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In this episode of the "Transcending CRM" podcast, Elliot Spence and JP Owens from Coastal interview Priscilla Ellis, Director of Financial Services at Coastal, about her journey in the financial services industry and her integration into the Salesforce ecosystem. Priscilla shares her background, starting in insurance and moving into banking and lending, which led her to a pivotal role in a Loan Origination System (LOS) implementation that introduced her to Salesforce. They discuss the importance of effective change management, executive support, and cross-team collaboration in successful project implementations. The conversation highlights various challenges and solutions, including their innovative use of Salesforce and nCino during the COVID-19 pandemic to process PPP loan applications efficiently. The episode underscores the value of regular communication, proactive release management, and leveraging internal tools to maximize the benefits of Salesforce within financial institutions.
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In Episode 36 of the "Transcending CRM Podcast," hosts Elliott Spence and JP Owens are joined by Evan Kormos, Salesforce Engineering Manager at Coinbase. Evan discusses his transition from traditional financial institutions to the cutting-edge tech environment at Coinbase. He shares insights on the challenges of integrating Salesforce in large-scale operations and the importance of scalable solutions, efficient data management, and DevOps. The conversation also delves into how Evan's experience in banking has equipped him for his current role, emphasizing the blend of technical expertise and strategic agility needed to succeed in today's tech-driven financial landscape.
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In this episode of the "Transcending CRM" podcast, hosts JP Owens and Elliot Spence engage with guest Adam Bell, Chief Marketing Officer at Arbor Realty Trust, to explore his extensive experience with Salesforce in enhancing customer experiences and data management in financial services. Adam shares his journey of implementing Salesforce tools like Pardot and OmniStudio to streamline operations and improve customer engagement.He discusses the challenges of data management, the importance of empathy in marketing, and the transformative potential of AI and Data Cloud technologies in crafting personalized customer interactions. The conversation also delves into how these technologies have evolved and are being leveraged to drive significant business decisions, emphasizing the need for a strong data strategy to optimize their use in financial services.
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Expanding Horizons: Own's Evolution in Salesforce Data Protection and Recovery
In this episode of Transcending CRM, hosts Elliott Spence and JP Owens, alongside guest Matthew Kennedy from Own, discuss the evolution of Own from a backup solution to a comprehensive data protection platform. They delve into new features like Recover, Sandbox Seeding, and security tools. Matthew shares insights from his career journey within the Salesforce ecosystem and Own’s expanded product offerings, highlighting the importance of data security and recovery in Salesforce environments.
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There are a lot of words in McKenzie Paulsen’s professional vocabulary, but as the Salesforce Product Owner at GreenState Credit Union, “plan” isn’t one of them. “We are agile development, so things change, and we pivot very quickly.” This week, Paulsen joins Elliott and JP to talk about her duties of product scoping, scheduling, assessing risk and impact, and creating alignment for a $11 billion asset-holding financial institution.
McKenzie Paulsen is the Salesforce Director at GreenState Credit Union. McKenzie has been with GreenState for over 7 years and is responsible for overseeing the design, strategy, development, implementation, training, and optimization of Salesforce. Her focuses include ensuring that the Salesforce implementations and usage align with GreenState’s vision, meet business needs, and drive growth.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels. -
MDM, data warehouse, data lake, data lakehouse — the terminology around data management evolves almost as fast as the software itself. Paul Seo, SVP of Technology and Data at Republic Finance, joins JP to make sense of it all and talk about how experience with credit infrastructure can provide a unique insight into the shared challenges that risk and analytical teams face, including decision engine modeling, portfolio analysis, and operational reports.
Paul Seo is SVP of Technology and Data at Republic Finance. Paul has over two decades of experience harnessing the power of data and has made it his mission to empower organizations worldwide. His career has been defined by a relentless pursuit of excellence and a commitment to driving growth and innovation through the strategic use of technology. Throughout his journey, Paul has led the charge in revolutionizing reporting and analytics, reshaping data architecture, and optimizing critical processes across diverse industries and functional domains.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
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For good reason, middle-managers tend to be the most resistant to transformation. Not only do they usually have little to no input into purchase decisions, but their roles are often designed specifically to protect existing processes. This week, Digital Transformation Executive Coach at nCino Greg Thompson joins JP for an episode dedicated to one of our favorite recurring topics: creating the conditions for success by encouraging buy-in from managers early on in the process.
Greg Thompson is Digital Transformation Executive Coach at nCino. Greg is a seasoned executive and change agent for high-growth companies employing new technologies or adapting to dynamic market conditions. He has experience with large and small companies as both leader and consultant, developing strategy, implementing process change, and managing teams for better results.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
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Our guests this week have over 30 combined years of Dreamforce experience, and today, we’re chatting about the best ways to plan out, learn from, and enjoy the sprawling San Francisco conference. Jill Harrison, Capital Markets & Asset Management Managing Director at Silverline, and Danielle Laffey, Salesforce MVP and Insurance Principal Consultant at Silverline, discuss this year’s overarching themes of A.I. and Data Cloud services, how 70-degree weather can feel chilly in the Bay Area, whether or not to bring laptops to sessions, and how to make connections with industry colleagues.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Jill Harrison is the Capital Markets & Asset Management Managing Director at Silverline. Jill discovered Salesforce in 2005 and fell in love with the platform while at an education technology start-up. During her 12 years at Silverline, she has focused on making sure clients are successful, colleagues are empowered, and the community is supported. She is passionate about innovation strategy and process, designing great technologies that support a diverse and inclusive corporate culture, and making sure the user experience never gets lost in the details.
