Mr. Macke Mauldin

Today, we were talked to by Mr. Mauldin. Mr. Macke Mauldin is the President of Bank Independent, a bank that is based in the tri-city area. Mr. Mauldin talked about how we should be kind and gracious because people tend to remember bad and rude behavior, and he pointed out that jokes at other people’s expense can be severely damaging. He then went on to talk about values that are important. All of that was well and good, except that he seemed to always tie back to Bank Independent. He gave us the 5 words that BI operates by. He gave us plenty of examples of how BI has made a mistake and accepted it. He told us a great story about how the Bank was founded by his family and it has stayed in his family throughout the years while the Bank has many families work together for the company. I think my favorite part was when he subtly dropped the bank's phone number when answering a question for a student. While I feel he was saying good things, it seemed very commercial and rehearsed.