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The Community Bank Podcast

SouthState Correspondent Division
Community Banking
Community Banks
Interest Rates
Leadership
Artificial Intelligence
Southstate Bank
Fintech
Federal Reserve
Commercial Real Estate
Customer Experience
Chick-Fil-a
Inflation
Leadership Development
Banking
Cybersecurity
AI In Banking
Mergers and Acquisitions
Marketing
Organizational Culture
Commercial Banking

The podcast dedicated to helping community bankers grow themselves, their team, and their profits. Brought to you by the Correspondent Division of SouthState Bank.

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Today, we sit down with banking industry veteran Jim Marous. Jim joins Caleb Stevens to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing community banks: preparing for the future without being constrained by the past. They explore leadership transitions,... more

In this episode, Chris Nichols sits down with Walt Wear, SouthState's AI Enablement Manager, to discuss the bank's Copilot adoption journey, lessons learned from scaling AI across the organization, and what's next as the industry moves toward agentic... more

Today, we're sharing BJ Green's pilot episode from his new podcast, Leadership is Everything. In it, SouthState Bank's CEO, John Corbett, explores what it takes to build and scale a successful banking organization. From starting a de novo bank to lea... more

Today on the show Caleb Stevens sits down with Ed Kofman to discuss 4 key drivers of profitability for today's community banks.

Download our newest eBook: The Community Bank Performance Engine!

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Recent Guests

Walt Wear
AI Enablement Manager at SouthState Bank
SouthState Bank
Episode: The Playbook for Enterprise AI Adoption with Walt Wear
John Corbett
Chief Executive Officer of SouthState
SouthState Bank
Episode: SouthState CEO John Corbett on Leadership, Culture, and Why Community Banking Matters
Tom Fitzgerald
Director of Research at SouthState Bank
SouthState Bank
Episode: What's Next for Rates, Inflation, and the Markets with Joe Keating
Scott Cocanougher
CEO, First Community Bank of Tennessee
First Community Bank of Tennessee
Episode: How First Community Bank is Creating a Sales Culture with Scott Cocanougher and Randy Goggans
Brennan Perkins
Recent Citadel graduate and SouthState Bank commercial associate program candidate
SouthState Bank
Episode: How Early Leadership Lessons Shape the Next Generation of Bankers
DJ Seeterlin
Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer
Chesapeake Bank
Episode: What Banks Can Learn from Trader Joes with DJ Seeterlin
Samer Saab
SVP of Product at Alloy Labs
Alloy Labs
Episode: How to Shift from a "Debt Mindset" to "Equity Mindset" with Samer Saab
Lee Wetherington
Director of Corporate Strategy at Jack Henry
Jack Henry
Episode: Rethinking Banking Strategy in an Era of AI and Tokenization with Lee Wetherington
Eva Daniel
Professional public speaking coach and founder of The Speak Shop
The Speak Shop
Episode: The Art of Public Speaking with Eva Daniel

Host

Caleb Stevens
Host of the show; affiliated with SouthState Bank.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 56 ratings
  • Essential Listening

    The single best source of wisdom for competing in banking—hands down!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ioncredit
    United States10 months ago
  • A value-packed resource!

    This podcast is a value-packed resource for community bankers! Tune in for engaging discussions around the current state of banking, actionable tips to improve your institution, and fantastic insights from top-tier guests. Highly recommend giving it a listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    oliviabaker13
    United States5 years ago
  • Excellent show for community bankers

    I've known the folks over at CenterState's correspondent divsion for a long time and they do a great job of delivering value to community banks across the country. The first episode on culture was great and I'm looking forward to more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kenneth Stevens14
    United States6 years ago

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Guests consistently bring real-world experiences from banking and adjacent sectors.
Shows strong alignment between content and industry needs, especially around culture and growth.
Valuable resource for community bankers with practical, implementable tips.

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SouthState CEO John Corbett on Leadership, Culture, and Why Community Banking Matters
Q: How would you define leadership in one or two sentences, and has that definition changed as your company grew?
Leadership centers on aligning the organization around shared goals, ensuring accountability, and fostering a culture where people feel seen and empowered to contribute. While the core idea remains consistent, the challenge grows with size, making alignment and maintaining culture more complex as the company expands.
How to Grow Your Bank's ROE with Ed Kofman
Q: You mentioned the ARC program simplifying hedging for community banks—talk about how ARK really does simplify it and make it easy for a bank to administer and for a borrower to understand.
Calibrated to show that ARC provides straightforward documentation, a single billing statement, and no complex derivatives, making hedging a practical, democratized option for community banks to offer to borrowers without needing large teams or ISDA expertise.
How to Grow Your Bank's ROE with Ed Kofman
Q: But for folks that don't know who you are, give us just a quick level set on you and what you do at the bank.
Ed outlines his role managing the hedging desk and administering the ARC program for banks nationwide, emphasizing how hedging eliminates interest-rate risk while adding fee income and extending loan life, which improves risk-adjusted returns.
The Art of Strategic Planning with Mark Kanaly
Q: How should a leader handle dominating voices in the planning room?
A leader should facilitate balanced participation, use board self-assessments to surface issues, and encourage input from diverse directors to avoid one voice stifling the room and to gather a wide range of perspectives.
The Art of Strategic Planning with Mark Kanaly
Q: What does effective preparation look like for a strategic planning session?
Effective preparation involves aligning management and board, choosing a consistent leadership approach, and ensuring all participants understand the goals and the framework so the session can produce concrete decisions rather than vague ideas.

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The show centers on practical, leadership-forward discussions for community banks, with frequent guests from banking, technology, marketing, and leadership realms. Episodes emphasize real-world tactics to grow deposits and loans, improve customer experience, and design culture and teams that perform under pressure. Notable patterns include data-driven marketing aligned to balance-sheet goals, AI enablement in banking, and events-focused strategy that ties industry forums to tangible business outcomes. The format blends practitioner-focused insights, crisis management lessons, and leadership frameworks to help bank executives elevate performance and drive growth.

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1. Walt Wear
2. John Corbett
3. Tom Fitzgerald
4. Scott Cocanougher
5. Brennan Perkins
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8. Lee Wetherington

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