If you're looking to advance your career, you may be thinking, "Where do I start?" But options abound—you just have to know where to look. Alexander Price, CEO of Citizens State Bank in Ouray, Colo., pursued further education and career development at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, which is just one of the options available to bankers.

"[School is] one of those things where you just have time, you have space, to think about things and to talk about things. It's worth its weight in gold," Price says. "I would also say the Graduate School of Banking, its emphasis is in community banking, and that's the thing that I'm really passionate about now."

Price and Stephanie Gambill, VP of Grand Rapids State Bank in Grand Rapids, Minn., chat with host Charles Potts about their insights from banking school and other ways they've solidified their footing within the community banking industry.

This episode is sponsored by FIS.

Links

• Access ICBA's own Professional Development Planner for educational resources.
• Check out Independent Banker magazine's August 2024 article on professional development as an employment benefit.
• Get involved with ICBA Innovation through Innovation Bootcamp, a two-day webinar event detailing an effective four-phase approach to innovation.
• Ask and learn about other community bankers' professional development journeys on ICBA Community.