Tops 5 Ways to Succeed in Any Job

08/25/23 • 27 min

We are honored to share our latest podcast featuring one of the leading voices in FinTech, Mariquit Corcoran. She joins Tara Thurber to share her Tops 5 Ways to Succeed in Any Job.
Mariquit is a powerhouse. This year, she was recognized by FinTech Futures in their Top 10 Women Blazing a Trail in FinTech and listed as FinTech Magazine’s Top 10 Women in FinTech to watch.
Her previous experience includes positions at Barclay's, FTV Capital and Goldman Sachs - just to name a few!
Tune in now for her tips and delightful insight into the modern workforce!
Tops 5 Ways to Succeed in Any Job
1. Be someone people want to work
2. Don't offer your help to someone unless you're sincere
3. Learn from mistakes
4. Share time, contacts and lessons learned
5. Be kind
Guest Bio: Mariquit Corcoran is one of the leading voices in FinTech, recognized by FinTech Futures in their Top 10 Women Blazing a Trail in FinTech and FinTech Magazine’s Top 10 Women in FinTech to watch in 2023. She was a founding member of Independence Point Advisors and was previously a Managing Director and the Chief Innovation Officer at Barclays.
Mariquit has spent over two decades in the financial services industry, holding positions and leading teams in businesses spanning across fixed income, operations, risk management, finance and banking. Prior to joining Barclays, she led the team responsible for sourcing and closing deals for all strategic engagements of a newly launched FinTech, Marcus by Goldman Sachs. Her past responsibilities included oversight of the global FinTech Accelerator program at Barclays, designed to fast-track the next generation of FinTech businesses, while bringing innovation and application opportunities to Barclays, and leading the Rise Platform. Rise, created by Barclays is a physical and digital ecosystem where FinTechs around the world can connect, create and scale.
Throughout her career, she has been heavily involved in mentoring, coaching and diversity and inclusion initiatives. She launched and was the executive sponsor of the Female Innovators Lab by Barclays and Anthemis, aimed at helping female entrepreneurs launch new companies in the US, UK and Europe.
Mariquit was recognized in the HERoes Top 100 Women Executives in 2021, 2020 and 2019 by INvolve and Yahoo Finance, NYC FinTech Women’s Inspiring Females of 2022 and 2019 and was named in the 2022 and 2021 FinTech Magazine’s Top 100 Women in FinTech. Outside of the office, Mariquit is an avid runner, dancer, tennis, paddle and pickleball player and endurance racer. Mariquit serves on the Strategic Advisory Board for FTV Capital where she is also an LP. She was a Presidential Scholar and earned a BBA in Finance and Investments from Bernard M. Baruch College, summa cum laude.

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Passive Aggressive Behavior

For our final Summer Session, Tara Thurber, Ellie Bright and Vitoria Wright discuss passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace. In a recent article by CNBC, a psychology expert outlined 7 signs of passive-aggressive co-workers and how to cope noting, "Colleagues who exhibit passive-aggressive tendencies are especially insidious to organizations because they can masquerade as productive."
Our team considered all aspects and provided some tips for how to manage and eradicate passive-aggressive behaviors at work.
1) Find Different Perspectives
2) Nip it in the Bud
3) Provide a Safe Communication Space
4) Acknowledge & Be Aware

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Today, Tara Thurber is joined by Co-founder and President of Alchemy Media, Deana Graffeo Weeks. Amiss the surge of AI updates and apps, Deana reveals her Top5 Ways for Using AI to Develop Content Strategy.

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Deana Graffeo Weeks, Co-founder and President of Alchemy Media

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Beyond building compelling strategies and brand positioning, Deana's strength lies in her ability to craft compelling messaging, content, and copy that connects brands to audiences. Her in-house experience extends to renowned companies like the 4A's, AOL, Edelman, and Universal Music Group, where she began her career as a publicist. Notably, she played a crucial role in the success of music startups like Princeton-based MuseAmi and its popular Hook’d music messaging app.

A graduate of NYU's music business program, Deana is also an active board member of the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra and has been a contributing member of Women in Music. She seamlessly bridges her professional expertise with family life from her home base in central New Jersey, where she enjoys spending time with her husband Michael, children Iain and Avalyn, and four loveable black cats.

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