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Lisa Berger

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Planet Money
How to start a bank

Meltdown, right? Lisa Berger again. I was in Sarasota, Florida in my mom's condo. I do remember, I think it was, I saw it as a banner on the TV.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

Meltdown, right? Lisa Berger again. I was in Sarasota, Florida in my mom's condo. I do remember, I think it was, I saw it as a banner on the TV.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

We would go and present, and the hour-long presentation was followed by an hour of questions. Not a problem. My pleasure to answer them. At the end of that hour, they might say, OK, this sounds interesting. I am going to go talk it over with my husband or I am going to go talk to my financial advisor. So it was a much longer, more drawn out process than we imagined it would be.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

We would go and present, and the hour-long presentation was followed by an hour of questions. Not a problem. My pleasure to answer them. At the end of that hour, they might say, OK, this sounds interesting. I am going to go talk it over with my husband or I am going to go talk to my financial advisor. So it was a much longer, more drawn out process than we imagined it would be.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I mean, why does anybody start a business, right? So obviously, there's one obvious answer, which is to make some money.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I mean, why does anybody start a business, right? So obviously, there's one obvious answer, which is to make some money.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I introduce myself usually as a born and bred Buckeye from Columbus, Ohio.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I introduce myself usually as a born and bred Buckeye from Columbus, Ohio.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I loved being in charge. I mean, it sounds very cliche, in charge of my own destiny, right? So I guess I'm a control freak is what I'm trying to say. Yeah.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I loved being in charge. I mean, it sounds very cliche, in charge of my own destiny, right? So I guess I'm a control freak is what I'm trying to say. Yeah.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I wanted my next project to be my legacy project, if you would. I mean, that sounds pretty grandiose, but, you know, I wanted it to have meaning.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I wanted my next project to be my legacy project, if you would. I mean, that sounds pretty grandiose, but, you know, I wanted it to have meaning.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They said, why don't you take a look?

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They said, why don't you take a look?

Planet Money
How to start a bank

So I thought, wow, this is now interesting to me. Lisa's like a girl's girl.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

So I thought, wow, this is now interesting to me. Lisa's like a girl's girl.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They were very, I mean, it's a very particular process. And again, somewhat boring. I mean, not the part that I enjoy.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They were very, I mean, it's a very particular process. And again, somewhat boring. I mean, not the part that I enjoy.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They're not like joking around. No, no, there's no joking.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They're not like joking around. No, no, there's no joking.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

Meltdown, right? Lisa Berger again. I was in Sarasota, Florida in my mom's condo. I do remember, I think it was, I saw it as a banner on the TV.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

We would go and present, and the hour-long presentation was followed by an hour of questions. Not a problem. My pleasure to answer them. At the end of that hour, they might say, OK, this sounds interesting. I am going to go talk it over with my husband or I am going to go talk to my financial advisor. So it was a much longer, more drawn out process than we imagined it would be.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I mean, why does anybody start a business, right? So obviously, there's one obvious answer, which is to make some money.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I introduce myself usually as a born and bred Buckeye from Columbus, Ohio.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I loved being in charge. I mean, it sounds very cliche, in charge of my own destiny, right? So I guess I'm a control freak is what I'm trying to say. Yeah.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

I wanted my next project to be my legacy project, if you would. I mean, that sounds pretty grandiose, but, you know, I wanted it to have meaning.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They said, why don't you take a look?

Planet Money
How to start a bank

So I thought, wow, this is now interesting to me. Lisa's like a girl's girl.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They were very, I mean, it's a very particular process. And again, somewhat boring. I mean, not the part that I enjoy.

Planet Money
How to start a bank

They're not like joking around. No, no, there's no joking.