerry brings a rare perspective on how financial systems shape what happens on set. She explains why payroll isn’t just back-office processing—it influences scheduling, hiring, union compliance, and cost reporting—and how breakdowns in these systems don’t stay on paper; they surface in production.</p><p>The conversation also examines what’s changed post-2020, from experience gaps and onboarding bottlenecks to the growing expectation that payroll partners provide operational guidance, not just processing. Kerry discusses the shift toward truly paperless, self-serve workflows and the emerging role of AI in reducing cognitive load across production finance, helping teams eliminate friction so they can focus on strategic decisions instead of cleanup.</p><p>For producers, accountants, and studio teams navigating today’s evolving production landscape, this episode offers a practical look at the systems that quietly determine whether a production stays aligned or drifts.</p><p><strong>ABOUT WRAPBOOK</strong></p><p><strong>Wrapbook is the AI platform for production finance.</strong></p><p>Built for today’s fast-moving production landscape, Wrapbook brings payroll, spend, and accounting into one AI-powered system—giving production teams the tools they need to do more, faster.</p><p>Built for features, TV, or commercials—Wrapbook helps the industry’s biggest production companies stay compliant, track every dollar in real time, and eliminate the paper-chasing that slows everything down. AI handles the busywork—reading invoices, flagging issues, syncing data—so your team can focus on the work that really matters.</p><p>But software is only half the story. Wrapbook pairs powerful automation with concierge support from industry experts who’ve worked on set and know what’s at stake. It’s how the best production teams scale smarter, protect their budgets, and keep their crews happy.</p><p>See how Wrapbook is a force multiplier for production finance teams at <a href="http://www.wrapbook.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.wrapbook.com</a>.</p>