2024 Strategic Summit
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October 7-9, 2024
La Cantera Resort & Spa
San Antonio, Texas
James Robert Lay
CEO of Digital Growth Institute
James Robert Lay is one of the world’s leading digital marketing authors, speakers, and advisors for financial brands. As a digital anthropologist based in Houston, TX, James Robert is the author of the bestselling book, Banking on Digital Growth, named one of the "15 Best New Digital Marketing Books To Read In 2021" by BookAuthority and one of "8 Books to Shift Your Entrepreneurial Perspective" by Entrepreneur.com. And his weekly podcast, Banking on Digital Growth Podcast, has now educated and inspired tens of thousands of financial brand leaders around the world in over 90 different countries.
James Robert is also the founder and CEO of the Digital Growth Institute where he has guided more than 560 financial brands on a mission to simplify digital marketing and sales strategies that empower banks and credit unions to generate 10X more loans and deposits.
He has been named one of the Financial Brand's "Top Global Financial Services Influencers to Follow," a CUNA "Credit Union Rock Star," and a CU Times "Under 40 Trailblazer." Docurated named him one of the "Top Marketing Automation Resources” and Kapost has recognized him as one of "32 Texas Marketers You Should Follow" on Twitter.
James Robert's insights have been featured in leading media outlets including Entrepreneur.com, US News and World Report, Quartz, The Financial Brand, American Banker, CU Times, and CU Journal among many others and he frequently speaks at the top industry events and universities around the world.