Blog Archives
WHO WILL WIN THE CONSUMER’S TRUST WITH SUSAN EHRLICH
When we recorded this short episode with Susan Ehrlich, she was head of global credit for Amazon. She oversaw the Amazon Rewards Visa and Amazon Store Card in the U.S., as well as Amazon credit programs in Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Most of our conversation focused on this very unique perspective.
ARJAN SCHUTTE OF CORE INNOVATION CAPITAL ON VENTURE CAPITAL IN FINTECH
Arjan Schutte (pronounced Ar-yon Shoot-eh) is Founder and Managing Partner at Core Innovation Capital in Los Angeles.
“THE CHEERFUL DISRUPTORS” WITH JOSH REICH AND SHAMIR KARKAL FROM SIMPLE.COM
Episode 2 is my lively conversation with the irreverent co-founders of Simple – CEO, Josh Reich, and Shamir Karkal, the company’s CFO. Simple is a Portland, Oregon start-up offering a simplified, consumer-friendly account for saving and making payments. Last year it was acquired by the global Spanish bank, BBVA, which has been making bold moves in tech innovation.
RAJ DATE, FORMER ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE CFPB AND NOW MANAGING PARTNER AT FENWAY SUMMER LLC
Raj has given us the ideal launch into our series, because these podcasts are designed to be a search — for ideas on how to do better for financial consumers. We’re seeking out better products and practices, smarter regulation, new kinds of business models and cultures, new ways to empower consumers, and above all, new technology, which is suddenly making it both possible, and necessary, to rethink today’s system.