by Dean Rea | Jul 6, 2026 | Career Development, Leadership, Mentorship, Professional Growth, Uncategorized
After nearly two decades mentoring mid-career professionals who are keen to make their mark, I’ve come to believe there are three preconditions for career success: You have to be good enough to succeed in your career. You have to want to succeed. Your friends,...
by Dean Rea | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over the course of my career, I’ve been asked to mentor a number of younger professionals and founders of start-up businesses, many of them trying to make their mark in fintech, regtech, or “anything tech.” One metaphor I’ve often used with those individuals is to...
by Dean Rea | Sep 16, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Assurance, Trust, Uncategorized
Know Your Agent: Trust & Governance for the AI Workforce To keep on top of my continuing professional development, I recently completed a short course on artificial intelligence at Wharton (University of Pennsylvania). One standout insight: autonomous AI agents...
by Dean Rea | May 23, 2024 | Current Affairs
Toll road SMS scams are rampant A client recently mentioned to me they had been caught up in a toll road SMS scam. Now the back story is the client was terribly busy with work and was also dealing with a family bereavement at that time. The combination of being...
by Dean Rea | Mar 18, 2023 | Commentary, Current Affairs
It’s been quite a few days in the world of banking. In the US Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank have failed and Silvergate Bank has closed its doors. Silvergate was heavily associated with the crypto industry, reportedly because mainstream banks had...
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