Fintech practice leader, strategist, industry speaker and writer at Cornerstone Advisors, Gonzobanker, & Fintech Hustle. Husband, father, seeker, music lover.

Indianapolis, Indiana
Joined August 2012
AI past the hype. Fresh off @AFTWeb Spring Summit, @SamKilmer gets straight to it on Fintech Hustle with Laura Kornhauser (Stratyfy), David Eads (@VineFinancial), Kirsten Longnecker (@YorkFintechPR) & Tim Hamilton (@PraxentSoftware). 🎧📺 hubs.ly/Q0480VcT0 #fintechhustle
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Count on me for the outtakes And come one, come all to the GonzoBanker Awards: crnrstone.com/2025-gonzobank… It's a good time
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Grab a seat and get ready for the 2025 GonzoBanker® Awards 👉 hubs.ly/Q03Xw6530. #gonzobanker #gonzobankerawards #grittyinsights #banks #creditunions #fintechs
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🌟 Seats are filling up fast for the 2025 GonzoBanker® Awards. Join us for sharp insights, big laughs and a celebration of the best in financial services. Save your seat 👉 bit.ly/49TilJS. #gonzobanker #gonzobankerawards #grittyinsights #banks #creditunions #fintechs
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At @Finovate Fall, @SamKilmer takes Fintech Hustle into the hallway to chat w/ Wayne Miller (@ICBA & @banktechVC), Tiffani Montez (@eMarketer) & Har Rai Khalsa (Swaystack). Customer engagement, practical innovation & the future of fintech leadership 👉 hubs.ly/Q03JSCP-0
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⏳ Just ONE DAY to go! Join @stevenwilliams and @rshevlin in our What’s Going On in Banking 2025 webinar tomorrow. Don’t miss out—register now 👉hubs.ly/Q03798Sm0 #wgoib2025 #wgoib #banks #fintechs #creditunions #bankingreport
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Fintech Hustle episode drop. Host @SamKilmer & co-host Stacey Bryant chat w/fintech leaders Lee Farabaugh (Monarch), Brendan Tansill (Candescent) & Hank Seale (Hapax) about community banks’ role in fintech , fraud prevention strategies & more. 🔗hubs.ly/Q032hPf80 #banking
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Every relationship starts with engagement. 🙋 Watch the newly released video of Pulsate CEO Sarah Martin and @CstoneAdvisors’ @SamKilmer discussing how thriving financial institutions get micro-engagement right. Watch the full discussion here🎥👉 bit.ly/4dKsWVv
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In today’s crowded #ConsumerBanking market, rising above the noise takes a #CommunityBank at scale, says Casey Reynders of @umpquabank. 🎙️ Watch Casey’s full interview with @CstoneAdvisors' @SamKilmer here. 🎥👉 bit.ly/4dKsWVv #RelationshipMatters #CommunityBanking
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Oasis’s tour manager bout to have the toughest job in the world:
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💡 ICYMI. @SamKilmer and the "rockstar" crew ➡️ @rshevlin, Laura Costello of @meridianlink and Carlos Carvaja of @Q2_Software caught up in Las Vegas at @FinancialBrand Forum. 🎧📺 bit.ly/3KvvKd4 #fintechhustle #bankmarketing #communitybanks #fintech
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Excited to welcome Maple Street to the Cornerstone family! Founded in 2002, Maple Street is known among credit unions & banks for their comprehensive vendor management services & Vendor Advantage System®, combining expert consulting services & technology. bit.ly/3T0FHTO
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Thank you to @CstoneAdvisors and the GonzoBanker Awards for naming Abrigo the 2023 Vendor Acquisition of the Year! We are proud of Abrigo's growing portfolio that continues to enhance the value Abrigo brings to both customers and the industry.
👏🎉🤩 Move over Oscar...the 22nd annual Gonzo Banker Awards have been announced. Some winners in our first category for Banker Awards 2023 are... (P.S. for the complete list of winners, check out bit.ly/471T4YF) #gonzobanker #awards #creditunions #banks
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The team at Cornerstone Advisors wishes all the bankers, credit union professionals and tech experts who support the industry a Happy Thanksgiving. We appreciate every chance we get to work with you. #thanksgiving #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving2023
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Sam Kilmer retweeted
Jonah Goldberg
@JonahDispatch20 Nov 2023
So last night I watched the @AlbertBrooks documentary. It's great, especially the first hour. This thread isn't about that, tho. Like Brooks, it's very Jewish, in some of the main ways I love and identify with Jewishness: humor, guilt, loving nostalgia for family. 1/
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Risky business? Maybe not! In the latest episode of Fintech Hustle, @SamKilmer & co-host @AlDominick are joined by Sarah Howell, SVP @Infinantinc & Dan O'Malley, CEO & Co-founder @NumeratedGT to talk fintech, AI and lots more! 📺 bit.ly/3QO9COX #FintechHustle #AI #BaaS
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One person has thoughts on credit unions as 'influencers' and the new 'point of influence.' cutoday.info/THE-feature/Shi… @SamKilmer @CornerstoneAdvs
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"People don’t want to be forgotten." via @samkilmer on the @dgisocial #podcast hubs.la/Q01TTz5W0
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How will embedded finance change the game for payments? @SamKilmer, Senior Director at Cornerstone Advisors, joins us to talk about embedded finance and how it will change customer expectations of business and payments providers: spr.ly/6013P1su1 #Finovate
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We’re extending the BAI Global Innovation Awards submission deadline to July 14. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your ideas. bit.ly/3BFZCiT
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