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Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcastFrom Bootstrap to Big League: The Helcim JourneyIn this episode of the LIBI podcast, Nicolas Beique, founder of Helcim, returns to discuss the incredible growth and transformation of his company since his last appearance in 2020. Nic shares insights into transitioning from a bootstrap company to raising significant venture capital and the challenges that come with such dramatic scaling. He reflects on the differences in operations and strategic focus when moving from self-funded to a venture-backed framework. Helcim's commitment to being the most loved payments provider and their drive to keep innovation at the core of their business strategy are key themes throughout this engaging discussion.
2025-03-1829 min
Marketing on MarsFrom $0 to $50M+: Disrupting The Fintech WorldIn Episode 110, we sit down with Nic Beique, Founder & CEO of Helcim, to talk about disrupting the payments industry for small businesses. Unlike the big players, Helcim focuses on unsexy businesses, dentists, accountants, and local shops, giving them transparent pricing and better tools to grow.🚀Nic shares how he bootstrapped Helcim, built a payment processor from scratch, and why direct marketing beats niche targeting every time. We also dive into Reddit marketing wins, AI’s impact on SEO, and how they plan to scale past $50M+ in revenue.🔥Key Moments:00:00 - Intro02:40...2025-03-141h 02
Reinventing ProfessionalsHow AI is Affecting the Way Law Firms are Processing PaymentsI spoke with Nic Beique, the Founder and CEO of Helcim, a digital payments company for various professional services providers, including law firms. We discussed the qualities and capabilities law firms should look for in a payment provider, the advantages of using payment technology separate from practice management tools, and how artificial intelligence affects how law firms process payments.
2024-08-1309 minReinventing ProfessionalsHow AI is Affecting the Way Law Firms are Processing PaymentsI spoke with Nic Beique, the Founder and CEO of Helcim, a digital payments company for various professional services providers, including law firms. We discussed the qualities and capabilities law firms should look for in a payment provider, the advantages of using payment technology separate from practice management tools, and how artificial intelligence affects how law firms process payments.
2024-08-1309 min
PayPod: The Payments and Fintech PodcastInnovating Beyond Borders How Nic Beique is Reshaping Canada’s Fintech LandscapeEpisode Topic In this episode of Pay Pod, Kevin Rosenquist chats with Nic Beique, founder of Helcim, a Canadian fintech company revolutionizing payment processing for small to medium-sized businesses. Nic shares his journey of building Helcim, starting from its early days in 2006 as a traditional payments reseller to its transformation in 2020 into a full-fledged payment processing powerhouse. The conversation covers the challenges and opportunities in the fintech space, the importance of fair pricing in payment processing, and how Helcim is positioning itself against industry giants like Square and Stripe by targeting more established businesses in the mid-market.2024-08-0230 min
Keep GoingKeep Going: How one small company played David to a lot of Goliaths - and wonHave a great story to tell? Want to be on the show? Email john@biggs.cc with the subject line Keep Going and I’ll schedule you. Thanks!
Nic Beique, founder and CEO of Helcim, shares the challenges his company faced in the payments industry and how they overcame them. They initially struggled to find a manufacturing partner and had their hardware supplier acquired by Stripe, leaving them without a source for their card readers.
However, they persevered and found a new partner and began to thrive. Beique emphasizes the importance of focusing on...2024-06-2420 min
Own Your PotentialEpisode 142: Nic BeiqueNic Beique, Founder & CEO of Helcim, tells us about how his unique upbringing intersecting Texas, Montreal and Calgary fueled his entrepreneurial mindset, how being resilient and willing to take the hard path has been core to Helcim's success, and the important difference between being customer obsessed vs competitor obsessed.2024-06-0352 min
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech LeadersS9 Bonus: Nic Beique, HelcimNic Beique was born in Odessa, Texas, but moved when he was very young to Montreal. Later in his teens, he moved to Alberta, which he describes as the "Denver of Canada". He loves his work, and spends most of his time thinking about how to expand his new venture - but outside of this, he lives in a beautiful city, with tons of hiking, skiing and snowboarding. He also enjoys a lego set here and there, keeping close to his building roots.Nic started his first payments business a decade ago, which lived under the shadow...2024-05-2324 min
Joe Momoh PresentsYYC89: Crafting a Culture of Success with Nic Beique, Founder & CEO at HelcimNic Beique, Founder & CEO of Helcim, discusses the importance of transparency, affordability, and customer service in the payments industry.
He emphasizes the need for differentiation and the role of culture in building a strong team. His passion for entrepreneurship and his vision for Helcim's future make for an inspiring conversation. Tune in to learn more about Nic's unique approach to leadership and building a successful company.
GET THE FREE EBOOK - YYCLEADERS.COM2024-04-0933 min
Your Business UnleashedThe Future of Fintech with Nic Beique of HelcimNic Beique from Helcim joins the podcast to go through the fascinating realm of FinTech, where innovation meets finance, and discover why it has become the driving force reshaping how we manage, invest, and interact with money.Show notes:Helcim Merchant Services - Feel Good About Your Paymentshttps://www.achenhenderson.ca/2023-07-2041 min
Founder Journey | The Untold Stories of the Founder JourneyFounders & Funding ft. Information Venture Partners and HelcimOn this episode of Founders & Funding, we are joined by Jane Podbelskaya of Information Venture Partners and Nic Beique, Founder at Helcim.
