Join Randy Hultgren as he deep dives with Joyce Marter, author of The Financial Mindset Fix, on addressing the many ways that mental health needs to be front of mind today. Whether for yourself, your staff, or your customers, wellness must be a priority. Learn how mental and financial health create a unique cross section of specific awareness for our industry.

Joe Micallef, President (and Professional Coach) of Grow UP Sales, joins IBA President & CEO Randy Hultgren for a lightening round of hot coaching tips. In times of uncertainty, learn how to grow your customers and coworkers in a strategic way while promote a coaching culture. After this podcast, tap into

Donna Flynn, Founder & CEO of SkillsMastery Group, joins Randy in a thoughtful discussion about the value and importance of our development as leaders. Her useful coaching tips provide a quick guide on self-care and how to connect and grow as leaders while "living in the uncomfortable." Donna's honest approach to leadership and how to lead, as well as how to create opportunities for future leaders, will be a repeat listen!

Join Randy with IBA's EVP of Government Relations, Ben Jackson, as he takes the pulse of the Illinois current spring legislative session and what our industry is facing.  Listen as they discuss introduced legislation, the unintended consequences it may present to our membership, and how we are working to protect Illinois banking.  They also address other pressing industry issues, such as check fraud, and our efforts on those fronts.

Randy Hultgren visits with the IBA Education leadership team, Callan Stapleton and Lyndee Fein.  As you work on your bank's strategic plan for 2023 for your current and emerging leadership team, consider the valuable IBA education resources, right at your fingertips!  Whether enrolling your up-and-coming trailblazer in the Future Leaders Alliance or sending your team to one of our many outstanding conferences, the IBA offers something for everyone.  We look forward to seeing our family of Illinois bankers at one (or some) of these programs!

Kirby Davidson, President & CEO, and Kathy Berman, VP of Communications & Marketing, both with the Graduate School of Banking (GSB) in Madison, WI, join host, Randy Hultgren, to share about the leadership development through GSB.  Whether you're interested in the deep dive three-year program or one of the many specialty schools, now is the time to plan for your personal growth and your bank's personnel development in educating its current and future leaders.  Listen today to learn how you join the more than 23,000 alumni!

Bank Leader Link host Randy Hultgren visits with Michael Steelman, Chair Emeritus and Senior Counsel for the Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Bushnell, and Dave Feldhaus, Senior Vice President, External Affairs with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.  Listen as Mike and Dave dig deep into the many reasons why the FHLBC continues to be a necessary partner with our community banks and the customers they serve.  They address many questions about the progression of how the FHLBC will continue its mission and why this valuable resource should not be taken for granted. 

Randy Hultgren visits with longtime friend, ABA's Chief Political Strategist Rob Engstrom, and invites Rob to share his extensive perspectives on our country's past political environment and tomorrow's potential landscape.  Rob discusses his time working for Speaker Gingrich during the Clinton Administration as well as his current service with the American Bankers Association.  Hear his thoughts on our current legislative pulse and what he and Randy anticipate our experiences will be over the next two years. 

Join our trusted advisors Mike Mahorney, Senior Trust Advisor with the Illinois Bankers Group Insurance Trust, and Adam Walsh, Vice President of the Illinois Bankers Insurance Services, as they engage with host Randy Hultgren in a robust discussion covering our wide array of insurance offerings.  Whether you are looking for staff, director, or institution coverage, the IBA offers a solution to make sure that your staff and facilities are covered against all threats and risks.   

Randy Hultgren talks with Brian Liebfried, Managing Director of Client Insights, with Performance Trust.  Join them as Brian shares his perspectives on how your financial institution can manage its way through this unprecedented rate environment.  Learn how to navigate this along with other pressing, sometimes conflicting, indicators.