How does a fitness tracker help
us better manage our finances? How are millennials like us finding purpose in
today's world? What is the most awkward thing to talk about in a relationship
(it's not what you think!)? These were all questions that we were interested in
when we first saw People + Money talks at Capital One's headquarters in June
2015. And the answers to those questions are what inspired us to share People +
Money talks more broadly. We, Beverly and Alex, are both Business Analysts and recent
Cornell graduates.
So what is the
relationship between people and money? We were all raised to work hard in
school, go to a good college, and find a career that we enjoy doing (hopefully
it also pays well). We both started at Capital One in our early twenties and it
was our first full-time job. Our first full-time paycheck. But our relationship
with money started long before that first paycheck two weeks into the job, in
fact, it's been affecting how we've been living our lives since as long as we
could remember! Before we could even walk, we would beg our parents for one
more ice cream cone or one more order of french fries. Although we had no idea
of the concept of money, we were already trying to make (or at least influence)
our parents' decisions that involved money. Money affects how we grow up,
interact with people, make career choices, and ultimately, it affects how we
make decisions every day, like what am I going to eat for lunch - the $5 burger
or the $25 steak. Money is LIFE CHANGING.
We at Capital One recognize that
money is life changing. We create products with the goal of making YOUR
relationship with money better. We design credit cards and mobile apps with the
customers at the forefront of our decisions, and are committed to offering the
best financial services so that anyone can have a great relationship
with their money. By doing that, Capital One realizes that we can make people's
lives better and change banking for good.
In an effort to change the
banking industry and people’s perceptions of banks like us, we decided to
host People + Money talks at our alma mater, Cornell University. We
brought in five speakers, and topics ranged from understanding the extent to
which money can and cannot buy happiness, to how you share your finances
with people throughout your life. Those five stories only give a glimpse of the
hundreds of efforts across Capital One to work towards a better relationship
between people and money. There are still many opportunities for improvements. Capital One associates are addressing those areas every day. One other example
includes simplifying a customer's mobile experience by enhancing the Capital
One Wallet app.
We are working on bringing People
+ Money talks to different campuses across the nation in the hopes that we can
find more people interested in changing banking for good by improving the
relationship between people and money . If you are interested in seeing People
+ Money talks live, reach out to your campus recruiter!
- Beverly and Alex
