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  • Ep 35: On Growing a California Bank Year After Year // CEO Dave Brager
    2024/11/13

    Citizens Business Bank has made money in every single quarter of every single year for more than 47 years.

    Today on the show, Al and Steve talk to Dave Brager, CEO of Citizens Business Bank and 2022 GonzoBanker of the Year Bank award winner, about the bank’s impressive growth. Among the topics they explore for the $15.4 billion asset bank that a dairy farmer founded: the ability to deliver and lend through all economic cycles, remaining realistic about organic growth strategies and the importance of the talent pipeline.

    Oh... Al also applauds Dave for his dapper style.

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    28 分
  • Ep 34: Banking Is Gonna Make You Sweat
    2024/10/02

    Today on the show, Steve quizzes Al on the hottest topics discussed at the recent Association for Financial Technology Fall Summit held in Palm Springs. Among them: the Federal Reserve’s rate cut and what it could mean for regional banks, mounting regulatory fintech issues, holes in talent pipeline and whether branches are going extinct in the next two decades. Spoiler: They aren’t.

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    22 分
  • Ep 33: Lake City's Secret Sauce // CEO David Findlay
    2024/09/25

    Lake City Bank has managed to grow its book value per share even amid some of the thorniest industry challenges.

    David Findlay, Chairman and CEO of Lake City Bank, talks to Al and Steve about why the bank is creating an innovation and tech center in Indiana, the significance of elevating the retail banker role and the importance of community outreach, including by making a move a big bank wouldn’t: maintaining rural branches.

    But his secret sauce? It’s literal: Don’s Rib Sauce at Alcona Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana.

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    25 分
  • Ep 32: How This 177-Year-Old Bank Innovates // Nitin Mhatre
    2024/09/12

    It’s action packed in banking right now as regulatory uncertainty mounts with the looming presidential election.

    Today on the show, Al and Steve pick the brain of Nitin Mhatre, the CEO of Berkshire Bank, on the most pressing issues in banking. They explore the tension of a bank changing for the times while preserving its relationship-driven company culture, how to recruit senior talent and the importance of investing in technology. They also get into some of the cool initiatives the bank has pursued, including offering a bank account that comes with an unusual perk – paying up to $15 per month for subscriptions like Hulu and Netflix for certain direct deposit customers.

    Al also brings up the big reunion: the Oasis tour. Steve starts humming.

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    30 分
  • Ep 31: The Recipe for Growing a Bank in 2024 with WesBanco’s Jeff Jackson
    2024/08/28

    As Jeff Jackson, the CEO of WesBanco, sees it, M&A activity can only go up.

    In this episode, Al and Steve chat with Jeff about why that is and what is at stake for community banks across the country.

    They also explore other banking classics, including what the future of delivery in banking looks like, how to retain employees and what has helped the bank grow its deposits in a competitive year. They also opine on another passion: college football.

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    28 分
  • Ep 30: Who's Swimming Without a Bathing Suit?
    2024/08/14

    The frequent flyer miles are overflowing for Steve and Al as they continue to visit banks across the country. In this episode, they dish on the burning C-suite issues, including: recession risks, core deposit growth challenges (and ideas to overcome them) and an area they believe bankers need to step it up on – their succession planning. Don’t worry. They talk about Snoop Dogg, too.

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    24 分
  • Ep 29: Are You Ready For Some… Bank CEO Perspective // Mike Daniels
    2024/05/15

    Mike Daniels, the chairman and CEO of Nicolet Bank and Green Bay Packers’ board member, talks to Al and Steve about what it takes for a community bank to flourish right now and the NFL offseason.

    They also chat about how to preserve company culture when the business is scaling and offer tips on what not to do in pursuing deposits. Also, Mike provides a peek at what it’s like banking in America’s dairy land.

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    26 分
  • Ep 28: The Lessons of '24 (So Far): This Is Going To Be Rough!
    2024/04/24

    In this episode, Al and Steve discuss the mounting scrutiny on banking-as-a-service providers, the perplexities tied to a higher interest rate environment and the mounting concerns of succession planning.

    But it’s not all doom and gloom. Your hosts also chat about when M&A activity will pick up, how to preserve and nurture creativity while also mitigating risk and ways to become the best small business bank of the future.

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    22 分