817: Ron Benegbi - "Uplinq"
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From an immigrant to Canada over 50 years ago to launching his 5th startup that is working with small biz lenders providing access to fair credit for small business owners globally, Rob Benegbi is a special entrepreneur.
Ron is the founder of Uplinq, the first, global credit assessment and scoring platform for small business lenders. Uplinq empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific loan applicant.a company that empowers lenders to approve and manage risks on loans they would have otherwise declined based on traditional loan underwriting criteria, while incorporating environmental, market & community data to better understand the specific SMB loan applicant.
He\\u2019s been a senior technology executive with a successful track record of building and scaling organizations in Enterprise B2B and SaaS. Ron\\u2019s core expertise lies in the area of Business Development, Sales and Marketing as he has personally driven hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the largest B2B enterprise brands in the world for the companies he has served.
Ron shares his story and his passion for helping young businesses succeed with Lou Diamond on Thrive LouD
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