Firmer Ground from SRM

Neil Dougherty

English Business Management

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Episodes 15

Avg. Duration 36m

Activity Moderate

Since May 2023

Latest Episode Sep 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule

Every 2 Months

Format

Episodic

Hosting

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About This Podcast

Welcome to Firmer Ground from SRM, a podcast exploring key topics and actionable takeaways for leaders in the financial services industry. Every episode we produce features experts from the world of banking and financial services, including SRM thought leaders, executives at future-thinking financial institutions, and other experts from all corners of the industry. Learn more about us at https://srmcorp.com/

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Recent Episodes

S3E1 An Overview of Stablecoins and The GENIUS Act with Larry Pruss

Sep 10, 2025 37m Transcript

In this episode, we speak with Larry Pruss, SRM's in-house expert on all things digital assets and stablecoins. Larry has over 30 years of experience as a trusted adviser, strategist, author,…

S2E3 Injecting Startup Thinking Into Financial Institutions with Steven Van Belleghem

Jun 25, 2024 35m

In this episode, we’re joined by Steven Van Belleghem, Customer Experience expert, author, and keynote speaker, as well as the co-founder of nexxworks in Belgium. Steven is also a member of the SRM…

S2E2 2024 Commercial Payments Overview and Trends

Apr 19, 2024 43m

In this episode, we speak with Dean Nolan, SRM's Managing Director of Commercial Payments. Dean brings 25+ years of experience in payments and financial services to SRM, having held leadership…

S2E1 The State of Fintech with Charles Potts of the ICBA

Jan 03, 2024 28m

In this podcast, we discuss technology and innovation with a fintech veteran, Charles Potts with the Independent Community Bankers of America. In addition to serving as the ICBA’s Chief Innovation…

S1E11 Power Dynamics in the Financial Services Industry with Teresa Freeborn

Oct 27, 2023 42m

In this podcast, we speak with author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and former Credit Union executive Teresa Freeborn about her background in financial services, the continuing challenges women…

S1E10 The State of Community Banking with Gary Findley

Oct 12, 2023 45m

In this podcast, we speak with one of the preeminent voices in California Banking, Gary Steven Findley. Born into a banking family and now with 50+ years of hands-on experience in the banking…

S1E9 Rethinking Customer Experience Tracking and Performance Metrics for FIs

Sep 22, 2023 41m Transcript

In this podcast, we speak with our colleague from SRM Europe, Pete Bainbridge. Pete is one of our Senior Consultants based in the UK. He brings 2+ decades of experience in customer and business…

S1E8 Responsibility, Growth & Innovation in the Credit Union Movement with the NCUA’s Rodney E. Hood

Aug 28, 2023 37m

In this podcast, we speak with the Honorable Rodney E. Hood, the 11th Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (from 2019 to 2021), NCUA board member, and now Board Chair of NeighborWorks…

S1E7 Assessing the Maturity Scale in Today's Banking Environment

Aug 14, 2023 33m

In this podcast, we speak with our colleague Simon Rose. Simon is SRM Europe's Consulting Director based in Durham, England. He works directly with bank and credit union clients on matters of…

S1E6 Balancing Risk & Innovation with SRM's Josh Herman

Jul 19, 2023 33m

In this episode, we chat with our colleague, Josh Herman. Josh is a Director in our Digital Assets Advisory team and works with our clients to prepare their institutions for the future of banking. He…

S1E5 Credit Union Trends, Milestones & Innovation Chat with Travis Frey

Jul 12, 2023 40m Transcript

In this episode, we chat with our friend and client, Travis Frey, Chief Technology and Security Officer at Dover Federal Credit Union in Dover, Delaware. Mr. Frey has spent more than 20 years in the…

S1E4 Adopting a Security-First Mindset for Credit Unions

Jun 14, 2023 32m

In this episode, we speak with Cynthia Schroeder of Sievewright & Associates, an SRM Company, about a topic she knows very well as both a credit union executive and a university professor.…

S1E3 The Tokenization of Everything

May 30, 2023 22m Transcript

In this episode, Paul Davis speaks with SRM’s digital assets expert Larry Pruss about the digitization of money, how financial institutions and other industries continue to innovate on blockchain,…

S1E2 ChatGPT and Large Language Model Use Cases for Financial Institutions

May 22, 2023 39m Transcript

In this episode, our AI subject matter expert Connor Heaton discusses the topic everyone’s talking about – OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar AI large language models. Following a surge of investment and…

S1E1 Sidecar Core Strategy 101

May 12, 2023 29m Transcript

In this episode, we speak with SRM’s core expert, Jeff Ostheimer, to understand what he means when talking about sidecar core strategies and why this approach has become popular among banks and…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Firmer Ground from SRM have?

Firmer Ground from SRM has published 15 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Business, Management.

Is Firmer Ground from SRM still active?

Firmer Ground from SRM is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 36m.