{"id":35,"date":"2014-05-13T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/speakers.co.uk\/microsites\/jim-mckelvey\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2019-03-18T10:18:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T10:18:11","slug":"about-jim-mckelvey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.speakers.co.uk\/microsites\/jim-mckelvey\/","title":{"rendered":"About Jim McKelvey"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; 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<\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h2 class=\"ns-heading-el\">Jim McKelvey<\/h2><p  ><span>Co-Founder, with Jack Dorsey, of Square<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/container--><div class=\"video-texture \"> <span class=\"ie-fix\"><\/span> <\/div><\/div> <!--\/swiper-slide--><div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-desktop-content-width=\"auto\" data-tablet-content-width=\"auto\" data-bg-alignment=\"center\" data-color-scheme=\"light\" data-x-pos=\"left\" data-y-pos=\"middle\" ><div class=\"slide-bg-wrap\"><div class=\"image-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.speakers.co.uk\/microsites\/jim-mckelvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/jimmckelveyheader01.jpg);\"> &nbsp; <\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p  ><span>\"Jim McKelvey has altered the<br> way money changes hands\"<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/container--><div class=\"video-texture \"> <span class=\"ie-fix\"><\/span> <\/div><\/div> <!--\/swiper-slide--><\/div><div class=\"container normal-container slider-pagination-wrap\"><div class=\"slider-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nectar-slider-loading \"> <span class=\"loading-icon none\">   <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; 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text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; centered_text=&#8221;true&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3><span id=\"drk\">About Jim McKelvey<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speakers.co.uk\/microsites\/jim-mckelvey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/underline-grey.jpg\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Jim McKelvey is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur, and is most widely known as the co-founder, along with Jack Dorsey, of Square. This is a revolutionary new mobile payment platform which enables anyone with a mobile device to accept credit cards anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The idea was borne out of Jim&#8217;s glass blowing company and the lack of being able to accept credit or debit card payments. Jim began blowing glass as a teenager, wrote an instructional textbook and ended up with his company \u2013 Third Degree Glass Factory \u2013 hosting a global glass conference. The demand for Jim&#8217;s work, which was not originally for sale, was so great Jim moved onto forming another company called Glass Faucet, to sell them.<\/p>\n<p>Jim\u2019s latest ground-breaking initiative is LaunchCode, which he created to remedy a problem he saw in a lack of IT talent growth. In addition to this he is Managing Director of another venture, SixThirty which hooks up financial technology companies with not only mentoring and money, but access to the ecosystem of financial institutions. 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Does this help inspire your creative mind in a business capacity or is it pure artistry?<\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text]I love working hot glass. It demands a combination of physical skill and instantaneous decision-making that clears my mind wonderfully. Glass also rewards risk, to make something great you must be willing to destroy something that is already good. Glass also reflects the mental state of its creator, you can literally see the artist\u2019s mental state frozen in the final piece. I also truly enjoy selling something nobody needs. 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