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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Sarah Harvey, Advisor at Tunic Pay.In this episode of the Super Angel podcast, Sarah Harvey discusses her career transition from strategy roles in both corporate and non-profit sectors to operating roles in startups, eventually starting her journey into angel investing.Sarah shares insights from her experiences with different startups, including Tough Mudder, Square, and Prodigy Finance, and highlights the importance of networking, the impact of her work in health tech during COVID-19, and her approach to angel investing. She also emphasizes the significance of diversity on cap tables and how her unique background adds value to the companies she invests in.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview
239 UNCENSORED, Tim interviews Victor Rodriquez, a finance major at Rutgers University. What made him want to write a project and essay about the 239 Uncensored Podcast highlighting the interview with Dashius Clay? The Story and inspiration of this young man, just 18 years old, we all can try and relate with. Find out what peaks the mind of an 18 year old prodigy? Why did he get a jump start investing in stocks, crypto, and so much more at such a young age... Find out Victor's goals and aspirations in life. This generation has lots of hope stay tuned.
Back of the envelope, according to Poets and Quants, a Harvard MBA will set you back $130,000 per year once you've added in all the extra costs, maybe knocked down to $100,000 if you get yourself a scholarship. That's already a lot of money if you're an up-and-coming American executive, but it is it even more if you're living and working in the developing world. One hundred thousand dollars is R1.6 million back in South Africa, which is pretty much what I got earlier this year for selling my two-bed/ two-bath house in the financial district. In India, it's 6 times what a Google search tells me is the average annual salary of a data scientist. The rewards are worth it, but that level of outlay is simply unattainable for the vast majority of people. This is, of course, where a student loan would normally fit in, but how many Indian lenders are going to give that much money to someone they know is leaving the country? Probably none. How many South African lenders? Well, actually, at least one, sort of, Prodigy Finance is headquartered in London but with two out of three founders being countrymen of mine, I feel like I can round that one up. In this episode of HTLMTS I speak to Joel Frisch, Prodigy's Head of Global Acquisition, about investing in talent and lending to international students for world-leading post grad studies. Because the hardest thing about getting into Harvard should be getting into Harvard, not getting approved for a loan. You can learn more about Prodigy Finance at https://prodigyfinance.com/ You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me at brendan@howtolendmoneytostrangers.show A full written transcript with timestamps can be found on HowtoLendMoneytoStrangers.Show You can also find my pulpy action-adventure novels in all their formats on Amazon
Working full-time, and being a full-time parent while working from home, can make it really hard to manage all your responsibilities and still find productivity and focus. Everyone’s personal situations are different, which means there’s no ‘silver bullet guide’ on how to do it. That’s why we brought together three ‘developer parents’ from Prodigy Finance to find out how they’ve approached integrating their parental responsibilities with their day-to-day work at Prodigy. In our conversation, Sarah Brittan (Team Lead), Ruberto Paulo (Development Manager) and Richard Archer (Senior Development Manager) share some of their own experiences, and shed light on the strategies that have helped them so far.Read the blog post here! (https://bit.ly/3dXGlv4)
In this podcast episode, learn all about financing your MBA—from the cost of attendance to the mechanics of borrowing (and repaying) student loans. To illuminate this process, we welcome two special guests, Nikhil Agarwal of LeverEdge, the first collective bargaining group for student loans, and Pritish Nair of Prodigy Finance, a premier lender for students studying abroad.
Why should you current economic situation prohibit you from gaining access to the best education? It's a question that Prodigy Finance ask and tackle. They lend money to international students studying at the top schools around the world, based on their potential. Ricardo explains why and how in today's podcast. Also on the show, Sian Bradley joins Dave and Jack. The team talk about listeners predictions for 2019 and get a little political with some talk around energy tech. Whilst you’re here, head over to www.audible.co.uk/techtalks for your free month-trial and start your year with a great listening experience!
