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Ali Danziger

Ali Danziger

Chief Marketing Officer at Ascent (FinTech); 2x founder and entrepreneur focused on student financing and workforce development.

Jun 17, 2026

ZachHOST
11:10
Uh, I wonder if you're able to talk about why the order you gave in, in the way to, uh, look into them and what people can benefit most from, from each of those buckets.
11:23
Sure.
11:24
So scholarship dollars, you have to double check, but scholarship dollars are free, and they don't have to be paid back.
11:31
So that is money that is gifted to you in the form of sometimes cash, sometimes gift cards.
11:38
Like, you have to read the, um, terms and conditions to make sure that you understand, but max out scholarships as much as you can.
11:45
It's not just from your school, but look at, um, things in your community, organizations that you're involved with.
11:51
Think about, like, your parents' companies and do they have scholarship opportunities, um, your community banks, your high schools, uh, various nonprofits in your area.

10 MINS LATER

ZachHOST
21:48
So start with number one, and we'll go... [laughs] Um, but, but how is Ascend approaching student financing differently? Is it the, the plethora of options? Is it something in addition to that?

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