Bankadelic podcast: How gamification defeats payday lenders and sky-high APRs
Why do payday lenders gouge people who need the money most with 800% interest? Or more? Ditto with those who charge sky-high APRs above 30% on credit cards. Enter the guest on the latest episode of Bankadelic, Ryan Duitch, founder and CEO of Arro. Duitch is working on a way to help consumers fight back and […]
Bankadelic podcast: Millennial wealth meets marketing know-how
The latest episode of Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic features a guru of millennial finance, especially when it comes to serving the cohort’s banking needs: Martha Bartlett Piland (pictured), President and CEO of Banktastic. And here’s the deal: Millennials as a rule still fight an uphill battle. Though they may stand to benefit from the greatest wealth […]
Bankadelic special episode: Stars and Swipes forever
The latest episode of Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic brings together five special guests to talk about the state of banking and fintech at the halfway point of 2024. Join them as they wax patriotic on banking’s breakthroughs, paths to industry improvement and causes for celebration worth raising the sparklers on high. Our banking patriots: Zach Duke, […]
Qwoted 100 PR Superstar: Viktorija Veltmane of the Dyninno Group
It’s hard to imagine a Qwoted 100 PR Superstar with more international cred than Viktorija Veltmane. Based in Riga, Latvia, she’s Head of Press Relations at the Dyninno Group, a company that itself has globetrotting roots: founded in San Francisco by an immigrant from Moldova and today based in Valetta, Malta. Then there’s Veltmane’s freelance […]
Bankadelic podcast: The next-gen AI workforce arrives in bankng
This week on Lou Carlozo’s Bankadelic, Joseariel Gomez (pictured), founder and CEO of Shastic, discusses an often overlooked facet of the AI-human discussion: In many workplaces, understaffing isn’t a choice but rather a chronic pain point. He shares the latest on his company’s new Mago technology, which helps financial institutions function with unprecedented “manpower” and […]
Qwoted 100 PR Superstar: John Brhel of Binghamton University
For close to 11 years, John Brhel has moved up the comms ladder at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y., a town nestled by the Pennsylvania border and about 150 miles southwest of Albany. It’s a fitting post, given that he earned his journalism degree at Ithaca College, just an hour away. Today he’s Communications Manager […]
Qwoted 100 PR Superstar: Corrie A. Fisher of KNB Communications
Since gaining her master’s degree in health communication from Boston University in 2018, Corrie A. Fisher has wasted little time establishing herself as a trusted strategist and PR expert. Starting at KNB Communications as an account supervisor, the Boca Raton-based Fisher is today a media relations manager whose background includes marketing, research and specialty healthcare […]
Qwoted 100 PR Superstar: Stefanie Magness of Elevate U PR
As Publicist and Founder of Elevate U PR in the Washington D.C. area, Stefanie Magness has run her firm for more than 15 years, specializing in digital media and reputation management. Along the way, she’s been recognized for her outstanding abilities not just from Qwoted, but Ebony magazine as well. With placements in outlets spanning […]
Bankadelic podcast: Listen in for banking’s endless summer
To kick off the summer season, the Bankadelic podcast (just lauded by Banktastic) is in search of hot sun, cool waves and excellent fodder for banking’s sizzling season. What might the next three months hold? Where might the buzzkills be hiding? And why is there hope for all? Join your favorite lifeguard/podcaster Lou Carlozo as […]
Qwoted 100 PR Superstar: Tony Berlin of Berlin Media Relations
It’s often said—and for good reason—that many of the best PR people come straight from the journalism world. Natch, bonus points go to those who’ve worked in major metros and for national media outlets. Our latest Qwoted 100 PR Superstar, Tony Berlin, has all those boxes checked. With 15 years experience as a […]
