Banking on Integrity
Banking on Integrity
Playlist by Banking on IntegrityExplore the heart of Houston's business community with Banking on Integrity, brought to you by Integrity Bank. Join founders Hazem Ahmad and Mack Neff as they interview local entrepreneurs, sharing th…60 clip(s) in playlist
Season Two Recap: Food, Family, and Integrity
Hazem and Mack close out season two by revisiting Houston restaurant families and the bankers who helped build Integrity Bank. From Mama Ninfa’s tortilla and pizza factory to the new Integrity team, they highlight how family, work ethic, and community banking together create gathering places for a …
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How a First‑Generation Houstonian Became Integrity Bank's CFO
Hazem sits down with Integrity Bank CFO Betsy Reese to unpack what makes a bank financially strong and how small business owners can read the signals. Betsy shares her journey from first‑generation immigrant and deposit ops clerk to lender, CPA‑track accountant, and Rice MBA graduate leading the ba…
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How Tough Cycles Can Teach You How to Lend With Discipline
Booms can make you careless. Busts can teach you how you never want to run a business again. Hazem and Mack sit down with Wade Comeaux, CEO of Catalyst Funding, a Houston-based lender focused on real estate investors, to talk about what he learned from the pre‑crisis mortgage world and why he built…
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Starting a Running Shoe Company in College: Veloci’s Origin Story
Dreams can stay on the track. Or they can turn into something you stand on every day. Hazem and Mack speak with Tyler Strothman, collegiate distance runner and founder of Veloci, a performance running shoe company he started while at Rice University. Tyler shares how small town miles, sport managem…
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Beyond the Rate: What Integrity Bank Looks for in a Deal
Risk can sink a bank. Or it can push you to get radically clear about what you say yes to, and why. Hazem and Mack unpack how they actually look at loan requests at Integrity Bank, sharing stories that span decades of community banking, from a borrower whose partner emptied the account to a wealth…
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Still a Mom: Meet the Woman Who Turned Grief Into a Gift for Houston
Grief can break you. Or it can show you exactly what you were always meant to do. Hazem and Mack sit down with Jackie Pham, founder of the CEO Foundation, a Houston nonprofit named after her three children, Colette, Edison, and Olivia, who were lost along with her mother in a tragic accident five …
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How Integrity Bank Protects Borrowers and Depositors at the Same Time
Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Credit Officer Chris Favre, who once left a consulting career at Ernst and Young for an industry he barely understood at the time. What followed was a front-row seat to the 2008 recession, years of overseeing foreclosures, and a pivot from lender to…
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Closed in 37 Days: What a Well-Run SBA Loan Actually Looks Like
Hazem and Mack sit down with Mark Danford, Managing Director of Waterstone and a 14-year veteran of SBA lending. Waterstone is a full-service outsourced SBA division serving 34 community banks across the country, and Mark is the person who knows how it all works. In this episode they cover how the …
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The Bank That Calls You at 11 PM When Something Looks Wrong
The best defense against fraud is the person who already knows your name. Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Risk Officer Christy Bussey, just steps from her office, to unpack what it really means to manage risk inside a community bank, covering the evolution of fraud from card skim…
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If You Know Her, You Know Integrity Bank
The best bankers don't just lend money. They help build lives. Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Lending Officer and founding team member Judy Budnik to trace a 40-year banking career that began next door to a small-town Louisiana bank president, wound through Frost Bank, a wedding…
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