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The Only Conference for Elite, Results-Obsessed Bankers
Who Refuse to Settle for Anything Less Than the Top 5%

September 22–23, 2026 Atlanta, GA Seats Filling Fast
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10+ Years Running
150+ Basis Points Average NIM Lift
3× Avg. Cross-Sales Increase
Top 5% Attendees Year-Over-Year

What Attendees Are Saying

Hear It Directly from the Bankers Who've Lived It

"In just two months after attending, our mystery shopping scores surged from 7.5 to 9.3.
More remarkably, our average cross-sales ratio soared from 2.9 to 5.1 in just seven weeks.
The strategies at the Super Conference have been a game-changer for Security Bank."

K. Knudsen, President & CEO — Security Bank
2017 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award Winner | 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee

"I've been CEO of several banks and attended hundreds of seminars. I learned more in two days at this event than I did in all the others combined."

D. Solsby — Independence Bank

"The speakers are top-notch and the strategies are transformative. Just two months after attending, we reached our loan growth targets for the entire next year."

C. Floyd, President & CEO — Dream First Bank
2019 Extraordinary Bank of the Year™ Award Winner | 2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

"Our progress in deposit margins propelled us to the second-lowest cost of funds among community banks in Utah. Even facing rising rates, client retention remains unshaken.
The insights we've garnered are truly unparalleled."

J. Jones, Immediate Past President & CEO — First National Bank of Layton
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A Personal Message

From the Desk of Roxanne Emmerich

Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking™ | CEO, The Emmerich Group

Dear Visionary Banker,

Thirty-plus years ago, when I first stepped into banking, I could hardly have imagined the remarkable journey ahead. From my beginnings as a farm girl in Wisconsin to founding one of America's fastest-to-profit banks — and ultimately partnering with the nation's highest-performing banks — it's been an extraordinary ride.

Yet nothing has given me greater pride than witnessing banks like yours shatter expectations, redefine industry standards, and create legendary results.

For over a decade, the annual Best Banks in America™ Super Conference has become the epicenter of innovation, strategic breakthroughs, and transformative leadership in banking. Unlike typical industry events, we handpick and pay our elite speakers — not the other way around — ensuring you learn only from those who've truly moved the needle.

You might wonder if now is the right time. Perhaps you're busy, waiting on new personnel or software, or wrestling with deposit challenges. But let me assure you: your attendance isn't just beneficial — it's essential. The strategies and connections you forge here have empowered banks exactly like yours to thrive, even in turbulent markets.

Many of our award-winning banks began precisely where you are now. What set them apart was their burning passion to excel, their determination to never settle, and their courage to invest in proven strategies that transformed their trajectory.

Join us at the Best Banks in America™ Super Conference 2026. It's your opportunity — not merely to participate — but to create a banking legacy of extraordinary achievement.

Warmest regards,

Roxanne Emmerich

Founder & Chair, The Institute for Extraordinary Banking™

P.S. — This event is intentionally small. We keep it exclusive so every conversation, every connection, and every breakthrough is high-signal and high-impact. When seats are gone, they're gone — and every year, bank CEOs call weeks later begging for a way in. Don't let that be you.

The Transformation You've Been Waiting For

Here's Exactly What Attending
This Conference Will Do for Your Bank

  • Skyrocket Your NIM by 50–250 Basis Points: Discover the exact premium pricing strategies that America's top banks use to charge more — and win more business doing it.
  • Triple Cross-Sales in 90 Days or Less: Discover the proven system that turned a 2.9 cross-sales ratio into a 5.1 — in just seven weeks.
  • Dominate Deposit Growth: Unlock the secrets to securing low-cost deposits even in the most competitive rate environment you've ever seen.
  • Crush Funding Costs for Good: Master the tactics that put your bank in the bottom quartile of funding costs — while your competitors bleed.
  • Build a Culture That Outperforms on Every KPI: Implement an accountability system so powerful it turns goals into guaranteed outcomes.
  • Attract and Retain Rockstar Talent: Get the playbook top-performing banks use to recruit, develop, and keep the performers who drive extraordinary results.
  • Steal a Decade of Competitive Advantage: The Banky™ Award winners will pull back the curtain on exactly how they did it — breakthrough by breakthrough.
  • Walk Out With an Iron-Clad Game Plan: Not theory. Not inspiration. A step-by-step execution roadmap your team implements the week you return.