Danielle Laffey is the Principal Consultant for Insurance at Silverline. She has more than 15 years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce solutions. Danielle is responsible for enabling the Insurance Financial Services and Salesforce Industries (formerly Vlocity) vertical delivery teams by ensuring best practices are followed. She lends her expertise and experience in insurance technology to share creative solutions and training.
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Following the 100+ industry expert-attended Silverline & Salesforce Summit at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Senior Director at Salesforce Jim Collins joins us to look back on the most insightful discussions of the conference and to chat about must-know trends impacting all of banking and lending. We talk about building a plan of attack for Dreamforce, midyear vs. standard planning cycles, the CFO's rising interest and role in data and analytics — it’s a World Series’ worth of insight!
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Jim Collins is the Senior Director, Financial Services Industry Advisor at Salesforce. He is an executive with over 34 years of business experience, including 27 years in the banking industry. He previously served as Sr. EVP and Chief Administrative Officer of Customers Bank for 12 years. He is a strategic leader who fosters a positive working environment while focusing on building high-performing teams that focus on execution and results.
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“When I first started in Salesforce, Person Accounts was like a dirty word. You didn’t want to touch that capability.” And how times have changed! In this week’s super-sized episode, we’re joined by Michael Shirrell, Distinguished Enterprise Architect at Salesforce, for a discussion about the advantages of using Financial Services Cloud over Sales and Service Clouds, treasury practices, duplicate management, and building roadmaps for success.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Michael Shirrell is a Distinguished Enterprise Architect at Salesforce. He ensures that the technologies Salesforce customers rely on are integrated, scalable, and aligned with their organizational business strategies. He does this by partnering with customers to understand their strategic business goals, their technical capabilities, and how these are expressed through the existing solutions/application landscape.
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Going to Dreamforce this year? Make sure to check out Elliott’s Dreamforce presentation debut! He’ll be covering best practices for running and perfecting demos as part of the Admin series. In the meantime, Solutions Architect and Specialty Manager of Marketing Automation at Silverline Tanner Mueller joins us again, this time to chat with first-time guest and Salesforce Administrator at Five Star Bank, KC Barnett, about how Admins can fall into the habit of assuming end-users speak fluent Salesforce. Also: the lowdown on Buffalo, NY’s chicken wings.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Tanner Mueller is the Specialty Manager, Marketing Automation, at Silverline. He uses his unique background in data, marketing, and technology to aid organizations in better understanding their customers. He has more than 18 years of banking and marketing experience, focused on creating marketing efficiency, customer data and insights, process automation, and innovation.
KC Barnett is the Salesforce Administrator at Five Star Bank. KC has been with Five Star for two years and was a key stakeholder in Five Star’s evaluation and implementation of Salesforce. Before Five Star Bank, KC worked as a Salesforce Administrator at PostProcess Technologies and was a Territory Account Manager at Ivoclar.
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“It’s not what Salesforce can do,” points out Chief Customer Officer at Monit, Ryan Johnson. “It’s what we can do.” This week, Johnson gets into the nitty-gritty of why it’s more important to frame conversations with leaders about Salesforce around sales effectiveness and sales enablement rather than the platform itself. Then, the gang discusses the importance of establishing KPIs and integrating them into the transformation process early on.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Ryan Johnson is the Chief Customer Officer at Monit, a digital intelligence platform that helps SMBs better manage and anticipate their cashflow and working capital needs while helping banks build deeper relationships with their clients. Prior to Monit, Ryan spent over seven years at City National Bank as the SVP of Corporate Strategy, was part of EY’s Customer Practice, and had a variety of roles at American Express, including their Salesforce program. -
“We bought the Ferrari, now we’ve got to figure out how to drive it.” When 20-year marketing, communication, and digital media veteran Richard Dedor joined Premier America Credit Union as Marketing VP last year, the organization was still in the process of making sense of its recent CRM investment. This week, Dedor joins former colleagues Elliott and JP to talk about how Salesforce FSC and Marketing Cloud have been instrumental in improving membership engagement and card activation, the work it took to make it happen, and where Salesforce should and shouldn’t be bent for an organization’s needs.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Richard Dedor is the VP of Marketing at Premier America Credit Union. Richard has been with Premier America Credit Union for almost a year and has worked in marketing, communications, and digital media for nearly 20 years. Richard has also had extensive experience on the Salesforce platform with Financial Services Cloud and Marketing Cloud. -
Talk about a transformation. When Lead Solution Engineer at Salesforce and Golden Hoodie recipient Mark Tossell began his CRM journey, he had just left a 20-year career in church ministry and hadn't studied coding since learning Fortran. In this week's episode, Mark breaks down the important differences between CRMA vs. traditional reports and dashboards, why "grit" is one of his favorite words, and lays out not one, not two, but three use cases for using analytics to advance efficiencies within operations and compliance.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Mark Tossell is the Lead Solution Engineer at Tableau. A mechanical engineer by profession, Mark is passionate about solving problems with data. He combined business acumen with technical skill to create intelligent and informed insights that help businesses transform and thrive. He is proud to be an “#Awesome Admin” and Golden Hoodie award-winner.
