Jeff Wilkinson, Founder of Keystone Bank – Interview #94

Jeff Wilkinson is a longtime Austin entrepreneur, currently serving as the chairman and CEO of Keystone Bank. With his personal and unique human-centric approach to banking, Jeff leads Keystone Bank to focus on integrity, honesty and resilience. Jeff has over 28 years of experience in the financial and business industries with a focus on finance and business development. He has led various organizations in their expansion of locations and increased their assets.

Previously, he founded Pioneer Bank in Austin. Under his leadership as the CEO and president, he managed to grow the banks’ assets to $1.2 billion and expanded to 22 locations across Texas. During this time, Pioneer Bank was ranked as one of the largest local banks headquartered in Austin by the Austin Business Journal.

In 2018, Jeff founded Keystone Bank with a successful capital raise of $20 million. He founded Keystone Bank with a maverick and entrepreneurial approach to local banking that ultimately allows for easily accessible financial resources to its community members. With its easy access to financial guidance, Jeff prides himself on being an active listener and problem solver to best tailor the bank’s services to every client.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Central Missouri. He resides in Austin where he serves on multiple nonprofit organizations such as: the Austin Habitat for Humanity Finance Committee, the Board of Trails Property Owners’ Association and on the Advisory Board for Qualtik. For more information, please visit: https://www.keystone.bank/

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Kevin Booker Jr, Booker Empowerment LLC – Episode 43

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In this episode our guest host is Kevin Booker of Booker Empowerment LLC. He offers leadership and diversity training, empowering people to be a better version of themselves. Together, we answer…

…what to do if you’re stuck in an unfulfilling job.

…how to be a great teacher.

…what it takes to become comfortable with public speaking

…how to bring about real change in terms of equity and access for all people in the United States

Books recommended in the episode:
Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice by Dr. Maysa Akbar
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and his WorkBook: How to Be an Antiracist.
Ghost Boys by Jewel Parker Rhodes

Kevin Booker, Jr – Booker Empowerment LLC
Leadership and diversity training, empowering people to be a better version of themselves.
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William Martin, Executive Director, Waterford Country School – Podcast Episode 34

William Martin, Waterford Country School

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A great conversation with William Martin, the executive director for the Waterford Country School. Nearly a century old, the Waterford Country School serves kids that might otherwise be left behind, through their foster homes, the unique schooling programs, their therapeutic boarding school, and more, they provide support that truly makes a difference to the kids they serve.

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Our thanks to William Martin for a great interview.

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Dawn Airhart Witte, Founder of Desire to Inspire Foundation

Dawn Airhart Witte, Founder of Desire to Inspire Foundation

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Dawn Airhart Witte is an Entrepreneur, author, international speaker and philanthropist. She has a mission: to inspire people around the world to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that connects with communities around the world to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which imparts an important message about perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world.

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Dawn’s books:
Be…
Recipes for BEing: the Power of Seven
Be …: A Coloring Journal Planner

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Elijah Manning, Inclusive Education LLC – Podcast Episode 31

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In this episode, I interview Elijah Manning. As Elijah became involved with social justice movements over the past few years, he realized he wanted to do more than just march in the streets. He saw that one of the areas with the greatest potential to make a difference is education, so he is founding his company Inclusive Education, LLC to make that change. People of color and women are completely entwined in our history, our literature, our science, our mathematics, so their contributions should be entwined in our curricula.

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Podcast Episode 28 – LJ Fusaro, Groton Town Chief of Police

The Guy Who Knows A Guy Podcast, LJ Fusaro, Chief of Groton Police

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As a member of Groton, CT Representative Town Meeting, when I first learned of George Floyd’s murder, my first thought was to check with our own police department and find out if the problems that are endemic in some other departments existed here. In a number of conversation with Chief LJ Fusaro, I found that, while no institution is perfect, the culture of de-escalation and cooperation with community is strong, and the desire to improve is pronounced.

I wanted to give Chief Fusaro the opportunity to share the culture and policies of our local department to share in detail an example of a police department focused on working with rather than over their community.

In the interview, Chief Fusaro mentions Sir Robert Peel, and I believe it would valuable for all of us to become acquainted with the 9 Principles and 3 Core Ideas he laid out for good policing.

To contact the host, Michael Whitehouse, email michael@guywhoknowsaguy.com

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Podcast Episode 25 – Wendy Updegrave, East Lyme Community Forum Founder

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Wendy Updegrave is the founder of the East Lyme Community Forum. Most communities have a Facebook forum, or more than one, but most of us don’t know who runs them or how much work it takes to keep them running smoothly. We’ll talk to Wendy about what inspired her to launch the forum and the steps it takes to run a good forum. Turns out that it takes a village to run a forum.

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Joe de la Cruz, 41st District Connecticut State Representative -Podcast Episode 13

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In this episode I interview Connecticut State Representative Joe de la Cruz. We talk about what it’s like to serve in the state legislature, the importance of bipartisanship, and searching for the missing minion in the Groton town wide scavenger hunt.

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