The New York Times for Revel Systems

March 6, 2014

This interview with Lisa Falzone, the C.E.O. of Revel Systems, a maker of point-of-sale payment systems for restaurants and retailers, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.

Q. When you were a child, were you in leadership roles or doing entrepreneurial things?

A. I was captain of the swim team in high school and I swam at Stanford. That was really my entrepreneurial endeavor. I was very competitive. And swimming really helped me learn how to perform under pressure, how to just work hard and get the job done.