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Derik Sutton Left the Soccer Sideline for Banking’s Messy Middle
He planned to coach college soccer. Instead, an internship led to terminals, digital banking and a career-long argument: if banks want small businesses back, they should begin by watching how owners actually work.
David Barone Is Turning Banking Strategy Into a Team Sport
The former Syracuse rower built a career around coordinated motion - first in advertising, then in financial services. At Nymbus, he is making the case that modern banking wins through accountable partnerships, focused growth and technology that can carry its share of the load.
Holly Hynes
From a college basketball captaincy to the marketing desk of a national bank, Holly Hynes has built a career around a disciplined idea: listen closely enough to make ordinary progress feel visible.
Lilac Bar David
Lilac Bar David is the co-founder and CEO of Lili, a New York based financial platform that folds banking, invoicing, accounting and tax tools into a single app for small business owners. A banking and payments veteran of roughly two decades, she previously co-founded Pepper, Israel's first mobile bank, before launching Lili in 2018-2019 with Liran Zelkha. Under her leadership Lili has served hundreds of thousands of freelancers and small businesses, raised about $80 million from investors including Group 11 and Foundation Capital, and in recent years built out an Accountant AI tool while shifting focus toward larger, multi-employee businesses.