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Explore the heart of Houston's business community with Banking on Integrity, brought to you by Integrity Bank. Join founders Hazem Ahmad and Mack Neff as they interview local entrepreneurs, sharing their journeys of success, overcoming challenges, and driving Houston forward.
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Season Two Recap: Food, Family, and Integrity (opens the original)
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Hazem and Mack close out season two by revisiting Houston restaurant families and the bankers who helped build Integrity Bank. From Mama Ninfa’s tortilla and pizza factory to the new Integrity team, they highlight how family, work ethic, and community banking together create gathering places for a growing city. To learn more about Integrity Bank, go to itx.bank . Subscribe to Banking on Integrity on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts ! Key Takeaways Phyllis Mandola’s fa
How a First‑Generation Houstonian Became Integrity Bank's CFO (opens the original)
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Hazem sits down with Integrity Bank CFO Betsy Reese to unpack what makes a bank financially strong and how small business owners can read the signals. Betsy shares her journey from first‑generation immigrant and deposit ops clerk to lender, CPA‑track accountant, and Rice MBA graduate leading the bank’s financial health and safety. To learn more about Integrity Bank, go to itx.bank . Subscribe to Banking on Integrity on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts ! Key Takeaways
How Tough Cycles Can Teach You How to Lend With Discipline (opens the original)
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Booms can make you careless. Busts can teach you how you never want to run a business again. Hazem and Mack sit down with Wade Comeaux, CEO of Catalyst Funding, a Houston-based lender focused on real estate investors, to talk about what he learned from the pre‑crisis mortgage world and why he built his company to behave differently. Wade shares how government pressure, exotic loan products, and easy money contributed to the last meltdown, why Catalyst focuses on fix‑to‑rent, DSCR loans, and long
Starting a Running Shoe Company in College: Veloci’s Origin Story (opens the original)
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Dreams can stay on the track. Or they can turn into something you stand on every day. Hazem and Mack speak with Tyler Strothman, collegiate distance runner and founder of Veloci, a performance running shoe company he started while at Rice University. Tyler shares how small town miles, sport management classes, and a simple desire to keep people comfortable and pain free led him to launch a brand focused on helping runners and everyday athletes stay active longer. Learn more about Veloci ( https:
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