The payments industry is a beast of an industry to enter. There are a growing number of players, lots of regulation, entrenched legacy leaders, and difficulties building and maintaining trust. But, PJ Gupta saw not only a need, but has a passion for helping millions of businesses reduce their payments costs and speed up their cash flow...so he took on the challenge of sending an receiving digital checks.
If you have ever had to fill out the same healthcare forms time and again, you will appreciate what Sean and his team at Olive AI is doing. They are using AI to cut through the huge amount of money that is waisted on healthcare administration.
Sean is an accomplished entrepreneur and former Air Force intelligence officer, so it was also enlightening to learn about some of the challenges he has encountered around how to keep his leadership focused on the people and not the technology.
Isaac and his team of over 400 have earned $93 million in venture financing as it helps take care of over 45,000 employees in all 50 states. In this interview Isaac gets very specific about his feelings of failure, being real with his team when things are not going well, and how he has structure his team for growth. Plus, it was fun for me to talk with a fellow Army Intelligence Officer veteran. :)
Sandra built her business on service. With over 100 employees, she has created a premium subscription staffing company that is helping a growing number of entrepreneurs. She shares a story of a bad hiring experience that prompted her to create a better hiring process. She now interviews candidates with 4 Attitudes in mind. Listen as she shares this painful experience, the 4 attitudes, and her only challenges on the road from Founder to CEO.