Richard Barbercheck, MSM

“Richard Barbercheck is a remarkable business coach who has been invaluable in our company's growth and strategy. Richard has leaned on his years of C-Suite experience to help my transition and focus in evolving into a better leader and owner of my company. From improving relationships with our bank to setting up proper dashboards and focusing on effective management strategies, Richard has walked every step with me to ensure that 2018 is a recording breaking year! True to his brand, his strategic focus and effective coaching has put my company on a due north path of growth and success! ”

“Richard is an excellent business strategist and helped me navigate a complex acquisition. He then assisted with our transition and creating our own identity and culture. Richard's ability to probe for and articulate the current situation gives clarity for planning your strategy for the future. The guidance helped me lead our diverse team through a change in structure making it all happen successfully and timely. He is engaged and a part of my team.”

“We engaged Richard to lead our organization and Board of Directors through our Strategic Planning process. Richard made a significant effort to work with management to ensure a clear understanding of our organization and complete a comprehensive situational assessment. This information was integrated into two Strategic Planning meetings with our Board and Staff where Richard guided the group through a re-affirmation of our Vision, updating our Mission Statement and re-affirming our Values. Because of this well-established foundation, in the second meeting, we were able to develop sound strategies for the future. Richard is continuing to provide value as we work together on the development and communication of the Tactical Plans that will direct us in the achievement of our organizational objectives. I would recommend Richard for any coaching or consulting arrangement that is intended to elevate your organizational performance.”

“We asked Richard to coach one of our credit managers into the Chief Credit Officer role and to assist us with the development and refinement of our credit related policies. Richard’s contribution has exceeded our expectations. The guidance he has provided our credit manager has elevated his ability to provide comprehensive portfolio oversight, better assess new and existing product development, and provide strategically aligned management and board reporting. While working with credit management he successfully coached them through the redevelopment of several significant policies that quickly gained Regulatory approval and allowed us to operate in a manner consistent with our organizational culture and client focus. We couldn’t have asked for better results in such a short period of time. We continue to work with Richard to help us guide management and organizational improvement.”

“Richard is a brilliant business strategist with the ability to build organizational moment by leading the way to success. Richards clear focus on super-ordinate objectives and articulate direction is truly a form of art! Richard is without question a superior mentor who demonstrates leadership, eagerly lends himself to the development of those around him and has a passion for helping others achieve success. ”

“I have worked with Richard for more many years in his role as Chief Credit Officer for First Financial Bank, N.A. Based upon my 38 years of banking experience, I believe Richard's leadership qualities, knowledge, experience and dedication are unmatched by any of his contemporaries. Richard has been instrumental in the development of FFB's sound credit culture. ”

“I have had the opportunity to work with Richard as our Chief Credit Officer at First Financial Bank. I have found Richard to be extremely knowledgable in the world of credit underwriting, loan structure and portfolio management. He provides information to our lenders in a professional manner that is clear, concise and consistent. I believe he has played a major role in helping our Bank to reach the high level of credit quality we enjoy today. His involvment in our market credit committee meetings is also an excellent opportunity to provide training to our lending staff. I am very happy to provide this recommendation for Richard Barbercheck.”

“I have know Richard for over 30 years. We first met when he was an Ag Lender at Bank of Western Indiana and I worked for Bankers Systems. We continued our business relationship when he was President at Verdersburg State Bank and most recently as SVP at First Financial Bank. I know Richard to be one of the hardest working bankers I have ever met.”