I mean, I applaud you for being able to build something like that.

It's ...

It, it is, uh, it is a lot of fun because you're, you, you have a lot of impact.

You have a lot of impact on the lives of your team members.

You have, and you have impact on the, on the communities that you serve.

When we first started, uh, w- we were just building a family, friends, and neighborhood bank that was gonna serve the communities of the river region, which we would describe as, uh, Montgomery, Prattville, Wetumpka, Pike Road, Millbrook, that, that general surrounding area, uh, when we started 20 years ago.

But, uh, you, you do have to think about growth from a shareholder perspective, uh, and making money as you grow for the shareholder.

Is that the same kind of in banking?

Oh, yeah.

It's, it, it is, uh, it is a lot of fun because you're, you, you have a lot of impact.

You have a lot of impact on the lives of your team members.

You have...

And you have impact on the, on the communities that you serve.

When we first started, uh, w- we were just building a family, friends, and neighborhood bank that was gonna serve the communities of the River Region, which we would describe as, uh, Montgomery, Prattville, Wetumpka, Pike Road, Millbrook, that, that general surrounding area, uh, when we started 20 years ago.

But, uh, you, you do have to think about growth from a shareholder perspective, uh, and making money as you grow for the shareholder.

Is that the same kind of in banking?