This Event Is NOT for Everyone

You Belong in This Room If You Are…

01
A CEO, President, or Board Member
Of a community bank who knows performance at the top matters more than anywhere else.
02
A Top Performer Ready to Dominate
Already strong, but unwilling to cede ground to hungrier competitors.
03
A Leader Facing Growth Pressure
Facing margin compression, deposit battles, or NIM erosion — and you need proven solutions NOW.
04
A New Leader Ready to Make Your Mark
Taking over a legacy institution and determined to leave it transformed.
05
Someone Who Refuses "Good Enough"
The burning conviction that your bank is built for something exceptional — and you're ready to prove it.
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NOT for the Complacent
If "good enough" is good enough for you, please don't come. You won't fit in — and you'll hold the room back.

September 22–23, 2026 — Atlanta, GA

Two Power-Packed Days That Will
Redefine Your Bank's Next Decade

Day One — Tuesday, September 22, 2026
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Top 5% Reveal Day:

The day the highest-performing community banks in America walk you through what they’re doing differently. Not the highlight reel — the system.

RE
The Profit Secret 95% of Banks Will Never Know: How to Command Premium Pricing While Competitors Self-Destruct
Roxanne Emmerich — Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking™
Trusted by America's top-performing banks for NIM increases of 50–250 basis points and explosive cross-sale results. When Roxanne steps on stage, you don't just hear what's possible — you see the exact path to make it inevitable.
SD
Paradigm Shift: Why Women Are Going to Be Critical to the Success of Your Bank
Sherry Stewart Deutschmann — Founder, BrainTrust
Serial entrepreneur who built LetterLogic to $40M (INC 5000 for 11 consecutive years), sold in 2016, and was honored as a White House Champion of Change. Now dedicated to the next frontier in banking talent strategy.
AM
Tariffs, Trade Wars & Tail-Risks: What Your Bank Needs to Know Before Q4
Adam Mustafa — CEO & Co-Founder, Invictus Group
Pulls back the curtain on what's actually unfolding beneath the surface of banking right now. No fluff. No rehashed talking points. Just the truths that could define your next quarter — or derail it.
WW
Never Fly Solo®: Building Collaborative Cultures of Courage and Trust
Lt. Col. Waldo "The Wingman" Waldman
Combat-tested lessons on building teams that trust each other absolutely — the same culture that separates elite banks from average ones.
KS
The Story Formula: Strategic Persuasion That Closes Deals and Builds Loyalty
Kelly Swanson — Award-Winning Author & Storytelling Expert
Teaching banking executives how to connect, influence, and win through the power of strategic storytelling — a skill that directly impacts your deposit and lending relationships.
5:00 PM ET — Bankers, Bubbles & Brilliance
Elite networking in a setting designed to spark the high-value conversations that change trajectories. Some of the best ideas at this event happen here.
Day Two — Wednesday, September 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
Build the Year

Day One showed you what the top 5% are doing. Day Two is when you walk out with the plan to do it.

Sessions focused on the people, the systems, and the moves that determine whether your 2027 looks like the median or the leadership tier. The decisions that compound.

By 3:00 PM, you have the year mapped. By Q4, you’re executing.

RE
The Psychology of Progress: Moving Your Team from Pretend to Perform
Roxanne Emmerich — Founder & Chair, Institute for Extraordinary Banking™
The single biggest reason banks stall isn't strategy — it's psychology. Roxanne reveals the proven system for creating a culture where high performance is the only option.
KG
Three Quantum Leaps to Explode Your Marketing Results
Kyle Graham — President & CEO, Launch OS
Most banking marketers are drowning in tactics that don't work. Kyle reveals the three game-changing strategies that forward-thinking institutions are using to 10× their results — and 99% of your team isn't doing any of them yet.
WJ
Rich Is Good, Wealthy Is Better: Generational Wealth Loss & the Banker's Hidden Opportunity
Dr. Willie Jolley — Named "One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World" by Toastmasters International
Most families fight like crazy to get rich — only to watch it vanish by generation two or three. When you become the banker who helps families keep and grow wealth for decades, you earn their business, their kids' business, and their grandkids' business. That's bigger deposits. Longer relationships. And a lock on your market no competitor can shake loose.
JM
Hold My Coffee — I've Got This™: Leading with Boldness, Confidence, and Clarity
Jill Moss — COO, Farmers State Bank | Author & Speaker
Recognized as Top 100 COO, 20 Under 40, and Rising Star in Banking. Jill shows leaders how to move from managing the day-to-day to leading with the clarity and confidence that builds legendary teams.
SR
Elevating Sales with AI-Actionable Intelligence
Sam Richter — Distinguished Hall of Fame Speaker
Discover how to arm your bankers with AI-powered intelligence that gives them an unfair advantage in every prospect and client conversation.
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The Evening of September 23

