495: Al Ko, General Manager of Mint

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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As you know I’m working with one of my favorite financial tools – Mint.com – writing weekly for the blog. As part of our partnership I had the awesome chance to sit down with Intuit’s Senior Vice President and General Manager Al Ko when he was visiting in NYC a few weeks ago. The site’s come a very long way since 2006 when it first launched. Al and I discuss some of the changes Mint’s experienced over the decade, the challenges consumers continue to face when it comes to money management and the $400 purchase in college he calls his So Money moment! More about Al: He joined Intuit in 2006, working in a number of product management, corporate development and leadership positions throughout the company. During his tenure, Ko has cultivated his knowledge of the global financial services ecosystem, and is keenly aware of the financial challenges facing individuals and businesses. Prior to Intuit, Ko worked as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on strategy, organizational effectiveness and supply chain management. He also held roles at Ariba Inc. and McKinsey & Company. Ko earned a juris doctorate from Harvard law School with a concentration in international financial systems, and a bachelor’s degree in international studies and history from Yale. He serves on the board of directors of the Community Water Center, a California-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing water challenges in small, rural, low-income communities and communities of color. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and three children. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

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0:00.0	So Money episode 495 Alco General Manager with Intuit for Mint.com
0:06.0	You're listening to So Money with award-winning money
0:11.0	money guru Farnus Karabi each day get a 30 minute dose of
0:14.4	financial inspiration from the world's top business minds authors, influencers and
0:19.5	from Farnuosh yourself. Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:25.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:28.0	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:31.0	Welcome to So Money everyone. I'm your host,
0:37.0	Farnish Terabi. Always great to have you join me and I'm sure by now you've learned or have heard that I'm working with one of my favorite
0:45.7	financial tools that's Mint.com and I'm writing weekly for the blog doing audits for those of you who have mint profiles if you want me to go through your
0:56.1	finances or talk through some of your budget items happy to give you a breakdown of what I think you can improve upon and change, add, adjust.
1:06.8	So let me know if you want to be a part of that. Email me Farnoosh at so money podcast
1:11.0	dot com and we'll add you to the list.
1:13.6	So as part of the partnership, I had a chance recently to sit down with Intuit's senior
1:17.2	vice president and general manager, Alcoe, who is overseeing Mint.
1:22.3	He was visiting New York City a few weeks ago, came to my office is here.
1:26.4	It's an unusual setting because normally I interview people via Skype, so it was cool to be face to face with someone. We talked about
1:34.0	mint how it's come a very long way since it launched back in 2006. Were any of you
1:39.1	on board at that point I think I might have joined right around then and so we talk about some of the
1:44.4	changes that Mint's experienced over the decade the challenges that consumers
1:48.5	continue to face this really surprised me when especially when it comes to
1:52.0	bill pay and get this the
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