This week’s guest on the Searching for Mana show is Head of Plaid Europe, Ripsy Bandourian. A journey from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Apple and Booking.com has led Ripsy to her most recent role at Plaid, helping to strengthen a Trans-Atlantic bridge for the open-banking leader.

How does open-banking enable the goal of accessible fiscal liberty for everyone, and what are Plaid doing to achieve that?

One of the tropes this podcast has covered across episodes is culture, and with Ripsy we explore how culture changes within a business as it scales, and what specific changes are necessary.

Lloyd also speaks with Ripsy on her background, with pivotal elements such as learning English through school and the freedom of choice in studies at university helping to shape a fantastic career.

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[ 0:00 - 4:12 ] Trans-Atlantic Bridge, connecting US and Europe

[ 4:13 - 6:12 ] Humans make business happen

[ 6:13 - 14:33 ] Culture and change

[ 14:34 - 18:55 ] Plaid elevator pitch

[ 18:56 - 23:56 ] Value and potential in open banking

[ 23:57 - 26:12 ] Competition and collaboration

[ 26:13 - 32:38 ] Origin story

[ 32:39 - 38:06 ] Belief in optionality

[ 38:07 - 43:25 ] Goldman and McKinsey

[ 43:26 - 49:09 ] Apple in its early stages

[ 49:10 - 54:58 ] Family and perseverance

[ 54:59 - 1:04:17 ] Quick-fire round

[ 1:04:18 - 1:06:06 ] Hollywood outcome for Plaid