Season 3 of the Inspire Excellence Podcast is back in full force!
We are happy to be back and have such an incredible line-up of guests.
This episode is with Brad Wiskirchen. Many examples of life changing mentors are shared and tips for and how you can seek out a mentor in your career path are discussed. Learning from others and their experiences and then applying that into your own life will help real growth and development.
Bradley J. Wiskirchen is the founding CEO at Kount—which is the premier fraud prevention solution for card-not present transactions. Kount protects many of the world’s largest card-not-present merchants, and some of the largest acquiring banks and payment platforms. Kount is owned by CVC Capital Partners and Keynetics Inc.
Prior to December 2015, Wiskirchen was also CEO of Keynetics and Executive Chairman of Keynetics’ other subsidiary, ClickBank. Wiskirchen joined Keynetics in 2005. Under his guidance, Keynetics became one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest privately held technology companies, and ClickBank grew to be one of the world’s largest online retailers of digital goods.
Among his many other community involvements, Wiskirchen was the Chairman of the Board of the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2014 and 2015. He was a member of the board for three years prior to serving as the Chairman. He currently serves on the High-Level Advisory Group of the International Monetary Fund’s Interdepartmental Working Group on Finance and Technology. He was awarded a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.
More about Kount: In 2006, the idea for Kount was created on the back of a napkin during a sushi lunch. In 2007, Kount officially launched in Boise, Idaho. Innovation drives Kount and as the leader in digital fraud prevention, the company holds 29 patents. The company received an $80 million investment from CVC Capital Partners in 2016, which contributed to the company’s growth. Kount expanded into their new global headquarters in the heart of downtown Boise in 2019.
Enjoy this incredible insightful episode!
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Connecting with the community is a priority for BVA. The goal of this podcast is to share the stories of individuals who are changing the world. The Inspire Excellence podcast is an Idaho based show that is hosted by Bill Whitacre, former CEO of the J.R. Simplot Company and Tommy Ahlquist the CEO of BVA Development. Each episode features different guests and compelling topics. Leave a review on the platform you decide to listen on and tell your friends!
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