Vanessa Ronan's guest appearances

Vanessa Ronan

Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree Devora

Listen Up Show with Mitchell Chadrow

WeAreLATech Los Angeles Startups Podcast, hosted by Espree Devora

Sarah Zurell

Britt Alwerud

JJ Ramberg

Melody Walker

Asher Jay

Doree Shafrir

Ryan Serhant

Michelle Brenner

Boingo Wireless

Jodi Redmond

Stacey Book

Maria Burns Ortiz

Tiana Laurence

Brian Sanders

Jessica Chang

OwlTail

Vanessa Ronan Pearce is named a top 100 Woman in Fintech. Vanessa is the Founder of Intersekt Fintech Australia Festival.  Vanessa handles partnerships and events at Fintech Australia. We speak with Vanessa about what it takes to become a top 100 Fintech woman and the Worldwide competition to make the list. Fintech Australia started October of 2016 when Australia had just 100 startups in the Fintech ecosystem. Today in 2018 Australia has over 650 startups in the Fintech space. Fintech Australia was inspired to startup from the success of the Singapore Fintech Festival. Spotlight on the big four bank incumbents on their banking practices so they want to know more about fintech and how to incorporate it into their solutions.  Also from a regulatory prospective especially seeing how Singapore has handled fintech. The Finnie Awards and how Intersekt picks the various startups for each winner category. Startup Round Sponsored by trustsmarter.com Fintech Australia does a Census with EY so check out the 2017 report. Building a Fintech Festival and how Vanessa gets sponsors, partners and speakers for the conference. A presenting partner that started in 2016 was the Victorian Government and has been extremely supportive of the Fintech Australian conference. Conference Sponsors, Partners in 2016-2017 Acorns Stripe Visa Accenture Policy Partner: International Law Firm face challenges with their big bank clients who want to finance them and smaller clients who want to disrupt the market. However, these policy partners have become supportive of the fintech ecosystem in Australia and adding value to both types of clients - &gt;  Herbert Smith Freehill An amazing increase for the conference year over year with 85 judges (5 for each of the 23 categories that is widespread across the fintech ecosystem).  Over 225 startup entries up from 150 in 2017. Increase in attendees from 250 to over 1500 people including investments in startups. Lucy Yueting Liu is Founder of Airwallex and Board Member Fintech Australia Solve a unique problem, don't replicate a solution already in the market define the audience and that it can be used in other markets or territories Top fintech areas in Australia: Payments Lending Digital currencies Wealth Tech Canva the software company for designing everything from social media graphics and invitations to postcards and. now announced the acquisition of Australian startup Zeetings that help with your presentations.  We interviewed Christopher Gimmer Founder of Snappa who is a competitor of Canva. Company with massive growth is Afterpay. Fast Pitch Round Sponsored by Chadrow.net Book Club Guest Recommendation: Mindset Hero: Her husband, actuary Quote: Anais Nin: "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Wrap Up Round Sponsored by BankSmarter.com Three Main Takeaways: Be persistence and don't lose faith. Think global about where else you can take your product. Talk to everybody because that person could be your next sponsors or promoter. Ron Suber, President Prosper, Chairman of Credible.com whose founder is Stephen Dash was the Keynote speaker for the Australia Fintech conference. tags: Open Data, Blockchain, Digital Currencies, Digital Robo-Advice Alternative Finance and Payments, AI Artificial intelligence, Digital Identity, Neo Banks, Regtech, Insurtech.

