From free throws to forklifts to bank bookkeeping, Tommy Roberts didn't become the CEO of First Southern National Bank because he went out looking for it. But now looking back at 30 years with First Southern, Tommy calls it "an answer to prayer" to be part of a company that has such a heart for the Kingdom.

Join us this episode of the River Foundation to hear how God's used the River Foundation in the life of our bank CEO and Tommy's encouraging message for our family of companies.

[0:30] Welcome to the office of our bank's CEO, Tommy Roberts

[1:15] A basketball hall-of-famer? Well, from high school, that is. Tommy updates us on where he ranks as one of the highest scoring players of all time

[1:49] "I loved numbers, I loved spreadsheets, but I also knew I loved people." How Tommy jumped from studying accounting to business at Berea

[2:31] How meeting Jimmy Rousey on the softball field led to Tommy interviewing him in a driveway playing basketball

[4:49] From 21 to 51: Tommy reflects on the generosity he's witnessed throughout 30 years with First Southern

[7:48] So what does the CEO of a bank actually do? What Tommy is calling the most important part of his job

[9:10] "Everywhere I went, I saw a face of someone who poured into me." What Tommy believes makes First Southern so special

[9:50] How God used River Foundation resources to help Tommy's wife, Renee, start a pregnancy center in Wayne County

[12:26] "That's what I'm going to remember most." What Tommy has to say both about and to our River Foundation family