Independent Chairman, Heritage Financial Corporation
Search every verified Brian Vance interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Brian Vance, chairman of Heritage Financial, has spoken about the importance of community involvement and employee culture in banking. In a 2014 profile, he described the bank's growth, including an anticipated transaction that would bring it to 3.3 billion in assets across 67 branches, and emphasized the role of giving back to the community as central to being an effective community bank. He also discussed his approach to leadership, noting that he has 10 direct reports and that eight of them were promoted from within the company, including himself. In earlier remarks from 2009, Vance discussed the bank's mission and vision statement, which he said was created by employees and is meant to be memorized and lived rather than read. He also highlighted the importance of personality and cultural fit in hiring, saying that while skill sets matter, fitting into the existing culture is a key criterion. Vance described traditions like an annual pancake breakfast where management serves employees, which he said has become part of the company's corporate fabric.
Brian Vance, CEO of Heritage Financial Corp. and Heritage Bank, Olympia, WA, as profiled for the 2014 Distinguished Leader Awards. He (as well as customers and associates) speak on the values that have guided both Vance's life and the phenomenal success of Heritage Bank.
Jeff Rounce, owner and publisher of the Business Examiner, and Emily West, associate publisher and general manager, sit down every month to discuss hot topics and important issues with some of the South Sound's most influential leaders on the South Sound Business Report. Topics include: business growth, the environment, agriculture, transportation, education, finance, economic development and more. The show has been in production since January 2004. SSBR airs on a number of channels throughout the South Sound. April 2009- "2009 Top Places to Work" Segment 1: South Sound Bank, Dan Yerr…
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