In Episode 118 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Lisa Virgo, Chief People Officer at Tic:Toc Homeloans.

Tic:Toc, is a platform Fintech company based in Adelaide, South Australia - with a growing presence in Sydney. Founded in 2015, but launched to the public in July 2017, Tic:Toc offers automated digital home loans to consumers while selling its automation technology to other lending businesses.

Lisa has been emersed in the journey of Tic:Toc from the early days, from a start-up with 9 employees to scaling the headcount of approximately 130 employees.

Dexter talks to Lisa about the lessons they have learned along the way, including:

• How P&C delivers the growth strategy for the CEO/Founder
• The importance of values from day one
• How Tic:Toc have managed remote working
• Avoiding the growing pains
• Setting principles around salaries and remuneration
• Attracting great talent when you don't have much money or a recognised brand
• Not using job descriptions
• Getting rid of performance reviews
• Overcoming talent shortages by identifying and developing people with potential

There's some incredible advice in this podcast delivered in a very honest and candid way, which will hopefully resonate with many founders and Fintech leaders.

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About Tier One People.

Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.

Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia.

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