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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. Paul Murphy, founder of Murphy & Co. And finally….

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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And now, the GonzoBanker team salutes some other troublemakers in each individual Smarter Bank category: The Strategy Award – Goes to Studio Bank in Nashville, Tenn. And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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However, key differences between the three brands — such as Laura Geller’s primary focus on older demographics and televised ads, compared to Julep’s younger target market and online ads — made this practically impossible. The company tried to scale an online marketplace while opening multiple brick and mortar locations.

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