INTRUST Bank

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“It’s been a whirlwind of a couple of years; I’ve just been a sponge and tried to soak it all up.” In 2023, 51% of our open roles were filled internally through promotion or transfer of current INTRUST employees. That includes Brandon Franklin, who, over the past five years, has evolved from credit analyst to senior commercial relationship manager at our new Leadership Square location in downtown Oklahoma City. “As a credit analyst and now as a relationship manager, I look for good investments for the bank and ways we can be of service to our community," he says. "Prior to joining our lending team, I knew how to underwrite loans, but I wanted to learn more about the ins and outs of operations, lending, and the sales side of the business." In addition to his passion and work ethic, Brandon credits much of his development to our career mobility program and the trust, support, and knowledge he's received from his mentors at the bank — particularly, Tom O’Keefe, Oklahoma market president, and his previous manager, Kelvin Liebelt, chief risk officer. "Tom's done this for 40 years," Brandon says. "He's developed real estate. He's developed successful companies. We're all really blessed to be learning from him." In the new Leadership Square banking center, which centralizes our Oklahoma commercial and treasury management team, everyone's offices are just steps away from each other. "It's the first time we've worked in a collaborative space like this, and it's allowing our team to learn more from each other, share information more efficiently, and enhance our customer service."

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“It’s community banking,” Teresa Smith says. “We know our customers and their families. I have multiple customers whose kids I’ve hired. They work here and then transfer to our banking centers in Manhattan or Lawrence to finish college, or they go on to grow their roles within the bank." Teresa, Lauren Taylor, and Jade Johnson lead our two banking centers in El Dorado — a city of approximately 13,000 people about 45 minutes northeast of Wichita in Butler County. Both locations are currently looking to fill open positions. Jade manages El Dorado – West. Lauren, El Dorado – Main. And as the market manager, Teresa oversees operations for all of Butler County, which includes two additional banking centers in Augusta and Andover. Total the amount of time they’ve been with us, and it equals 50 years. “There’s a lot of opportunity,” Lauren says. “I started as a peak-time teller — three hours a day, five days a week and built up from there. Part time. Full time. Assistant manager. Banker center manager. And I did it all here in Butler County. El Dorado is my home.” “The reason I stay is because it's great company," says Teresa. "There are multiple people that have left and come back. They realize they love banking and working for a wonderful company like INTRUST and that makes me feel proud.” Learn more about our open positions in El Dorado: https://lnkd.in/gKZte_eB

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From the zoo to pickleball to BBQ to outdoor activities, summer fun was had at our annual employee gatherings. Here’s a look back at our June, July, and August events in Kansas City, Manhattan and Junction City, Oklahoma City, Northwest Arkansas, and Wichita.

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“Leadership Butler is a great way to get out and help your community and its people. I feel I have grown so much as an individual and am ready to apply the skills I’ve learned to my new management role.” Congratulations, Jade, banking center manager, El Dorado – West, on your graduation from Leadership Butler County! From January to May of this year, Jade and her classmates took part in eight leadership sessions, all with different facilitators from around Butler County. They also were instrumental in helping Sunlight Children’s Advocacy Center get the Sunlight Thrift Boutique up and running.

Opportunities at INTRUST go beyond the walls of our banking centers. Here, employees receive paid volunteer time and are encouraged to join us as we support the well-being of our communities. Learn more about what it’s like to work at INTRUST: https://lnkd.in/gFEt5k-F

“From an ag banking standpoint, I have the opportunity to help producers like my family be successful and have the tools they need to grow and stay relevant.” In an article titled “Harvesting Success” from the July/August issue of The Kansas Banker Magazine, David White, senior commercial relationship manager, details his younger years and background in farming and how that helped shape his role at INTRUST working with customers in the ag industry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gG8FQBaV