Founder of ExpandHR. Ben Schack of BMO Harris and Shayna Atkins of ExpandHR join the podcast with Scott to talk about what founders truly need from a program and how this partnership evolved into the female-founder driven program it is today. Chicago is a growing fintech city with a solid foundation to launch new companies…
CEO of M1 Finance. Ever since being introduced to a brokerage as a kid by his parents, Brian Barnes loved the idea of investing. The concept of putting your money to work for you, making a high conviction bet on a company producing something in a complicated marketplace and watching it grow got him hooked.…
CEO of Amount. Institutional change doesn’t come fast, but when it comes to banking during the pandemic, adaptation has been crucial for customers and banks alike. Amount spun out from online lending company Avant to focus on helping banks bridge the digital divide to better assist customers’s needs safely. Founder and CEO Adam Hughes joins…
White Sox fans have an especially close connection to Guaranteed Rate — the company that purchased the naming rights to the team’s stadium in 2016. The company’s founder, Victor Ciardelli, is happy to keep it that way. Victor grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Back then, classmates wouldn’t have predicted Victor would…
Chicago City Treasurer, Kurt Summers, talked to Scott about the need the city had to have a treasurer with a strong financial background and investing experience. He also discussed how the violence in Chicago has impacted it’s growth.
Matthew Luzadder, Partner at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, talked to Scott about the financial technology or “fin tech” that we are going to see in 2017.