Humility, Service & Unexpected Pivotal Moments with Harry Allen, Co-Founder at Studio Bank

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EPISODE #2: HARRY ALLEN | CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF RELATIONSHIP OFFICER, STUDIO BANK- HUMILITY, SERVICE & UNEXPECTED PIVOTAL MOMENTS

Harry L. Allen is the Co-founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Relationship Officer of Studio Bank. Studio Bank launched in July 2018 to become the first new, “de novo”, a locally-headquartered bank in Nashville since 2008. Studio Bank is one of Nashville’s fastest-growing companies, employing over 50 and with total assets of over $350 million. As co-founder, Mr. Allen was integral in the formation of the bank including recruiting members of the team, the board of directors, completing the necessary regulatory applications, and helping raise over $50 million in start-up capital. He serves as the Bank’s lead business development officer, a key point of contact for stakeholders and strategic partners, such as the bank’s Founders’ Advisory Board, and manages the Bank’s involvement and investment in community efforts.

A native of Nashville, Mr. Allen is active in the Nashville Community serving on the board of directors for the Center for Nonprofit Management and is a Trustee of Belmont University. He is also the Immediate Past-President of the Rotary Club of Nashville. Mr. Allen has dedicated most of his volunteer service to improving public education. He has served as founding board chair of Purpose Preparatory Academy, served as co-Chair of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Education Report Card Committee, and as a member of Mayor David Briley’s “Education Kitchen Cabinet”. In 2018, Mr. Allen was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame by the Nashville Public Education Foundation and was honored with Belmont’s Massey Graduate School of Business Distinguished Graduate Award.

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