Dream Maker Podcast

National Ag Aviation Association-Andrew Moore

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0500

Chris is joined by DFB's Ag Aviation team, Caleb Woods and Haley Floyd, as they discuss with Andrew Moore, CEO of the National Agricultural Aviation Association, as they get ready for National Convention in Palm Springs, California in December

Welcome to Dream First Bank!

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0500

Chris Floyd and Matt Bennett discuss why we decided to change the name of the bank from FNB Syracuse to Dream First Bank (NO, we didn't sell!)

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What To Do About Interest Rates?

Thu, 05 May 2022 06:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Chris visits with Shane VerDught, CFO at First National Bank, about the current interest rate environment and its impact on consumers. When looking at your financing or savings plans, ensuring that you're familiar with where rates are headed is an important part of the planning and budgeting process.

Clay Scott--Kansas Aqueduct

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Chris visits with Clay Scott, who farms in Stanton and Grant County, is a member of the Ground Water Management District #3 and is on the Kansas Aqueduct Coalition. We discuss the work the coalition has done on the feasibility of moving water to Western Kansas, Colorado and beyond.

Lona Duvall--Keep the Red Bull Flowing

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0500

Chris visits with Lona Duvall, President/CEO of the Finney County Economic Development Corporation, about her and the team's role in growing the economy of Finney County.

BBQ & Hours--That's how you have a successful H2A guest worker program!

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600

Gabriel Oosthuysen, Program Director of Golden Opportunites, LLC, and H2A Guest Worker consultant that helps mainly farmers and custom harvesters obtain seasonal labor from South Africa and Mexico. Chris & Gabriel discuss the program and some tips to make it successful.

Get Started!

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0600

Chris visits with the First National Bank Chief Lender Matt Bennett about our takeaways from our Jolene Brown Seminar, "If We Huff and Puff, Will We Blow Your House Down." Find out how to build a business-first family business that will survive the challenges and surprises that always pop up.

#SuperBanker Movin' Money Tyler

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0600

We're taking a little different angle for this episode, as Chris talks with our newest Accredited Banking Professional (a/k/a #SuperBanker) Tyler Newell. Tyler is in charge of FNB's Treasury Management Services. So what is that anyway? Well, you're going to have to listen in to learn more on ways that Tyler puts his "superpowers" to use helping businesses improve efficiencies and reduce their fraud risk.

Any Door Works

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Chris talks with Fernando Rodriguez, a therapist in Ulysses with Compass Behavioral Health

Don't forget the 3-Year Rule.....

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500

We finish our conversation with Bob Dale, Grant County Economic Development Director regarding what are the best practices for starting a business.

Economic Development in Rural America

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0500

Part 1 of 2 of our conversation with Bob Dale of the Grant County Economic Development office. You can tell Bob has a passion for helping our communities grow and we discuss what is and what is not part of the Economic Development role in Grant County.

Grain Marketing for 2021 and Beyond...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500

Great Conversation with Walt Beesley (FBN), Bret Crotts (Schweitermann, Inc.), Matt Bennett and Chris Floyd. Tons of good information about marketing grains in the future, and we learned about Rhodium--Betcha didn't see that one coming....

Follow your Passions!-Ashton Maxfield

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0500

#ProveIt--Adrienne Desutter

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0500

Chris has a great discussion with Adrienne Desutter (@sowhopegrowhope), Ag Mental Health Advocate

SBA, PPP, & EIDL Oh My! -Brandon Mumgaard

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0500

Brandon Mumgaard joins Chris Floyd to talk about the SBA and PPP loan process, as well as other tools, businesses have or can use to manage their way through the unknowns of the last several months.

Grain Marketing Discussion with FBN

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:00:00 -0500

In our inaugural podcast, Chris has a conversation with Kevin McNew, Chief Economist at Farmers Business Network and Walt Beesley, Farm Marketing Advisor at Farmers Business Network about the current situation in grain markets, marketing strategies and your marketing plan for 2020 and 2021.