The Startup the World Tried to Kill (But Cindy Gallop Won’t Let Die)

Welcome to a groundbreaking episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Nicole Casperson and Drew Glover sit down with Cindy Gallop, advertising icon, founder of Make Love Not Porn, and now fintech disruptor, to unpack her fearless journey of breaking rules, challenging stigma, and building businesses no one else dared to.From walking away from corporate advertising to launching a global social sex-tech movement, Cindy has made a career out of saying the things others won’t, and proving the power (and profit) of designing with the female lens. She shares how Make Love Not Porn went from a TEDx talk to a mission-driven platform fighting toxic masculinity and rape culture, and why its survival for 16 years is her proudest achievement.Now, Cindy is stepping into fintech with BlockFree, a payments platform built to solve one of the industry’s most overlooked problems: financial exclusion for “restricted” but legal, ethical businesses in sextech, cannabis, psychedelics, and beyond. In this conversation, she reveals why the system is broken, how human curation can unlock trillion-dollar opportunities, and why women founders are uniquely positioned to build safer, more scalable infrastructure.If you care about innovation, inclusivity, and what it takes to create real change against all odds this is one you can’t miss.Sponsored by Brex.► Brex has been redefining how financial services and software work together since 2017—built by founders, for founders. With no minimums, no transaction fees, and 20x the standard FDIC protection, Brex gives startups the flexibility they need. Learn more at brex.com/fintechmavericks Follow the hosts:🔹 Nicole Casperson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-casperson-0820a5133/ 🔹 Drew Glover: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewbailerglover/