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Rocket IT Business Podcast | Neil Stevens | Creating Remarkable Experiences | Ep. 21

Rocket IT Business Podcast | Neil Stevens | Creating Remarkable Experiences | Ep. 21

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 https://youtu.be/i9VKLJrdHS8 On this episode of the Rocket IT Business Podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with one of the banking industry’s most admirable leaders, Neil Stevens. Having served as Oconee State Bank’s President and CEO for the last four years, Neil and his team have carefully crafted an organization that generates remarkable experiences for the communities it serves. And now, as many small businesses continue to navigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Neil’s team has shifted to provide support through innovation and new initiatives. In This Episode, You’ll Hear More About: The Path to becoming a leader in the financial industryHow to effectively shift values of a long-term institutionThe importance of relationships in businessManaging business expansionsHow the banking industry kept small business afloat during the pandemicHow traditional businesses can innovateHow to keep values and purpose alive in remote operations Contact Information: Oconee State Bank Website nstevens@oconeestatebank.com Mailing Address: 25 North Main street, Watkinsville, GA, 30677 Resources Mentioned: Andy Stanley Podcast Host: Matt Hyatt Guest: Neil Stevens Show Notes Matt Hyatt (00:00): Hello, and welcome to the 21st installment of the Rocket IT Business Podcast. I’m your host, Matt Hyatt. And today we have the pleasure of speaking with one of the banking. Industry’s most admirable leaders, Neil Stevens. Intro (00:12): [Music Plays] Matt Hyatt (00:27): Served as a Oconee State Bank’s president and CEO for the last four years, Neil and his team have carefully crafted an organization that generates remarkable experiences for the communities it serves. And now as many small businesses continue to navigate the negative effects of the COVID pandemic, Neil’s team has shifted to provide support through innovation and new initiatives. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s first welcome Neil to the show. Neil, I’m glad to have you here. Neil Stevens (00:53): Thank you, Matt, for having me. It’s an honor to be here. Matt Hyatt (00:58): Yeah, absolutely. So you are broadcasting from the thriving metropolis of Watkinsville. Neil Stevens (01:05): Yes, sir. Absolutely Matt Hyatt (01:08): Our friendly neighbors to the East. So glad you’re here. Hey, I want to dive right in you and I have been friends for a while now. We have known each other pretty good long time. I feel like it’s been 10 years or so. Neil Stevens (01:19): Yeah. It goes back to that first round table, that innovation round table that we used to be a part of. Yes, yes. Matt Hyatt (01:25): Yeah. Well, I would love to just let our audience get to know you just a little bit. And I want to kind of roll back a little bit the entire time. I’ve known you as a banking professional and leader, but I understand that that’s not maybe where you started. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got to where you are? Neil Stevens (01:46): Sure, sure. So my father was a firefighter and he fought fires for 38 years, retired as a captain on the Macon County fire department. And so, I grew up around sirens and spending birthday parties at the fire station spending the night there with him. And so we had a really good friend who was the owner of the local ambulance service in Macon and it was called Mid-Georgia ambulance service. And I guess it was probably around 1983 or so. I was I was a junior in high school and he asked me to come dispatch. And so I was a dispatcher for the service. And then when I started at Mercer, I went to Mercer working on a business degree. And while I was at Mercer, I went to paramedic school. And then for those years at Mercer, I worked full time at the ambulance service, but also was a full-time student. So I loved my time as a paramedic. That was really fun and very exciting. So that was sort of the first real job I had. Matt Hyatt (02:45): Yeah. Well, man, I’ll tell you what your father sounds like an amazing guy. 38 years as a firefighter. Neil Stevens (02:51): Yeah. Yeah. He passed away about four years ago. But what an incredible man for sure. No question. Matt Hyatt (02:58): I’m amazed to hear about that long of a career. That’s a good long time. Well, I wonder as you’re kind of going through school, you said you’re studying business, but you’re working full time as a paramedic at the same time. That’s a big load all by itself, right. Trying to juggle those two things. And I admire you for doing that. I wish more of our college students would kind of embark on that path of working and going to school at the same time, but that, you know, that’s a big commitment and and it’s not an easy thing to do, but I am curious, was that the intended trajectory? You know, I’m a paramedic today, but man banking world watch out I’m on my way. Neil Stevens (03:46): So, you know, I get that question a lot. So, you know, I thought I would maybe study ...
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