Ep 41: Numbers Don't Lie - How This $5.5B Bank in Kansas Was Built // CEO Brad Elliott

About this episode

Al and Steve interview Brad Elliott about building Equity Bank into a $5.5 billion institution through M&A and discuss talent development and GenAI.

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 talent as well as offers his take on GenAI and how to cultivate trust in digital and physical channels.

People in this episode

Hosts: Al Dominick, Steve Williams

Guest: Brad Elliott

Topics covered

• banking
• M&A strategy
• talent development
• GenAI
• trust in banking
• digital channels

Keywords

• Equity Bank
• Brad Elliott
• M&A
• banking strategy
• GenAI
• trust
• digital banking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Equity Bank

Places: Kansas

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