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Search every verified Roddell Mccullough interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Roddell McCullough, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at First Financial Bank, has spoken about his personal background and values. He described himself as the son of Mild McCullough, whom he called "the greatest mom in the world," and said his core values include "God, faith, family, a hard work ethic and trying to do the right thing to help others." McCullough noted that he has three daughters, two of whom are twins, and that all three have master's degrees. He credited a former manager at Fidelity Investments, Mike Bull, with believing in him and giving him opportunities, and advised others not to "burn bridges" because Cincinnati is a "very small community." Separately, McCullough has offered economic commentary. In September 2024, he stated that the current economic situation "is not 2008" and is "far more dangerous," describing it as a "Main Street recession" involving 50 to 70 percent of Americans lacking savings and relying on credit cards and government assistance. He said the government is "lying" about the deficit, citing a Congressional Budget Office projection that rose from $1.5 trillion to $1.9 trillion in four months. McCullough also said he is "bearish on the economy" but "bullish on gold" and "fixed income," while "bearish on commodities," and criticized Wall Street consensus for a "soft and beautiful landing" as "dead wrong."
“I'm Roddell McCullough of First Financial Bank, the son of Mild McCullough who I believe is the greatest mom in the world who taught me the value of helping others and supporting others in your community.”
“What is something that most people don't know about me is that I have three beautiful daughters — two of them are twins — and all three of my daughters have their master's degrees and are successful in their careers.”
“My personal core values are God, faith, family, a hard work ethic and trying to do the right thing to help others.”
“I've been fortunate to have a number of leaders that have been faith-based that have really poured into me to make me the leader that I am.”
“I had a leader from Fidelity Investments — his name was Mike Bull — and he really believed in me from the beginning and gave me opportunities for me to prove myself.”
“Because of the impact, the awards are recognition that I'm having the impact as it's intended.”
“I would also tell folks to, you know, not burn bridges — you never know where you have to cross them again; especially here in Cincinnati, it's a very, very small community.”
“You want them to have that positive impression of you.”
“This is your money, this isn't their money. This is your money, you're the American taxpayer. I'm not talking all of you are an American, thank God.”
“The Congressional Budget Office projected a deficit of 1.5 trillion and they just released that number too and it's now 1.9 trillion. That is up $360 billion in 4 months.”
“The government is just lying. This is ridiculous. We're showing you the actual US Government numbers but the story about the deficit going off the rails should be told daily in America with real numbers.”
“Since 2007, the top 1% of the population has been crushing it, holding up to 16% of the wealth in the country. This wealth concentration is terrible.”
“A billion dollars is still a deal, and 360 billion is a triple ton of money. This is your money, not theirs.”
“We're bearish on the economy but we're bullish on gold, we're bullish on fixed income, we're bearish on commodities.”
“The market is not a stock, I never say the stock market; it's a market of sectors, stocks, styles. When you're bearish on the economy, a lot of those things go bullish.”
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