#419: George Bousis, CEO of Raise, Web3 Gift Cards Industry, Spending to Earn, Raising an Additional $63M, and Customer Loyalty Programs

George Bousis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor at the forefront of the payments, loyalty, and blockchain industries. As the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Raise, he launched the world's leading platform for digital gift cards. Under his leadership, Raise achieved over $5 billion in sales and saved its customers upwards of $250 million.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Becoming a Dad!
- $63M Strategic Raise & Smart Cards Initiative
- Building Web3 tech that feels like web2 tech
- Raise Consumer App
- Raise for Business (B2B)
- Gift Card Exchange (GCX)
- Spend to earn model
- Web3 Gift Cards Industry
- Customer Loyalty Programs
- Partnership with Citi Bank and BILT Rewards
- Challenging the status quo
- Utility drives loyalty

Raise
Website: www.raise.com
X: @RaiseApp
LinkedIn: Raise

George Bousis
X: @GBousis
Instagram: @gbousis
LinkedIn: George Bousis

 
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