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May 06, 2022
Ashley Cornall on building roads that lead to highways as a Product Manager at Plaid
In our next installment of Plaid People, Ashley Cornall shares her path to product management, why interviewing at Plaid felt like falling in love, and the importance of...

March 01, 2022
Shano Fonseka on enabling and accelerating a digital financial revolution
In our next installment of Plaid People, Shano Fonseka shares his experience building the risk team from the ground up and why he feels a deep connection to...

January 27, 2022
Cristina Ciaravalli on creating a path for the next generation of fintech sales professionals
In our next installment of Plaid People, Cristina Ciaravalli shares her journey to Plaid and how she is carving a path for the next generation of fintech sales...

December 10, 2021
Elena Branchini on helping candidates find a home at Plaid
In our next installment of Plaid People, Elena Branchini shares the unique path that led her to recruiting, why she thinks Plaid is like a pie, and her...
November 18, 2021
Max Johnson on the power of reflection
In our next installment of Plaid People, Max Johnson shares why the Plaid engineering team is unique and the power of self-reflection on professional growth.
September 30, 2021
Matt McGowan on his passion for developing teams
In our next installment of Plaid People, Matt McGowan shares how he got his start in sales, his passion for developing teams, and the “fearless” individual who makes...
June 10, 2021
Yaroslav Korshak on viewing the journey as the goal
In our next installment of Plaid People, we chat with Yaroslav Korshak on his path to Plaid and why he believes the journey is more important than the...
March 26, 2021
Bhargavi Kamakshivalli on her passion for building a more inclusive financial ecosystem
In our next installment of Plaid People, we chat with Bhargavi Kamakshi on the importance of financial access, her journey into design, and the joy she finds through...
February 26, 2021
Daniel LaCoste on the reward of helping others
In our next installment of Plaid People, we chat with Daniel LaCoste on how Plaid became his home-away-from-home.
January 15, 2021
Evelyn Chan on building competitive advantages
In our next installment of Plaid People, Evelyn Chan discusses the importance of progress over perfection and why she loves building a team.
December 16, 2020
Darius Simmons on the importance of finding your community
In our next installment of Plaid People, we chat with Darius Simmons on the importance of finding your community.
November 18, 2020
Nicole Butler on navigating the fintech regulatory environment
In our next installment of Plaid People, Nicole Butler discusses how an informal brainstorming session led her to Plaid and her approach to navigating the complex fintech regulatory.
August 07, 2020
Kate Adamson on how she built a PPP product in 8 days
In our latest Plaid People interview, we talk with Kate about her role, her background, and the big, off-roadmap project she was happy to lose sleep over.
May 15, 2020
Eric Sprauve on his approach to problem solving and building teams
In our latest installment of Plaid People, Eric lets us in on his approach to problem solving and team building and the best sort-of advice he has ever...
February 27, 2020
Erica Martinez on finding fulfillment in Plaid's mission
In our latest installment of Plaid People, Erica describes the path of self-discovery that led her to where she is today and finding fulfillment in Plaid’s mission to...