Wednesday, Feburary 18 | 11:30 - 12:45 pm
129 S Pendleton Ave, Pendleton IN
What Can Your Bank do for You? How the Right Banking Tools Can Fuel Your Growth

About this event
In today’s fast-moving business environment, having the right financial partner can significantly impact a company’s ability to grow and adapt. In this session, Citizen State Bank AVP Business Development Officer Melissa Volz-Smith will share how community banking offers a more flexible, relationship-based approach to business checking, lending, and specialized financing for women-owned businesses. Attendees will gain insight into financial tools, resources, and guidance designed to support sustainable growth and open doors that big-bank models often overlook.
About the speaker
Melissa began her banking career with one goal in mind — to offer exceptional customer service to each of her clients. With a relentless focus on customer satisfaction, she has cultivated an extensive and loyal client base during her many years in banking center management. Melissa has a strong focus on women-owned businesses, so much so that she has founded Citizens Women's Connection - offering local women in business a place to connect. Melissa manages the Carmel banking center and enjoys serving Hamilton County and the surrounding areas.
Melissa currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Indiana Parkinson Foundation, is Vice President of her BNI chapter- Northeast Network Connection and offers Financial Literacy classes to local organizations serving single moms. She also serves as the Design Chair for the Taste of Carmel, a fundraising event for the Carmel Education Foundation.
Outside the office, Melissa's favorite activity is spending time with her family and playing with any one of our ten grandchildren. She also enjoys traveling and loves being on the beach! Whether you're opening your first checking account or setting up accounts for your business, contact Melissa today!
She also is the mother of three children and grandmother to four. Her interests include reading, travel and spoiling her grandchildren.
Citizens Womens Connection was set up by Melissa Volz-Smith to help others - especially women - establish the connections and networks that are often key to business success. This is part of the Citizens State Bank Mission to help our clients, co-workers, and communities succeed.
Meetings for the Pendleton location are tentatively scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month and will be held at the Citizens State Bank location at 129 S Pendleton Ave, Pendleton, Indiana. If you have questions about the group or upcoming events, please contact Melissa for details. You can also request to join the CWC LinkedIn Group.





