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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

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John Donovan, CEO of Bizfi

Enjoying the podcast? Don’t miss out on future episodes! Please hit that subscribe button on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform to stay updated with our latest content. Thank you for your support! John Donovan has been involved in online lending since the very early days. He joined Lending Club in January of 2007, before they…

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Frank Teruel, CFO of Threatmetrix

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Jeff Stewart, Founder & Chairman of Lenddo

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Jason Jones, Co-Founder of LendIt

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Mike Cagney, Co-Founder & CEO of SoFi

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Hardeep Walia, Founder & CEO of Motif Investing

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Christopher Johnson, Managing Director at Prospect Capital

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Denise Thomas, Founder & CEO of ApplePie Capital

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Evan Singer, CEO of SmartBiz

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