Influential Woman · Fintech
Clarice Bonaccorsi
Chief Executive Officer, Gogi
Los Angeles, CA
Her Story
About Clarice
I started my career in mortgage banking right after high school without going to college. I'm a natural fast learner, so I was able to self-teach myself a lot of this alongside many mentors in my life. I started off as a day trader, making 5 figures every month and growing from there. On the development side, I started with UI/UX with my mentor, which is the design user product and user experience. Then I became a product manager, then a front-end coder, then a back-end coder. I'm very self-taught with lots of mentors. I've also participated in leadership programs that definitely help, being in these communities where I learned leadership and how to manage teams properly. This is not my first startup, so a lot of it has been from experience. I feel like that was the best way that I could have learned. My typical day involves waking up, going through emails, and managing my team. We do meetings every other day. I have to make sure that the platform is constantly improving, and having user feedback is one of the most important things with us. It's a lot about communicating with my team and making sure everyone's on the right page and things are getting done within the proper timeline. There's a lot of time management involved. We're creating systems with machine learning that we feel will help a lot of people create passive income, so we're really passionate about what we do.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Clarice
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to a mix of relentless curiosity and a willingness to teach myself what I didn't know. Coming from a non-traditional tech background, I had to learn to code simply to solve my own frustrations. That hands-on hustle taught me that the best innovations are born from real necessity, not just theoretical ideas.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best advice I ever got was to stop waiting for permission or for the "perfect" moment to build something. If you see a massive gap in how the world operates, you have to be bold enough to build the solution yourself.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Trust your voice, lean into your unique perspective, and don't be afraid to take up space in male-dominated rooms. Your fresh outlook is exactly what these industries need to evolve.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Right now, we have this incredible opportunity to open the doors to powerful financial AI and make it accessible to everyone. But to get people there, we have to tackle the hurdle of education and trust. It reminds me a lot of when personal computers first came out—so many people were terrified or skeptical of them at first, but once they learned how useful they were, computers changed our entire world.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
For me, it always comes down to empowerment and integrity. I genuinely believe that advanced financial technology should be a tool for everyday people, not just a luxury for big institutions. In both business and life, I prioritize transparency and building things with a real, positive human purpose.
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