Sally Helm
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The title company is a success. She sells it and then starts looking for her next big idea.
And so I did. She started poking around and she found that very few banks are owned by women. Of the more than 4,000 banks in the country, only about 20 are women owned. And Lisa told us that only three of those were intentionally started by women. The others were like a father left his bank to his daughter, that kind of thing.
And so I did. She started poking around and she found that very few banks are owned by women. Of the more than 4,000 banks in the country, only about 20 are women owned. And Lisa told us that only three of those were intentionally started by women. The others were like a father left his bank to his daughter, that kind of thing.
And so I did. She started poking around and she found that very few banks are owned by women. Of the more than 4,000 banks in the country, only about 20 are women owned. And Lisa told us that only three of those were intentionally started by women. The others were like a father left his bank to his daughter, that kind of thing.
That banker? Ilaria Rawlins. We met her earlier. She was the one who didn't want to show Sally the vault. When Lisa started thinking seriously about starting her own bank, she wanted Ilaria on board.
That banker? Ilaria Rawlins. We met her earlier. She was the one who didn't want to show Sally the vault. When Lisa started thinking seriously about starting her own bank, she wanted Ilaria on board.
That banker? Ilaria Rawlins. We met her earlier. She was the one who didn't want to show Sally the vault. When Lisa started thinking seriously about starting her own bank, she wanted Ilaria on board.
Alaria had been in the industry for decades. She started out opening accounts, worked her way up to top leadership positions, and she'd actually worked at a startup bank before. In the banking world, these are called de novo banks, which essentially means new in Latin.
Alaria had been in the industry for decades. She started out opening accounts, worked her way up to top leadership positions, and she'd actually worked at a startup bank before. In the banking world, these are called de novo banks, which essentially means new in Latin.
Alaria had been in the industry for decades. She started out opening accounts, worked her way up to top leadership positions, and she'd actually worked at a startup bank before. In the banking world, these are called de novo banks, which essentially means new in Latin.
Research does suggest that women starting businesses can have more trouble getting financing. But women own a lot of businesses and also stand to inherit a lot of wealth. If you're a bank, there's an opportunity there to help people and to make money.
Research does suggest that women starting businesses can have more trouble getting financing. But women own a lot of businesses and also stand to inherit a lot of wealth. If you're a bank, there's an opportunity there to help people and to make money.
Research does suggest that women starting businesses can have more trouble getting financing. But women own a lot of businesses and also stand to inherit a lot of wealth. If you're a bank, there's an opportunity there to help people and to make money.
And to be fair, a lot of us never interact with any banks besides the big name institutions like Chase.
And to be fair, a lot of us never interact with any banks besides the big name institutions like Chase.
And to be fair, a lot of us never interact with any banks besides the big name institutions like Chase.
And maybe that's kind of fine if all you want is a safe place to put your money and an app that works. But these smaller community banks are actually really important for small businesses.