Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers

Sitting down with Lindsay LaNore to talk about bank education and its importance. There is so much more to bank education than the standard compliance "have to do this because my boss says so" that we have done for so long. Education has cultural, personal, and financial benefits to the bank and grasping that can be the difference between a good bank...and a great bank.

We are starting a new series today..."Main Street Economic Update". Every quarter, I'll sit down with Jim Reber from ICBA Securities to talk about what's going on in the markets and how that impacts the community bank. Should be interesting! Please feel free to share, rate, and subscribe to Main Street Banking!

Wrapping up the 2018 ICBA Lead FWD conference. It's been an incredible and inspiring two days here in Louisville KY. The conversations...the networking...the ideas...it's just more evidence that community banking is in good hands.

Day 1 of ICBA's Lead FWD conference is in the books and it's been amazing! Check out some interviews and thoughts from this amazing event!

We sit down today with Blake Crow with Eide Bailley in Sioux City SD. Blake works with, among many other things, community banks and their taxes. With the recent tax law changes, Blake sits down with us to talk about those changes...and our shared love of good music! Hope you enjoy! Be sure to follow Blake on Twitter @BankTaxBlake

I sat down with Jim Reber of ICBA Securities to have a general conversation about what he does. We'll be having Jim on once a quarter or so to give our listeners and brief market report as well as anything else going on in the bond and investment world that he runs across. Please feel free to subscribe, share, and rate this episode and thanks for stopping by.

Taking a short break from our series on culture, I wanted to talk about my experience using some of the "new" digital outreach methods community banks have and are beginning to use. Even for someone like me...who hates change and is a grumpy "old" man...it felt great!

I'm really excited about this episode. I had the honor of interviewing Gabe Krajiccek of Kasasa on one of our mutual pet topics...culture. Here, he gives some very practical and pragmatic advice on how to change and implement the kind of culture you want in your bank. If there is a "must-listen" in our short lifespan here at the podcast...this is it!

Trish and I wrap up our conversation about culture and banking.

We sit down with Trish Springfield, EVP for Retail Banking at Southern First in South Carolina, to discuss culture in a bank. This is a passionate subject for both of us and I really enjoyed this episode and I think that it will help you in building/maintaining a successful culture within your bank. This is a two-parter so check back with us next week for the conclusion!

Dr. David Kern and I sit down for a candid discussion on the state of community banking today.

Growing professionally is as important as growing personally. It's a must. Banking school was, for me, the best time I had in growing as a banker.

We've all got them...including your customers.

"Universal banker" is gaining a lot of traction...but, it turns out, our customers have already been thinking of us like this!

2018 is going to be big!