Did you know you could pay your rent with a credit card and earn points/rewards every month? In this episode of the Miss Findependent Podcast, Nika is joined by Liza Akhvledziani, co-founder of Chexy a platform designed to help tenants pay rent online while earning rewards and building credit.  Liza holds a Bachelor of International Economics degree from the University of British Columbia and is a CFA charterholder. She started her career in investment banking, specifically in M&A at Deloitte, and then went on to lead Finance and Strategy at Square, the payment processor, for the Canadian market. In this episode, we dive into her journey from being an international student to raising $1.5 million for her first startup. Here's what we cover: Growing up in Belarus to moving to Canada at 17Pursuing Investment Banking without a 'traditional' business degreeLiza's career journey - "Everything happens for a reason"How Chexy was bornJoining AntlerHow to test your problem Building an MVP - Minimum Viable ProductReddit Growth Hacking & ScalingRaising Capital and What's Next for ChexyLiza's money philosophy✩ CONNECT WITH LIZA: ✩LinkedIN: Liza Akhvlediani 👉 Learn more about Chexy: https://www.chexy.co/ 👉 Follow Chexy: Instagram - @chexy.rent TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@getchexy?is_f...  ✩ CONNECT WITH NIKA: ✩ Instagram: @missfindependent TikTok: @nikafarb Learn more at missfindependent.com For contact or business inquiries: [email protected]