Episode Summary
Investing Matters is a segment of the Wealth Exchange podcast hosted by Ethan Astaneh. In this segment, Ethan discusses planning topics, market commentary, general investing, and education on Nicola Wealth’s unique pool of funds with an array of featured guests.
Ethan sits down with Chase Harmer, the founder of ProfitPay, a financial technology which aims to make internet merchants and marketplaces more money on their transactions. With no formal background in technology, Chase has created platforms with a $300 million valuation in eCommerce brands and influencers.
In this episode, they discuss Chase’s decision to leave school in pursuit of starting his own business, the lessons he has learned as an entrepreneur, and the future of the e-commerce landscape and fintech as a whole.
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The Wealth Exchange
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Guest Bio
Chase Harmer
Chase Harmer is the CEO and visionary for PayCertify, a worldwide payments company that works with businesses in the e-commerce, healthcare and travel verticals, processing billions of dollars in transactions annually.
Having started in banking at the age of 19, Chase has built portfolios processing billions globally and created several patents through his two decades of experience. Chase Harmer is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD Magazine.
About the Host - Ethan Astaneh
Ethan is a Financial Advisor in the firm’s Vancouver office. He provides strategic advice to high net worth business owners, professionals, and retirees, and offers his clients a wide range of financial services, including; retirement income planning, business succession, and continuation planning, investment management, tax and estate planning, charitable giving, and intergenerational wealth transfer. Ethan is also the host for the Market Commentary segment of the Wealth Exchange podcast.
For his full bio, visit: NicolaWealth.com/Our-Team/Ethan-Astaneh
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