Out Of The Weeds

“The focus time dedicated to the strategic planning process is second to none. Having Roxanne and her team at your side for two days keeps the focus and keeps you out of the weeds.”
“Our focus on the sales process has led to growth in our core deposits, adding significant value to our organization in the long run. Twenty-six of our twenty-nine banks are in excess of their target levels.”

Exceeding Lofty Expectations

“Since 2015, we have gone from $6.2 million to over $8.18 million in assets per employee. Our profitability has gone up from about $357,000 in the first half of 2015 to $1.1 million in the first half of 2018. Core deposits are up from $182 million to $263 million and assets have increased from $256 million to $422 million. Our non-interest-bearing deposits grew 34% in 2015, 36.8% in 2016, and 26% in 2017. This has exceeded even our lofty expectations!”

Out Of The Weeds

“The focus time dedicated to the strategic planning process is second to none. Having Roxanne and her team at your side for two days keeps the focus and keeps you out of the weeds.”
“Our focus on the sales process has led to growth in our core deposits, adding significant value to our organization in the long run. Twenty-six of our twenty-nine banks are in excess of their target levels.”

Learning To Differentiate

“Hands down the best education for successful community bank strategy and learning how to differentiate your business.”

Walk Away With A Plan

“[Strategic Planning] Think Tank allows you to get laser focus and walk away with clarity on what is going to be important for the bank moving forward the next several years. It allows you to walk away with a plan.”

Learning To Differentiate

“Hands down the best education for successful community bank strategy and learning how to differentiate your business.”

Very Engaged

“Historically, the leadership team would spend months—plus two days together in-person—struggling over a 50+ page annual strategic plan. Once we finalized it, the board would approve it and everyone would put the doggone thing in a folder until the next strategic planning time the following summer. Today, it’s a one-pager. And we’re now a working, functioning leadership team that is very engaged in the strategic direction we are following. We know what to focus on. Now we hit every outcome on the plan.“

Staying On Path

“The process [taught during Strategic Planning Think Tank] removes barriers in the executive management team and empowers all of us to create strategy. The structure encourages us to stay on a path to design strategy.”

Very Engaged

“Historically, the leadership team would spend months—plus two days together in-person—struggling over a 50+ page annual strategic plan. Once we finalized it, the board would approve it and everyone would put the doggone thing in a folder until the next strategic planning time the following summer. Today, it’s a one-pager. And we’re now a working, functioning leadership team that is very engaged in the strategic direction we are following. We know what to focus on. Now we hit every outcome on the plan.”

The Lights Went On

“Once we began implementing The Emmerich Group’s approach, it was like the lights went on [for our people]. Are you working with The Emmerich Group yet? If you’re not, you should be.”

Roxanne’s System Works

“I’ve always said that if our competitors got hold of Roxanne’s information, we’d be in trouble. Fortunately, we found her first. Roxanne’s system works–especially during times like these.”

The Lights Went On

“Once we began implementing The Emmerich Group’s approach, it was like the lights went on [for our people]. Are you working with The Emmerich Group yet? If you’re not, you should be.”

Deposit Costs Down

“We increased net interest margin from the 27^th to 82^nd percentile in the time we have been working with you. We drew the line in the sand about matching rates—that was huge. We drove our deposit costs down. I don’t think we could have come out of those tough couple of years without The Emmerich Group.”

J. Burnett

Chief Executive Officer, Libertyville Savings Bank

Interest Rates Way Up

“We were able to capture a floating rate in a rising rate environment. That was just as big a deal as getting the $10 million loan. Since then, interest rates have gone up 100 basis points. It’s the only floating rate that company has. [We were] able to negotiate that by making sure we stuck to your sales process and held tight…and it worked.”