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Why I Joined Bloom

Author: Christian Widhalm
I’ve joined Bloom Credit as CEO. Here’s why.

The Bloom Credit story is personal for me. I have been connected with the company since its inception. Before founding Bloom Credit, Matt Harris originally worked for me at LendKey and constantly had ideas on how to improve the consumer experience regarding credit.

It didn’t take much encouragement for Matt to embark on his own journey in making access to credit more open and efficient. As Matt crafted the story and iterated on the business opportunity, I provided some early help with business models as well as the actual name “Bloom Credit”….

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July 8, 2021

Christian Widhalm

Christian is the CEO of Bloom Credit and has spent over 15 years working within venture-backed fintech providing innovative solutions to consumers and businesses in highly regulated industries. Prior to Bloom Credit, he was most recently at LendKey Technologies, where he served as Chief Revenue Officer and was responsible for the company’s relationships with over 300 banks and credit unions.

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