As emcee of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia annual conference, I interviewed Ray Davis, former CEO of Umpqua Bank. Ray is iconic for taking Umpqua, a small $140 million institution located in rural Oregon, and transforming it into a $20 billion juggernaut. As I frequently talk about the success of Umpqua when I speak […]
Monthly Archives: December 2017
VR at DBSI Booth at Symitar Conference
I was in San Diego, one the most beautiful cities to visit in the U.S. with incredible weather, and because I was the closing keynote speaker at the annual Symitar Educational Conference and TechConnect, I had most of the day free. This gave me an opportunity to cruise the exhibit area where dozens of vendors […]
Paying for Parking on The Way Out of Ark Encounter
My brother Larry and sister Linda and I took our elderly parents on a bucket-list road trip to Kentucky to visit the Ark Encounter. As we entered the main parking lot, I immediately noticed something radically different from every other park or attraction I had ever visited: there was no booth to collect parking fees. […]
Branch of the Future? I Hope Not!
I was in Atlanta, Georgia, for a series of business meetings, and happened to be at a trendy restaurant near the Federal Reserve Bank in Midtown. My breakfast meeting was ending, and as we were discussing the state of branch transformation in financial institutions, my guest suggested I check out the new Bank of America […]