Northwest Bank’s mission is ‘Building Relationships and Exceeding Expectations.’ Northwest Bank believes as a community bank it is important to offer premium bank products and services to be delivered by highly trained and experienced bankers. Our bankers are experts in their field of work and take a sincere interest in our customers’ goals and success. Northwest Bank is a $2.5 billion community bank with full business, agricultural, mortgage, and consumer deposit and lending services as well as wealth management and insurance services. In addition, we offer live banker ATMs that are available with convenient banking hours. We have locations in Omaha and La Vista, Nebraska, and in Iowa we are in Algona, Ames, Arnolds Park, Ankeny, Estherville, Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Le Mars, Milford, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Spencer, Spirit Lake, West Des Moines.
Q&A with President Clay Baker
Q: What is your advice to young professionals?
A: Seek out successful mentors, allow yourself to be coached even when you don’t like the message, volunteer to take on projects/tasks that others won’t and work hard to be the best at whatever you do.
Q: What makes the local small business community unique?
A: Without a doubt, it’s the people. I spent some time with a gentleman from the Upper East Coast recently who is a private equity investor. He’s originally from Omaha but hasn’t lived here for quite some time. He told me that the talent in Omaha is second to none and he loves to hire people from Omaha and invest in businesses here because of their strong work ethic and values.
Q: What excites you the most about the future of Northwest Bank?
A: There is a lot to be excited about at Northwest Bank. I’m most excited, though, about the great young leaders we’re developing and their contribution to our success. It’s so gratifying to watch someone grow and succeed. They’ll be our next generation of leaders and we’ll be in good hands when their time comes.
Q: What do you love about sponsoring 40 Under 40?
A: We love the fact that 40 Under 40 has been such a stable part of the business community for over 20 years. Of course, we love the recognition of young professionals and entrepreneurs in our community. Every year a new group is recognized and these successful individuals are all over the metro. They give so much to the community and it’s nice to play a role in giving them the recognition they deserve.