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When it comes to graduate school there are a subset of students who are attracted to leading institutions outside their home country. These are often people with great earning potential but because they have moved internationally they have great difficulty in obtaining financing. Our guests on the podcast today are doing their best to solve […] The post Podcast 158: Cameron Stevens and Joel Frisch of Prodigy Finance appeared first on Lend Academy.
When it comes to graduate school there are a subset of students who are attracted to leading institutions outside their home country. These are often people with great earning potential but because they have moved internationally they have great difficulty in obtaining financing. Our guests on the podcast today are doing their best to solve […] The post Podcast 158: Cameron Stevens and Joel Frisch of Prodigy Finance appeared first on Lend Academy.
Fintech@Kellogg's Jon Cambras chats student lending and the future of financial services with Prodigy Finance's Boaz Valkin.
Vivek Chauhan (Wharton MBA ’19) chats with Joel Frisch, Head of Americas at Prodigy Finance. Prodigy Finance is a peer-to-peer platform offering loans to international post graduate students using an innovative credit model. In this engaging podcast, Joel talks about his own trajectory from banking into fintech, Prodigy’s unique approach to credit modeling, impact investing, and opportunities and challenges in the P2P space. Educated in Philadelphia and London, Joel had a successful career on Wall Street and co-founded a software startup in the employee management industry prior to joining Prodigy Finance. As the first US-based employee at Prodigy Finance, Joel has helped build both the team and the market while balancing the complexities of a fast scaling company in a highly regulated space across the UK & US.
Rob Moffat joined Balderton Capital in 2009 and was promoted to partner in 2015. He is currently a board director or observer with five portfolio companies: Carwow, Wooga, Nutmeg, Prodigy Finance, and Patients Know Best. Prior to joining Balderton, Rob worked for Google in London, as a Manager in the European Strategy and Operations team, and for five years in strategy consulting at Bain. In this Seedcamp Sessions podcast, Rob covers the different growth engines which have proven successful for startups -- from paid marketing for companies like Carwow, who need to be rigorous in how they think about acquisition, through to continuous product innovation for companies like Revolut, and partnerships and business development for startups like Zego. Rob also covers how to navigate VC and strategic partnership relations, and how Balderton is thinking about the evolving Insurtech landscape. Show notes: Carlos Medium: sdca.mp/2entVR3 Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com Balderton: www.balderton.com Related bio links: Carlos: linkedin.com/in/carloseduardoespinal / twitter.com/cee Rob: linkedin.com/in/robmoff / twitter.com/robmoff
Kristen Shambo is Associate Director, Graduate Admissions, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Kristen has been with Boston College for over 10 years in a variety of admissions capacities and got her MBA from Carroll in 2009. Boston College Carroll MBA Program Highlights 4:05 Admissions 16:35 Financing 32:58 Careers 38:57 Go to http://www.touchmba.com/boston-college-carroll-mba-admissions-interview for a full breakdown of the program's key advantages and fast facts about admissions, financing, and careers at the Boston College Carroll MBA program. This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
Kristen Shambo is Associate Director, Graduate Admissions, Carroll School of Management, Boston College. Kristen has been with Boston College for over 10 years in a variety of admissions capacities and got her MBA from Carroll in 2009. Boston College Carroll MBA Program Highlights 4:05 Admissions 16:35 Financing 32:58 Careers 38:57 Go to http://www.touchmba.com/boston-college-carroll-mba-admissions-interview for a full breakdown of the program's key advantages and fast facts about admissions, financing, and careers at the Boston College Carroll MBA program. This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
