Leadership

Leadership

Executive office overlooking a city skyline as a massive tsunami approaches, symbolizing the coming wave of CEO retirements and bank succession planning.

A Retirement Tsunami? What CEO Age Signals About Succession

Brent Beardall of WaFd and Simone Lagomarsino of Luther Burbank Savings with host Brian Love on the Travillian Next podcast

Brent Beardall & Simone Lagomarsino: Two Bank CEOs on Leadership, M&A, and the Deal That Made Them Family

Matthew Smith, President and CEO of Rhinebeck Bank, on the Travillian Next podcast discussing community banking strategy and technology

CEO Matthew Smith on Building Rhinebeck Bank’s Next 160 Years

Heather Luck, EVP and Chief Financial Officer at Five Star Bank, sits down with Travillian's Amber Buker for an on-location, documentary-style interview filmed inside Five Star Bank.

“We Don’t Carry Any Dead Weight” — Inside Five Star Bank’s Financial Engine with CFO Heather Luck (Part 2)

Michael Rizzo, EVP and Chief Banking Officer at Five Star Bank, sits down with Travillian's Amber Buker for an on-location, documentary-style interview filmed inside Five Star Bank.

“A Sales Organization Masquerading as a Bank” — Inside Five Star Bank’s Culture-First (Part 1)

Joseph Dively, Chairman and CEO of First Mid Bank & Trust, joins Travillian's Andrew Liesch and Brian Love to discuss community banking strategy, M&A, and leadership.

Fight Like Heck to Stay Independent: How First Mid Bank & Trust Built a $9 Billion Community Banking Powerhouse

Jennifer Docherty, Bank on Women, Performance Trust Capital Partners

How Community Banks Can Build Stronger and More Diverse Bank Boards — Jennifer Docherty, Founder of Bank on Women

Starion Bank leadership succession discussion with CEO Craig Larson and President Dave Rogstad

Succession Without Shortcuts: Lessons from Starion Bank’s President Search

Community bank recruiting leaders, Brian Love, Amber Buker, Keith Daly, discussing talent strategy and leadership hiring for 2026

All I Want for Christmas is a Strategic CFO: Community Bank & Fintech Talent Advice from Travillian

Building Brotherly Love Ira Robbins and Brent Beardall on Leadership Vulnerability and Fighting for Community Banking

Building Brotherly Love: Ira Robbins and Brent Beardall on Leadership, Vulnerability, and Fighting for Community Banking

BancAlliance

Expanding Beyond Local Banking Limits: Denali State Bank + BancAlliance

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Solving the Talent Gap at a Fast-Growing Bank

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Banks, Breakfast Club, and Bold Moves: 2025’s Hiring Story So Far

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How Native American Bank is Financing Housing and Economic Growth in Tribal Communities