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Revolutionizing Financial Services for America’s Workforce

Nico Simko is the founder and CEO of Clair, a digital banking app that allows customers to access funds from their paycheck sooner. Nico built Clair on one simple premise; if you can send money…

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Building a $200 Million Real Estate Portfolio One Duplex at a Time

Drew Breneman is the founder and CEO of the real estate platform, Breneman Capital. Drew shares how his initial journey into real estate began with a successful online business in high school. A…

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Empowering Financial Inclusion: One Leader’s Global Journey to Fintech Innovation

Leslie Gillin is the Chief Growth Officer of Pagaya, a lending platform that uses artificial intelligence to improve credit decision-making. Leslie shares how her mother instilled the importance of…

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How to Turn Your Passion into Profit

Chase Allen is a South Carolina-based iron artist. He discusses his transition from real estate marketing to founding his artistic venture, Iron Fish Art. Raised by a single mother, he recalls early…

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Unlocking Financial Wellness with a ‘Titan’

Joe Percoco is the CEO and founder of the wealth management fintech Titan, which aims to provide elite capital management for everyday Americans.

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From Bar Soap to Robots: One CEO’s Journey to the Peak of AI

Steve Carlin is the CEO of AiFi, an AI platform that enables retailers to scale autonomous shopping solutions. Although Steve began his career working with consumer products, he eventually found his…

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How This Startup Uses AI to Help People Build Credit

Today, 34% of Americans are “credit invisible;” They lack access to basic lending products such as credit cards. Upstart is on a mission to change that. The fintech platform uses AI models…

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An Author’s Global Journey from Finance to Culinary Writing

Reem Kassis is an award-winning Palestinian writer whose work focuses on the intersection of food, history, and politics. Her cookbook, “The Arabesque Table,” has received rave reviews and was lis…

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Why Your New Year’s Resolution Should Be to Increase Your Emergency Fund

Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez is a personal finance writer and host of the Real Simple podcast “Money Confidential.” She describes how her upbringing as a child of immigrant parents…

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A Holiday Guide to Personal Finances

Chris Ramos is a personal finance aficionado. Chris received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech University, and proceeded to work in government for several years before deciding to pursue…

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