Vanessa Ronan Pearce is named a top 100 Woman in Fintech. Vanessa is the Founder of Intersekt Fintech Australia Festival.  Vanessa handles partnerships and events at Fintech Australia. We speak with Vanessa about what it takes to become a top 100 Fintech woman and the <a href="https://www.lattice80.com/top-100-women-in-fintech/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Worldwide competition to make the list</a>. Fintech Australia started October of 2016 when Australia had just 100 startups in the Fintech ecosystem. Today in 2018 Australia has over 650 startups in the Fintech space. Fintech Australia was inspired to startup from the success of the <a href="http://fintechfestival.sg/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Singapore Fintech Festival</a>. Spotlight on the big four bank incumbents on their banking practices so they want to know more about fintech and how to incorporate it into their solutions.  Also from a regulatory prospective especially seeing how Singapore has handled fintech. The <a href="https://fintechaustralia.org.au/finnie-awards-launched-for-2018/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Finnie Awards</a> and how Intersekt picks the various startups for each winner category. Startup Round Sponsored by <a href="http://trustsmarter.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">trustsmarter.com</a> Fintech Australia does a Census with EY so check out the <a href="https://fintechauscensus.ey.com/2017/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2017 report</a>. Building a Fintech Festival and how Vanessa gets sponsors, partners and speakers for the conference. A presenting partner that started in 2016 was the Victorian Government and has been extremely supportive of the Fintech Australian conference. Conference Sponsors, Partners in 2016-2017 Acorns Stripe Visa Accenture Policy Partner: International Law Firm face challenges with their big bank clients who want to finance them and smaller clients who want to disrupt the market. However, these policy partners have become supportive of the fintech ecosystem in Australia and adding value to both types of clients - &gt;  <a href="https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Herbert Smith Freehill</a> An amazing increase for the conference year over year with 85 judges (5 for each of the 23 categories that is widespread across the fintech ecosystem).  Over 225 startup entries up from 150 in 2017. Increase in attendees from 250 to over 1500 people including investments in startups. Lucy Yueting Liu is Founder of Airwallex and Board Member Fintech Australia Solve a unique problem, don't replicate a solution already in the market define the audience and that it can be used in other markets or territories Top fintech areas in Australia: Payments Lending Digital currencies Wealth Tech Canva the software company for designing everything from social media graphics and invitations to postcards and. now announced the acquisition of Australian startup Zeetings that help with your presentations.  We interviewed <a href="http://mitchellchadrow.com/graphic-designer-photo-editor-software-snappa-founder-christopher-gimmer-show-028/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Gimmer Founder of Snappa who is a competitor of Canva</a>. Company with massive growth is <a href="https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU/index" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Afterpay.</a> Fast Pitch Round Sponsored by <a href="http://Chadrow.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chadrow.net</a> <a href="http://mitchellchadrow.com/books/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Book Club Guest Recommendation: Mindset</a> Hero: Her husband, actuary Quote: Anais Nin: "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Wrap Up Round Sponsored by <a href="http://banksmarter.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BankSmarter.com</a> Three Main Takeaways: Be persistence and don't lose faith. Think global about where else you can take your product. Talk to everybody because that person could be your next sponsors or promoter. <a href="http://mitchellchadrow.com/financial-services-fintech-lessons-learned-rewirement-ron-suber-show-055/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ron Suber, President Prosper</a>, Chairman of <a href="http://mitchellchadrow.com/stephen-dash-credible-com-founder-ceo-discusses-the-student-loan-online-marketplace-show-059/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Credible.com whose founder is Stephen Dash</a> was the Keynote speaker for the Australia Fintech conference. tags: Open Data, Blockchain, Digital Currencies, Digital Robo-Advice Alternative Finance and Payments, AI Artificial intelligence, Digital Identity, Neo Banks, Regtech, Insurtech.

Vanessa Ronan Pearce Top 100 Fintech Woman Show 065

Don't miss out on the next WeAreLATech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://wearelatech.com/podcast or by texting "LA" to (310) 872-2423 Welcome to WeAreLATech's LA Startup Spotlight! "Discover Anime and Comic Cons with Concon" WeAreLATech Podcast is powered by BetaList, http://betalist.com Discover and get access to tomorrow's startups and also Make in LA, http://makeinla.com Empowering you and your business by making hardware not hard. WeAreLATech Podcast is a WeAreTech.fm production. To support our podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/believe To be featured on the podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/ Host, Espree Devora https://twitter.com/espreedevora Guest, Vanessa Ronan of Decorator http://twitter.com/decoratorapp/ For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.com To further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to http://wearelatech.com/vip Links Mentioned:  LA Tech Happy Hour, https://www.meetup.com/LA-Tech-Happy-Hour/ Heart Beat, http://getheartbeat.co/ Populus, http://popul.us Thrive Market, http://thrivemarket.com  :: Resources Mentioned ::  WeAreLATech Events Calendar, http://wearelatech.com/calendar/  :: People mentioned ::  Zach Sekar, https://twitter.com/ZachSekar  Credits:  Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com Story produced, Edited and Audio Mastering by MKWFilms, https://www.mkwfilms.com Shownotes by Karl Marty, http://karlmarty.com Music by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman Episode art created by Genevieve Kersten, https://twitter.com/genekersten 

