Episode 12: Empowering Women through Building and Demystifying Credit with Sequin Founder Vrinda Gupta

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A part of navigating adulthood is learning more about personal finances. One of the steps to understanding your finances is understanding what credit is and why it’s so important for your financial success. 

We had the honor of interviewing entrepreneur and credit expert, Vrinda Gupta. After receiving her MBA from Berkeley, getting IDEO Business Design experience, and working at Visa for 5 years, Vrinda went on to found Sequin, a fintech startup that strives to get women the credit they deserve. In partnership with IDEO and Visa and backed by strong women such as Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Vrinda and Sequin are on a mission to address gender inequality in credit through her credit app Sequin. 

In this episode, we dive into what credit is and what Sequin does, what factors make up your credit score, and what are some common credit myths. Join us as we take a step toward financial freedom through learning about credit with Vrinda!

"So much of our attitudes toward money are inherited... Even access and understanding of the space is a matter of privilege.

[Your understanding of credit] is going to affect your next generation's attitudes as well, so I think there is a huge element of leveling the playing field in terms of information and also making sure that people aren't making avoidable mistakes."

- Vrinda Gupta