Money20/20 U.S. Puts Humanity in the Fintech Spotlight

In a recent piece I shared on my Forbes contributor page, I delved into the insights and moments that struck me during my time at the Money20/20 event.  It was there, while sitting in the commentator’s box last Tuesday that I had the privilege of witnessing Stephanie Ferris, the CEO and President of FIS, as…

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The Shotgun vs. Sniper Approach

Breaking through is the hardest thing we do in sales.  For a good chunk of my career, I was all about the shotgun approach—high volume, blast the market, and hope something sticks. Send 100 emails, make 100 calls, volume, volume, volume.  Don’t get me wrong. It worked. I made my numbers. But it was a…

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The Curse of Being a Credit Builder Nerd

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: The Curse of Being a Credit Builder Nerd  What happened? NerdWallet is joining Credit Karma and Experian in offering its own financial product directly to its users, and you’ll never guess which product they are starting with: The new NerdUp is a secured credit card that is designed to help…

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Why you need to treat your social media strategy like a Rolls Royce 

Timeless social media lessons from a $400,000+ car I fell down a rabbit hole over the weekend… After a few weekends downtown I (aka my struggling body) decided it was time to hibernate for a minimum of 48 hours. So: And apparently my YouTube algorithm thinks I’m a lot wealthier than I actually am because…

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HR Horror Stories:

^^ live footage of me reading these stories A few weeks ago I asked readers to submit their horror stories and let me tell y’all there were ZERO disappointments! Tomorrow I’m dropping a special Halloween pod where I read some of these stories.  Below, you’ll find some of my favorite stories for you to read! …

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