My special guest this week is Charles Hogan, the president of Signature Card Services. Signature Card is a payment processing platform and gateway technology company that serves all types of verticals and can speak the language of technology innovators and respond accordingly.  Charles is a born and bred Los Angeles, California native. He’s been in payments for over 20 years and was a reconnaissance marine for a number of years. Signature Card is well positioned and has retained all of their employees and has actually been hiring through the covid-19 pandemic.  The company has been focused on three pillars: First - continued growth of their distribution channels, second is focusing on their technology and gateway including new branding in the near future, and the third is M&A. Charles has a passion for creating value through innovation that shows up in real metrics and he also provides some great advice for those just starting their careers in payments. www.signaturecard.com www.leadersinpayments.com www.podcast609.com