Don't miss out on the next WeAreLATech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here <a href="http://wearelatech.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/podcast</a> or by texting "LA" to (310) 872-2423 Welcome to WeAreLATech's LA Startup Spotlight! "Discover Anime and Comic Cons with Concon" WeAreLATech Podcast is powered by BetaList, <a href="http://betalist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://betalist.com</a> Discover and get access to tomorrow's startups and also Make in LA, <a href="http://makeinla.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://makeinla.com</a> Empowering you and your business by making hardware not hard. WeAreLATech Podcast is a <a href="http://WeAreTech.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeAreTech.fm</a> production. To support our podcast go to <a href="http://wearelatech.com/believe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/believe</a> To be featured on the podcast go to <a href="http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/</a> Host, Espree Devora <a href="https://twitter.com/espreedevora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/espreedevora</a> Guest, Vanessa Ronan of Decorator <a href="http://twitter.com/decoratorapp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/decoratorapp/</a> For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, <a href="http://WeAreLATech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://WeAreLATech.com</a> To further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to <a href="http://wearelatech.com/vip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/vip</a> Links Mentioned: <ul> <li>LA Tech Happy Hour, <a href="https://www.meetup.com/LA-Tech-Happy-Hour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/LA-Tech-Happy-Hour/</a></li> <li>Heart Beat, <a href="http://getheartbeat.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://getheartbeat.co/</a></li> <li>Populus, <a href="http://popul.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://popul.us</a></li> <li>Thrive Market, <a href="http://thrivemarket.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thrivemarket.com</a></li> </ul> :: Resources Mentioned :: <ul> <li>WeAreLATech Events Calendar, <a href="http://wearelatech.com/calendar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/calendar/</a></li> </ul> :: People mentioned :: <ul> <li>Zach Sekar, <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSekar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ZachSekar</a></li> </ul> Credits: <ul> <li>Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, <a href="http://espreedevora.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://espreedevora.com</a></li> <li>Story produced, Edited and Audio Mastering by MKWFilms, <a href="https://www.mkwfilms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mkwfilms.com</a></li> <li>Shownotes by Karl Marty, <a href="http://karlmarty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://karlmarty.com</a></li> <li>Music by Jay Huffman, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman</a></li> <li>Episode art created by Genevieve Kersten, <a href="https://twitter.com/genekersten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/genekersten</a></li> </ul>

Decorator, A Community for Home Decorating Ideas: LA Startup Spotlight, Vanessa Ronan

Don't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here womenintechshow.com or by texting "womenintech" to (310) 872-2423 Women in Tech Feature: Vanessa Ronan "A Community for Home Decorating Ideas" The #womenintech Show is powered by UpGuard.com, UpGuard's discovery engine brings visibility to complex IT environments, enabling teams to quickly identify risk, confirm compliance and make business safer. #womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production. To support our podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/believe To be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/feature Host, Espree Devora https://twitter.com/espreedevora Guest, Vanessa Ronan of Decorator https://twitter.com/vanessareality In LA? Here’s some awesome resources for you to become immersed in the LA Tech scene - For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.com To further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to http://wearelatech.com/vip Links Mentioned:  Decorator, http://decoratorapp.com/ Venture Deals, https://novoed.com/venture-deals John Hopkins CTY, http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/  :: People mentioned ::  Brad Feld, https://twitter.com/bfeld  Credits:  Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com Story Produced, Edited and Mastered by MKW Films, http://mkwfilms.com Shownotes by Karl Marty, http://karlmarty.com Music by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman Episode art created by Genevieve Kersten, https://twitter.com/genekersten 

Don't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here <a href="http://womenintechshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">womenintechshow.com</a> or by texting "womenintech" to (310) 872-2423 Women in Tech Feature: Vanessa Ronan "A Community for Home Decorating Ideas" The #womenintech Show is powered by <a href="http://UpGuard.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UpGuard.com</a>, UpGuard's discovery engine brings visibility to complex IT environments, enabling teams to quickly identify risk, confirm compliance and make business safer. #womenintech Show is a <a href="http://WeAreTech.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeAreTech.fm</a> production. To support our podcast go to <a href="http://womenintechshow.com/believe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://womenintechshow.com/believe</a> To be featured on the podcast go to <a href="http://womenintechshow.com/feature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://womenintechshow.com/feature</a> Host, Espree Devora <a href="https://twitter.com/espreedevora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/espreedevora</a> Guest, Vanessa Ronan of Decorator <a href="https://twitter.com/vanessareality" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/vanessareality</a> In LA? Here’s some awesome resources for you to become immersed in the LA Tech scene - For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, <a href="http://WeAreLATech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://WeAreLATech.com</a> To further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to <a href="http://wearelatech.com/vip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wearelatech.com/vip</a> Links Mentioned: <ul> <li>Decorator, <a href="http://decoratorapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://decoratorapp.com/</a></li> <li>Venture Deals, <a href="https://novoed.com/venture-deals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://novoed.com/venture-deals</a></li> <li>John Hopkins CTY, <a href="http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/</a></li> </ul> :: People mentioned :: <ul> <li>Brad Feld, <a href="https://twitter.com/bfeld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/bfeld</a></li> </ul> Credits: <ul> <li>Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, <a href="http://espreedevora.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://espreedevora.com</a></li> <li>Story Produced, Edited and Mastered by MKW Films, <a href="http://mkwfilms.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mkwfilms.com</a></li> <li>Shownotes by Karl Marty, <a href="http://karlmarty.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://karlmarty.com</a></li> <li>Music by Jay Huffman, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman</a></li> <li>Episode art created by Genevieve Kersten, <a href="https://twitter.com/genekersten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/genekersten</a></li> </ul>

Vanessa Ronan of Decorator, From Full Time Engineer to Female Founder: Women in Tech California