S2 E5: How a Navy Vet is Driving Innovation at Nasdaq, With Brandis DeSimone, Head of Data Sales
On 9/11 2001 Brandis DeSimone was attending the US Naval Academy, decades later she’s using everything she learnt during this horrific time to transform financial services for good. Militaristic terms get thrown around on Wall Street way too easily. The need to destroy the competition, getting bombed with orders or the battle to survive. But…
Read MoreNews Bites w/Yieldstreet: Fintech and the TerraUSD Stablecoin collapse
On today’s special episode of WTFintech? we’re collaborating with our friends at Yieldstreet to bring you News Bites, a segment where I go over the top trends in fintech via quick bite episodes. In this episode we’ll be covering: – The TerraUSD Stablecoin collapse – A new fintech company fractionalizing investing in rare diamonds –…
Read MoreS2 E4: The Tech Nerd Changing Banking, With Anabel Pérez of NovoPayment
Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 08:15 The Biggest Barrier 11:08 Life Lessons From Being an Outsider 13:21 The Moment of Belonging 15:45 How to Build a Bank In Less Than a Year 18:43 Creating Inclusion Through Disruption 24:25 Moving The Fintech Conversation Forward 28:31 Leaders Inspiring Leaders 38:21 Be The Change 41:51 The Future is Collaboration Anabel…
Read MoreS2 E3: Why Penelope is Building Bright Financial Futures with Jean Smart.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:14 Growing Up Korean In America 05:04 Breaking Expectation 07:24 Building Penelope From The Ground Up 12:34 Humanizing 401k 1 14:45 Avoiding The Financial Predators 16:36 Who Inspires The Leaders? 21:25 Knowing Then What I Know Now 25:31 Two Things To Remember 30:37 One Fintech Leader You Must Follow Growing up in…
Read MoreNews Bites w/Yieldstreet: Fintech and the impact of Crypto Bahamas on the digital asset space
On today’s special episode of WTFintech? we’re collaborating with our friends at Yieldstreet to bring you News Bites, a segment where I go over the top trends in fintech via quick bite episodes. In this episode we’ll be covering: – Crypto Bahamas! And its impact on the digital asset space – Why Gisele Bündchen (boon…
Read MoreS2 E2: Henry Yoshida, CEO at Rocket Dollar | Fintech Founder | Retirement
Timestamps: Two Types of Parents: 1:40 Learning to Play by The Rules: 3:29 How to Succeed: 5:41 The A-ha Moment: 9:44 Finding Belonging: 13:38 Shaping Who You Are: 18:54 Smart People Have Imposter Syndrome: 22:52 Expanding Investment Potential: 33:21 Why Henry Yoshida is Re-Writing The Rules With Fintech “So I had grown up my entire…
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