Scott DeAngelo is the CMO and long-time payment aficionado at Allegiant. In this episode, Matt and Erika get together with Scott to talk about what’s happening in the industry during a major transition period with COVID trends here to stay and technological advancements making the options broader than before. We get into marketing in a new era of regulation and privacy, changing tides of consumer preferences, and more.

In this installment of SMB Around the Globe we sit down with Gerry Giacomán-Colyer co-founder and CEO of Clara, an entrepreneur with a journey that spans the bustling tech scene of the Bay Area to pioneering micro-mobility solutions in LATAM. Discover how Gerry's insights from previous startup success and challenges led him to pivot towards B2B payments and commercial credit cards. Gain valuable perspectives on the financial intricacies of the LATAM market, the hurdles in establishing multi-country credit card solutions, and the innovative solutions Clara built to overcome them. Uncover the evolution of Clara's focus from startups to mid-sized SMEs, with Gerry sharing the secrets behind their locally issued credit cards and robust payment solutions. Don't miss the chance to hear Gerry's admiration for business leaders like Gary Kelly and his personal advice for founders navigating the intricate landscape of entrepreneurship. Tune in for an exploration into the future vision of Clara and Gerry's unwavering commitment to building impactful solutions in LatAm.

In this podcast episode, Yele speaks with Dan about his entrepreneurship journey driven by a desire to impact Africa. He faced challenges accessing financial services, leading to the founding of his first startup at 25. Yele and his co-founder aim to streamline global trade with innovative software, drawing inspiration from influential companies like Intuit and Bill.com. They explore the evolving African FinTech market and discuss the potential for future IPOs while emphasizing the importance of tackling significant problems to drive change.

In this podcast episode, Claire brings together a group with diverse venture experience (Retail Tech investor Rima Reddy, fellow Dylan Fitzpatrick, and fellow Kendall Camp) to discuss effective strategies for venture recruiting. They explore key qualities they look for in potential candidates, emphasizing a strong appetite for learning, proactivity, and a genuine interest in startups and venture capital. The group highlights the importance of having a unique point of view and being willing to express it during interviews, even if it involves challenging questions. They stress the significance of solid market analysis skills, understanding business models, and being able to communicate insights effectively.

Yegor Anchyskin, the co-founder and CEO of Instock a company re-think micro fulfillment from the ground up. For those unfamiliar fulfillment is a core part of modern retail infrastructure and is the sub-sector where customer orders are packed, labeled, and arranged for the carrier to actually deliver to the orderer. With the influx in e-commerce and omni-channel this has been a particular difficult logistical challenge. Instock takes this to the next level by creating robot-enabled infrastructure for micro- warehouses where these events take place. Listen in for more on

Eric Wei is the co-founder and CEO of Karat – the finance solution for creators. Starting at cards that uniquely underwrite creators and now growing into the one-stop shop for all things personal finance in this world – Karat has built a strong brand and community of influencer and funnily enough Eric has become a creator himself. In this episode we talk about why community must come before content and how the two can be a brands biggest growth hack.

Cat Berman is the co-founder and CEO of CNote,a women-led technology platform that deploys corporate cash into loan funds and insured deposit products at impact-driven community financial institutions that advance economic equality, racial justice, gender equity and climate change initiatives. In this episode, Cat and Dan dive into corporate treasury after the recent bank failures alongside the challenges of being a founder in the impact space.

WEX is one of the largest B2B payment processing companies in the country with reported total volume of processed payment their fleet solution payment processing transactions hitting over $139.2 million in their fourth quarter alone. Famously, trucking is also the most common form of employment in almost all 50 states according NPR’s investigation of census data. So with a massive market in fleet, how does Jay Dearborn (Chief of Strategy) view an ever changing world including the onset of electric vehicles, the onset of technology in generally a very analog industry, and why fleet payments require their own solution as opposed to the broader B2B world? Dive in with us to find out.

Andy Ruben is the founder and executive chairman of Trove, the company powering reCommerce programs for major brands like Lululemon and REI. The data is stunning on the consumer preference for second hand gear, especially with millennials and Gen Z bias to sustainability. But in an era of Shein and TikTok trends does second hand really stand a chance? Matt and Andy discuss why brands are finally getting in on this trend and what the future looks like.

Chris Barrow is most well known for his time leading EagleView, an insurance technology company that provided aerial imagery and data to carriers. Before that he started his career in information technology and then ran up the ranks in sales before making the jump from CRO to CEO at a small public company in Florida and later moved to EagleView. In his conversation with Vivek he shares about piloting the successful exit of EagleView on only 6M of VC funding and carrying out an effective merger in the insurance space. Chris speaks to founders on how to win in scrappy conditions.