About Roddell Mccullough
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."
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Roddell Mccullough's recent appearances.
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Roddell McCullough, First Financial Bank. The son of Mildred 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. I couldn't have asked for a better role model. What is something that most people don't know about me? 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 would say I've had a lot of positive examples. I've been fortunate to have a number of leaders that have been faith-based and have really poured into me to make me the leader that I am. But most specifically, 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, to do what I do because of the impact. The awards are recognition that I'm having the impact as intended. What I would also tell folks is to not burn bridges. You never know where you might have to cross them again, especially here in Cincinnati. It's a very, very small community, and more than likely you're going to run into the same people at some point in the future, and you want them to have that positive impression of you.
