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Sonia Reinhardt: Incorporating Mission and Values into Company Culture
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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?
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
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