Jacqueline Reses Quotes

“There used to be a one-way system where innovation started in a 60-mile radius of San Francisco. I no longer believe that to be true. And I think innovation is coming from all over the world.”

“I describe Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania as a place that saved my life.”

“The incredibly impactful experience of the Square Capital team navigating COVID and the complex dynamics of launching a PPP product in record-time taught us resilience.”

“My experiences at Goldman Sachs and Yahoo taught me the importance of adaptability in a fast-paced environment.”

“Building financial solutions for small businesses is not just a job; it's a mission.”

“The incredibly impactful experience of the Square Capital team navigating COVID and the complex dynamics of launching a PPP product in record-time.”

“What drove my decision to join Square was the culture and the mission to help small businesses.”

“The meaningful lessons I learned while working at Goldman Sachs and Yahoo have shaped my approach to leadership.”

“I believe in the power of technology to transform financial services and make them more accessible.”

“Navigating challenges requires resilience and a willingness to adapt.”

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and we must support them.”

“Leadership means making the decisions without a full view of all the facts you'd like to have; it means being good enough to earn the respect of those who are following your lead; it means driving team performance to be better than the sum of the individuals. Leadership is an honor bestowed upon you, and you better be ready for it.”

“Square Capital reaches businesses that traditional financial institutions often neglect, and I'm very excited to expand that opportunity to others.”

“It's been a fun journey to go from 'executive' to 'founder' as it's a deeper level of fear — but also satisfaction — from my previous day to day work. I feel the weight of every decision we make in a more visceral way.”

“I think the thing that really drove me was my own desire to succeed and make sure that I had the security that I could create for myself, and so I felt that self-reliance and that entrepreneurial background really is what drove me.”

“One of the problems I've seen is that fintechs, over the last 10 to 15 years, have put a beautiful sheen on the front end of an app to make financial services easier. And I think we've all felt that with fintech apps that we use; the infrastructure, however, is terrible.”

“I like to hire for intelligence and grit. Skill I think leads you down a wrong path when your job is to invent new things. Because there's no historic skill that you can often hire for that yields new inventions.”

“I do think we're going to change banking, and I think we're going to make it better for people in the United States, in ways that they see — and ways that they don't see.”

“Would I write that memo differently now? Oh yeah.”