Bank Strategy: Community vs. National Banks
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Andrew Baker, Chief Strategy Officer, F&M Bank
Bank M&A Today and Outlook for 2026
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, Chairman & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Dave Danielson, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Improving Shareholder Liquidity in Community Banks
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Matt Schultheis, Founder of BankVault Research
Scaling a Community Bank: Tech, Team, and Deposits
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Brant Ward, President, Signature Bank of Arkansas
Shareholder Succession
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Richard Trauger, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Pete Scully, President, My Private Shares
Andrew Rietz, Managing Director of Financial Institutions, My Private Shares
Banking on Insight: Inflation, Risk & the Road Ahead
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guests - Tommy Esposito, Vice President, Strategic Resource Allocation, Kaufman Hall
Dorothy Jaworski, Retired SVP & Treasurer, Penn Community Bank
Bank Stocks & Beyond: Gerard Cassidy's Forecast
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Robert Kafafian, Chairman & CEO, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Gerard Cassidy, Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Financials Research and Large Cap Bank Analyst, RBC Capital Markets
Navigating the AI Revolution: A Community Bank Perspective
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Andy Schornack, President, Security Bank & Trust Co.
Bank Transformation Unpacked: The Newtek Story Continues
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Barry Sloane, Chairman & CEO, Newtek Bank
Cannabis Banking in 2025
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Michael Beird, Author of Cannabis Banking
Crypto, Fintech, and other Non-Interest Income Drivers in 2025
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Matt West, Chief Executive Officer, Xenios
Big Picture: The Future of Community Financial Institutions
Hosts - Tara Wean, Vice President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Jeff Marsico, President, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Ben Crowley, Managing Director, The Kafafian Group, Inc.
Guest - Nathan Stovall, Director of the Financial Institutions Research Team, S&P Global Market Intelligence