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The ways we work have fundamentally changed. People no longer seek just work-life balance. They want the power to choose when, where, and how they work. They want the freedom to create their own schedules, to do work they find meaningful, and to be in a space that suits their unique needs. Gone are the days of a one-size-fits-all nine to five. In <\/em>All the Ways You Work<\/em><\/a>, WeWork members share how they\u2019re reimagining their professional lives and thriving in this new world of work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A simple mix-up at a fintech networking event in Boston<\/a> in 2015 brought Jared Shulman and Jerry Shu together: They were accidentally given each other\u2019s name tags. They soon found each other, exchanged name tags, talked, and developed a friendship. They both had backgrounds in finance; at the time, Shulman was working at ILA Capital, a private credit hedge fund focused on marketplace lending, and Shu had cofounded Manticor, a derivatives exchange for digital assets. Five years later, in 2020, they decided to cofound a new company, called Lendica<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur business is what’s called embedded finance,\u201d says Shulman, who serves as CEO. \u201cWe give software to other service providers so that all their customers can get access to loan programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n