Author: bbuss

  • What’s on Jeff’s Mind this Holiday Season?!

    Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. TMIB is available on the last Wednesday of every month here, or wherever you get your podcasts, for your listening…

  • Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent

    Guests: Susan Rogers and Bethany Denning of People Pinnacle Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. TMIB is available on the last Wednesday of every month here,…

  • Strategic Alignment: Accountabilities

    Accountability gets a bad rap. You can see people wince and hear the hushed tones when speaking about it. It’s not comfortable being “accountable” for a metric, a deadline, or a result. To us, it is evidence of the financial institution’s culture or the quality of leadership. So often accountability…

  • Banks are Responsible for Building Bankers!

    Guest: Chris Kelley, Executive Director of the Barret School of Banking Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. TMIB is available on the last Wednesday of every…

  • Totem, the First Challenger Bank for Native Americans

    Guest: Amber Buker, Founder & CEO of Totem Technologies, Inc. (“Totem”) Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. TMIB is available on the last Wednesday of every…

  • And Just Like That…

    Since March of 2020, the near zero interest rate environment was a constant for bankers. For nearly twelve quarters running, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) kept the target federal funds rate unchanged. And just like that, there has been a 25 basis point rate hike in Q1 2022, a…

  • Wealth Management – Opportunities and Challenges in 2022

    Guest: Valerie O. Murray, President, Beacon Trust   Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. TMIB is available on the last Wednesday of every month here, or…