Why are you such a bad listener?

Say it with me, “I am not a good listener.” As a leader, lack of listening skills is a problem.  • Misunderstandings lead to broken trust • When employees don’t feel heard, they are more resistant to change • And a lack of understanding can lead to escalated conflict (Noo!!!!) When you don’t understand your…

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DREAM BIG

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The best marketing I’ve seen recently (for us to learn from and use to our advantage!)  Sometimes in marketing, we have to dream big. Other times, we have to execute. The below are a mix of both – and both are equally important!  SKIMS MEN ⚽️ Neymar Jr. for SKIMS. (Dream big) THE______BAR 🧙‍♀️ PR…

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The Hustle Trap

As always, I hope you all can learn from my mistakes.  I was a bull in a china shop early in my sales career. Passionate, intense, and fueled by an insatiable desire to succeed. I believed that sales was a numbers game, so I played it like one—pounding the phones, sending out cold emails, doing…

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5 Learning Lessons from Top Female Founders

Becoming a fintech founder revolves around inclusivity, not exclusion.  The founders I’ve had the privilege of interviewing all share a common thread: a deep concern for societal and public issues, an impatience with waiting for others to act, and a belief in the power of making a difference while turning a profit. It’s about making…

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There Are Still a Few Pirates Left in Fintech

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: 1033  What happened? It! It happened! It finally happened! The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would gain new protections against companies misusing their data. “With the right…

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