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Davis, a Philadelphia native, and wife
Dianne have been married 37 years. They
have three children and a grandchild. His
career in finance, banking and economic
development spans 40 years.
"I love working with small businesses and
helping them to achieve their goal," Davis, 62,
said. "That's been the real driver for me —
helping others achieve their goals."
That driver applies to his staff as well. As a
business leader, Davis says he wants his team
members to achieve their individual goals,
"but to have that success structured in the
context of our team."
When it comes to managing people, Davis
said he has learned that it's important to
understand the personalities of each employ-
ee and what motivates them.
"You can't treat everyone the same," he
said. "People are wired differently. So, even
your approach to how you motivate them is
different. Some may require more of a strong-
arm approach; others a softer approach. The
key to being successful with that is to really
be in tune to who you are. You have to be
comfortable with yourself to be able to flow
in those different roles."
He majored in business and economics
at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and
earned a master's degree in management at
Cambridge College in Massachusetts. Work
stops included Louisville, Ky.; Shreveport,
La.; and Houston, Texas.
This is a man who at an early age found his
niche in life — finance — and parlayed it into a
career helping others secure funding for their
dreams. Davis was hired at Liberty in 2013.
On any given day, the customer may be a
real estate developer trying to transform a
parcel of land, a nonprofit looking to expand,
a first-time homebuyer, or an entrepreneur
seeking a loan.
Financial literacy is another sector that
drives Davis.
He is particularly proud of Liberty's Small
Business Academy launched in 2016. The
training program educates fledgling entre-
preneurs, who generate less than $1 million in
annual revenue, on the fundamentals of busi-
ness. Financing, taxes, risk management and
insurance are among the topics discussed.
The candidates must be in business for less
than three years, have no bankruptcies in the
past five years, and not be under supervision
of the criminal justice system. A credit line of
$5,000 is approved for each participant that
completes the eight-week program. So far,
about 100 entrepreneurs have graduated.
"In my experience, no one has ever gone
out of business because they were not pro-
ficient at what they did,'' Davis said, adding
that it is the business-side of operating a firm
that dooms many entrepreneurs.
When he's not working the numbers and
solving problems, Davis enjoys time at home
working on his yard and reading motivational
books, or ones about spirituality and (who
knew?) espionage.
He finds irony that his very first job in 1976
was in a management-training program at a
place called Liberty Bank in Louisville, Ky. —
no connection to Connecticut's Liberty.
"I've come full circle," Davis said, with a
smile. "Back into a Liberty Bank." n
Stan Simpson is the principal of Stan Simp-
son Enterprises LLC, a strategic communi-
cations consulting firm. He is also host of
"The Stan Simpson Show," on Fox 61.
▶ ▶ ' I love working with
small businesses and
helping them to achieve
their goal. That's been
the real driver for me —
helping others achieve
their goals.'
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