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Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget your money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. The post 512: How to Break Into Finance & Financial Technology w/ Alex Grodnik, Switch & Moving Up Podcast [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
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Alex Grodnik, founder of Payclub, shares different ways to desensitize yourself to rejection because it's a natural part of starting your own business. Show notes at lifeskillsthatmatter.com/show291 The post How To Desensitize Yourself To Rejection With Alex Grodnik (291) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.
Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. Prior to launching Payclub or Moving Up podcast and Grod Media, Alex spent over three years as an analyst for global investment banks like J.P. Morgan and Houlihan Lokey. The post 230: What It’s Like to Launch a Fin-Tech Start-Up w/ Alex Grodnik, PayClub & Grod Media [Main T4C episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. The post 229: How to Align Your Job With Your Passion w/ Alex Grodnik, PayClub & Grod Media [K-Cup SingleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. The post 228: How to Land a Job at JP Morgan w/ Alex Grodnik, PayClub & Grod Media [K-Cup SingleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
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Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. The post 227: What to Do if You Hate Your Job w/ Alex Grodnik, PayClub & Grod Media [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
Alex Grodnik is a co-founder at Payclub -- a next gen banking platform for Gen Z. Payclub allows you to create an infinite number of groups with friends to help manage and budget money together. Alex is also the founder of Grod Media, a company that produces podcasts to market and partner with brands, and he hosts the Moving Up podcast, a highly rated business podcast with over 500k downloads. The post 226: How to Send 500 ‘Cold’ Emails to Land a Great Job w/ Alex Grodnik, PayClub & Grod Media [K-Cup DoubleShot] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
Alex Grodnik hosts the “Moving Up” podcast that lives on the popular Wall Street Oasis website, and is the Co-founder of fintech startup Payclub, "a next-generation banking platform for Gen Z." This lively conversation highlights Alex's thoughts on "chasing prestige” and “rejection therapy," which are relevant for Millennials and relaunchers alike.
A few weeks ago Kristen and I were out to lunch and we couldn’t help but overhear the conversation happening between the people at the next table. The man said to the woman, “If millennials had helicopter parents, then Gen Z has snowplow parents—They’re constantly clearing any obstacles or difficulties in their kids’ path.” We were intrigued and, quite honestly, it’s hard to deny the truth of that. We can all think of plenty of examples that prove that point. What baffled our unwitting lunch companions, and us too, is how short sighted “snowplow parenting” is. When a kid reaches adulthood and they’ve NEVER had to struggle, fail, be rejected, or challenge themselves, then they are completely unequipped for life in the real world. They become incredibly fearful, anxious, and overwhelmed, to say the least. Failure, struggle, and rejection help people grow and become healthy, well-adjusted adults. But most of us are still afraid of those things, even if we’ve been through them before. In this month’s interview with an expert, we talked to Alex Grodnik, host of the Moving Up podcast, about how to desensitize yourself to failure and rejection. He’s a living example of how quickly you can get over your fears! We talked to Alex about: How he suppressed his innate entrepreneurial nature to pursue more “traditional” success with a high profile job on wall street, and why that didn’t satisfy him at all. Why he quit that high paying job, and why his friends from wall street are jealous of him, even though some of them make nearly $1,000,000 per year! How he’s been rejected at least 1,000 times since starting his own business, and why that hasn’t stopped him. Little ways you can strengthen your failure and rejection muscles, so that you’re more resilient and not as easily scared. After you’ve listened, leave a comment to let us know how Alex’s advice landed with you! And if you’ve got an opportunity to implement some “rejection therapy” in your life, we’d love to hear how you plan to do that. MORE ABOUT ALEX Alex is the co-founder of fintech startup Payclub, a free app that allows groups of friends to manage and budget money together. He's also the host of the Moving Up podcast, where he interviews business leaders (like the co-founder of Venmo, and the founder of Facebook) about the struggles and successes they've encountered all the way. Alex got his MBA from UCLA Anderson. His background is in investment banking, working for JPMorgan and Houlihan Lokey, and then in the strategy group of a digital media company in Santa Monica. Alex lives in LA with his wife, 9-month-old baby girl Elle and goldendoodle Smith. He grew up in Park City, Utah and loves to ski and golf. You can follow him on Twitter @agrodnik and email him at alex@wallstreetoasis.com. LINKS Leave us a comment on this episode Take the Passion Profile Quiz Submit your question for a future episode of Dear Krachel
