by Ted Carter Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Brandon Roberts, Canton Mississippi, Curt Gabardi, Hans Petit, Highland Colony, HORNE CPAs, Jackson Mississippi, Metropolitan Bank, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Premier Insights, Ridgeland Mississippi, The Township
It’s not like founder Curt Gabardi and his Metropolitan Bank partners decided to sell popsicles in an ice storm. But starting a bank as the nation’s financial sector verged on falling off a cliff? “Whether intentional or by chance, in a warped kind of way they probably picked the best time in the world to [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: March 12,2012
Tags: Band of Bankers, banking and finance, Curt Gabardi, Highland Colony, Metropolitan Bank, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Regions Bank, Ridgeland Mississippi, Tennessee, The Township of Highland Colony
>> Gabardi’s idea was to cultivate a niche space in which Metropolitan’s bankers would compete against other bankers — not other banks As the sky seemed to be falling on the nation’s banking sector in 2008, veteran banker Curt Gabardi and his “Band of Bankers” executive corps decided there may never be a better time [...] [...]
In this week’s MBJ — METROPOLITAN WEATHERS DOWNTURN: Curt Gabardi and crew compete against other bankers- not other banks. By Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> Alabama says immigration reform costly: State calls it moneymaker — by Ted Carter >> Committee deadline sorts winners, losers: Hosemann business reform laws still alive — by [...] [...]
Metropolitan Bank says it will open a new office at 5264 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis in the former headquarters for Loeb Properties. This will be Metropolitan’s second office in the Memphis market. Renovation will begin immediately with expected opening in November 2011. The new office will be an anchor for the bank’s commercial and [...] [...]
In a competitive marketplace, one of the key opportunities for differentiation is to create a purposeful “experience” for the customer. Your customers are going to have some kind of experience, so the question is whether your organization is being proactive and purposeful to define and create that experience. Some companies who have created world-class “experiences” [...] [...]
Metropolitan Bank has hired Josh Huff as marketing director. Huff has over 14 years of experience across a broad spectrum of marketing and brand disciplines. Prior to joining Metropolitan, he was the director of marketing and client relations for the Butler Snow law firm. He is a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, [...] [...]
Metropolitan Bank is pleased to announce that Julia Burns has recently joined its team as a managing director in Ridgeland. Before joining Metropolitan, she was the branch manager at Regions Bank in Madison for seven years. Burns attended Mississippi State University and has 10 years of banking experience. She lives in Madison with [...] [...]
CEO has been in the industry for more than 30 years With 34 years in the banking industry, Frank Cianciola has served as a CEO, president and chairman for a handful of financial institutions in Tennessee and Mississippi. But Metropolitan BancGroup’s new chairman says a brief stint in private business offered him a new perspective [...] [...]
21-month-old bank is turning heads in the Southeast with more than $400 million in assets Some people might label Metropolitan Bank the little bank that could. After posting its first profitable month last September, six months ahead of schedule, the 21-month old bank is turning heads in the Southeast. From the $60-million asset bank [...] [...]
Carley Watkins has joined Metropolitan Bank as concierge in its Ridgeland office. Watkins will graduate in Dec. 2009 from Belhaven College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Prior to joining the Metropolitan team, she had internships at The Ramey Agency and BankPlus. Watkins is a native of Madison. Away from work and school, she [...] [...]
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