We are happy to announce a new addition to the Sawyers & Jacobs team.  Andrew Sesti is now on board and ready to serve our clients.  Andrew is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Business Information Systems and a Minor in Computer Science.  He also graduated from the Mississippi School for Math and Science (nice to have a math whiz on the team) and he has over eight years of experience in desktop support and system administration, including work with Exchange, VMware, Active Directory, Citrix, wireless, routers, switches, and other technology areas.  

A native of Memphis, Andrew lives in Olive Branch with his wife, Kallie, who is a veterinarian.  Welcome, Andrew!

Cindy Sawyers welcomes BTS participants

Bank Tech Summit 2010 was a big success thanks to our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and all the bankers who participated in this annual event.

Special thanks to Kristin McNeish for her expert coordination and hard work in planning the Summit.  Great job as always, Kristin!

Mary Jacobs works the Sawyers & Jacobs booth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To view photos from Bank Tech Summit 2010, click on over to our Facebook page.  

 

Friends of our firm, Lee Wetherington and Eric Cook, discuss the latest bank technology trends and which is the best BBQ joint in Memphis

 

Congratulations to our prize winners:

 

Joyce Crocker, Carroll Bank & Trust

Morgan Gordon, Nano Winner

Cydney Griffin, The Bank of Fayette County

Brenda Hughes, Bank of Bartlett

Morgan Gordon, Guaranty Bank & Trust Company

Chip Nabors, Planters Bank & Trust Company

and our grand prize winner of the iPad, Chao Lin, Bank of Bartlett                                                       

 

 

Speaking of prizes, stay tuned and check out our next newsletter.  We'll be giving away a new Apple iPod Nano to some lucky banker.  This is the smallest Nano yet.  Very cool.

 

 

Thanks again to everyone who participated in Bank Tech Summit 2010.  Don't forget to mark your calendar for Bank Tech University, March 23-25, 2011.  More information in the coming weeks. 

   

Many of you have asked about our eclectic mix of music played at Bank Tech Summit 2010.  For your listening pleasure, we are including the playlist below:

Buddy Holly/The Picks,  Everyday

Aberfeldy, Summer's Gone

The Fratellis,  Chelsea Dagger

The Mostar Diving Club, Honey Tree

30 Seconds to Mars, Kings and Queens

Huey Lewis and the News, Do You Believe in Love?

Matisyyahu, One Day

Little & Ashley, Stole My Heart

Goldfish, Fort Knox

Black Sheep, The Choice is Yours

Band of Skulls, Light of the Morning

The Blue Van, There Goes My Love

Wilco, The Thanks I Get

Jesse Harris, The Secret Sun

Rabbit, Together

Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling

Rob Thomas, Mockingbird

Zac Brown Band, Knee Deep

The Stark Expo Singers, Make Way for Tomorrow Today

Kyle Andrews, You Always Make Me Smile

Donovan, Sunshine Superman

No doubt you've heard some of these songs in recent TV commercials.  Listen and try to match the song with the product.

Over the past year, clients have told us there are two areas in particular where consulting help is sorely needed.  Those areas are Enterprise Risk Assessments and Security Awareness.

Given the current environment, Enterprise Risk Assessments are helping bankers assess their risk bank-wide, increasing awareness of problem areas and reducing risk through mitigating controls at the same time.  Our Enterprise Risk Assessment model is helping banks tackle this important issue while providing a practical approach and easy-to-understand, actionable, documentation.  Don't be surprised if regulators ask for your Enterprise Risk Assessment during your next exam.  We expect this to be a regulatory hot button in 2011.  Jimmy Sawyers will be speaking on this topic, Enterprise Risk Assessments:  The Mother of All Risk Assessments, at the Tennessee Bankers Association Bank Security & Risk Management Conference on November 16th in Nashville.

Security Awareness has continued to be one of those critical yet hard to communicate areas where bankers have been left with generic solutions to specific problems.  Our Security Awareness for Bankers session can be deliivered as a Windows Movie or a PowerPoint Show.  It is self-guided and includes a 20-question test designed to reinforce the security awareness lessons learned.  The session is designed for community banks and is suitable for all bank employees from tellers to board members.  Pricing is based on number of employees making it affordable for banks of all sizes.   

Email Jimmy Sawyers at jsawyers@sawyersjacobs.com for more information and to request a formal proposal for these helpful new consulting services.  For a complete list of our services, visit our website at www.sawyersjacobs.com .  We have been booked for the remainder of 2010 for some time now but we are currently scheduling 2011 engagements.  We hope to see you soon.

November 16 & 17, 2010

Tennessee Bankers Association

Bank Security & Risk Management Conference

Nashville, TN