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Flexibility, Innovation and Virtual Reality: Reopening a Family Entertainment Center During COVID-19¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Jason Wilson, Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer, sits down with Sam Walters of Zodo's Bowling and Beyond to talk about the short- and long-term changes they have made in light of the pandemic. From new cleaning protocols to take-out orders to their brand new Virt…
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Reopening During COVID-19: An Optometrist's Perspective¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Michelle Martinich, Executive Vice President at American Riviera Bank, sits down with Dr. Joanne Gronquist to talk about the process of reopening her practice during COVID-19, including retaining staff, procuring personal protective equipment, and establishing new protoco…
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Innovation in Education and What We Can Learn From It¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Joanne Funari, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of American Riviera Bank, speaks with McArthur Fellow, Amir Abo-Shaeer, and his wife, Emily Shaeer, of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, about the challenges and rewards of being innovative in educatio…
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Home Health & Hospice Care¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Michelle Martinich, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, of American Riviera Bank speaks with Lynda Tanner, President & CEO of VNA Health (formerly Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care) to discuss navigating in-home healthcare and hospice opti…
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Central Coast Real Estate: A Home and an Investment¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Lori Murray, Senior Vice President and Residential Lending Manager of American Riviera Bank, chats with Jackie Walters, Realtor with Village Properties about the new real estate landscape in the Santa Barbara area, including how recent local natural disasters have affecte…
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Protecting Your Home and Business from Cybersecurity Threats¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Michelle Martinich, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, of American Riviera Bank sits down with Daniel Koenig, Head of Information Technology at Invoca in Santa Barbara, discuss how to recognize and combat cyber threats at your business…
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Small Business on the Central Coast: a Local Success Story¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Jason Wilson, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer at American Riviera Bank sits down with Steven Nipper, Owner and President of Sole Wave Water, to talk about the journey of building a new business on the Central Coast. From creating a realistic business pla…
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Tariffs, Tourists and Microclimates: Let's Talk Wine with Doug Margerum¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Joanne Funari, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of American Riviera Bank, chats with Doug Margerum, Owner and Director of Winemaking at Margerum Wine Company, about the Wine Industry in Santa Barbara County. Doug has been intimately involved in the San…
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Fighting Crimes Against the Elderly¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Financial abuse of seniors is a devastating crime that banks are uniquely positioned to help identify. It can be as simple as taking money or as involved as coercing or manipulating a victim into turning over property to an abuser. Unfortunately, we are seeing an increasi…
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Understanding the Restaurant Business on the Central Coast¶
(Regional Pulse Podcast) - Bobby Boyes, Vice President and Client Relationship Manager at American Riviera Bank speaks with John Bennett, Santa Barbara Restaurateur about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to opening a restaurant on the Central Coast. John D Bennett arrived in SB from NY…
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