The Kurty D Show
064 - Mr. Orange County with Carey Ransom
Episode Summary
In this episode, we delve into Carey's extensive professional journey. He discusses his roles as the co-founder and managing director of BankTech Ventures, a strategic investment fund for community banks, highlighting its approach and challenges. Our discussion touches on banking transformation, the unique value of community banks, and the applicability of blockchain in financial systems. Carey also elaborates on Operate, a venture studio he co-founded, which focuses on partnering with passionate founders to support and de-risk their startups. Carey also has a podcast worth checking out called Operate that we’ll link to in the show notes. Carey also reflects on personal challenges, the importance of quality partnerships, and more. Carey's insights are invaluable, and it’s inspiring to hear about his innovative efforts in transforming industries and supporting founders.
Episode Notes
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
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