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One of the longest running traditions on the podcast is our year in review with Jimmy Sawyers of Sawyers and Jacobs. Jimmy is an industry leader in cybersecurity and banking technology and each year he puts out a Top 10 Trends around this time of the year. So, what we like to do here is …
Walk off those extra turkey calories with Chris and Byron talking about music and food. It may surprise you that we don’t spend every waking minute talking about banking. I know…shocking. But, we thought you’d like to hear what a typical Chris and Byron conversation sounds like…on two of our favorite topics. Just sit back …
Blues, BBQ, And Barret…Chris and Byron Talk Music and Food Read More »
Banks need deposits…banks raise deposit prices…or banks go to capital markets…bank down the street does the same thing…margins get thinner and thinner… Sound familiar? So, let’s break out of that rut and rethink this idea of marginal cost of funds as well as the value of our franchises and incorporating an idea called “lifetime value …
Deposit Price Wars: Breaking Out of that Cycle with Neil Stanley Read More »
We have several end of the year traditions at Main Street Banking and taking a look back at the year with Gerrish Smith Tuck, PLC is one of them. Greyson Tuck is President of Gerrish Smith Tuck PLC and Gerrish Smith Tuck Consultants LLC located here in Memphis. They do extensive traveling, consulting, and teaching …
When there’s economic news you can use for community banks, we bring Jim Reber to help explain. Jim is the CEO of ICBA Securities here in Memphis and one of the top subject matter experts in this area for community banks. Many thanks to him and ICBA Securities for the sponsorship of the show and …
For about 20 years, we have done a GAP Assessment where students are surveying the communication (by extension, then, the bank’s culture). It’s a look at the communication culture of the entire bank from multiple different angles and perspectives. It’s always a fascinating look at banks to see where these gaps exist. And that’s what …
GAPS in Communication: Chris and Byron Discuss the BGSB GAP Assignment’s Results Read More »
Continuing yesterday’s conversation around stewardship and banking. If you haven’t heard part 1, be sure to go check that out.
Stewardship is a word that we don’t use often in the banking world…and that’s a shame. While many of us come from a faith tradition that brings a particular set of ideas along with the word, there are some very pertinent points that apply so specifically to banking that I think it wise to discuss …
So, the bank president gets hit by a bus…what happens? What about the CFO? Or the Compliance Officer? Is that a different story? With apologies to our friends in executive management (I swear, we’re not trying to bump you off!), a large part of culture and engagement that we are missing is succession planning…and by …
Thanks for coming back for part 2. If you missed part 1, please go back and listen so you’ll be caught up! We talk a lot about engagement and culture and things like that. For some, it’s an odd concept to get our minds around. Numbers people like…numbers. So, let’s look at some. Each year, …
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