How do you plan to finance your MBA? This can be a very challenging process, especially for students from developing countries who have less access to competitive MBA loans. Ricardo Fernandez, Head of Business Development for Prodigy Finance and Insead MBA '06, discusses financing options for students pursuing their MBA outside their home country, as well as how Prodigy is trying to innovate in this underserved marketplace. Prodigy has processed more than $140m USD of loans for over 4,000 MBA students in 112 countries since it launched 9 years ago. Darren and Ricardo also talk about the value of the MBA 10 years after graduation and whether MBAs are beneficial for entrepreneurs. About Our Guest Ricardo Fernandez is Prodigy Finance's Head of Business Development, working between Madrid, London and New York. After getting his MBA from INSEAD he worked in management consulting for 8 years with Accenture, BCG and KPMG. He then shifted his focus to consult for startup companies in the fintech space, and joined the Prodigy Finance team in 2014. Ricardo got a B.Eng Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from UC Berkeley. QUESTIONS How can students fund their MBA educations abroad? (3:37) Why was Prodigy started? (8:16) Prodigy's rates, investment model and community benefits (15:35) Last tips for financing your MBA (24:50) Looking back at your career, 10 years after you got your MBA, what is the biggest benefit you've gotten from Insead? (27:30) Insead's alumni network and what to look for in alumni networks (29:58) At least 50% of Insead graduates start or run their own company at some point in their career - why do you think that is? Are MBAs conducive or even necessary for startups? (34:14) How do investors view MBAs? (40:00) This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
How do you plan to finance your MBA? This can be a very challenging process, especially for students from developing countries who have less access to competitive MBA loans. Ricardo Fernandez, Head of Business Development for Prodigy Finance and Insead MBA '06, discusses financing options for students pursuing their MBA outside their home country, as well as how Prodigy is trying to innovate in this underserved marketplace. Prodigy has processed more than $140m USD of loans for over 4,000 MBA students in 112 countries since it launched 9 years ago. Darren and Ricardo also talk about the value of the MBA 10 years after graduation and whether MBAs are beneficial for entrepreneurs. About Our Guest Ricardo Fernandez is Prodigy Finance's Head of Business Development, working between Madrid, London and New York. After getting his MBA from INSEAD he worked in management consulting for 8 years with Accenture, BCG and KPMG. He then shifted his focus to consult for startup companies in the fintech space, and joined the Prodigy Finance team in 2014. Ricardo got a B.Eng Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from UC Berkeley. QUESTIONS How can students fund their MBA educations abroad? (3:37) Why was Prodigy started? (8:16) Prodigy's rates, investment model and community benefits (15:35) Last tips for financing your MBA (24:50) Looking back at your career, 10 years after you got your MBA, what is the biggest benefit you’ve gotten from Insead? (27:30) Insead's alumni network and what to look for in alumni networks (29:58) At least 50% of Insead graduates start or run their own company at some point in their career - why do you think that is? Are MBAs conducive or even necessary for startups? (34:14) How do investors view MBAs? (40:00) This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15, discusses why she got her MBA in Asia and the benefits and challenges of attending a top Asian business school. Yuan Lee also studied at Columbia for one-term and shares her thoughts on how Asian and US programs compare. About Our Guest Yuan Lee Chung is from Malaysia and got her Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) before working in finance for Capital Group and UBS Wealth Management in Singapore. After graduating from the HKUST MBA, where she was Vice President of the MBA Association, she stayed in Hong Kong to work for Hubert Burda Media, where she is Head of Corporate Development. Learn more about Yuan Lee's HKUST MBA experience at the Ambassadors Forum. TOPICS & QUESTIONS Why Yuan Lee chose HKUST over LBS, IMD, Booth, Insead What Yuan enjoyed most about HKUST How Yuan Lee's HKUST experience compared to her exchange term in Columbia The HKUST MBA alumni network The reputation of MBAs in Hong Kong and in the finance industry Clubs & leadership at HKUST The biggest advantage of going to a Asian B-School (opposed to European or US)? Last advice for applicants Hong Kong's visa policy for MBA graduates This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15, discusses why she got her MBA in Asia and the benefits and challenges of attending a top Asian business school. Yuan