Live from a buzzing room in NYC, this special Humans of Fintech episode brings two dynamic leaders to the stage: Nicole Mitchell, Partner at Aprio, and Tiffany Haynes, investor, advisor, and former COO of Fingercheck.

Nicole shares how she’s spent nearly 30 years as a connector, guiding founders to see the bigger picture and helping businesses grow beyond the numbers. From her bold beginnings to becoming a trusted advisor across industries, she unpacks the value of foresight and why she calls herself a “travel guide” for entrepreneurs.

Tiffany reflects on her move from corporate to fintech, where she scaled a bootstrapped company to a $150M exit. She discusses the strategies that kept her teams engaged, why timing matters more than speed, and how to make growth sustainable.

Together, they unpack how to “connect the dots” in leadership, scale, culture, and why the future of fintech belongs to leaders who see people first.

🎧 Hit play to hear Nicole and Tiffany’s playbooks for building businesses that last.

Live from a packed room in NYC, this special Humans of Fintech episode brings two powerhouse voices to the stage: Nina Chmura, Partner at Withum and creator of its Outsourced Accounting Systems & Solutions practice (OASyS), and Amanda Estiverne-Colas, Board Member at the National Alliance for Financial Literacy and Inclusion and long-time champion of innovation, access, and equity in finance.

Nina shares the bold pivot that took her from the partner track to building a “scrappy startup” inside a 2,500-person firm and why she believes relationships, not revenue targets, are the real foundation for growth. Amanda reflects on her career inflection points, from traditional banking to fintech strategy, and the leadership lessons she’s carried into her work in financial inclusion.

Together, they unpack what it means to lead with ambition and humanity, the challenges of building resilient teams in an AI-driven world, and why “there’s no such thing as a simple business” when people are at the center.

Plus: their hardest leadership lessons, the future of innovation in finance, and the one takeaway they hope will stick with you long after the conversation ends.

🎧 Hit play to hear how Nina and Amanda are rewriting the rules of leadership, one bold move at a time.

In this episode of Humans of Fintech, host Nicole Casperson sits down with Trisha Kothari, Co-Founder and CEO of Unit21, for a deep dive into one of fintech’s most urgent (and misunderstood) frontiers: fraud and compliance.

From uncovering flaws in legacy systems to building a platform trusted by top fintechs, Trisha has made it her mission to stop financial crime—without making it harder for teams to do their jobs.

She shares what the early fintech boom got wrong about compliance, how AI is changing the FinCrime landscape, and why collaboration—not isolation—is the secret weapon against fraud.

Plus, hear the wildest fraud case Unit21 has ever seen, what’s keeping Trisha up at night, and how the “Fraud Fighters” network is turning industry knowledge into community-powered defense.

If you care about infrastructure, inclusion, or the humans behind fraud prevention—this one’s for you.

🎧 Hit play to hear how Trisha is building smarter tools, stronger teams, and a safer financial future.