In this special crossover episode of Austin Next and Austin Tech Connect, we welcome Lou Senko, the Chief Availability Officer at Q2 Software. Lou, an industry veteran with over two decades of experience in spearheading enterprise-wide solutions, enlightens us about Q2's mission-driven approach. We explore Q2's dynamic role in innovation, its extensive engagement with the vibrant Austin community, and its strategic focus on fostering a sustainable future for digital banking.

Episode Highlights

• Q2 Software democratizes digital banking, giving local and regional banks and credit unions a competitive edge against their larger counterparts.
• Lou Senko, in his role as Chief Availability Officer, guarantees secure and seamless banking experiences, accessible anytime, anywhere, across various devices and networks.
• Q2's innovation studio serves as a bustling marketplace and accelerator, offering pre-packaged, customizable solutions from a range of startups, allowing swift system integration.
• Q2 is deeply embedded in the Austin community. It holds the naming rights to the Austin FC stadium, runs the Dream Starter competition that provides a $100,000 grant to local start-ups, and contributes both financially and through volunteers to local charities.
• Community, Collaboration, or Conversation? “I think the collaboration though, if I think about my day and how we work through where we want to go, where we want to be, what good looks like on our journey to get there. It's through collaboration. Our staff can choose to work wherever they want to work. They choose to work at Q2 because, again, for 11 years in a row we've been, the best place to work.”
• What’s Next? “It's all about the customer. We're seeing people see value in digital platforms. I think the ecosphere, the ecosystems will continue to grow. I think you're going to see much, much tighter integration with the way banks and credit unions bring services to market, that there's going to be a bunch of FinTech names attached to all this.”

Episode links

Lou Senko: LinkedIn

Q2 Software: Website, LinkedIn, Twitter

Thom Singer: Website, LinkedIn, Twitter

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