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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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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2021 Mid-Year Banking and Fintech Marketing Roundup

A very strong economy is providing a tailwind for bank fundamentals, and we are increasingly encouraged. While the vigorousness of the economic recovery is likely to vary across the country, the…

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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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A​ttorneys on Banking and FinTech A Conversation with Erin Fonté , Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth & Dara Tarkowski, Founding Partner at Actuate Law LLC

Erin Fonté, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, and Dara Tarkowski, Founding Partner at Actuate Law LLC, join The Travillian Group’s Brian Love and Keith Daly in a discussion highlighting the value they add while representing industry changing banks…

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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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Digital Banking 3.0 – A Conversation with Jeffery Kendall, CEO at NYMBUS

​Jeffery Kendall, Chief Executive Officer at NYMBUS, joins Executive Search Consultant, Keith Daly, at The Travillian Group, for a dynamic chat on the current trends in banking & fintech and what the future holds as banking rapidly…

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The Travillian Group Introduces FI Core Staffing to Deepen its Reach within Financial Insitutions & Financial Technology

The Travillian Group is pleased to announce the founding of a new division, FI Core Staffing, which will deepen their scope and impact on financial institutions. This division will target the…

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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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The Role that Talent & Culture Play in Digital Transformation: CCG Catalyst & The Travillian Group

2020 has been a year like no other in recent memory, and for community banks, it has expedited the critical need for a digital strategy and top talent to execute…

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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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