Steve Taylor
First Missouri State Bank
TITLE: Chairman, president and CEO of First Missouri State Bank of Cape County
AGE: 49
NATIVE OF: Cape Girardeau
NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 3; chartered in Cape County
NUMBER OF ATMs: 3
HOW HE GOT HIS START IN BANKING: I chose banking as my occupation in college. I started my career at Preston State Bank in Dallas, Texas.
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU'D KNOWN WHEN YOU STARTED: That you don't get off work at 3 p.m. and everyone's not nice to you.
WHAT'S THE FASTEST GROWING ASPECT OF YOUR BANK? Luckily, all important factors are heading in the right direction — income, assets and customers.
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