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William Stern on Community, Jewish Values, and Leadership at Cardiff
William Stern is a finance entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Cardiff, a B2B financing firm operating in North America, Portugal, and Israel. He launched Cardiff in 2004 after seeing many small and lower-middle-market businesses struggle to secure timely, cost-effective capital. Stern emphasizes transparency in rates and margins, relationship-based underwriting, and “ethical financing with a soul,” often using phone conversations rather than purely automated decisions. He describes leadership as a series of consistent, small actions that compound over time. Inside Cardiff, he favours frequent check-ins over annual reviews to support employees as whole people and to protect trust with customers, applicants, and stakeholders.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen19 days ago in Interview
What Marc Guehi Brings to Manchester City After £20m Move from Crystal Palace
Manchester City have strengthened their defence by completing the signing of England international Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace for an initial £20 million. The 25-year-old centre-back has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at the Etihad Stadium, keeping him at Manchester City until 2031.
By Sneaha Zynii19 days ago in Cleats
We’re All Running, But No One Knows Where
Everywhere you look, people are moving. Rushing through traffic, chasing deadlines, scrolling endlessly, planning the next step before finishing the current one. We celebrate hustle, speed, and ambition, yet beneath all that motion lies a strange emptiness. It feels like we’re all running, but no one truly knows where we’re going.
By Hanif Ullah 19 days ago in Fiction
Caught Yourself Saying "You Let" Your Partner Do Things? Yeah, That's Not Normal.
There was a stack of makeup in front of me. I had just been on a shopping spree, spending my hard-earned money at one of my favourite beauty stores. The stack was huge, I give him that. But it wasn't any fan of beauty or skincare wouldn't appreciate.
By Ellen Frances19 days ago in Humans
Immigration Officer Misconduct at KLIA. AI-Generated.
The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has become the focal point of several significant immigration officer misconduct investigations in recent months, revealing systemic integrity issues within Malaysia's immigration operations.
By Anie the Candid Writer Abroad19 days ago in Humans
