Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers

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The Giving Cup: Community Banking With A Purpose Jun 10, 2024

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Sharon Anderson is the CEO/President of Williamstown Bank in Williamstown WV. In February of 2020, they implemented a community-driven coffee business similar to what you have seen on this podcast before and, to date, have nearly raised $50,000 that goes directly to charities in the local community. As someone who has watched this from Memphis, it is truly one of those "feel good" stories...but more than that (and to borrow Williamstown Bank's marketing) it's what banking can be. If you'd like to read more about The Giving Cup, check out https://www.williamstownbank.com/services/the-giving-cup/ And always, thank you to our sponsor, ICBA Securities: https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

Main St Banking Market Update May 3, 2024 May 03, 2024

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Well...it's been an interesting couple of weeks in the markets and in the interest rate world. We've just gotten some job data and whenever there is news in these arenas...we bring in Jim Reber, CEO of ICBA Securities, to shed some light on the confusion and explain what's going on. Be sure to check out https://www.icba.org/icba-securities to learn more about their Virtual Bond School that Jim mentions in the show.

BSA and AML: Conversation with Justin Fischer from RiskScout Apr 17, 2024

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BSA and AML...often the least engaging material in banking education but it doesn't always need to be nor should it be ignored. Justin Fischer is the CEO of RiskScout and doing some amazing work in the BSA/AML field with new and innovative ways to make this important area approachable and useful. Check them out at https://www.riskscout.com/ And many thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities, which you can find athttps://www.icba.org/icba-securities

Ella The Banker: inspiring ALL children to be commercial bankers! Mar 21, 2024

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Shamim Okolloh is the VP for Community Outreach or Encore Bank in Little Rock...a second year student at the Barret Graduate School of Banking...and now a co-writer of an extremely important book in our industry. And it's a book she's co-written with her favorite co-writer...her son! It's a book inspiring kids (and particularly girls of color) to become commercial bankers! And it has opened up some amazing opportunities for discussions about banking, financial literacy, banking as a career...it's just awesome! Go check out the book at https://www.ellathebanker.com/ And, as always, many thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities, for helping us present this type of content! Check them out at...https://icba.org/icba-securities

How To Handle The Anxiety Of Meeting, Reports, Etc With Justin Muscolino Feb 14, 2024

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Does leading meetings or meeting with clients or writing reports/memos fill you with anxiety or has it ever done so? I'll admit it...it does me! You can't help how things like that bother you BUT you can change how you deal with it. And to have someone with Justin's resume and experience sharing some of his "tips and tricks" that he teaches at the Barret Graduate School of Banking...well...it let's us know that we're not alone. Be sure to follow Justin on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-muscolino/ JTM Compliance Training at: https://jtmcompliancetraining.com/ And many thanks to our sponsors, ICBA Securities! Check them out at https://icbasecurities.com/

Core Conversions Across Generations: Is It Possible? Chat with Siobhan Byron from Finastra Jan 25, 2024

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I'm always been fascinated with how banks manage through core conversions. Having lived through 2 myself...I get the frustrations. I've LIVED the frustrations! However, there's a good bit of talk around the differing communication requirements needed for each generation...and today's workforce has 4 generations intermingled together. All with different communication needs...all with different points of views...and if we were to throw a core conversion on top of that?!?!?! Siobhan Byron is EVP of Universal Banking at Finastra and she has seen the good, the bad, and ugly in this area over the years. She made some great points in our conversation that speak directly to the core conversion but, really, apply to so. much. more. in banking regarding ANY big decision we make. To learn more about Finastra, check out https://www.finastra.com/ And don't forget about our sponsors, ICBA Securities, at https://icbasecurities.com/

Main Street Market Update January 11, 2024 Jan 11, 2024

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When the numbers come out, we bring on Jim Reber (CEO of ICBA Securities) to explain them and put them in context. With the new CPI number out today...we did just that. Apologies for sounding like a chain smoking toad...sinus season in Memphis! And be sure to check out ICBA Securities at https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

A Very Barret New Year 2024 Dec 27, 2023

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Our final annual tradition is the "Very Barret New Year" episode where we get together and talk about the past year and what's on the horizon for the following year. Of course, when you get the three of us together...who knows what'll turn up. That's why we love working together! So...Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us at the Barret School of Banking and ICBA Securities

A Look Back at 2023 With Jimmy Sawyers pt 2 Dec 06, 2023

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In part 2, we pick up with part 7 in our conversation with Jimmy. 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 take his 2023 list and look backwards and see how the trends developed over the year. Check out Sawyers and Jacobs at https://sawyersjacobs.com/ And thank you to our sponsor, ICBA Securities! https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

A Look Back at 2023 With Jimmy Sawyers pt 1 Nov 29, 2023

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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 take his 2023 list and look backwards and see how the trends developed over the year. Check out Sawyers and Jacobs at https://sawyersjacobs.com/ And thank you to our sponsor, ICBA Securities! https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

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