Rowland Hobbs

CEO & Co-Founder at Stake

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Rowland Hobbs is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Stake. Stake is the only deals network for renters. 350,000 renters have unlocked deals in the Stake network, building wealth with Cash Back, banking, and payments. The Stake Network includes: the leading Cash Back leasing platform UMoveFree, Credit Builder, StakePay, StakeChecking, and Loyalty Cloud — the only incentive optimization platform for owners and operators. Rowland is recognized as a leader in financial product design. He led Accenture's product design practice in financial services, and has been a trusted consultant to Fortune 500 CEOs. Rowland previously founded two companies and has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Insider, and Fast Company. His inspiration for Stake came from a unique overlap of his work in microlending, loyalty platforms, and banking.