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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT BRAD M. BOLTON, ICBA Immediate Past Chairman, CEO Community Spirit Bank, Red Bay, Alabama Brad M. Bolton is the immediate past chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America. Bolton is president, CEO, and senior lender for Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. Bolton serves in many leadership roles at ICBA. He […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT NICK PODHRADSKY, Executive Vice President, SBS CyberSecurity Nick Podhradsky is an accomplished cybersecurity professional, serving as the EVP of Business Development at SBS Cybesercurity.  He is also well-known for hosting the popular monthly webinar series called \”Hacker Hour,\” which focuses on educating and empowering community bank leaders to make informed cybersecurity decisions.  Nick

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT MARTY MOSBY, Managing Director, Stifel Financial, Enterprise Risk & Management Analytics Marty joined Stifel through the merger with Vining Sparks in 2022. He has been a bank research analyst for over 10 years.  He utilizes his past experience of managing a regional bank to cover 20 of the largest U.S. banks.  Prior to

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABOUT GREG SWEENEY, SVP Chief Investment Officer, Bell Bank As chief investment officer at Bell Institutional Investment Management (BIIM), Greg serves as the thought leader and chair of the BIIM Investment Committee. Working for Bell since 1992, Greg has been a highly regarded speaker at various industry conferences and named several times on Thompson

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Federal Delegate Report\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]— Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, ICBA National Director, Farmers State Bank of Canton, Canton, SD At the time of writing this article, it’s the beginning of February and only 37 days until ICBA LIVE in Honolulu! Can you tell I’m excited? By the time this article reaches your desk, our suntans will be

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”The Power of Networking\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]— Dillon Kjerstad, Chairman of ICBSD, Vice President, First National Bank in Philip Getting together with fellow bankers is one of my favorite things about ICBSD! We all know the impact networking with one another can have on our ability to serve our customers and communities. When you are faced

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\”Preventing Elder Financial Abuse\” google_fonts=\”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal\”][vc_column_text]— Megan Olson, President & CEO, ICBSD Roughly 20 percent of older Americans fall prey to financial exploitation totaling $3 billion annually or an average of $120,000 per elderly victim, according to a study from the AARP Public Policy Institute. And given that only one out of every 44 financial

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written By: Valerie Anderson-Boudaka, ICBA National Director, Farmers State Bank of Canton As bankers, we are used to government overreach. I often wonder what the bankers in generations before me would have thought about the newest hot topic in banking- climate control. I think we can all agree, this is getting out of hand. The

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written By: Dillon Kjerstad, ICBSD Chairman of the Board What is the purpose of community banking? This is a question that could be open to some debate.However, those of us engaged in the business of independent community banking could agree that a central theme of our purpose is to “Make A Difference.” Not one bank

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”NOW ENROLLING: LEVEL UP” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Written By: Megan Olson, ICBSD President & CEO, ICBSD This spring ICBSD was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with ICBA and Philip Smith of The Smith Gerrish &Tuck Law Firm to create a new strategic plan to help guide us as we serve you and your bank. During