Today, we’re going to punch fear in the mouth by discussing rejection therapy and what it can do for you. I know so many of us -- including myself -- limit our own potential by not going to what we want. Or worse, we don’t go for what we should be going after.Maybe there is a job you want to go for, and it’s a stretch for you.Maybe you believe it’s time for a promotion, but you’re scared to ask your boss.Maybe your co-worker is the hottest thing on the planet and you’re afraid things are gonna get awkward real quick once they say no.Well, dealing with rejection is a muscle, and today we’re taking you to the gym.I brought on Alex Grodnik, a true Career Warrior, and we’re going to talk about the concept of rejection therapy. Alex is the Co-Founder of Payclub and the Founder of Grod Media, which hosts the Moving Up Podcast.So let’s talk about rejection therapy because this can really take you up a notch in life!Questions we address:Who’s Alex Grodnik?First of all: Why are so many people afraid of rejection?What’s rejection therapy used for? Why is it so useful?What’s the key outcome I should be moving toward?Let’s talk about how we can practically use rejection therapy in our lives. How would I tell that listener to use rejection therapy as a tool in their job search -- or even to make them more of a warrior?What are some other applications I can use this tool for?Alex, if you could give one piece of advice to every job seeker on what they should do to be successful -- what would that be?Resources from the show:Check out Alex Grodnik's Moving Up podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moving-up/id1223825795Find out about how you can start your own podcast with Grod Media: https://www.grodmedia.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Eric talks about his investment in Payclub. His new venture Hustle Fund and beginning his post college life starting beatthegmat.com.
Imagine that you've got a great corporate job. Big Salary. Benefits. Free snacks! But the job just doesn't feel good on your soul. Your boss tells you that she wants you to be a white circle in a sea of white circles. To follow the steps. To follow the rules. But you want to be a red X. That's exactly how Alex Grodkin, the COO of Payclub felt we he left his high paying six-figure job to pursue his dream of being an entrepreneur.
Imagine that you've got a great corporate job. Big Salary. Benefits. Free snacks! But the job just doesn't feel good on your soul. Your boss tells you that she wants you to be a white circle in a sea of white circles. To follow the steps. To follow the rules. But you want to be a red X. That's exactly how Alex Grodkin, the COO of Payclub felt we he left his high paying six-figure job to pursue his dream of being an entrepreneur.
In this episode we discuss how to break into careers in tough industries, the skills it takes to succeed in difficult circumstances, how to deal with the difficulty of constant rejection, how to build the “muscle” of determination, a hack for switching your thinking that can make it much easier to face challenging situations and rejection and much more with our guest Alex Grodnik. Alex Grodnik is the COO at the fin-tech startup Payclub. Alex holds a finance degree from UCLA Anderson and has spent the past 9 years in investment banking, digital media, business development, and more. He is the host of the “Moving Up” podcast by Wall Street Oasis where he interviews business leaders to learn and share their secrets to success and life.What does it take to get a job at one of the toughest industries in the world From sending out hundreds of resumes amidst the financial crisis - what does it take to really succeed in finding the career you desire?Always be moving the ball forward - leverage any possible way you can to get into the door Be dogged, be determined, don’t take no for an answerUnique outcomes, huge life changing moments, don’t come from your first trial or your first failure How do you deal with the challenges of constant rejection?It’s all about practice and getting reps - getting reps getting rejected and building that muscle of determination Every no gets you one step closer to a yes If you’re afraid of something, exposing yourself to it will actually lessen that fear What’s the conversation rate of the activity you’re working on? It’s probably not 100% - Its probably really close to 5% or 10% Everyone is so caught up in themselves that they aren’t paying attention to you You have to expose yourself to discomfort to become stronger and to become anti-fragile Evolutionarily we’re programed to be risk averse - and yet the risks today are so much lower than they were thousands of years ago - and yet we constantly stay within what’s comfortable to us The benefits of being rejected - Confidence, Humility, Seeing the world in a positive light The goal is to reduce the fear of rejection by constantly exposing yourself to it The risk reward of rejection is massively in favor of getting rejected Homework: Start small and get rejected now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I started my first business in college and I can tell that it’s a combination of fun and sheer