Tops 5 Ways to Succeed in Any Job

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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.