Aliyah Nance, VP of People at Paystand. Aliyah is an experienced Finance and HR Professional with a demonstrated history of working with high growth startups. She is a strong accounting professional skilled in Negotiation, Budgeting, Business Planning, Strategy, Team Building and Customer Service.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• Brief introduction of yourself and your company. (00:39)
• How did you make the transition to VP of People when you didn’t come from that background? (03:22)
• What led you to be more people focused? (06:59)
• People drive the company more than anything else (08:05)
• What was the transition like as you accepted the role of full time VP of People? (09:26)
• How did Paystand successfully open their offices just two months after the pandemic started? And why? (12:35)
• What are your key values as a leader? (15:54)
• How do you do your best to hire the right people? (17:43)
• How do you lead by example and embody the leadership values? (18:54)
• How do you keep your company culture growing in the direction you want it to grow? (20:38)
• What were your key challenges along the way and what did you learn from them? (22:18)
• How do you recharge and rejuvenate? (27:04)
• One key piece of advice you want to leave to the listeners. (29:15)