How to Have Profitable Banking Relationships with Rita Lowman of Lowman Holdings

Rita Lowman is a 45-year banking veteran most recently serving as President of Pilot Bank. Rita has managed 20+ acquisitions in her career including being a part of the Executive Team who took C1 Bank public.
 
Banking veteran Rita Lowman was not afraid to ask for what she wanted to do. Her determination to make an impact in her chosen field has resulted in a successful 45 years in the banking industry and executive positions on various boards. In this episode Rosie and Rita explore issues such as women in CEO positions, team communication, community and mental health.
 
Rita is Chair of the Outback Bowl; Executive Board of the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce; Southeastern Cabinet of the American Cancer Society; past chair of the Florida Bankers Association and a past director of the Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida. She has received numerous awards to include Woman of Distinction, Tampa Bay Businesswoman of the Year by TBBJ; 100 Most Influential People in Florida; Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leader of the Year and Woman of Distinction.
 
In 2016 Rita wrote From the Farm to the Boardroom which was named the best business book of the year by the publishing company Richter Publishing. She and her husband Gary own a 430-acre cattle farm in Georgia named after their two sons HooperWill Farm.
 
[4:27] The start of Rita Lowman’s journey
Discovery of her ‘voice’ and it being heard
 
[6:29] Rita’s upward climb in the banking industry
 
[11:08] Rita speaks on the transience of life.
 
[14:13] An example of overcoming limitations and fears in the workplace as a woman.
 
[15:46] One of Rita’s banking career highlights.
 
[17:50] The power of the community of women within the Tampa Bay market.
Supporting each other’s growth and efforts in making a difference.
 
[19:55] Rita shares her journey of becoming an advocate for mental health awareness.

 

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