terror. There’s so much to learn and so much to do every inch of the way. I wouldn’t trade it for anything though. I think it’s important to share lots of different startup/ entrepreneurial stories on the podcast. Meet Jason Rieger, CEO + co-founder of Payclub. He’s taken the idea of revolutionizing how groups collect money in an app and launched his business Payclub this year. No matter where you are on your entrepreneur journey, Jason’s story is sure to inspire.Questions I AskWhat do you think are some of the most impactful lessons you’ve learned as a millennial entrepreneur starting your company Payclub from scratch?What’s been your experience raising money for a startup – like no b/s? How feasible is it for a young startup?So Payclub is entering a moderately crowded fin tech payment space…this may seem like a silly question or obvious, but what’s happening that shifting how millennials in particular pay for things?When you were creating Payclub…walk me through the process you went through to design a unique app that could stand up against competitors?You’ll LearnHow to deal with the ebb & flow of money as an entrepreneurHow do you raise money as a startup & cut through the noiseWhy you need to build a solid network nowHow Payclub is helping millennials collect money in a group seamlessly and easilyWhy incubators are key as a startupSUBSCRIBE & REVIEWWant to be the first to know when new episodes are released? Click here to subscribe in iTunes!Also, podcast reviews are super important to iTunes and the more reviews we have, the more we can spread the Millennial Money message (those iTunes algorithms are crazy). I’d be honored if you left a review and let me know what you love about the podcast.Ask ShannahHave an Ask Shannah question, submit it hereSunday Seven Email ClubMillennial Money is more than just a podcast, we’re all about family here. Join us each weekend for our Sunday Seven Email Club, where we’ll share bonus episodes, money tips, life hacks, exclusive music drops, travel deals, breakfast treats and a whole lotta’ fun!Get Social Shannah on TwitterShannah on Instagram
Do you two have a couple of dreams you'd love to get started on but right now the money isn't working? Today we're going to discuss how to pursue your dreams without going broke! Working Together to Pursue Your Dreams Real life isn't that smooth. There are a dozen and more ways things can go sideways with the business. If you're married, you have to work as a team. Today Alex Grodnik from Wall Street Oasis' podcast Moving Up and founder of Payclub is here to share his story and offer from tips from the trenches. His career has a had a few shifts. He and his wife are working together to a find a flow that allows them to pursue their dreams, pay their bills, and prepare for the arrival of their daughter this summer. In this episode we discuss: why he choose to get an MBA and the unexpected pivot he made how they went to from living off two incomes to one the real truth and finances of being a startup entrepreneur Hope you enjoy! Resources to Help You Launch a Side Hustle If you’re ready to make the leap, here are some more resources to help you build another income stream. 79 Side Hustle Business Ideas You Can Start Today Developing a Money Making Hobby The 5 Step System to Quit Your Job In the Next 12 Months Launching a Business as a Creative Entrepreneur Building a Location Independent Business of Freedom and Travel — Even With a Family Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money Course Want to give your marriage and bank account a boost? Pick up Jumpstart Your Marriage and Money course. Jumpstart focuses on the big wins including earning more. Get LIFETIME access to a four-week course design to help you: Stop fighting about money and create a budget that you BOTH LOVE Automate your money Pay off your debt faster Plus more! You can get lifetime access here! Music Credit Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. Additional music by Lee Rosevere and Logan from Music for Makers in this episode.
Inspired by a listener question from Brandon, the answer to the question, "Is an MBA worth the investment," might surprise you.While student loan debt currently sits around $1.4 trillion dollars in the U.S., the thought of tacking on more debt might not seem like a great idea...unless it actually is. Our guest on this podcast episode provides some great food for thought to help you figure out if graduate school is worth the investment.On This Podcast Episode:Alex Grodnik, MBA, fellow millennial podcaster from Wall Street Oasis, and co-founder of a new fintech startup, Payclub, shares his story to graduate school and how that one decision has shaped so much of his career story. Whether you're deciding to go to graduate school or not, Alex is sharing some great life lessons about finding your passion and what it takes to chase after it.Thanks for Tuning In:Thanks for tuning in to listen to this episode of Millennial Money. Every listen means so much to us. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please share it on social media using the hashtag #millennialmoneypodcast.Also, please leave an honest review for Millennial Money on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and much appreciated! You’re awesome!Want More:Shannah on TwitterShannah on Instagram