Ep017 Bob Beadell

Bob Beadell is the Vice President of Commercial Lending for Community Bank, which has around 450 million dollars in assets under management, and which has locations in Vernon Center, Amboy, Madison Avenue Mankato, St. Andrews Mankato, and Eagle Lake. Bob is a part of the Beadell family, who purchased what became Community Bank in 1973, and he serves on the bank's board of directors. In this episode, Bob tells the story of his grandfathers purchasing of the bank, the size and scope of operations under Community Bank, Bob's own path into the banking industry, how he and his team best separate themselves from the competition, why there are so many banks in the Greater Mankato community, and the general state of the business economy in Greater Mankato.