Lee and Ben Parker discuss:

• Ben’s unlikely journey from religious studies to ruling the compliance game. 

• How eflow took opportunities ahead of the industry

• Balancing maintaining culture with scaling operations 

• Implications of decentralisation and cryptocurrency on today’s financial world

Links & references

Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/

Ben Parker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-parker-1a72069/

Eflow global: https://eflowglobal.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/eflow-uk-ltd/

Get in touch: lee@extrology.com

Episode highlights:

“I'd done a lot of philosophy at school, I didn't want to go down that route necessarily. The mixture of the religious studies elements of it; I'd never had the exposure to other monotheistic or polytheistic religions, and I think that really interested me.” - 12:30 - Ben Parker

“2008 came as an opportunity for us. There was a real focus on regulation after that, and we saw an opportunity.” - 21:20 - Ben Parker

“Back in the day, you could talk to your stockbroker, and that was about it. Now you can go through the biometrics on your phone in about five minutes and open an account. You can start trading Apple shares within a matter of minutes.” - 30:50 - Ben Parker

“We're essentially turning a monetary system on its head with the decentralised monetary system. That presents a great opportunity, we just have to be ready and tech has to be ready for that opportunity when it does arrive.” - 34:15 - Ben Parker

“What I would tell my younger self is that no matter how tough it seems to get, you do get through it. If you still put that goal in front of you, you will get there. There'll be some tough rides, but don't give up.” - 48:45 - Ben Parker

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