064 - Mr. Orange County with Carey Ransom

The Kurty D Show

Episode Highlights:

• LinkedIn Networking Insights from Carey Ransom
• The Value of Loose Ties
• The Challenges in Community Banking
• Blockchain's Potential in Ownership and Payments
• Evolving Business Models and Founder Support
• Carey Ransom’s Insights on Leadership and Roles
• The Venture Studio Approach
• Orange County's Unique Business Landscape

Tweetable Quotes:

• “I think Orange County has a tremendous number of really talented, ambitious people that are spending most of their time doing and building.” - Carey
• “Distribution of success is not going to happen equally. And that's ok. That's just the way the world is.” - Carey
• “I have strongly believed for a long time that it's difficult to be the leader of a lot of different things at the same time.”- Carey
• “A lot of the success that you have in business is timing and in some cases…luck.” - Carey
• “And if you want to attract the next generation of talent to your bank, you need to adopt systems that make them feel like they're doing the work that they want to do with the support systems to help them do that great.” - Carey
• “Whoever owns the lane owns the communication.” - Kurt
• “Complexity is finding the order that's hidden beneath.” - Kurt

Links Mentioned:

• Kurt’s Twitter
• Kurt’s Instagram
• Kurt’s LinkedIn
• Carey Ransom
• Brett Brewer
• Eric Sprink
• Kevin Kelly
• Kyle Kamrooz
• Scott Fox
• BankTech Ventures
• Bonus Homes
• Coastal Community Bank
• Fifth Wall
• Hunt Club
• Octane
• OC Fellows
• UCLA