NextGen Banker

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Latest Episodes

Sonia Reinhardt: Incorporating Mission and Values into Company Culture
February 21, 2022

Sonia Reinhardt is a senior human resources advisor with GLS Bank and the alumni manager and human development senior advisor for the Global Alliance for Banking on Values Leadership Academy. Sonia ta

Mike Bechtel: A Futurist on How To Navigate Tomorrow’s Uncertainties
February 07, 2022

Mike Bechtel makes his living as a futurist – but in order to make predictions about tomorrow, he grounds himself in the past. “Futurists are just secretly historians,” he says. Bechtel is Deloitte

Jan Köpper: Measuring Impact Beyond the Bottom Line
January 25, 2022

Jan Köpper is the head of the impact transparency and sustainability department at GLS Bank in Germany. Jan talks with Becca and Bryan about his role at GLS as well as how the bank measures its impact

Melanie Holdsworth: Banking For Essential Workers
January 10, 2022

Melanie Holdsworth is the Organizational Process Excellence Manager for Teachers Mutual Bank Limited, one of the largest customer-owned banks in Australia. Melanie helped to create Hiver, a digital ba

Marilyn Waite: Working Towards a Sustainable Future
December 27, 2021

Marilyn Waite knows a lot about sustainability and climate – she also knows the global community has much work ahead if it wants to make real positive change in the long-term. Waite leads the Climate

Kate Hammer: What Role Should Banks Play in the Climate Crisis?
December 13, 2021

Kate Hammer’s career path is anything but conventional. Hammer, currently Vancity’s director of government relations, wound up in banking after beginning her career in journalism, working at the New Y

Charlene Li: The Disruption Mindset
November 29, 2021

Charlene Li is a New York Times Bestselling author focused on disruption: What it is, how companies can become more disruptive and what that means for organizations and their culture. Charlene’s book,

Jasmin Panjeta: A Journey in Values-based Banking
November 15, 2021

Jasmin Panjeta started his career in cybersecurity but quickly learned it wasn’t for him. What he did know, however, was that he wanted to work for an organization that valued more than the bottom lin

The Banking Habits of Gen Z: How Can Banks Best Serve Young Consumers?
October 25, 2021

We know that the next generation wants fast, easy access to their bank accounts – and that they rarely, if ever, set foot inside a physical bank branch. But aside from convenience, what other concerns

Darrin Williams: Creating Economic Opportunity in Rural and Underserved Communities
October 11, 2021

Darrin Williams’ career is a unique combination of business, law, and politics. Currently serving as the CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc., Williams oversees the strategic direction and operations of each