“Learn How To Use A Copy Machine” 5 Leadership Lessons With Phil Woods CEO of the Abele Group

“Learn how to use a copy machine — As the CEO of a startup you are the travel manager, the worker, the admin, the boss and the IT department, all in one. In the beginning, I quickly needed to school up on the “small stuff” in order to move the team forward to the big dream.”

I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Woods. Phil is the CEO of the Abele Group, a finance and technology company leading the financial industry into the digital age with the power of blockchain and artificial intelligence. Phil is based in Singapore but is often found flexing between the US and Asia. He has enjoyed a successful track record in providing institutional banking solutions within the foreign exchange and local markets business at Citibank. Phil also has long-standing industry and product experience as a financial advisor and salesperson covering some of the world’s largest and most complex financial institutions. Prior to his career in finance, Phil served as a U.S. Army aviation officer and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.