We've done quite a bit of content over the last few years about ideas to use the space we have in out banks. I think it's a fascinating discussion because the ideas are wide ranging and have a HUGE amount of opportunity.

I met Alaa and got to know Maptician's work and I like the way he approaches this topic...managing leases. I thought it spoke to bankers and the way he frames the discussion around flex time/hybrid/wfh is interesting.

Be sure to check Maptician at https://www.maptician.com/ or email alaa at [email protected]

And as always, many thanks to ICBA Securities for their continued sponsorship.

It's been a long week this week with a ton of economic news....and you know us, when there's a news cycle like this, we bring on Jim Reber from ICBA Securities to give us a good comprehensive overview of what's going on.

In the episode, he mentioned the webinar next week on Bank Strategy from Stifel. Register for that at https://stifel.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AxI4Bj-BRR62NjbUfxrneQ#/registration

And to learn more about ICBA Securities, check them out at https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

There's an age-old question in bank management that I've heard all the nearly 25 years I've been in the business. How do we get more business referrals from our employees? And the next question is going to be something like..."why didn't this incentive plan work?!"

If that situation sounds familiar (and I'm betting it does because, ya know...it's banking) then you might want to check out the episode today because a possible solution is amazingly simple.

Be sure to check out BankerBounty at https://www.bankerbounty.com/

And many thanks to ICBA Securities for their continued sponsorship! https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

December 18, 2024 the Fed made an announcement that many people did not see coming. So, whenever the Fed does something, we bring on Jim Reber to digest it for us and explain it to the community banking industry.

Be sure to check out ICBA Securities at www.icba.org/icba-securities

It's always fun to sit down with Jimmy Sawyers and look back at his predictions for the most recent year. We've done this since the very beginning of the podcast and it's been great every time.

Today's episode is predictions 6-10 that he made for 2024...and let's see how he did!

Check out Sawyers and Jacobs at sawyersjacobs.com/

And also many thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities: www.icba.org/icba-securities

It's always fun to sit down with Jimmy Sawyers and look back at his predictions for the most recent year. We've done this since the very beginning of the podcast and it's been great every time.

Today's episode is predictions 1-5 that he made for 2024...and let's see how he did!

Check out Sawyers and Jacobs at https://sawyersjacobs.com/

And also many thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities: https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

That time of the year when we take a look back with our friends at Gerrish Smith Tuck and what they've seen are some of the issues we've faced this past year and what's coming ahead.

To learn more about Gerrish Smith Tuck, check out https://gerrish.com/

And many thanks to ICBA Securities for their continued support.

Well, Barret has a BIG announcement and it's one we've been working on for right at a year-and-a-half. I don't know when I've been more excited to be make an episode!!

Barret has entered partnership with The Banque, a new banking simulation centered around teaching the players actual banking! We've worked with Dave Sidon during the last year or so and have been absolutely amazed at, not just the software, but the usability...approachability...how much bankers enjoy it and actually learn from it! Needless to say, we're excited and you'll be hearing MUCH more about The Banque and Barret's partnership in the future.

Do go and check out The Banque's site to learn more about them at https://thebanque.net/ and many thanks to ICBA Securities for their continued support! (https://www.icba.org/icba-securities)

Well, it's been a slightly busy week and a half hasn't it!? Only a little bit of news that has market impact, right? Seriously, there's been quite a few things moving in the markets and whenever there's news you can use...we bring in Jim Reber, CEO of ICBA Securities to help us get our arms around the material.

Be sure to check out ICBA Securities at https://www.icba.org/icba-securities

Be sure to sign up for ICBA Live in Nashville this coming March https://www.icba.org/events/icba-live/registration

This is sort of a part 2 to the last time we had Eric on discussing collaboration. As you can tell, I love talking to Eric and his insights from his career are always insightful and inspiring to me as I hope they are to you. I love this idea of accountability. It takes a lot of work and a lot of pride swallowing sometimes but that's the point in a way. Asking yourself do you believe enough in yourself, your team, the mission to own a mistake. It's easy to own the wins...there's no shortage of people claiming a piece of a win but it gets awfully quiet when numbers or results don't quite hit the target.

Be sure to check out Eric on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-alexander-58b3005a/

And many thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities!

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