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Meet Helen Min: From Facebook to Phenomenal Ventures
50% of the entry-level finance workforce are women. When it comes to women coming through the doors of fintech, many tend to gravitate towards B2C offerings. However, we need women in every vertical and corner of our industry if we genuinely want fintech to serve everyone. And Helen Min, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Phenomenal…
Read MoreBracing for impact
How to anticipate and diffuse conflict with your reps. You and your reps are not always going to see eye to eye on things. Especially when it comes to your assessment of their performance. In fact, according to statistics, it’s pretty likely there’ll be a mismatch. According to a study by The Beacon Group, “managers…
Read MoreHOLIDAY drop strategy
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I SPENT LOOKING FOR A GIF. I hate myself for it. I believe in watching the calendar like a hawk. 🦅 There are a lot of holidays coming right up. How you plot your holiday promotions makes or breaks your sale. So, here’s what I do… (let’s pretend we’re…
Read MoreA magic assignment for the first 30 days
I talk a lot in this newsletter about content marketing teams being under-resourced, and that’s true! A lot of them are. But as you move up in your career, and as content marketing gets more and more popular as a marketing channel, it’s likely you’ll get at least some resources and then hire someone (or…
Read MoreAI’s Achilles’ Heel
I remember the first time I logged into ChatGPT and was blown away by its potential. I ran a number of searches and was immediately impressed by the learning I was able to garner. With that said, there’s a fundamental premise I hadn’t considered. AI is only as good as the data and modeling it’s…
Read MoreDon’t embarrass yourself
Emotional intelligence caps your leadership potential. As a leader, you have to understand that emotional intelligence is more than just a buzzword that gets thrown around. The ability to understand and manage not only your own emotions but those of your team is essential for conveying information, building trust, and fostering strong relationships. This study…
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