The Banky™ Awards: Where Legends Are Made

This is not a rubber-chicken, participation-trophy awards ceremony.
The Banky™ Awards are reserved for community banks that have done the unthinkable: crushed NIM targets, tripled cross-sales, unified teams around purpose, and built category-of-one experiences. They didn't do it by accident — they followed the system, built a movement, and earned it.

This year, the top bank in each of the five Banky Award categories will take the stage and pull back the curtain on exactly how they did it. The real stories. The turning points. The breakthroughs. What worked. What didn't. What they wish they'd known sooner. This session alone could change the trajectory of your next 12 months.

6:00 PM — Red Carpet Reception 7:00 PM — The Banky™ Awards
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Your Investment in the Next Level

Two Smart Ways to Register for the
Best Banks in America™ Super Conference

First Movers Pricing — Ends When Seats Fill

Individual Registration

Full Conference Access — One Executive

  • Full 2-Day Conference Access — No Vendor Pitches, No Filler$4,995
  • Banky™ Awards + Red Carpet Networking Reception$2,500
  • Open Space Mastermind Sessions with Elite Peers$1,995
  • Strategic Pre- & Post-Conference Executive Briefings$3,500
  • Confidential Caller Intel Brief™ — Your Bank Mystery Shopped$1,500
Total Price $14,490
Reg. $1,995 $995 Per Executive FIRST MOVERS PRICING Reserve My Seat →

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Best Value — Send Your Leadership Team

Group Registration

Up to 5 Executives from Your Bank

Here's what the top-performing banks figured out a long time ago: transformation doesn't happen when one person comes back inspired. It happens when your whole leadership team returns aligned, accountable, and executing the same playbook. Send up to 5 of your key executives — CEO, COO, CLO, CMO, Branch Leadership — and watch what happens when your entire team speaks the same language and pulls in the same direction.

  • Everything in Individual Registration — for ALL 5 Executives$4,975 price
  • Shared Bank Mystery Shop Intel Brief™ (one per bank)$1,500
  • Team Alignment Debrief Guide — implement together on day one back$995
  • Priority Seating — your team sits together for maximum coordinationIncluded
Total Price (5 seats at individual rate) $4,975+
5 seats × $995 = $4,975 $2,995 Per Executive FIRST MOVERS PRICING Register Our Team →

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Why the Smartest Banks Send Teams, Not Individuals

⚡ Faster Implementation
When your leadership team learns the strategies together, there's no "let me explain what I heard" lag. You debrief, align, and execute — all in the same week.
🎯 Shared Accountability
One person coming back fired up has limited leverage. A team of five, all committed to the same breakthrough, is unstoppable. Accountability multiplies when it's collective.
📈 Multiplied ROI
Every strategy you implement gets activated across every department simultaneously. The results compound fast — and the group rate makes the math almost unfair in your favor.

Need to register more than 5 executives? Call us at 952-737-6700 for custom group arrangements.

⚡ Fast Action Bonus — First 10 Banks Only

Move Fast or Miss Out.
These Bonuses Disappear When Seat #10 Is Taken.

