

Banking on Digital Growth
James Robert Lay
If you’re part of a financial brand marketing, sales, or leadership team, you know the entire industry is in the midst of exponential change fueled by new technologies. Consumers now make purchase decisions long before they walk into a physical branch location, if they walk into a branch at all, while mobile banks, digital lenders, and fintechs have transformed traditional growth models rooted in legacy broadcast marketing and branch sales strategies.Get ready to gain practical insights, proven ideas, and empowering inspiration as financial brand marketing and sales leaders, along with the leading digital marketing and sales technology firms, share their stories to help you maximize your digital growth potential here on Banking on Digital Growth.
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Feb 1, 2022 • 20min
164) #ClarityCalls: Helping & Selling Are Not Mutually Exclusive
How do we find the balance between being a dependable resource and moving people to action?
Where is the friction point where support turns into sales?
These fantastic questions come from my latest guest, Jim Kapp, Marketing Director at Cinfed Credit Union and I’ll be answering them in today’s Clarity Calls episode.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why helping and selling are not mutually exclusive
- How the buyer journey should shape your content
- The value of online secret shopping for financial brands
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 31, 2022 • 37min
163) #DigitalGrowthJourneys: How to Achieve the Human Transformation that Precedes the Digital Transformation (with Tom Novak)
I’ve said it before and will say it again:
Human transformation precedes digital transformation.
The challenge is bringing others along with you — before it’s too late.
That’s a challenge today’s guest, Thomas P. Novak, has had to lead the charge in solving in his role as VP/Chief Digital Officer at Visions Federal Credit Union. He joins the show to share what he learned along the way.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why digital transformation begins with transforming people
- How to get alignment across your organization in order to change before you have to
- Why traditional financial institutions are falling behind challengers and even other industries — and how they can bridge the gap
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 25, 2022 • 39min
162) #NewStarsNow: Innovation Is Easier than You Think
Most people are scared off from innovating because they are confused about what it means.
Innovation is not invention…
And financial brands don’t need to become Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla to truly transform their industry.
For today’s guest, Matt Maxey, Head Of Innovation at Synovus, the difference is clear: Innovation is applying concepts from elsewhere to your own problems and opportunities, not creating something the world has never seen before.
Join Matt and I as we discuss:
- Why it’s paramount that financial brands innovate
- Why innovation is easier than you think
- The role of collaboration in the future of finance
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 24, 2022 • 33min
161) #ExponentialInsights: How to Build Your Mental Wealth
Money doesn’t buy happiness… but mental health and finances are inextricable.
Financial uncertainty puts on everything else we value in life.
Overcoming most of our financial woes boil down to one thing: mindset.
It’s time everybody worked on their mental wealth.
And leading the charge is today’s guest, Joyce Marter, Licensed Psychotherapist, CEO, National Public Speaker, Media Contributor & Author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life, who joins the show to share all the ways psychology affect how we interact with money.
Join us as we discuss:
- The connection between financial well-being and mental health
- Why the taboos around money make it hard to address the interplay between the two
- The 12 mindsets you can cultivate to boost your mental wealth
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts , on Spotify , or here .
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Jan 18, 2022 • 42min
160) #ExponentialInsights: The Only Future for FIs: Truly Knowing Your Customers
Financial brands need to start taking millennials seriously because, pretty soon, they’ll be your biggest customers.
Those who don’t will be unprepared for the future and, ultimately, left in the past.
But, it’s a generation who has some pretty high expectations — and the research proves it.
Today, I’m discussing that research with the very people who conducted it, Jake Tyler, Niamh Cunningham, Shayli Lones, to learn what it says and, more importantly, how you should respond.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why truly knowing your customer is the key to any financial brand’s longevity
- Why trust is is the most valuable currency for your customers
- Why you should look not to other financial brands, but to the Amazons of the world for delivering remarkable customer experiences
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 17, 2022 • 38min
159) #NewStartsNow: What Financial Brands Still Get Wrong About Digital
If COVID was your wake-up call to the need for digital growth…Well, better late than never.
It was never a secret before the pandemic that the future is digital — so why are so many financial brands still so unprepared?
Today, I’m joined by Jeffery Kendall, Chairman & CEO at Nymbus, to discuss the various missteps financial brands make when it comes to digital growth — and how to avoid them.
I’m this episode, we discuss:
- COVID’s real impact on digital finance
- The great resignation and why we shouldn’t be so quick to return to “the way things were”
- Moving past the false Fintech vs. financial institutions debate
To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to The Virtual CISO Podcast here.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 38min
158) #ExponentialInsights: What Community Means in the Digital Era
The pandemic proved that even the most reluctant among us can find community online when we have to.
But are these digital communities here to stay?
And how does that affect your financial brand?
You’ve got questions and today, I’m speaking with the man with the answers, Ben Pankonin, CEO / Co-Founder at Social Assurance.
Join us as we discuss:
- How communities have expanded globally, while becoming more localized
- The value of uniqueness and not always being “on-brand”
- How constraints fuel creativity
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts , on Spotify , or here .
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Jan 10, 2022 • 46min
157) #ExponentialInsights: Never Stop Learning - How Marketers Can Prove their Value
In today’s rapidly shifting financial landscape, there is one quality every marketer should cultivate…
Continuous learning.
Whether that’s learning the ins and outs of the business or becoming the customer expert, if you never stop learning, you never get left behind.
In today’s show, I’m speaking with a master of continuous learning, Douglas Burdett, Host of the Marketing Book Podcast, who may just be the most well-read marketer around.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why marketers need to never stop learning
- Why every marketer should become the customer expert
- How marketers can overcome negative stereotypes and demonstrate their value to the business
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 4, 2022 • 31min
156) #ExponentialInsights: Ignore the Gig Economy at Your Peril
The traditional bank has ignored the gig economy at its own peril.
When you walk into a branch as a soloprenuer, you have two options for an account: Commercial, or Consumer.
Today’s economy defies the binary — and financial brands should, too.
That insight comes from the ineffable Raj Bhaskar, Co-founder & CEO at Hurdlr, who joins the show to discuss how the gig economy is shaping the future of finance.
Join us as we discuss:
- Why banks need to stop neglecting the gig economy
- Why banks aren’t sufficiently scared by brands like Square or Stripe
- Why COVID should serve as a wake-up call for traditional financial brands
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 35min
155) #ExponentialInsights: Everyone Has a Money Story. It’s Time We Shared Them.
Everyone says they want to see more financial education…
But that will never happen unless we actually start talking openly about money.
Everyone has a financial story — it’s time we all told it.
That’s what drives Jelaire Grillo, Customer Relationship Manager at Prosperity Home Mortgage, to empower her customers to share
Join us as we discuss:
- Why we need to overcome the taboo of sharing our financial struggles
- How Jelaire’s money journey led to her passion for financial education
- Why financial brands need to stop treating customers like transactions
You can find this interview and many more by subscribing to Banking on Digital Growth on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.
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