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Bridges To Excellence: Inspiring leadership in payments & fintech.

Bridges To Excellence

Bridges To Excellence: Inspiring leadership in payments & fintech.

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Hosted by 30-year Payments veteran Desmond Nicholson
Join a guest list of top CEOs, founders, and industry icons
Spark inspiration with your story of transformation and leadership
Reach a global B2B audience in Payments and Fintech

About Bridges To Excellence

Bridges To Excellence: Inspiring leadership in payments & fintech.

Bridges To Excellence brings you conversations with the most fascinating people across the Payments and Fintech ecosystems.

Why Join Bridges To Excellence as a Guest

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Fintech Executive Audience

You reach decision-makers and professionals across Payments, ISOs, ISVs, and Banking sectors who are actively shaping the future of Fintech.

Leader-to-Leader Conversations

You'll engage in in-depth interviews with a host who understands your world-expect sharp questions and meaningful dialogue, not fluff.

Proven Guest Roster

You join a lineup that includes CEOs of Stax, Talus, and Savify, and legends like O.B. Rawls-enhancing your visibility and credibility.

Apple, Spotify, LinkedIn Reach

Your episode is distributed across major podcast platforms and promoted via LinkedIn to a professional Payments and Fintech network.

Episode Angles & Guest Pitches

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Startup to Scale

Share your journey of building and scaling a Fintech venture from the ground up.

Founding story Growth challenges Market traction
Women of Impact

Spotlight your leadership as a woman transforming the Payments and Fintech ecosystem.

Career path Barriers overcome Mentorship
Executive Wisdom

Offer practical advice and leadership insights from your time in the Payments industry.

Sales leadership Team building Vision setting
Educating the Industry

Discuss your role in shaping the next generation of Fintech professionals through training or academia.

Curriculum design Industry partnerships Talent pipeline
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways

Your episode will inspire listeners to lead boldly, embrace innovation, and elevate their impact in the Payments and Fintech space.

Hot Topics
Lessons from scaling a Fintech startup
How to lead transformation in legacy Payments firms
Women of Impact in Fintech leadership
Why Trust Me
Hosted by former First Data VP of Training & Education
Features CEOs, founders, and Payments legends
Recognized for spotlighting Women of Impact
The Ideal Guest

You're a great fit if you're a Fintech founder, Payments executive, ISO/ISV leader, or educator with a passion for innovation, leadership, and mentoring the next generation.

Recent Episodes

Transformational Leadership: Insights from Christopher Justice – Partner, CEO Coaching International.

Bridges To Excellence Mar 9, 2025

From “Street Fighter” to a FinTech person of Influence: Meet Damian Tanenbaum…his journey in Payments/FinTech and beyond.

Bridges To Excellence Jan 26, 2025

Charting new paths in Fintech Education…Women of Impact Series; Laura Gibson-Lamothe, Executive Director of the Georgia Fintech Academy.

Bridges To Excellence Sep 29, 2024

Kimberly Fitzsimmons, CEO of Talus…Leadership exemplified. Our special curated series featuring “Women of Impact”

Bridges To Excellence Jul 30, 2024

Diane Faro, CEO of Savify – Payments & FinTech trailblazer and industry icon. Our special series featuring; Women of Impact.

Bridges To Excellence Jun 2, 2024

Sebastian Builes, Co Founder & CEO of Arcum…The making of an award winning Fintech startup.

Bridges To Excellence Apr 21, 2024

Tim McWeeney, Head of U.S. Indirect Acquiring and ISO Sales at Ingenico…covering Key tenets to leveling up your professional selling skills

Bridges To Excellence Mar 10, 2024

Paulette Rowe CEO at Stax Payments … Trailblazer Series featuring “Women of Impact”

Bridges To Excellence Jan 28, 2024

O.B. Rawls – A Payments Legend…Executive Director of Wellesley Hills Financials & founder of Jeroboam Advisory Services

Bridges To Excellence Jan 7, 2024

Todd Ablowitz Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Infinicept

Bridges To Excellence Dec 3, 2023

Dale Laszig… Writer, Payments Industry Journalist

Bridges To Excellence Nov 19, 2023

Eula Adams, former President of First Data Merchant Services

Bridges To Excellence Nov 12, 2023

Scott Dowty, Executive Chairman at Passport Technology

Bridges To Excellence Nov 5, 2023

Bridges to Excellence, Inspired Leadership in Payments & Fintech

Bridges To Excellence Oct 13, 2022

Podcast Topics

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What You'll Talk About on This Show:
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We're booking guests to discuss payments podcast, fintech leadership, merchant services. Remote recordings, Available Friday. If you bring practical stories and clear takeaways, let's talk.

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