"Surround yourself with people you want to be like is 10 years" says CEO of Bits of Stock Arash Asady

A Breath of Fresh Career S2, E13 / Arash Asady CEO, Bits of Stock

"Surround yourself with people you want to be like is 10 years," says CEO of Bits of Stock Arash Asady. Bits of Stock is a consumer rewards platform that drives loyalty through Stock Rewards – fractional shares of public and privately listed companies.  Our vision is to build an ownership economy that will eliminate wealth inequality.  We help the least invested generations in history accumulate wealth while shopping with the brands they love and build lifetime loyalty for those brands.
 
 The founders Arash Asady and Ryan Gary met at NYU while completing their business and computer science studies, respectively.  Arash Asady spent 5 years as an intelligence operator in the United States Marine Corps before transitioning to Wall Street where he was a global fixed income and derivatives trader at leading banks. BA International Relations Middlebury Institute of International Studies, MIA Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, MBA NYU Stern.
 
 I was born in Houston, Texas but grew up in Southern California (first San Diego and now Dana Point) where my family lives now. I joined the USMC at 18 out of high school then transitioned to pursue my education.

Connect with Arash here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aasady/  -or- Arash@bitsofstock.com