{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 055 \u2013 Kristi Ross, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, U3 COFFEE","description":"In this episode of the Executives' Exchange, we explore the remarkable journey of Kristi Ross, a visionary entrepreneur, co-founder, and former co-CEO of Tastytrade, Inc., a trailblazing financial media company headquartered in Chicago. Get ready to dive into Kristi Ross' incredible journey and discover her upcoming ventures that are set to revolutionize the coffee industry!&amp;nbsp; 0:00 - Intro&amp;nbsp; 0:47 - Introducing Kristi 1:49 - Kristi experiencing the loss of her mother 6:13 - Kristi's childhood dream job &amp;amp; mentors 9:40 - From CFO to CEO, learning from numbers 13:30 - More &quot;actionable&quot; media 14:25 - Understanding culture in mergers &amp;amp; acquisitions&amp;nbsp; 19:23 - TastyTrade &amp;amp; dough 23:25 - Funding &amp;amp; entrepreneurship&amp;nbsp; 27:20 - Message from sponsors, Shure&amp;nbsp; 27:50 - Leaving TastyTrade 32:22 - Coffee &amp;amp; connections - Uniting the world through coffee 41:41 - Creating a collective impact 48:11 - Kristi's biggest wish for the finance industry&amp;nbsp; 49:25 - Rapid fire questions&amp;nbsp; 54:28 - Outro &amp;nbsp; Episode Link: U3 COFFEE Host: Margaret Mueller, President &amp;amp; CEO, The Executives\u2019 Club of Chicago Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content &amp;amp; Communications Officer, The Executives\u2019 Club of Chicago Subscribe on  Apple,  Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you to our podcast sponsor, Shure Incorporated. For nearly 100 years, Shure Incorporated has developed best-in-class audio products that provide high-quality performance, reliability, and value. Headquartered in Niles, Illinois, our history of innovation and expertise in acoustics, wireless technology, and more enables us to deliver seamless, transparent audio experiences to a global audience. Our diverse product line includes world-class wired and wireless microphones, networked audio systems and signal processors, conferencing and discussion systems, software, a loudspeaker, and award-winning earphones and headphones. Find Shure on: Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram ","author_name":"The Executives' Exchange","author_url":"http:\/\/theexecutivesexchange.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29046643\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/164991283"}