In this episode of The Insurance Technology Podcast, Reid chats with Applied Pay President Chase Petrey about Chase’s journey from the snow-capped mountains of Salt Lake City to his success in insurtech.
Join them as they delve into the evolving payments industry and discuss innovative trends that are influencing its future. Chase also shares fascinating life stories, including his move to Washington, D.C., at just 16, his experiences on a Latter-Day Saints mission, doing business in Australia and Singapore, starting a family, joining Team Applied, and more.
Episode Highlights
- Growing up in the Salt Lake City mountains (00:43)
- An interest in politics starting in high school (5:00)
- Packing up bags and moving to Washington, D.C. at 16 (6:12)
- Realizing government jobs weren’t for him (8:04)
- Discipline and grit developed from a Latter-Day Saints mission (12:55)
- Getting into econometrics and learning to code (20:32)
- Becoming the “international guy” (30:58)
- Living in Australia, opportunity in Singapore (34:19)
- Family changes things, moving back with second kid (39:02)
- Accepting the “moonshot” opportunity at Applied (45:20)
- The explosion of digital payments (49:03)
- Leadership has its own discipline (1:01:00)
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