In a wrap-up episode of Off the Record, the original hosts Kathy Robideau, now the chief growth officer at Versique, and Dave Faust, president and CEO of Platinum Bank, join Jen Hellman, president and CEO of Goff Public, in a memorable conversation. The two special guests open up about their own career journeys and what they’ve learned by going “off the record” over the past 49 episodes with Twin Cities business leaders.

“It’s so inspiring to watch the risks people take and the bets they place on themselves and how they do it,” says Faust.

Listen to the episode to hear more about:

• Robideau’s “rapid ascension” through her career from a recruiter role to her position with the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (19:53)
• What fuels her competitive nature (26:11)
• What Robideau sees as her biggest win professionally to date (30:27)
• Where Faust learned “not to start a job unless you know what you’ll get paid” (35:44)
• What he truly loves about banking — hint: it’s not the numbers (40:57)
• Faust’s favorite Twin Cities restaurant (49:27)

Leaders like Robideau and Faust understand the value of moving quickly and acting creatively, just like Platinum Bank. Learn more about business banking with a different kind of bank.

To this day, Tami Diehm, president and shareholder at Winthrop & Weinstine, still relies on a valuable professional lesson she learned in her early days as a restaurant server.

“We had a number of little sayings and things at Perkins that I have carried through to my practice today, one of which is really important to the whole Winthrop & Weinstine culture, and that’s, ‘Poise under pressure,’” Diehm says on the latest episode of the Off the Record podcast, brought to you by Platinum Bank. “We often say we don’t necessarily have the ability to predict what might be thrown at us in any given day, but we absolutely have the ability to control how we react to those situations.”

Listen to the episode for Diehm’s other nuggets of wisdom and details of her career journey from restaurant server to the top seat at her firm. Learn more about:

• What Diehm learned from her mother (14:29)
• Her “curvy path” to a law career (16:37)
• Stepping into a leadership role amid the uncertainties of Covid-19 (27:42)
• Why Diehm maintains her client practice alongside her management role (30:17)
• Giving herself grace when it comes to balancing work and family (32:40)
• The country Diehm would serve as an ambassador to, if she had the opportunity (36:09)

Leaders like Diehm understand the value of moving quickly and acting creatively, just like Platinum Bank. Learn more about business banking with a different kind of bank.

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In her younger years, Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt felt she couldn’t look too far into the future. As someone who grew up with a lot of adversity and then became a young mom at age 15, she knew the challenges of just living from one day to the next, she says on the latest episode of the Off the Record podcast. But determination and trusting the process helped get her through.

“People have to have some sense of hope. They have to believe they do deserve better, that they can have better. But (they also need to) stay disciplined in the process — you might not see it day one, day two, month one, but it will come,” Witt says.

Listen as Witt shares her journey and career story with hosts Dave Faust, president and CEO of Platinum Bank, and Jen Hellman, president and CEO of Goff Public. The discussion touches on topics such as:

• What Witt learned from 10 years as a volunteer coach (18:24)
• The first time she considered a career in law enforcement (20:58)
• When she started “trusting the process better” (25:38)
• Asking trusted colleagues on her command staff to keep her grounded (28:51)
• Why community interactions remain a key part of Witt’s job, even in her elevated role (36:52)
• Witt’s goals in influencing the next generation coming into the law enforcement field (41:49)

Leaders like Witt understand the value of moving quickly and acting creatively, just like Platinum Bank. Learn more about business banking with a different kind of bank.