Episode 58 Greg Lott -”Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home”

Greg Lott, Executive Vice President/Northwest LA Division President of Progressive Bank, sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:

 

0:32 1. Greg, you are involved in so many aspects of our community, as involved as anyone I know. Let’s start with your professional life and then move into some of the work you do as a board member with other organizations.

 

You are the Executive Vice President/Northwest LA Division President of Progressive Bank. How did you first get into banking?

 

4:10 2. You once said, “If you look at our profession, banks exist to help people, they exist to help businesses grow, and they exist to help improve our community…I think, collectively, we all do a good job to meet those needs.”

 

Talk to me about Progressive Bank. I know we have a number of different banks in our community. Does each bank have its own core business? And if so, what is Progressive’s main focus and area of expertise?

 

8:26 3. As I mentioned earlier, you are deeply involved in giving back to this community. Let’s talk about some of the organizations with whom you work, beginning with NLEP or the North Louisiana Economic Partnership.

 

I know there is new leadership at NLEP and that they are involved in numerous, great initiatives. Talk to me about NLEP and why this organization is important for the betterment of our community.

 

13:46 4. You are also involved with DSDC or the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation. Talk to me about DSDC and similar to above, why this organization is vital to the future success of our community.

 

16:19 5. And you are the current Vice-President/President Nominee of Rotary. What is the role Rotary is playing in our community?

 

21:20 6. As you look around at the community, what concerns you the most?

 

23:52 7. Lastly, what makes you optimistic about our future?