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The gang's all here! JP is back in the studio this week, and he brought a new nSight 2023 buddy with him. Vice President of Salesforce Delivery at Farm Credit Services of America Brett Rutter talks about pounding the pavement at learning opportunities like Dreamforce, his experience inheriting nCino a year ago, and the challenges and benefits of implementing multiple tools at the same time.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Brett Rutter is the Vice President of Salesforce Delivery at Farm Credit Services of America, a leading provider of credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Rutter has been at FCSA for the past 15 years and previously served as Lead Software Systems Engineer.
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Hot pants, cool shades, half-day Fridays — summer is here, and with it comes the Salesforce Summer ’23 Salesforce Release! Evan Eichert, Enterprise Architect at CSC Leasing, joins Elliott to share his insights into the exciting additions and surprising omissions (still no auto-refreshing dashboards?!) in the latest Salesforce release. Plus: how ChatGPT will be a boon for smaller organizations.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
Evan Eichert is an Enterprise Architect at CSC Leasing and accomplished and team-focused Salesforce Solution Architect with a consultative approach to the discovery, design, and development of customized solutions. He is proficient in translating complex business cases into easy-to-understand workflows and diagrams that clearly communicate how a solution would benefit stakeholders.
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Silverline’s Specialty Manager for Marketing Automation and showstopper mixologist Tanner Miller calls in from Iowa for a wide-ranging chat about the importance of transparency, lessons learned from both front and back-end processes, and the unique data challenges faced by marketers. Plus: Expectations for Connections 2023.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Tanner Mueller is the Specialty Manager, Marketing Automation, at Silverline. He uses his unique background in data, marketing, and technology to aid organizations in better understanding their customers. He has more than 18 years of banking and marketing experience, focused on creating marketing efficiency, customer data and insights, process automation, and innovation.
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Talent Stacker Founder Brad Rice is an absolute geyser of valuable insights for organizations trying to hire top Salesforce talent in a fiercely competitive labor market. In today's episode, Brad talks about his passion for enabling motivated career transitioners to start a new path on the right footing, and points out the mistakes companies make that limit themselves from hiring the talent they seek. Plus: How Brad's 6-year-old has already learned CRM basics via a home farm egg business. 🐔
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Brad Rice is the Founder of Talent Stacker and has worked in the Salesforce Ecosystem for over 10 years. He has been a Senior Internal Administrator and a Senior Solution Architect with large consulting firms and has run his own independent consultancy for over 5 years. He now he splits his time between Salesforce freelancing and helping freshers/beginners get results faster and more effectively.
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Despite the fact that women-owned businesses are growing at twice the national average, the women entrepreneurs at their helm only receive 16% of conventional loan funding. Proposed CEO of Fortuna Bank Ilaria Rawlins is looking to change that by increasing womens’ access to financial education, mentorships, networking, and capital. In today’s chat, Rawlins discusses the unique opportunity inherent to starting a new bank with a fresh tech stack, and the importance of leaders understanding the ins and outs of CRM. Plus: you’ll never guess which U.S. President Rawlins is related to. (Hint: he contracted smallpox in Barbados!)
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
Ilaria Rawlins is the Proposed CEO of Fortuna Bank, the first bank in Ohio run predominantly by women. She previously served as Retail Bank President for First Financial Bank, driving retail strategy and leading 145 retail banking centers throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. Rawlins grew up in the retail industry with a desire to help and connect with people.
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For more than 17 years at Peoples Bank, Julie Bonnema has overseen the evolution of digital banking, from its online infancy in the 2000s to today's ubiquitous mobile services. This week, she shares what she's learned as VP, Digital Transformation Manager, with Elliott and JP. Plus: Julie's snowplowing, T-stopping, hip-whipping experience as a roller derby athlete!
Julie Bonnema is the VP, Digital Transformation Manager, at People Bank, where she has worked for over 17 years. She has played a key role in evaluating and implementing digital technology to improve both the customer and employee experiences, from developing the company's first mobile banking system to implementing Salesforce and nCino platforms.
Elliott Spence is a Principal Consultant at Silverline with eight years of experience designing and implementing Salesforce Solutions. Prior to Silverline, Elliott was a Senior Digital Product manager with First Financial Bank, where he grew the Salesforce practice to over 1,600 users and led the Salesforce implementations to Marketing, Customer Service, Retail Bank, and Mortgage.
JP Owens is the Managing Director of Banking and Lending at Silverline. JP partners with banks and credit unions to help them identify new ways to leverage technology solutions that drive transformation, growth, and measurable ROI. JP formerly served as the Director of Digital Product Experience at First Financial Bank, where he led multiple functional teams within the Digital organization and was responsible for vision, delivery, and execution across Digital channels.
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