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Episodes
Dec 12, 2022
Dec 12, 2022
30 min
It's always a good time to focus on keeping your customers happy and loyal. In this episode of Banking Out Loud, we sit down with Sushil Wenholz and Paul Louderman of Customer Communication Group to discuss ways to increase customer loyalty — including 3 tips to get started and key mistakes to avoid.
Host:
Nancy Ozawa
Senior Vice President, Marketing
PCBB
Guests:
Sushil Wenholz
VP, Creative Director
Customer Communications Group, Inc.
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Paul Louderman
SVP, Account Management
Customer Communications Group, Inc.
[email protected]
Learn more about Customer Communication Group, Inc. (CCG)
Nov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
8 min
Chief Credit Officer, Michael Kerr of First Federal Bank shares his experience with CECL, and why his institution ultimately decided to outsource CECL, after starting off in-house.
From Coast to Coast, PCBB is Your Trusted Partner. If you have questions about CECL or your approach - in-house or outsourced - we would be happy to help. Feel free to reach out:
(888)-399-1930 | [email protected] | pcbb.com/products/cecl
Host:
Nancy Ozawa
Senior Vice President, Marketing
PCBB
[email protected]
Guest:
Michael Kerr
Chief Credit Officer
First Federal Bank
Aug 30, 2022
Aug 30, 2022
36 min
Archie Kelley, Managing Principal of SalesPhysics and creator of The Value Equation, joins us to discuss his sales technique aimed at creating a pathway to extraordinary sales results. Archie explains how value is at the core of successful selling, and provides three tips to boost success and three mistakes to avoid.
Host:
Sonia Portwood
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
PCBB
Guest:
Archie Kelly
Managing Principal
SalesPhysics, LLC
[email protected]
www.salesphysics.com
Connect with Archie on LinkedIn
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
30 min
In this part 2 of our payments episode series, host Sonia Portwood sits down with PCBB's Allen Sztukowski to discuss what the future of real-time payments looks like. Including the soon-to-launch FedNow program, anticipated technology and functionality changes, and tips to help you prepare.
Host:
Sonia Portwood
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
PCBB
Guest:
Allen Sztukowski
Senior Vice President, CAMS
Operations | PCBB
Resources:
Faster Payments Council: https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/Guides-Research
FedNowSM Service: https://explore.fednow.org/
Mar 8, 2022
Mar 8, 2022
36 min
Host Sonia Portwood sits down with executive coach and leadership consultant Dr. Susan Bernstein, to discuss managing – and even harnessing – anxiety and stress in order to confidently navigate today’s ever-changing (banking) landscape.
Host:
Sonia Portwood
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
PCBB
Connect with Sonia: LinkedIn
Guest:
Dr. Susan Bernstein, MBA, PhD
Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant
Connect with Susan: www.DrSusanBernstein.com | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube
Resources:
Breathwrk App
Feb 8, 2022
Feb 8, 2022
30 min
Join hosts Sonia Portwood and Virginia Robbins in a discussion with Allen Sztukowski, Senior Vice President of Operations at PCBB to discuss real-time payments. As an active participant in the efforts to modernize real-time payments, Allen shares his insights on how the payments space has changed over the years, and what efforts are being made today to modernize it.
Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021
23 min
In part 2 of our 2-part series on CECL, Andy Hines, Chief Lending Officer, and EVP at The Bank of Glen Burnie, shares his experience in getting started with CECL, his exposure and participation, his thoughts on spreadsheets for CECL, and how his institution prepared for CECL.
For more information on CECL, visit https://www.pcbb.com/products/cecl
Oct 19, 2021
Oct 19, 2021
34 min
In this 2-part series on CECL, we speak with Andy Hines, Chief Lending Officer, and EVP at The Bank of Glen Burnie, as he reflects on his journey through implementing the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard.
In this part 1, Andy shares lessons he has learned, specifically on organizing data for CECL and explaining CECL results to his stakeholders.
For more information on CECL, visit https://www.pcbb.com/products/cecl
Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
34 min
In this episode, hosts Virginia Robbins and Sonia Portwood talk with PCBB's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert Shiva Sandy.

May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
4 min
Hear what PCBB’s podcast Banking Out Loud is all about in this sneak peek episode. Hosts Virginia Robbins and Sonia Portwood talk about what you can expect from this new podcast.
