We Were On A Break (Series)

Stephen Brent Sargeant•www.linkedin.com

The best conversations with amazing professionals in my network during the self-isolation of the CoronaVirus. We talk about Brand, Compliance, Career Opportunities and Lifestyle.

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Ep. 1 (Season 2): How To Make Your Personal Brand Authentic To What You Enjoy Doing (Stephen Brent Sargeant)

How To Make Your Personal Brand Authentic To What You Enjoy Doing Welcome to the episode 1 of the 2nd season of the “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant (Compliance Consultant to Bitfinex) talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, I discuss the many breakthroughs and revelations when it comes to Personal Branding that were made clear in a recent Ask Me An...

Dec 03, 2020•28 min

Ep.11: How Investing In A Coach Changed My Life And My Career (Stephen Sargeant)

How Investing In A Coach Changed My Life And My Career Season 1 has come to an end, but we aren’t stopping recording important content on the “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we do something a little different. I sit down and talk about the mindset that has given me great success and happiness in my life. Ther...

Oct 09, 2020•33 min

FINTRAIL FinCrime Spotlight 1.5 Podcast (How I Got Into FinCrime Compliance And Cryptocurrency)

How To Add Value And Obtain A Global LinkedIn Network FINTRAIL is the leading community providing Compliance support to industry leading FINTECHs in their global fight against financial crime. They have created the FinTech FinCrime Exchange (FFE) which brings together the global community to fight crime and unite Compliance professionals. This is a bonus episode with my conversation with Co-Founder of FINTRAIL, Gemma Rogers on the FinCrime Spotlight, which is the podcast that looks to shine a li...

Sep 23, 2020•31 min

Ep. 10: How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur And A Woman In Payments And Tech (Michelle Beyo - Finavator)

How To Succeed As An Entrepreneur And A Woman In Payments And Tech Dealing With Impostor Syndrome? Welcome to the episode that has everything you need to know about being a successful parent and entrepreneur, while being a Woman In Tech. The 10th and final episode of season 1 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode...

Aug 30, 2020•25 min

Ep. 9: How To Win Friends And Influence People On LinkedIn (Brynne Tillman - Social Sales Link)

How To Win Friends And Influence People On LinkedIn Struggling to utilize LinkedIn to its full potential? Welcome to the episode that has everything you need to know about building meaningful and profitable relationships on LinkedIn. Episode 9 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the Corona Virus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we step away from our Complian...

Aug 07, 2020•41 min

Ep. 8: How To Leverage Your LinkedIn Network And Become More Resourceful (Debkishore "Deb" Chatterjee - Banking Professional)

How To Leverage Your LinkedIn Network And Become More Resourceful Welcome to the episode that is everything related to personal branding, building a community and how to narrow down your job search. Episode 8 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant (Compliance Consultant to Bitfinex) talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with Debkishore (D...

Jul 30, 2020•16 min

Ep. 7: How To Effectively Use LinkedIn To Build Meaningful Connections (Mehnaz "Naz" Rahman - AML Investigations)

How To Effectively Use LinkedIn To Build Meaningful Connections Welcome to the episode that is everything related to personal branding, building community and creating meaningful connections. Episode 7 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant (Compliance Consultant to Bitfinex) talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with Mehnaz (Naz) Rahman,...

Jul 14, 2020•15 min

Ep. 6: How To Thrive As A FinTech Fincrime Compliance Consultant (Payal Patel - FINTRAIL)

How To Thrive As A FinTech Fincrime Compliance Consultant Welcome to the episode that is everything related to FINTECH, Cryptocurrency, Regulation and Compliance. Episode 6 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant (Compliance Consultant to Bitfinex) talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with someone who conquered their fear of posting onlin...

Jul 08, 2020•50 min

Ep. 5: How To Create Your Own Crypto Compliance Career (Liat Shetret - Elliptic)

How To Create Your Own Crypto Compliance Career Welcome to the episode that is everything related to Cryptocurrency, Regulation and AML. Episode 5 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with one of the brightest and cheerful professionals in the cryptocurrency compliance industry, Liat Shetret (Senior...

Jul 02, 2020•21 min

Ep. 4: Everything You Need To Know About Cryptocurrency Compliance (Joe Ciccolo - BitAML)

Everything You Need To Know About Cryptocurrency Compliance Welcome to the episode that is everything related to Cryptocurrency and AML. Episode 3 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the CoronaVirus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with one of the first Financial Crime Compliance specialists in the USA to specialize in only cryptocurrency, Joseph...

Jun 18, 2020•43 min

Ep. 3: Creating Viral Content While Being A Fincrime Compliance Specialist (Jennifer Ford-Smith)

Creating Viral Content While Being A Fincrime Compliance Specialist Welcome to the episode that has it all. Episode 3 of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the Corona Virus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we sit down with one of the most decorated Financial Crime Compliance specialist in Canada, Jennifer Ford-Smith. She was the Project lead for one of the lar...

May 21, 2020•32 min

Ep. 2: The Foreign Professional’s Guide To Becoming A Thought Leader (Souzan Esmaili -Founder of TCAE)

Welcome to one of the most inspiring episodes of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where the host, Stephen Brent Sargeant talks to industry professionals during the Corona Virus (COVID-19) quarantine and gains industry insights and expertise. In this episode, we have one of the most instrumental thought leaders in the Canadian AML Market, Souzan Esmali. She transitioned from Dubai to Canada and has created the most engaging platform for AML and Compliance professionals to excel perso...

May 20, 2020•14 min

Ep. 1: Real Talk With Top NYC Recruiter (Sanjeev Menon: Compliance, Networking and Career Development)

Welcome to the first episode of “WE WERE ON A BREAK” - Ross Voice. The series where I talk to industry professionals during the Corona Virus (COVID-19) quarantine and gain industry insights and expertise. For the first episode we have none other than the ACAMS Article of the Year recipient, and top recruiter in NYC, Sanjeev Menon. We cover job searching during a global pandemic, top skills that AML/Compliance professionals need, how to network virtually and the future of work with emerging techn...

Apr 08, 2020•31 min

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