A Bank with a Fresh, Innovative Culture and How it Achieves High Employee Retention

Brian Love, Travillian’s Head of Banking and Fintech, has a timely Q&A with Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer at Bridgewater Bank. Written transcript of the Video Conversation that was released…

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Who is Driving Your Bank’s Digital Bus?

A lot of confusion already exists around which type of technological leader a bank needs (Chief Technology Officer? Chief Information Officer?) and now we’ve seen the advent of an even newer role to consider: a Chief Digital Officer. So, what is…

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A Bank with Fresh, Innovative Culture and How it Achieves High Employee Retention A Conversation with Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer at Bridgewater Bank

​Mary Jayne Crocker, EVP Chief Operating Officer, at Bridgewater Bank, joins Travillian’s Brian Love in a transparent discussion on Bridgewater Bank’s “unconventional” culture, how they attract younger talent and maintain employee retention…

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Best Practices and Recent Placements

We’re all looking for new talent- here’s five tips to get it right: As evidenced by a strong jobs report this week, hiring is up across the board. The American economy added…

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What Gen Zers Really Want from Community Banks A Conversation with 40 Grand Founder and long-time Fintech consultant, Dion Lisle, as well as his son, Dylan Lisle

Travillian’s Brian Love and Keith Daly are joined by Dion Lisle and Dylan Lisle to discuss some “Gen Z” takeaways on what’s important for community banks to consider when it comes to winning younger customers. Travillian’s Banking and…

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Bright Outlook for Banks in 2021 Drives Fierce Competition for Talent

2020 was an introspective and reactive time for banks, but 2021 has brought back confidence and excitement in the industry. “Merger mania” is beginning to take hold and is likely to…

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A Conversation with CEOs Brent Beardall and Ira Robbins: ​Building Culture, Retaining and Attracting Talent and Grooming the Next Generation

Entrepreneurial-minded CEOs Ira Robbins (Valley Bank) and Brent Beardall (Washington Federal) engaged in a dialogue around the evolution of their banks’ cultures under their leadership. The Travillian Group’s Brian Love and co-moderator Joe Fenech examined…

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Wall Street to Main Street: ​Community Banks Look to Investment Banks for Key Hires

The Travillian Group’s Brian Love and co-moderator Joe Fenech, content contributor, explore the increasingly prevalent trend of prominent career Wall Streeters migrating to community and regional banks in key senior executive…

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FinTech Strategy Check: Three Bank Executives Share Recipes for Success

Three trailblazing bank executives, Larry Mazza (CEO, MVB Financial), Eric Sprink (CEO, Coastal Financial Corporation) and Charles “Chuck” Shaffer (CEO and Director, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida) have been ahead of the pack in their banks’…

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Steven Hunter, Director of Strategic Risk Modeling at South State Bank, talks to Brian Love of Travillian NEXT

Travillian NEXT proudly hosts an emerging leader, South State Bank’s Director of Strategic Risk Modeling, Steven Hunter. By way of their massive merger with CenterState Bank earlier this year, Steven is at the epicenter of…

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A Conversation with Jeff Cardone: Keeping Your Bank Proactive with Growth, Capital Planning and Succession

Travillian’s Head of Depository Search, Brian Love, spoke with Jeff Cardone (Partner, Luse Gorman), about how banks need to be proactive in this tumultuous economic climate. The two also covered M&A and hot-button topics…

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Are Share Repurchases a Good Idea? Considerations for Management Teams – When to Execute And What to Anticipate

“Stock buybacks, though sometimes misused, are an important tool that businesses must have to reallocate excess capital.” – Jamie Dimon, 2018 Shareholder Letter  Backdrop on Share Repurchases. With slower loan growth likely and…

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Depository Investment Bankers Unplugged – ​Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Edition: Strategies, Advice, and M&A in a Revenue-Challenged Environment

The Travillian Group hosted three top Northeast and Mid-Atlantic focused depository investment bankers in a discussion about how they’re advising their bank clients today. Topics included M&A, strategies around operational…

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Community Banking Through the Private Equity Lens Investors Weigh in on the State of the Industry

The Travillian Group hosted two top private equity investors, David Honold from Patriot Financial Partners and Tony Scavuzzo from Castle Creek Capital, in a discussion about the current state of the banking industry and…

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