
Plugged In - A Banking Podcast
Plugged In brings you raw, honest takes on all things in the banking industry. That means you aren’t going to get some buzzword-filled, cliche podcast – you’re getting an unfiltered look into topics in the financial world no one else is talking about. Your hosts, Al Dominick and Steve Williams, will talk to top players in the industry about what matters now, and what will shape the future.
To groove along with Al and Steve's song references each episode, check out the official Plugged In Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Z7NWPIQuaXQlfHxLWJb3g?si=o552CzjwTr6R4mx13NmOBA
Podcasting since 2022 • 43 episodes
Plugged In - A Banking Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep 43: Cruel Summer: Stablecoins, GenAI, M&A
Banking is only getting hotter. On the show today, Al and Steve break down midyear trends, from GenAI's impact on creativity (it isn’t good) to stablecoins and a potential surprising M&A rebound. Plus, they explore one of the biggest indust...
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Ep 42: The Balance Sheet Restructure That Transformed the Bank // CEO Chip Reeves
Today on the show, Al and Steve catch up with Chip Reeves, CEO of MidWestOne Bank, to get the inside story into how the Midwestern bank managed to not lose a single top client when it overhauled its balance sheet in a short amount of time.<...
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Ep 41: Numbers Don't Lie - How This $5.5B Bank in Kansas Was Built // CEO Brad Elliott
On the show today: Al and Steve speak with Brad Elliott, founder, chairman and CEO of Equity Bank, about building a $5.5 billion institution through an aggressive M&A strategy.Brad shares how the bank attracts and develops...
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Ep 40: Embracing Entrepreneurship in a Disruptive Market
Generative A.I. is an intervention moment for the financial services industry.Today on the show, Al and Steve chat about A.I. playbooks and what banks are doing with GenAI right now (namely tepid things, like testing Microsoft Copilot wi...
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Ep 39: "I'm An Entrepreneur. Just In A Banker's Body" // Malcolm Holland
Malcolm Holland, Chariman of the Board, CEO and President of Veritex Community Bank, sees himself as a banker who embraces opportunities.On today's show, Al and Steve chat with Malcolm about how he started a bank as a 25-year-old in the ...
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