Growing the Bank – Photo Recap

Creativity and collaboration took center stage at Bank Director’s Growing The Bank conference this Monday and Tuesday at the Four Seasons Resort & Club at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. There, leadership teams from banks, non-banks and financial technology companies alike focused on opportunities to grow revenue, deposits, brands, market size and market share through innovation and collaboration. Below, a few of the photos taken for us by John Sloan of Foxtrot Photography.

Mika owning the podium

Bank Director magazine’s editor, Naomi Snyder

Digging the FinXTech signage that joined the BD family!

Steve Powless, CEO, Computer Services, Inc.

Jill Castilla, President & CEO, Citizens Bank of Edmond and Jay Tuli, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Leader Bank, National Association

Thanks to Rebecca – and Jackie (her first conference with us!)

“Super” Mario Garcia, Chief Experience Officer, Nymbus

Proud of our team’s efforts — Laura Schield runs our events and she and the team did an awesome job!

omg, our Publisher, Kelsey Weaver, trying to “get big” too!

Great to hear from Jim McAlpin Jr., Partner, Bryan Cave LLP

Thomas Jankovich, Principal & Innovation Leader, US Financial Services Practice, Deloitte Consulting

Laura Proffitt and Mika Moser doing what our team does best

Shawn Ward, CEO & Co-Founder, Geezeo (and fellow RedSox fan)

Trying to “get big” – based on our recent two-day workshop

Josh Glover, SVP Community & Regional Financial Institutions, nCino

a personal favorite – moderating our point/counterpoint session

Joe Bartolotta, EVP/Strategic Partnerships, Eastern Bank

Our Chief Brand Officer, Michelle King

Nima Ghamsari, CEO & Co-Founder, Blend

Talking the future of bank branches with fellow college baseball player, Brian Read, Executive Vice President, Retail Banking, Umpqua Holdings Corp. and Umpqua Bank