by Brian Pillmore | Sep 18, 2022 | Brian's Blog
Last week I made a bold prediction ⅓ less banks in the US in 10 years. On Monday I started the list and here are a few more types of banks will cease to exist: Banks in the wrong place at the wrong time – Most banks are highly dependent on a defined geographic...
by Brian Pillmore | Sep 17, 2022 | Brian's Blog
Last week I made a bold prediction ⅓ less banks in the US in 10 years. So which ones are going away? I believe the following types of banks will cease to exist: Banks that are sub scale – It is hard to make a buck in banking with an institution that is smaller...
by Brian Pillmore | Sep 16, 2022 | Brian's Blog
10 years from now, there will be ⅓ less banks in the US than there are today. Bold prediction? About as bold as the trend from the past 20 years. 20 years ago there were 10,000 chartered banks in the United States. Today there are 4,888. Just like in many industries,...
by Brian Pillmore | Sep 14, 2022 | Brian's Blog
Got an interview coming up? Here is the framework my father taught me to prepare for any interview. It even works to evaluate whether this is a job you should consider. You work through this template from left to right, top to bottom. Any question the interviewer...
by Brian Pillmore | Sep 12, 2022 | Brian's Blog
I was backing uphill into a parallel parking spot on an extremely steep hill in the middle of Istanbul.7 people were crammed into a Mercedes Vito van on our last day of a 37-day adventure with my family. I asked myself, “How did I get here?” But I knew exactly how it...
by Brian Pillmore | Sep 10, 2022 | Brian's Blog
Rick jumped into my office – “Brian do you have a copy of the incentive compensation plan?” I quickly said, “No, I think James was gonna send that to me.” “Well, here you go. I printed one out for you. Read this each week. This tells you exactly what Wells Fargo...
