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Some retreat while others lean in: the leadership mindset needed for challenging times
Financial technology, along with other exponential services, is facilitating a contactless and virtual business experience. Through Covid19, some businesses are suffering and others are thriving. With FinTech (financial technology) entrepreneur Ian Parke, we take a look at the opportunities and leadership mindset needed to ride the new wave of the new now.
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Why you should listen: how to take a leadership perspective in crisis
Opportunities that are emerging through Covid19
Which business sectors are emerging stronger as a result
What trends will accelerate through this experience
We explore leadership insights for business
How being small in the global sector is a huge advantage
The changing nature of live events
How impediments like the need for no contact create innovation opportunities
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SHOWNOTES:
Definitions:
API: Application Programming Interface - a code that helps applications talk to each other
SMEs - small to medium enterprises
Black Swan event - an unforeseen event
Cost of carry - cost of running a business
M&A - merger and acquisition
APac - Asia Pacific
FX - foreign exchange
FinTech - financial technology
QODE: the tech sectors convention that went virtual in response to Covd19. From 800 live attendees to 5000 virtual attendees. qodebrisbane.com
About Ian Parke
Leadership mindset for entrepreneurs with Ian Parke
Ian believes game-changing technology can revolutionise all aspects of our lives. His first technology company in 2017 handled corporate compliance and risk management around background screening for SME’s.
Ian saw a gap in the payments market and progressed to fintech specifically in-app payments to transact cross border payments via an easy to integrate full-stack solution including foreign currency FX transactions.
Following an interview by Google startup grind, Ian was invited in February to present Fin Pay at the Global 2020 start-up grind in San Francisco and attracted interest from a number of venture capital investors.
Disrupt the disruptors is Ian’s business approach. "Opportunities don't happen. You create them." —Chris Grosser
Ian on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ianparke
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About your podcast host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.