Oct 27, 202631 minS3
Getting fired from an internship can launch a career faster than you ever planned. Hazem and Mack sit down with Joseph Jackson, longtime Houston real estate investor and builder. They hear how a Houston kid went from a...
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Banking on Integrity
Hosted by Hazem Ahmed · business · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Explore the heart of Houston's business community with Banking on Integrity, brought to you by Integrity Bank. Join founders Hazem Ahmad and Mack Neff as they interview local entrepreneurs, sharing their journeys of success, overcoming challenges, and driving Houston forward.
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What is Banking on Integrity about?
Explore the heart of Houston's business community with Banking on Integrity, brought to you by Integrity Bank. Join founders Hazem Ahmad and Mack Neff as they interview local entrepreneurs, sharing their journeys of success, overcoming challenges, and driving Houston forward.
Who hosts Banking on Integrity?
Banking on Integrity is hosted by Hazem Ahmed. The show has published 65 episodes to date.
What has Banking on Integrity covered recently?
Recent episodes include "A Pink Slip Can Become a Career Faster Than You Planned" (27 October 2026, 31 minutes), "She Made 75 Cold Calls a Day. Now She Serves 450 Businesses." (20 October 2026, 28 minutes), and "Two Years of Integrity: Hazem and Mack on Building a Bank From Scratch" (13 October 2026, 30 minutes).
How often does Banking on Integrity publish?
Banking on Integrity publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 65 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Banking on Integrity?
Booking probability for Banking on Integrity is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Banking on Integrity requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Banking on Integrity's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Banking on Integrity?
The strongest fits for Banking on Integrity are Banking & Credit Unions. Banking on Integrity has a business audience.
About the host
Hazem Ahmed hosts Banking on Integrity, a business podcast with 65 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 20, 202628 minS3
A great office does more than look good. It makes people feel cared for. Hazem and Mack sit down with Shelli Lambert, founder of Interior Green International, to hear how she turned creativity, cold calls, and a...
- Oct 13, 202630 minS3
You can measure a bank in assets. Or you can measure it in the people who trust you with their next step. Hazem and Mack mark Integrity Bank’s two-year anniversary with a candid conversation about building a...
- Oct 6, 202631 minS3
A normal scan does not always mean a brain is okay. Hazem and Mack sit down with Bishoi Attia and Michael Darrow of Brain Injury Blood Test, also known as Head Got Hurt, to explore how blood biomarkers may help identify...
- Sep 29, 202632 minS3
A family business can become your future faster than you ever planned. Hazem and Mack sit down with Fred Leonard, longtime leader of Val-Tex, to hear how he stepped into his father’s struggling valve lubricant and...
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- Jul 28, 202630 minS2
Hazem and Mack close out season two by revisiting Houston restaurant families and the bankers who helped build Integrity Bank. From Mama Ninfa’s tortilla and pizza factory to the new Integrity team, they...
- Jul 21, 202629 minS2
Hazem sits down with Integrity Bank CFO Betsy Reese to unpack what makes a bank financially strong and how small business owners can read the signals. Betsy shares her journey from first‑generation immigrant and...
- Jul 14, 202633 minS2
Booms can make you careless. Busts can teach you how you never want to run a business again. Hazem and Mack sit down with Wade Comeaux, CEO of Catalyst Funding, a Houston-based lender focused on real estate...
- Jul 7, 202631 minS2
Dreams can stay on the track. Or they can turn into something you stand on every day. Hazem and Mack speak with Tyler Strothman, collegiate distance runner and founder of Veloci, a performance running shoe company he...
- Jun 30, 202633 minS2
Risk can sink a bank. Or it can push you to get radically clear about what you say yes to, and why. Hazem and Mack unpack how they actually look at loan requests at Integrity Bank, sharing stories that span decades of...
- Jun 23, 202632 minS2
Grief can break you. Or it can show you exactly what you were always meant to do. Hazem and Mack sit down with Jackie Pham, founder of the CEO Foundation, a Houston nonprofit named after her three children, Colette...
- Jun 16, 202635 minS2
Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Credit Officer Chris Favre, who once left a consulting career at Ernst and Young for an industry he barely understood at the time. What followed was a front-row seat to...
- Jun 9, 202633 minS2
Hazem and Mack sit down with Mark Danford, Managing Director of Waterstone and a 14-year veteran of SBA lending. Waterstone is a full-service outsourced SBA division serving 34 community banks across the country, and...
- Jun 2, 202630 minS2
The best defense against fraud is the person who already knows your name. Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Risk Officer Christy Bussey, just steps from her office, to unpack what it really means to...
Episode #16
If You Know Her, You Know Integrity Bank
May 26, 202629 minS2The best bankers don't just lend money. They help build lives. Hazem and Mack sit down with Integrity Bank Chief Lending Officer and founding team member Judy Budnik to trace a 40-year banking career that began next...
- May 19, 202632 minS2
Justice is built one relationship at a time. Hazem and Mack sit down with Houston immigration attorney and Mendez Law Office founder Matthew Mendez. They trace how a middle-class upbringing, a mentor-driven pivot into...
- May 12, 202634 minS2
Second acts can redefine a family. Hazem and Mack sit with Houston native and El Tiempo Cantina Executive Chef and President Domenic Laurenzo, grandson of Mama Ninfa, to trace how a Tex‑Mex legacy, bankruptcy, and a...
- May 5, 202632 minS2
Legacy starts at the table. Hazem and Mack walk with longtime Houston restaurateur Phyllis Mandola, daughter of Tex‑Mex pioneer Mama Ninfa, through their family’s journey from political exile and a tortilla and...
- Apr 28, 202631 minS2
Family changes everything. Hazem and Mack sit down with Bryan Hucke and his daughter Reagan to trace an 18 year run of a Huynh Restaurant in EaDo, the shock of eminent domain, the realities of Houston’s restaurant...
- Apr 21, 202639 minS2
Relationships outlast trends. Hazem and Mack talk with Jayne Edison of OFI about growing a furniture business on loyalty and referrals, a 27‑year banking relationship that started on day one, navigating the Stanford...
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