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Essentials of Banking Series - Session 6 WOW! Service and Growing the Bank

In association with Performance Solutions, Inc., Drexler Consulting, LLC is excited to again present one of our legacy programs, Essentials of Banking, new and improved for 2025.   Essentials of Banking is a six-part, interactive, virtual learning series designed to provide a complete overview of banking principles and operations.  Each session is 3 hours in length.  For the best training experience and learning results, attendees are highly encouraged to have their video cameras on during training.   To receive a full overview of banking, it is recommended that participants attend all six sessions of the series, beginning with Session I.  However, one session is not a prerequisite for another.  Each session may be attended as a stand-alone class.

 

Session 6: WOW! Service and Growing the Bank

Stakeholder Service Excellence
Serving Your Key Stakeholders
The Evolving Banking Business and the Customer Experience
The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Branding 101:  Building the Bank’s and Your Personal Brand 
Defining and Building Client Loyalty
Providing Service that WOW’s
Customer Service Standards
Effective Communication Strategies

Growing the Bank
Growing the Bank is Everyone’s Job
The Banker’s Role as a Trusted Advisor
Proactively Helping Customers
Building Profitable Relationships
Tips For Successful Networking
Business Development Strategies for All Bankers
Giving Back to Your Community

Who Should Attend: New bank employees in all roles/departments and bank directors new to banking, management trainees, and bank veterans who are looking to broaden their banking knowledge. 

Benefits of the Series:

  Establish a strong foundational knowledge of banking in the United States
Expand banking skills and knowledge in a focused learning environment
Interact and network with other bankers in a virtual environment
Understand the variety of banking career opportunities
Improve cross functional contributions and performance
Prepare for Graduate Schools of Banking
Know how your bank makes money 
Interpret your bank’s financial statements
Define commonly used banking terminology
Develop a mindset of service to all stakeholders
Contribute to your bank’s growth and profitability

Attendees are required to:

  Have Zoom virtual meeting access
Interact with facilitator and other participants in a live, virtual environment
Actively participate in all activities and exercises
Complete assignments
Have a working computer with a microphone and speakers or phone access
Participate in chat discussions


Facilitators:

Josh Collins has been creating content and facilitating courses as part of the Drexler Consulting team for the past year and a half.  He has twelve years of banking experience serving in various leadership roles in retail banking, human resources, and talent development.  Josh’s background includes developing and facilitating banking, customer service, and leadership and culture development training programs.  Josh is a graduate of The University of Georgia and is SHRM-CP certified.  Josh enjoys equipping and encouraging bankers to grow their personal skillsets and build strong teams and cultures to maximize results for themselves and the banks they serve.

Christie Drexler is the Owner of Drexler Consulting, LLC, a financial services consulting and training business focused on developing purpose-driven, competent, servant leaders in all roles of banking.  In association with Performance Solutions, Inc. and Dianne Barton, Christie has offered training and consulting services through Drexler Consulting, LLC, for the past five years.  

In addition, Christie has twenty-six years of direct experience in the financial services industry, working for both community and large regional banks.   Her experience has been expansive to include successfully navigating retail and commercial banking careers.  She has served as Division President, Market President, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Retail Officer, and Regional Sales & Service Manager. Christie has a B.S. in Finance from Berry College and an MBA from Georgia College and State University. She is a passionate facilitator and coach who strives to live the values and leadership strategies she teaches in her training programs.

When
12/11/2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Central Standard Time
Where
211 Athens Way Ste 100 Nashville 37228
Registration
Contact

Monique White
Vice President of Education

Email

 

Session 6: WOW! Service and Growing the Bank

Stakeholder Service Excellence
Serving Your Key Stakeholders
The Evolving Banking Business and the Customer Experience
The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Branding 101:  Building the Bank’s and Your Personal Brand 
Defining and Building Client Loyalty
Providing Service that WOW’s
Customer Service Standards
Effective Communication Strategies

Growing the Bank
Growing the Bank is Everyone’s Job
The Banker’s Role as a Trusted Advisor
Proactively Helping Customers
Building Profitable Relationships
Tips For Successful Networking
Business Development Strategies for All Bankers
Giving Back to Your Community

Who Should Attend: New bank employees in all roles/departments and bank directors new to banking, management trainees, and bank veterans who are looking to broaden their banking knowledge. 

Benefits of the Series:

  Establish a strong foundational knowledge of banking in the United States
Expand banking skills and knowledge in a focused learning environment
Interact and network with other bankers in a virtual environment
Understand the variety of banking career opportunities
Improve cross functional contributions and performance
Prepare for Graduate Schools of Banking
Know how your bank makes money 
Interpret your bank’s financial statements
Define commonly used banking terminology
Develop a mindset of service to all stakeholders
Contribute to your bank’s growth and profitability

Attendees are required to:

  Have Zoom virtual meeting access
Interact with facilitator and other participants in a live, virtual environment
Actively participate in all activities and exercises
Complete assignments
Have a working computer with a microphone and speakers or phone access
Participate in chat discussions


Facilitators:

Josh Collins has been creating content and facilitating courses as part of the Drexler Consulting team for the past year and a half.  He has twelve years of banking experience serving in various leadership roles in retail banking, human resources, and talent development.  Josh’s background includes developing and facilitating banking, customer service, and leadership and culture development training programs.  Josh is a graduate of The University of Georgia and is SHRM-CP certified.  Josh enjoys equipping and encouraging bankers to grow their personal skillsets and build strong teams and cultures to maximize results for themselves and the banks they serve.

Christie Drexler is the Owner of Drexler Consulting, LLC, a financial services consulting and training business focused on developing purpose-driven, competent, servant leaders in all roles of banking.  In association with Performance Solutions, Inc. and Dianne Barton, Christie has offered training and consulting services through Drexler Consulting, LLC, for the past five years.  

In addition, Christie has twenty-six years of direct experience in the financial services industry, working for both community and large regional banks.   Her experience has been expansive to include successfully navigating retail and commercial banking careers.  She has served as Division President, Market President, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Retail Officer, and Regional Sales & Service Manager. Christie has a B.S. in Finance from Berry College and an MBA from Georgia College and State University. She is a passionate facilitator and coach who strives to live the values and leadership strategies she teaches in her training programs.

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