The Unicorn Helping Millions Build Credit featuring James Garvey
October 20, 2026
Hosted by David Cohen
In this episode of the Give First podcast, David Cohen sits down with James Garvey, co-founder and CEO of Self, the credit access unicorn that has helped millions of people build and rebuild their credit. James opens up about stepping away from the company and returning to the CEO seat to refound it, and the values and communication habits he credits for keeping Self on course. He is one of 13 unicorn founders featured in David Cohen and Amir Hegazi's new book, Chasing Unicorns, which lays out the PRIDE framework behind Techstars' billion-dollar companies. Follow James Garvey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkgarvey/ Read Chasing Unicorns: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Unicorns/dp/1068476079