Nathan Gibbons ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™06, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™13S (MBA): On resilience, reinvention, and reimagining business
The Simon Business School graduate shares how perseverance shaped his career as a fintech cofounder.
For ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ alumnus Nathan (Nate) Gibbons ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™06, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™13S (MBA), success didnÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™t come easyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”or quickly. The chief experience officer and cofounder of admits he nearly left the twice before finding his stride. But that persistence, he says, is what changed everything.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œI genuinely wanted to be of value,ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� Gibbons recalls. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œSimon gave me the structure and rigor I needed to grow into someone who could help others succeed.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½�
Today, Gibbons helps redefine how companies finance growth. At QuickFi, heÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s leading efforts to transform commercial lending through automation and embedded financeÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”turning what once took weeks into minutes. Yet heÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s just as passionate about mentoring students and professionals navigating doubt and change.
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œAdversity and opportunity often come hand in hand,ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� he says. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œOnce you expect challengesÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”and expect to overcome themÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”thereÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s almost nothing you canÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™t accomplish.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½�
In this Alumni Connections conversation, Gibbons talks with Simon MBA student Almamy Diaby about learning agility, leadership, and the transformative power of raising your hand to ask for help.