Nic and Jane chat with us about the raising process, how they built a relationship and the necessary steps for both a Founder and VC to find success.Â
Helcim provides Canadian & American businesses an opportunity to accept credit card payments at affordable &transparent rates. A wide range of online, ecommerce, cloud-based, mobile & retail payment platforms allowsHelcim to offer a total payments solution.Â
Information Venture Partners is a Toronto-based team of experienced ve...2022-12-0746 min
CONNECT older episodesThe Province wants to hire talent from other major cities, understanding the distractions in our vehicles, and how students can manage mental health going back to schoolThe province announced that they actively want to recruit talented workers from out of province - specifically from Vancouver and Toronto. We speak with local CEO Nic Beique about how hiring in those competitive industries looks. Afterwards we speak with Brian Turner of Driving.ca about distractions in our vehicles. Finally, Cathy Keough of the Calgary Counselling Centre joins us to talk about how those going back to school can maintain their mental health. 2022-08-1928 minLeaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcastAl Del Degan Hosts AJ Robles (Helcim) on the LIBI PodcastAJ Robles set out with intention to find a place to work that aligned with his values, and where he could bring his genuine self every day. Having found his place at Helcim, he now shares some great advice for others who are on their job search journey.
Thank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.
Host: Al Del Degan I have been involved in software development for more t...2022-07-0533 min
Collisions YYCFollow the Money - Nic Beique, Bootstrapped Straight a $16 Million - Series ACalgary-based FinTech company Helcim is a true success story, going from bootstrapped to big funding. In this talk, Nic shares his insights on growing a bootstrapped business, and how it can be beneficial to figure out your company’s identity before seeking outside investment. You’ll also learn about Helcim’s approach to hiring, and how they’ve assembled a team of key talent to help them reach their ambitious growth goals.2022-05-2439 min
The Insider's Guide To FinanceFrom Bootstrapping to a Series A Round w. Nic BeiqueJoining us on the show today is Nic Beique, CEO and co-founder of Helcim. Their mission is to be the world’s most loved payments company. In our conversation, we learn about his journey from a decade of bootstrapping to a financing success story.The payments industry is foundational to modern-day lives and everything we do in economies. Yet, we rarely pay it any attention. In our conversation, we get an insider’s view into the inner workings of the payments industry. We dive into the mind of an inspiring founder! Nic has g...2022-05-1144 min
Fine Tune with Corby FineEP37 - Building the World's Most Loved Payments Company with Nic BeiqueAccording to Nic Beique, the payments space is generally boring, but his goal is to build a payments company that is loved by his customers and that can be the heartbeat of their customers success. Nic tells me that it would be enough of a differentiating point for Helcim to have built the brand that they have already built, one based on processing billions in payments per year with a human touch. But in an industry notorious for bad practices, he's going even further. Nic Beique is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Helcim, a payments c...2022-01-3123 min
The Business B-SideNic Beique: The Way of the HelcimNic Beique is the Founder of Helcim, a fast-growth payments processing company in Calgary, Canada and is on a mission to be the world's most loved payments company.Â
Now, imagine you were joining a traveling circus and you needed some kind of manual to tell you how to succeed...this is how Nic describes his desire to create an operating guide for his company to thrive.
Recently, Nic publicly released his company culture book, The Way of the Helcim, and is putting his stake in the ground early. 'Helcim' is an old latin word meaning, d...2021-12-0831 min
Product Startup101: Payment Processing for Small Hardware Manufacturers
Nic Beique is the Founder and CEO of Helcim, a North American payment processing company that has over 10,000 small business clients, and processes over four billion dollars of transactions per year. In fact, Mako Design is one of his clients. Today Nic is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers should understand the importance of payment processing, and how to best use it to improve the experience for both your end customers and your business-to-business wholesale transactions.Today you will hear us talk about:
High level of what payment processing i...2021-11-1026 minLeaders, Innovators and Big Ideas - the Rainforest podcastAdam Ludgate Hosts Nicolas Beique on the LIBI PodcastThank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by Rainforest Alberta.The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.
Adam Ludgate Adam is a technical leader who is involved in the startup/tech community and is enticed by new and innovative ways of solving problems with technology. He has worked previously with the likes of IBM Canada, AOL UK, tech startups in London's 'Silicon Roundabout' as well as with a variety of oil & gas software firms in various software development and leadership ca...2020-08-1843 min
The RebelRebel PodcastE0025 - Just Build ItNic Beique is that guy. He dreamed up, and is running, a successful international payments company called HELCIM from Calgary, Alberta Canada. But there's more to the story. Nic's story starts in Texas, heads north to Montreal, and then takes a sharp turn west to Calgary. It was in a high school class in Calgary that one teacher saw his passion and helped direct it. From 3D modelling and animation, to coding websites, to steering a huge company he's having a blast doing it his own way. And if you need Larry The Contractor's number...2019-01-0749 min