In our interview with Brynne Tillman, with more than 10 years’ experience in helping people mine their connections for golden opportunities, she shares some actionable tips to grow your business by repositioning your profile and organizing your LinkedIn connections to build a business development plan. Brynne then shares her insights on how to tap into... Read more
5 Early Warning Signs for Lender Liability
Our interview with Mike Wear, who has a deep background in commercial lending and credit risk management, explores the topic of lender liability by starting with an overview of many sources of liability. He explains five critical warning signs that lenders should be monitoring, and what lenders can do to identify and manage lender liability.... Read more
Accelerating Development of the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Lindsay Johnston, with an extensive background as a general counsel and an HR executive in several industries, puts a spotlight on the Power of Professional Women organization. During the interview, Lindsay starts with the organization’s impressive mission, and her role as president, and then highlights the exciting programs, skill building events and the many... Read more
3 Factors to Developing Your Career Vision
Monice Sanders, a career and leadership consultant, shares her insights for building your career plan. She discusses the importance of having a career vision, an approach to career management, and how to practice career ownership. You can begin to use her recommendation right now. Monice Hodges Sanders is a Career and Leadership Consultant, who works... Read more
Realigning Priorities for the New (ab)Normal
Tactics to Win in a K-Shaped Recovery Financial institutions are in another strategic planning and budgeting season, and this one has more uncertainty than ever before. Even the dire financial crisis era had some generally predictable, if sobering, trendlines that financial executives could get their heads around as they planned ahead for the next year... Read more
Bringing Out the Best in Others: A Hallmark of Masterful Leadership
One of the most important things you can learn as a leader is how to bring out the best in others. Not only will you empower people to have a successful career, you will also positively impact their everyday life. Organizational health calls for hiring for the right fit. This starts with a careful selection... Read more
3 Questions To Ask During Vendor Contracts – Interview with Sherri WIlson
Intro – Vendor Negotiations are a key component for financial institutions to find the best solutions for their customers. Sherri Wilson, Senior Vice President of IT/Operations Director at HARCO takes us through the important questions to answers and the steps to ensure a positive outcome for all parties. She answers the key questions: Who should... Read more
Bank Marketers Often Position Their Institution Against Another, But Is Comparative Marketing Worth It?
In an article titled “Chobani Unveils Media Campaign to Support Simply 100 Greek Yogurt: ‘It’s a choice between natural and artificial’” author Elaine Watson outlines a tumultuous attempt at comparative advertising between two yogurt brand giants. Chobani, one of the top brands in yogurt, attacked Light + Fit Greek, claiming that an ingredient used in... Read more
How the Pandemic Has Awakened People to Health and Wellness
Intro In our interview with Holly Highfield, a fitness professional, and a wellness and personal care entrepreneur, we talk about wellness as a pathway to not just surviving but thriving. Bio Holly Highfield is an experienced wellness specialist on a mission to help you stop surviving & start thriving with simple tips, tricks... Read more
Does and Don’ts to Improve Your Digital Banking Prowess
Video Intro Eric Cook is a driving force in digital marketing. In our interview with Eric, we discuss the customer trends that challenge bankers, what bankers need to do to respond the changes in customer behavior and some of does and don’ts as bankers work to improve their digital marketing game. Full Bio A... Read more