01
Top Gun CEO Webinars Compilation
Value: $3,500 — YOURS FREE
Raw, unfiltered interviews with past Bank of the Year™ winners revealing their exact strategies for massive growth, profitability, and competitive positioning. On-demand, so your team revisits these insights all year long.
02
The $400,000 USP Positioning Power Session
Value: $40,000+ — Can't Even Be Purchased
Let's be blunt: most banks will NEVER get this session. The few that do are paying $400,000+ for a watered-down version of what you'll receive. This is the secret to commanding premium pricing, differentiating your bank, and NEVER being forced into rate-matching battles again. Only 10 banks get in — because Roxanne's time is in massive demand. If you aren't already a private partner client, this is your only way in.
03
The Exclusive Bank Growth & Profitability Toolkit
Value: $7,500+ — YOURS FREE
Full library of templates, videos, and processes — including the Deposit Growth & Pricing Masterclass, Loan Growth Accelerator, Cross-Sales & Relationship Selling Video Series, and done-for-you tools like the ZeroRisk Benchmark and Team Selling Checklist.
Claim My Seat + Fast Action Bonuses →

Only 10 Fast Action Bonus seats available — first come, first served

Addressing Your Objections Head-On

The Questions Every Smart Banker Asks
Before Registering

We’re extremely busy right now; can we afford the time away?

Precisely because you’re busy, you can’t afford NOT to attend. One transformative strategy here could reclaim countless wasted hours and accelerate your bank’s performance dramatically. The busiest banks find the most value precisely because they need solutions now.

We're waiting to hire a new head of [department] or for our new software to launch—shouldn't we wait until afterward?

Waiting until conditions are perfect never works because they never will be. The strategies you’ll glean will enhance your software implementation, hiring strategies, and all other fundamentals… ensuring immediate and future success.

We've attended similar events—what makes this one different?

Unlike typical conferences where most speakers pay to speak, at our event, we carefully select and compensate only top-tier experts who have proven track records of generating transformative results. Our no-sales, CEO-to-CEO format ensures every minute is valuable and actionable. But the Banky awards session alone will give you years worth of implementation ideas.

I'm not sure my bank is achieving results on par with other attendees—I might feel uncomfortable.

Many of today’s award-winning banks began exactly where you are now. They used this event as a catalyst to leapfrog their competition. It’s not about your current status—it’s about your passion for achieving greatness and your commitment to getting there. If you’re not resolute about becoming one of the best, don’t come. You won’t fit in.

We're dealing with a deposit struggle right now—shouldn't we stay home and fix it first?

Staying home to wrestle with deposit issues won’t solve them quickly—especially if you’re using outdated strategies. Attend and learn breakthrough deposit acquisition techniques that will immediately address your deposit challenges and position you to thrive, not just survive. You’ll be motivated by hearing a plethora of deposit growth breakthrough stories. If they can do it, so can you.

Will the strategies taught here really work for my bank?

Absolutely. These strategies have transformed community banks nationwide, tripling cross-sales and increasing NIM by over 150 basis points. They work because they’re battle-tested, bank-specific, and immediately actionable.

Is this event only beneficial for struggling banks?

Far from it. Even top-performing banks attend yearly to gain fresh insights and safeguard their competitive edge. High performance today doesn’t guarantee independence tomorrow—proactivity is the best insurance.

Why spend the money on travel when we can get free online training?

Because the highest ROI comes from face-to-face exchanges with visionary leaders—not passive screen watching. The strategic relationships and actionable insights from this event dwarf any free training.

Will I get practical strategies, or is this just motivational fluff?

There’s zero fluff. You’ll leave with actionable, bank-specific strategies ready for immediate implementation. Everything you hear has driven real, measurable results in banks just like yours.

Is this just another sales pitch disguised as a conference? Most are these days.

Absolutely not. There’s no sales pitch—period. Unlike other events, where nearly every speaker pays to speak, our conference selects and compensates speakers specifically because their insights deliver maximum impact and profitability to you.

This Is Your Moment

Your Competition Is Already Looking at This Page.

The Question Is: Who Acts First?

Every year, bank CEOs call us weeks after the event, begging for a way in.
They missed their moment. You don’t have to.

By December, the banks running the system from this year’s room
will be visibly outperforming the ones that didn’t.
The gap will be in the spreadsheets your team reviews next quarter.

You can outperform—or you can be outplayed.
There’s no third option.

Option A: Do Nothing

  • ✗  Keep hoping rate pressure eases
  • ✗  Stay stuck in the same frustrating cycle
  • ✗  Watch competitors steal your deposits
  • ✗  Miss the connections that change trajectories

Option B: Grab Your Seat

  • ✓  Lock in proven strategies that work now
  • ✓  Position your bank for a decade of domination
  • ✓  Never be forced into rate-matching again
  • ✓  Walk out with an iron-clad game plan
Yes — Reserve My Seat for 2026 →

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