Our guests on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast are Kent Curtis and Sherry Waner of 1^st Southwest Bank.  Kent is President and CEO and Sherry is Chief Development Officer of the bank.

This was a fascinating conversation about what 1^st Southwest Bank is doing as a CDFI, a Community Development Financial Institution.  They have combined their CDFI certification with a nonprofit and a technology tool to help not only their underserved communities, but to also help other banks make loans that they normally could or would not. 

As you listen to the podcast, think about how you can help your customers by partnering with 1^st Southwest Bank.

Our guest of this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Jon Scott, Professor of Finance at Fox School Of Business at Temple University.

This was a fascinating conversation focused on the findings Jon uncovered in the research for his white paper, The Community Bank View of a Changing Tech Landscape.

Our guest on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Richard Hamm, President Of Advantage Consulting & Training.  Richard has been training bankers for 29 years with a focus on Real Estate Lending.  He teaches all over the country and serves on the faculty of GSBC.

This was a fascinating conversation about all things Real Estate.  Richard gives some great advice about what bankers should be thinking and doing in these unique times.

Richard can be reached at [email protected]

Our guest on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Jason Mork, Director at Piper Sandler. Jason is a graduate of GSBC and currently serves on the faculty of GSBC.

This was a fascinating conversation in which Jason took us behind the curtain of what banks are doing in terms of their investment strategies. We also talk about the current state of the economy and what Jason thinks banks should be doing.

Our guest on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Cassie Solomon, President of The New Group, a company that helps leaders and teams accelerate successful strategic change.

We focused our conversation on the future and Cassie’s role as a Futurist.  Her definition of a Futurist demonstrates why she is so successful in helping companies and organizations think strategically about how the future will impact them.

https://thenewgroupconsulting.com

Our guest on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Don Musso, President at FinPro.  Don is a sought after speaker at conferences all across the globe and has been on the faculty of multiple Banking Schools, to include GSBC.

This was a fascinating conversation in which Don pulled no punches as we discussed the economy, the Fed, bank regulation, ESG and cryptocurrency.

Our guest on this episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast is Scott Hein, Emeritus Professor of Finance at Texas Tech University.  Scott is a sought after speaker and has been on the faculty of multiple Banking Schools, to include GSBC.

You will enjoy our conversation with Scott in which we discussed the economy, his views on inflation and interest rates, how the Federal Reserve is doing and his thoughts on what banks should be doing in the mist of all of this.

In the inaugural episode of The Bolder Banking Podcast, our guest is Mike Stevens, President of The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

In this epsisode, we not only discussed the programs offered by GSBC, but Mike shared his unique perspective of both the opportunities and challenges facing Community Banking.