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Rick McKenney and the machinery of a promise
He trained as a mechanical engineer, learned finance at GE, and took charge of Unum in 2015. Rick McKenney’s career offers a close look at the work behind a simple corporate promise: being there when it counts.
Juan Jurado-Blanco and the week between work and payday
A restaurant shift gave Juan Jurado-Blanco a question worth pursuing: why wait for money you have already earned? His answer, Clockout, took him from workplace payroll to the banking apps people already use.
Chris Boudreaux
Chris Boudreaux is a fintech professional and co-founder associated with Cherry (withcherry.com), a San Francisco-based healthcare financing platform trusted by over 60,000 medical providers across the United States. Cherry enables patients to access flexible, interest-free payment plans for elective medical procedures - dental, plastic surgery, medspas, and veterinary care - while giving providers same-day upfront payment. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Boudreaux operates at the intersection of financial technology and healthcare access, helping expand Cherry's reach across the healthcare provider ecosystem.