Nadine Eid What are the secrets to your success? Determination, Passion, Positivity, and Discipline. Success in life does not come very easily, and there are many obstacles that we have to clear before achieving our goals. How did you persevere through tough times? Challenges make you stronger and strengthen your ability to face and defeat more difficulties in the future. By finding ways to keep going and keep moving forward, I was willing to take on all the challenges despite the struggles and delays in reaching my goals. It is that inner drive that kept me in the game when everything else was telling me it is time to quit! When going through tough times, the key is to have a clear vision, to be able to accept and anticipate change, to accept the uncertainty and unpredictability of Life, to incorporate gratitude into our daily routine, to remain positive, and to focus on the things that bring us happiness. We have to stick to our dreams until they become a reality. As Thomas Edison said: “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”. Now that you have reached your goal, what do you want to achieve next? Once you reach a goal, take the time first to appreciate the outcome. Allow yourself the luxury of indulgence and satisfaction. Pause for a deep breath to admire the results, and get some credit for your hard work. Enjoy the moment, celebrate your success, and feel the comfort and joy in order to recharge for your next adventure. Then, the key element is to keep the balance. For me, it is now the time to try some new things, gain new experiences, and have new things to aim for. My bigger goal is already set, and am now working harder and smarter in order to expand it, and to prepare myself for the next level. What are some of the challenges you face regarding the advancements of the financial world? The issue of data breach is a major concern in the financial world. Financial services are always a target for cybercrimes due to the sensitive nature of their data. With the increase of online transactions and communications, security and risk mitigation are key factors that we should focus on. Also, one of the main challenges facing the financial services industry is managing regulatory risk and compliance, which is a fundamental component of the financial industry. Too much regulation can oppress innovation and increase costs, while too little can lead to mismanagement, corruption, and collapse. This makes it difficult to determine the optimal way to implement government regulations within the financial services sector.   What are your plans for growing BeyondComply? My plan is to drive the name of BeyondComply to be associated with compliance worldwide, and to grow the company to become one of the top compliance firms in the world. The key now is to focus on customer service, explore new opportunities to extend the value of my customers, grow my team, build on my expertise, and focus on the right strategic partners.   Switching from one role to another can be stressful. What drove you to open your own business besides your position in a well-established multinational company? Like every entrepreneur, I started my own business in order to follow my dreams and fulfill my passion. Pursuing what I want involves vision and requires intensive alignment. Being in charge of creating my own business from the ground up fills me with purpose and satisfaction, and enables me to shape my company into something I can be proud of and that I can pass on to my children as a foundation.   Prioritization can be difficult no matter how experienced you are, and great leaders do it very well. On a related note how do you define leadership? Leadership is not an action or a title. It is about how we influence and guide others, how people learn from us, how they look for our advice, and how they are inspired by us. Our success as leaders is based on how we provide others with clear direction, how we develop our skills and know-how, share our knowledge, empower others, and continue learning at the same time.   Making bets can be a familiar experience that women entrepreneurs encounter.  Do you feel like you have taken risks in your career? The ability to think outside the box and color outside the lines is by itself a big risk that one can take in his or her profession. The day I decided to get out of my comfort zone and challenge everything around me to head towards a new horizon was the biggest bet of my life. Career risks can be alarming, but they are sometimes necessary to reach your overall goals. I took a lot of risks in my career and I challenged a lot of people to reach where I am now. I have risked my job at various circumstances, but I was never afraid to recognize my own value and ask for more, while of course assessing whether the potential rewards will outweigh the potential loss. Switching gears, what advice would you give someone who’s just starting his career? Pursue your passion. Know who you really are and what you really want. Show enthusiasm for what you are doing. Motivate yourself with personal tasks to achieve your goal.   Outside of work, what else are you passionate about? As an entrepreneur, speaker, senior executive, wife, mom and gym enthusiast all rolled into one, with 27 years of experience in a male-dominated industry, I have grown to understand how men and women function in relationships. Seeing the power of a strong woman, I am passionate about helping other women increase their confidence in their relationships and have helped numerous women to embrace their femininity and transform their relationships into exciting, successful and fulfilling experiences. In that regard, I am collaborating with a