Meet Kevin Tweddle! Kevin is the Senior Vice President of Community Bank Solutions for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Kevin has many responsibilities in his role, one of them being innovation, which is how he first got involved with Teslar Software.
Meet Camille Phillips! Camille is a banking industry veteran who has worked in both small and large financial institutions, regulators, and private consulting. She currently works as the SVP/Risk Officer at Today’s Bank and serves as a member of Teslar Software’s Board of Directors.
Meet Dr. Jeff Standridge! Jeff is a managing partner for Cadron Capital Partners and Cadron Creek Capital and Managing Director of The Conductor, an entrepreneurial support organization. As someone who works closely with entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, Jeff became acquainted with Joe Ehrhardt, CEO and founder of Teslar Software, as a mentor and investor in the company’s first fundraise.
The banking industry is completely changing (and fast!) due to this global pandemic. While banks are typically slow to adopt technological changes, the pandemic has accelerated this process by years. Digital offerings are not just conveniences anymore, but legitimate necessities for customers now. This adaptation can be more difficult for community banks with more limited resources than it is for large banks, but community banks still want to be players in the game.
Meet Mark Forbis! Mark is the recently retired Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Jack Henry and Associates. During his 38 years in the industry, Mark has seen banking technology evolve and has become highly influential in the industry. Keeping busy during retirement, he also serves on the board of directors for Wausau, WI-based Incredible Bank, Batesville, AR-based Citizens Bank, Digital Check Corp, and, of course, Teslar Software.
We have officially completed one quarter of 2021! The world is slowly shifting into a new phase of normal as covid cases and regulations are diminishing, but things still aren’t quite ready to go back to pre-covid routines. As a fast-growing startup, something exciting is always happening pandemic or not. We’re happy to share and recap just a few of the exciting things that have been happening so far in 2021.
Establishing and maintaining healthy financial habits is an important part of daily life, but collectively, American knowledge of the subject has been severely lacking. Multiple studies and surveys found that kids, teenagers, and young adults were not being taught how to manage personal finances, credit cards, retirement funds, or debt by their parents or by the education system. A study Bank of America conducted showed that only 16% of Americans ages 18-26 feel optimistic about their financial future.[1]
In the final post of the Teslar Power Users series, we hear from Pam Lawson at NE Oklahoma and NW Arkansas-based Grand Savings Bank about how Teslar helps the bank navigate some of the challenges banks and bankers are currently facing. No matter what your bank’s current processes are or what role you serve at your bank, Teslar can help you and your bank become more efficient, streamlined, and empowered.
Teslar Software is on a mission to help community banks thrive. If your current processes are manual, outdated, and all too time-consuming, Teslar has a solution to help your team become empowered and efficient! Continuing our Power Users series, where we share real-life use cases of Teslar partnerships, Casey Gordon shares about the modules that Guaranty Bank & Trust, based in Belzoni, MS, love the most in Teslar.
No matter what solution your bank currently has or what role you serve at your bank, Teslar Software can help you and your bank become more efficient, streamlined, and empowered. In this series, we will chat with some of our Teslar Power Users to discuss how Teslar helps navigate some of the challenges banks and bankers are facing today.