The Podcast
Why you should watch it ☝️
If you think banking is boring, this episode will change your mind.
David Peterson is the Chief Innovation Officer of First National Bankers Bank, an institution that doesn’t serve consumers, but instead powers 680+ banks behind the scenes. That makes him the innovator’s innovator. His role is focused entirely on injecting new thinking into a legacy-bound industry that desperately needs it.
In this episode, David reveals:
Why “innovation theater” is so common in finance and how to avoid it.
How a bank that serves banks tackles product development differently.
What’s broken in how most organizations approach creativity.
How he’s building repeatable innovation infrastructure inside institutions that were designed to resist it.
From startup principles to corporate transformation, this conversation connects the dots between lean methods, strategic experimentation, and systems-level change. Whether you're building in fintech, running an internal venture, or just trying to make meaningful change in a slow-moving org, David's insights are sharp, tactical, and immediately actionable.
We have to redefine what it means to be creative in a highly regulated environment.
Here’s a teaser…
Where to find David Peterson 👇
Find David on Linkedin
Email David at [email protected]
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This week’s guest post comes from Drew Jackson, author of the Brainwaves newsletter. In this piece, Drew gives us a crash course in Real Options and how companies leverage them to bend the world to their needs.
Here’s what you’ll find:
This Week’s Guest Post: Limited Risk, Unlimited Upside Through Options
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