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The Vault

Stop figuring it out alone.

A small, confidential peer group for marketing leaders at community banks under $10 billion in assets. Ten to fifteen bank marketers from banks that don’t compete, one hour a month, working through real problems together. Nobody sells.

10 to 15 members per group

60 minutes a month on Zoom

1 bank per market

Free for founding members’ first 6 months

Now forming · first session January 21, 2027

You apply. We do the rest.

Tell us about you and your bank. We match you with bank marketers who face the same problems, check that no bank from your market is in the room, and hold your seat. The group opens once ten members are confirmed.

The hour

Same day and time every month, cameras on. Every session runs the same way, so the time goes to your problems.

5Check-in
15The month’s topic, chosen by the group
30Hot seats: two members bring one real problem each, and the group works it
10Commitments for next month

Minutes, drawn to scale. A guest expert joins once a quarter, and there’s an optional in-person meetup once a year.

The rules

  1. What is said in the group stays in the group.
  2. Cameras on. No note-takers, including AI note-takers.
  3. No competitors in the room.
  4. Bring one problem or one win each month.
  5. Miss three sessions in a row and your seat goes to the waitlist.
  6. Advice from experience, not theory.
  7. No selling to other members, including by the host.

What it costs

Founding members, first 6 months$0

Founding members, after that$995/yr

Standard rate$1,995/yr

The founding rate is locked for as long as you stay. Leave any time. We share the price up front so you can get budget approval in time.

Your hosts

Jaci Russo, PCM is CEO and Co-Founder of brandRUSSO and co-host of He Said, She Said: Razor Branding, where she talks with marketing leaders about what makes a brand stand out. Mackenzie Wolfe co-hosts. They guide the conversation and keep it moving. The answers come from the room.

Apply for a seat

About three minutes. Tell us about you and your bank and we’ll do the rest. We read every application by hand to keep competitors out of the room, and you’ll hear from Jaci or Mackenzie within three business days.

About you
Your bank
This is how we keep competitors out of your group.
Fit
Logistics
Times that could work (Central)

Questions