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Nikki L. Brinkley - Vice President, Financial Sales Manager of First Citizens Bank
Nikki has been in banking for 20 years and is a relationship manager that provides white glove customer service to businesses of all sizes. One of her greatest passions is to provide education to small business owners. Her clients feel confident that she can provide smart solutions that fill their banking needs, ensure financial success, save them time, and increase revenues and profits. It is her pleasure to serve business owners in East Tennessee.
Chase Carter - Relationship Manager/ AVP with SmartBank
Chase has been with SmartBank for 10 years and prior to his role as Relationship Manager, he worked as a credit analyst and underwriter which allowed him to quickly diagnose and address company cashflow issues. It is his goal to utilize his background and SmartBank’s business banking products to ensure his clients have the best banking experience possible.
Clifton Caudill – Chapter Chairperson of SCORE
Cliff has been a Mentor with the Knoxville SCORE chapter since 2016 after retiring from a 39 year career in product development with John Deere Construction Equipment Division. He is currently the Chapter Chairperson of SCORE Knoxville. They currently have 35 experienced mentors with a wide variety of experience and expertise. In 2023, over 450 clients applied for a Mentor to assist with a wide variety of business needs.
Speaker(s): Gregg Bostick - Director of the Knoxville SBDC Center Nikki Brinkley - First Citizens Banks Chase Carter - SmartBank Cliff Caudill - SCORE
Co-Sponsor(s): Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce
For questions, please contact Samantha Fox: sfox@tsbdc.org
