Michelle Bonilla

Your son’s photo is everything.

I only regret that WordPress doesn’t allow memes to be posted in the comments.

Michelle, this is an excellent read! I have to be honest, when I first saw a commercial for children’s banking cards, I instinctively rolled my eyes. “Smartphone exposure, and now this” – immediately came to my mind. But then I started thinking objectively about the importance of early financial education. They don’t teach our children vital financial planning and managing skills at school. As a result, many people thought it was ok to get a mortgage on a million-dollar home with an income of under 100K a year! When I was younger, I, too, was under the impression that credit card allows access to “free” money… Comprehensive financial education should not be reserved to a) professionals b) special times (ex when one makes a big purchase such as a house, car, etc. ) Mobile technology to the rescue!
I like the conversations you have now with your son, that will most definitely enable him to make sound financial decisions in the future and hopefully support his overall financial health.

I love how much personality you put into this post, Michelle! I had fun reading it. I love that you turned the tragedy of broken Spider-Man into an opportunity to teach your son about money by leveraging digital tools! The seamless experience of online banking is definitely something that I take for granted, especially during COVID. I do all my banking online and only find myself going to a bank for the ATM or for a currency exchange before a trip (which won’t be happening any time soon). I don’t have any children, but by the time that I do, I can only imagine the advances in technology that will exist, given the exponential growth rate.

Love this post Michelle! Especially because of this weeks speaker Christine May. Like she said we need to have a level of empathy and efficiency to survive in the market right now. Also being flexible and innovative is certainly key. Those who adapt will be the ones who succeed.

Great post, Michelle! I agree with Erin and our guest speaker, Christine May, on how the strategic business decisions during this time could have consequences that live longer than the virus. Now that COVID has disrupted our normal way of life, I wonder how organizations will survive without adopting an agile approach to their marketing and sales efforts.

Great post, Michelle! In my work line, there was very little we could do in terms of reinventing our services. We certainly, made qualitatively new offerings and improved the existing ones, but, after all, food cannot be digitized or served via zoom. I did, nevertheless, observed first hand, how my fiance’s company turned their business model upside down while facing COVID inflicted challenges. Michael and his brother run the children’s camps across the US. When pandemic hit, they faced tough decisions, and they needed to act fast. Pivoting in an entirely new direction, they terminated all in-person operations and switched to offering groundbreaking (yes, I am so proud of him) digital product. Agile model suited the direction they were taking along with the new challenges and goals in times of uncertainty. And as you mentioned, they do work around the clock…that’s my personal complaint about this agile stuff 🙂