Episode 7: Motion Creates Opportunity! | Bob Harding, President & COO, Pacific West Bank

Everyone starts somewhere. Bob started in the banking services industry as a bank teller, where he applied a growth mindset and commitment to serving his community (which stemmed from his childhood involvement with the Head Start program) to eventually become bank president and COO. He credits a few clandestine meetings along the way as important pivot points that prompted him to take the steps necessary to further his career. Bob talks about why the right culture fit is important, how you can find it, and how it can lead to a happier you.

 

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