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\n\nJoin us for the first Bright Ideas of 2020 - Entering 2020 on the Right Foot. We'\;ve invited Kevin Pate with Lakeside National Bank back to share more of his insights on business and life to help us all start the new year as our best selves. \;
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\n\nKevin \;currently serves as the Executive Vice President at Lakeside National Bank in Rockwall\, TX. He is a loan officer\, the compliance officer\, and daily gives oversight to many functions of the bank. From 2007 to 2016 Mr. \;Pate \;was the Executive Director of Marketplace at Global Advance. Monthly he would led business trips to international locations in order work with small and medium sized businesses through on site business visits and a corresponding two day business conferences 200-800 attendees. This involved 70+ international trips\, seminars with over 25\,000 total in attendance in 42 nations and about 185 separate events. He still speaks internationally and has already key noted events in India and Peru this year and has already booked Colombia for 2020.. \; \;Kevin \;also served for seven as the CFO of a organization with over one million in revenues. He began his career and worked thirteen years in a Certified Public Accounting firm in the areas of tax\, auditing\, bookkeeping and more. \;Kevin \;and his wife Diana graduated from Baylor University in Waco\, TX\, He was Student Body President of Baylor University 1983-84. \;Kevin \;and Diana have three grown children.
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