As CEO and owner of TS Banking Group, a multi-state bank holding company, Josh has led a company that has grown 25 fold in assets over his time with the company. The company has carried out an acquisition strategy of other community banks and has also expanded beyond traditional community banking into:
The TS Banking Group reinvests 10% of the company’s profit back to the community through charitable giving and the funding of the “TS Institute: Financial Literacy for the Future”. A non-profit launched in 2009, as a pilot project in the local K-12 school district, and has expanded throughout the company’s footprint along with assisting at the state and national level on various financial literacy initiatives.
Josh holds an MBA in Finance & Strategic Planning from Iowa State University and Professional Masters of Banking from Louisiana State University, Josh has been a part of global and national corporations in the food industry, manufacturing industry, agriculture industry, and banking industry. Josh has taught at the Graduate School of Banking-Colorado, is actively involved in the agriculture industry as a beef producer, and currently serves as a trustee for the Iowa Banker’s (Health Insurance) Benefit Plan and is a director for Olsson Associates Engineering.