Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief

Welcome to episode twenty five of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Jill Feiler, the new CEO of ZSuite Technologies. On this show, I’ve been unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Jill has spent more than two decades in significant leadership roles at banks and fintech companies. As the eldest daughter of a single mother raising six...

Welcome to episode twenty-four of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Laura Kornhauser, CEO of Stratyfy. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Although it may have started by accident, Laura’s parents launched and ran their own company for years, eventually achieving a successful financial exit. That environment was...

Welcome to episode twenty-three of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Julieann (Julie) Thurlow, President and CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Growing up in the tiny seaside town of Lubec, Maine, Julie Thurlow quickly learned independence and reliance on family values. It was an...

Welcome to episode twenty-two of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Jeffery Kendall, Chairman and CEO of Nymbus. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. As is often the case, when you’re young, it’s difficult to see your own potential, but your friends and mentors can see it clearly. Such was the case for Jeffery Kend...

Welcome to episode twenty-one of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Kris Bishop, CEO of FIntegrate. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Kris grew up on a farm in Mississippi, working from “can to can’t” as his father would say. Although he fully absorbed the relentless work ethic of his family, Kris knew his desti...

Welcome to episode twenty of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Carson Lappetito, President of Sunwest Bank. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. As a preschool, Carson was tasked with managing the cash register of the pretend grocery store because he fully understood how to transact and make change. This might hav...

Welcome to episode nineteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Hank Seale, Founder and CEO of Hapax. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. As a young boy, Hank Seale fully expected that his destiny was to run the family’s cattle ranch, as generations of Seale men had done, going back before to the Spanish land gr...

Welcome to episode eighteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Kim Snyder, Founder and CEO of KlariVis. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Kim Snyder fell out of banking into founding a fintech startup right as the COVID pandemic struck the globe. Luckily, her upbringing as a Virginia farm girl gave her the wo...

Welcome to episode seventeen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is David Reiling, Chairman and CEO of Sunrise Banks. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. David may have worked in banking his entire life, but it wasn’t until he was running a bank of his own that he realized he is actually an entrepreneur who happens...

Welcome to episode fourteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Steve Robert, Co-Founder and CEO of Autobooks. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Steve has always had a strong drive to succeed, whether that was jumping into the workforce at the earliest opportunity or teaching himself how to write code. Today h...

Welcome to episode fifteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Tanya Van Court, Founder and CEO of Goalsetter. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Tanya comes from a line of strong women who became living bridges to support their families and communities. Tanya is carrying that legacy forward and scaling it way...

Welcome to episode fourteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Craig Montanaro, President and CEO of Kearny Bank. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Craig got an early start in banking, like at age five or six. Since then, he’s reached the top and brought a lot of people with him. My name is Nathan Baumeister;...

Welcome to episode thirteen of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Alice Frazier, President and CEO of Bank of Charles Town. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Alice doesn’t fit the modern profile of a disruptive personality. But that’s because we’ve confused ostentatious behavior with innovation and change. My na...

Welcome to episode twelve of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is John Sorrell, President and CEO of Core Bank. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. John dreamed of becoming a professional water-skier, but discovered his true niche in banking. My name is Nathan Baumeister; I am the Co-founder and CEO of ZSuite Tech a...

Welcome to episode eleven of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Kathleen Craig, founder and CEO of Plinqit. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Kathleen came into the banking world with a wealth of customer experience knowledge gained from her years in the restaurant industry. That foundation has informed everythi...

Welcome to episode ten of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Kelly A. Brown, CEO of Ampersand Incorporated and a Senior Advisor at Patriot Financial. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. And when Kelly realized she wanted to start a bank, it wasn’t to make a pile of money, it was to protect other people and their m...

Welcome to episode eight of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Zach Duke, Co-Founder and CEO of Finosec. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. For Zach, the turning point in his career came at age 41 when he decided that it was time to launch his own cybersecurity company. My name is Nathan Baumeister; I am the Co-f...

Welcome to episode eight of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Tim Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Praxent. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Even among long-time CEOs, it’s rare to find one who has been running his own company since he was 16. Tim is a first-generation immigrant to the US who has been building wit...

Welcome to episode seven of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Eric belongs to the class of CEOs who start their journeys at the bottom of the corporate ladder and work their way up to the very top. And he accomplished this by thinking...

Welcome to episode six of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Nicky Senyard, CEO and founder of Fintel Connect, a partner marketing agency for banks, credit unions, and fintechs. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Nicky charted her path to leadership using hard-won experience and a deep trust for her own intuition...

Welcome to episode five of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Our guest is Burt Hicks, President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Encore Bank, a modern boutique bank that aims to be the best bank, not the biggest. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Burt has the résumé of a dyed-in-the-wool banker, but his global perspective...

Welcome to episode four of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! The guest on today’s show is Lee Farabaugh, Co-founder and President at Core10, a fintech that specializes in developing products for financial institutions. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Thanks to Lee’s background in fine arts, user experience, and health informatic...

Welcome to episode three of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! The guest on today’s show is Liz Magennis, President of ConnectOne Bank, a commercial and retail bank in the New York metro and New Jersey markets. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. I’m very excited about my conversation with Liz. ConnectOne Bank has a reputation as one...

Welcome to episode two of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! The guest on today’s show is Gabe Krajicek, CEO of Kasasa, a marketing and technology provider for community financial institutions. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. And full disclosure, my history with Gabe goes way back. I worked with him at Kasasa for 11 years before...

Welcome to the first episode of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! The guest on today’s show is Jay Tuli, President of Leader Bank and Chairman of the Board at ZSuite Tech. On this show, I’m unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people into successful leaders. Jay is a dynamic business leader, son, husband, and father – making him a natural fit for the inaugural episode of this s...