198: How to Supplement Your Income Using a Steady App w/ CEO Adam Roseman, Steady [Main T4C episode]

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Adam Roseman, CEO of Steady, works with a passionate team to help millions of Americans realize their income potential in a changing work environment. Founded in the summer of 2017 by Adam Roseman, Michael Loeb and Eric Aroesty, the Steady app allows people to find jobs fast, seek financial advice and save money with deals on everything from healthcare plans to tax help. Adam was named in 2016 by Advertising Age as one of the top 40 global marketing executives under 40 years of age. He is a serial entrepreneur and expert in M&A and corporate finance activities in global markets, with a unique current knowledge of the consumer and media industries. Adam was the cofounder of FansTang (China and Los Angeles), which were sold in September 2016, the first time a Western-owned and operated Chinese media company has been successfully exited. Adam spent the first 6 years of his career in investment banking, working on over $20 billion of M&A and corporate finance transactions, primarily at Lehman Brothers and Barrington Associates.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE

• What life experiences led Adam to come up with the idea behind social enterprise Steady
• What is financial technology (fin-tech) 
• Adam’s journey from working at a media startup in China to launching a fin-tech startup in Atlanta
• Who is the target user of Steady and how does the process work
• What is the Steady income tracker
• Why it’s important to think big picture about your job skills and future in an increasingly automated world
• How to assess a failure or challenge by recognizing the uncontrollables and when to change directions
• Why you should watch the movie Love Actually to better understand the challenges of the gig economy