Lee also studied at Columbia for one-term and shares her thoughts on how Asian and US programs compare. About Our Guest Yuan Lee Chung is from Malaysia and got her Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) before working in finance for Capital Group and UBS Wealth Management in Singapore. After graduating from the HKUST MBA, where she was Vice President of the MBA Association, she stayed in Hong Kong to work for Hubert Burda Media, where she is Head of Corporate Development. Learn more about Yuan Lee's HKUST MBA experience at the Ambassadors Forum. TOPICS & QUESTIONS Why Yuan Lee chose HKUST over LBS, IMD, Booth, Insead What Yuan enjoyed most about HKUST How Yuan Lee's HKUST experience compared to her exchange term in Columbia The HKUST MBA alumni network The reputation of MBAs in Hong Kong and in the finance industry Clubs & leadership at HKUST The biggest advantage of going to a Asian B-School (opposed to European or US)? Last advice for applicants Hong Kong's visa policy for MBA graduates This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
Dr. Ralf Boscheck is the MBA Program Director and The Lundin Family Professor of Economics and Business Policy at IMD, where he teaches courses in economics and industry analysis. Dr. Boscheck has been a faculty member at IMD for over 25 years. IMD MBA Program Highlights 2:55 Admissions 25:32 Financing 41:06 Careers 45:25 Go to http://www.touchmba.com/imd-mba-admissions-interview for a full breakdown of the program's key advantages and fast facts about admissions, financing, and careers at the IMD MBA program. This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
Dr. Ralf Boscheck is the MBA Program Director and The Lundin Family Professor of Economics and Business Policy at IMD, where he teaches courses in economics and industry analysis. Dr. Boscheck has been a faculty member at IMD for over 25 years. IMD MBA Program Highlights 2:55 Admissions 25:32 Financing 41:06 Careers 45:25 Go to http://www.touchmba.com/imd-mba-admissions-interview for a full breakdown of the program's key advantages and fast facts about admissions, financing, and careers at the IMD MBA program. This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
With MBA programs shortening their applications and asking for less essays, how can applicants still tell their story? How should applicants approach these MBA essays and what should they write? Darren speaks with Yale SOM MBA Admissions Director Bruce DelMonico and MBA Admissions Consultant Paul Bodine to get two different perspectives on this common applicant challenge. At the end of the episode, Darren shares his reflections after helping an Admissions Edge member with his 1 Harvard essay. Show Notes #75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico – “Educating Leaders for Business & Society” #47 Great Applications for Business School with Paul Bodine This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
With MBA programs shortening their applications and asking for less essays, how can applicants still tell their story? How should applicants approach these MBA essays and what should they write? Darren speaks with Yale SOM MBA Admissions Director Bruce DelMonico, MBA Admissions Consultant and Author Paul Bodine, and successful graduate school applicant John Kaaiohelo to get 3 different perspectives on this common applicant challenge. At the end of the episode, Darren shares his reflections after helping an Admissions Edge member with his 1 Harvard essay. Show Notes #75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico – “Educating Leaders for Business & Society” #47 Great Applications for Business School with Paul Bodine #32 How to Tell Your Best Story with John Kaaiohelo This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.
In this amazing episode, I talk with Gopal about Wharton, LBS, Human Resources, recruitment, Career Services, Kairos, Sao Paulo, Prodigy Finance, and so many insights, I don't even know where to begin! Enjoy!
Student Lending Begins to Scale panel with Mike Cagney, of SoFi; David Klein, of CommonBond; Vince Passione, of LendKey; Zander Rafael, of Climb Credit; Cameron Stevens, of Prodigy Finance; and moderator Stephen Dash, of Credible.
Argentinian, LBS MBA alumna, Amelia Martinez tells YOU about her amazing experience with TONS of insights you don't want to miss! Just GO FOR IT!
Money is no longer an issue for students who want to pursue higher education! I am so excited about this initiative I can barely contain myself. I interview Chloe from Prodigy Finance to tell you how you can pay your own way through your program.