Payments Entrepreneur with Geoff Dunnett of Shieldpay - Episode 18

In Episode 18 of the Legal Genie Podcast, your host, Lara Quie, is in conversation with Geoff Dunnett. Geoff is Managing Director and part of the founding team at Shieldpay, a payment solutions fintech company. Geoff is a qualified solicitor and practised as a Project Finance lawyer at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and Mayer Brown International LLP, before working as an independent legal consultant to start-ups and as a Business Associate for the Techstars-Barclay’s tech accelerator.  Geoff has led the business and product development of Shieldpay's award-winning Third-Party Managed Account and Corporate Escrow offering, including building partnerships and gaining the support of key industry stakeholders.During the conversation, Geoff shares:·         His background growing up in Luxembourg and being half English and half French.·         Going to university to study French and German.·         Going to law school to do the GDL and doing a mini pupillage.·         Becoming a trainee ISDA negotiator at SocGen?·         Getting his training contract at Mayer Brown International and choosing what to qualify into.·         Becoming an associate at Millbank and working really hard.·         Starting a side hustle with a friend advising start-ups.·         Joining General Standards and working as a consultant to create a semi-automated law firm.·         Moving to Techstars-Barclays Tech Accelerator as a Business Associate and meeting Pete, the founder of Shieldpay.·         What Shieldpay offers and the problems it solves. ·         The future for Shieldpay and its plans for international expansion including to Singapore. You can connect with Geoff Dunnett:By email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffdunnett1/Podcast - The Shieldcast - https://resources.shieldpay.com/en-gb/podcasts where he interviews leading legal and fintechs.Shieldpay’s latest transaction management e-book can be found here: https://resources.shieldpay.com/transaction-management-ebook Also:·         If you liked this episode, please rate the show, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts to help the Legal Genie reach a wider audience.·         Look out for the next episode coming soon.You can connect with Lara Quie for executive coaching as follows:·         On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie/·         Through her website: https://www.laraqassociates.com/·         You can also listen to Lara’s other podcast, The Coach Potatoes on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coach-potatoes-podcast/id1529949563/If you have a question or guest idea, please do drop Lara a line at [email protected] us Fan MailLara Q AssociatesA boutique business and executive coaching consultancyDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Also:·         If you liked this episode, please rate the show, and leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts to help the Legal Genie reach a wider audience.·         Look out for the next episode coming soon. You can connect with Lara Quie:·         On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraquie·         Website: The Legal Genie Podcast (buzzsprout.com)