Podcasts

There’s an age-old question in bank management that I’ve heard all the nearly 25 years I’ve been in the business. How do we get more business referrals from our employees? And the next question is going to be something like…”why didn’t this incentive plan work?!” If that situation sounds familiar (and I’m betting it does …

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It’s always fun to sit down with Jimmy Sawyers and look back at his predictions for the most recent year. We’ve done this since the very beginning of the podcast and it’s been great every time. Today’s episode is predictions 6-10 that he made for 2024…and let’s see how he did! Check out Sawyers and …

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It’s always fun to sit down with Jimmy Sawyers and look back at his predictions for the most recent year. We’ve done this since the very beginning of the podcast and it’s been great every time. Today’s episode is predictions 1-5 that he made for 2024…and let’s see how he did! Check out Sawyers and …

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December 18, 2024 the Fed made an announcement that many people did not see coming. So, whenever the Fed does something, we bring on Jim Reber to digest it for us and explain it to the community banking industry. Be sure to check out ICBA Securities at www.icba.org/icba-securities

That time of the year when we take a look back with our friends at Gerrish Smith Tuck and what they’ve seen are some of the issues we’ve faced this past year and what’s coming ahead. To learn more about Gerrish Smith Tuck, check out gerrish.com/ And many thanks to ICBA Securities for their continued support.

Well, Barret has a BIG announcement and it’s one we’ve been working on for right at a year-and-a-half. I don’t know when I’ve been more excited to be make an episode!! Barret has entered partnership with The Banque, a new banking simulation centered around teaching the players actual banking! We’ve worked with Dave Sidon during …

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Well, it’s been a slightly busy week and a half hasn’t it!? Only a little bit of news that has market impact, right? Seriously, there’s been quite a few things moving in the markets and whenever there’s news you can use…we bring in Jim Reber, CEO of ICBA Securities to help us get our arms …

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This is sort of a part 2 to the last time we had Eric on discussing collaboration. As you can tell, I love talking to Eric and his insights from his career are always insightful and inspiring to me as I hope they are to you. I love this idea of accountability. It takes a …

Accountability in Banking with Eric Alexander Read More »

Whenever there’s economic news that matters to community banks, why not turn to the experts. Jim Reber, CEO of ICBA Securities, is on today to summarize and contextualize today’s economic news. To learn more about the Balance Sheet Academy referenced in the show, check out www.icba.org/events/details/202…ance-sheet-academy

Eric Alexander with Six Arrows Consulting is back to talk about collaboration in banking. This will be, likely, a two-part series on tearing down those infernal silos we have in banking. Long time listeners will know that the “silo-ing” in banking is one of my biggest pet peeves and Eric’s approach to team building, collaboration, …

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