Revolutionizing Fintech: Unconventional Ventures with Theo Lau, Episode #155

Theodora (Theo) Lau is the founder of Unconventional Ventures, a public speaker, and an advisor who seeks to spark innovation in the public and private sectors for the benefit of the forgotten demographics. She strives to create a more inclusive society. 

Unconventional Ventures focuses on developing and growing an ecosystem of financial institutions, corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and accelerators to better address the unmet needs of consumers (with keen interests in women and underrepresented founders). 

Theo co-authored "Beyond Good: How Technology is Leading a Purpose-driven Business Revolution," and "The Metaverse Economy: How Finance Professionals Can Make Sense of Web3."

She is also the host of "One Vision," a podcast on fintech and innovation. She also publishes a weekly LinkedIn newsletter, "Fintech Pros," on emerging technology, inclusion, longevity, fintech innovation, and using technology for good. 

Listen in for some great takeaways about the intersection of technology and human kindness and the impact she's making in this fast-growing space. 

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Learn more about Theo Lau and Unconventional Ventures [3:17] 
• Why financial well-being is key to sparking innovation [8:21] 
• Why Theo wrote "Beyond Good" and "Metaverse Economy" [10:52] 
• Where to start with teaching your kids financial literacy [13:07] 
• Why FinTech is an accelerator to making the world a better place [18:51] 
• How Theo thinks AI will impact the financial services industry [21:15] 
• How social networks can impact people's careers [25:08] 
• How Theo sees the future of financial technology evolving [28:09] 
• Theo's advice for professionals looking to make an impact in fintech [29:57] 
• Theo shares more about the goal of her podcast, "One Vision" [31:24] 
• What Theo did today that put her in the right mindset for success [33:57] 

Resources & People Mentioned

• Beyond Good: How Technology is Leading a Purpose-driven Business Revolution
• The Metaverse Economy: How Finance Professionals Can Make Sense of Web3
• The "One Vision" podcast

Connect with Theo Lau

• The website
• On Twitter
• On Linkedin

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