BJ Goetz, Middletown Valley Bank (MD)

12/14/22 • 38 min

In episode #10, Vin and Zach dive into an engaging conversation with BJ Goetz, President & CEO of Middletown Valley Bank in Maryland. BJ discusses how a hyperfocus on customers drove the bank’s evolution from a $140 million rural institution into a publicly traded $900 million “technology company that handles people’s money” in just over a decade. He chronicles his journey from teller to Chief Executive Officer, his experiences delving into the capital markets, perspectives on value creation, and why mentoring associates is one of the things that excites him the most about moving into the bank’s next decade of growth.

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On the Balance Sheet® - BJ Goetz, Middletown Valley Bank (MD)

Transcript

[Vinny, 0:00]:

Episode 10 of On the Balance Sheet. I'm Vinny Clevenger, as always joined by Zach Soya. And Zach, really interesting story today – the story of a rural bank, if you will, that's grown over the past decade pretty significantly, has raised capital, and done a lot of interesting things. And we have their Chief Executive Officer. Today's guest will be BJ Goetz from Middletown Valley Bank.

[Zach, 0:29]:

Yeah, I'm very, very excited that BJ is on the program with