Writing and conversations on banking, growth and how organizations use information.
Includes work published or presented during my time at WAND, Segmint and Alkami.
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Banking Trends Webinar: New Math? The Future of Bank Efficiency and Profitability
ProSight Financial Association / RMA · 16 April 2026 · replay page dated April 17 · Webinar
Panelist: Mark Leher
Access: Publisher replay page
Webinar: Deciphering Transactions For Deeper Member Insights With Alkami
Arkatechture / Alkami · 16 October 2025 · recording-page publication · Webinar
Speaker: Mark Leher
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Co:lab25: Alkami Tech Execs Talk Leveraging Data to Create Truly Personalized Member Interactions
CUbroadcast · 3 April 2025 · Interview
Interview with Mark Leher and Ty Griffin
How Higher Rates are Impacting Consumers & Financial Services
Evergreen Podcasts — Banking Transformed · 6 August 2024 · Podcast
Guests: Mark Leher and Jim Perry · Host: Jim Marous
Bank Director · 13 March 2024 · Video
Speaker: Mark Leher
Banking Panel Discussion: AI Takes Over Banking With Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
Digital Growth Institute (official YouTube channel) · 21 February 2023 · upload date · Video
Panelist: Mark Leher
The CUInsight Network podcast: Insightful data – Segmint (#45)
CUInsight — The CUInsight Network · 14 November 2022 · Podcast
Guest: Mark Leher · Host: Lauren Culp
Data Jam Session: How to Leverage Your Transaction Data in the Data Cloud
Segmint Inc. (official YouTube channel) · 24 March 2022 · Webinar
Panelist: Mark Leher
A Live Stream Data Jam: Using Your Data for a Competitive Edge
Segmint Inc. (official YouTube channel) · 7 December 2021 · Webinar
Panelist: Mark Leher
5 Keys to a Successful Data-Driven Strategy in Banking
Evergreen Podcasts — Banking Transformed · 14 October 2021 · Podcast
Guests: Mark Leher and Jason White · Host: Jim Marous
Managed Metadata 101: Taxonomy and Tagging in SharePoint
WAND · 31 December 2019 · listing date · Webinar
Speaker: Mark Leher
Managed Metadata 140: SharePoint Taxonomy, Managed Metadata, and the New Document Library Experience
WAND · 1 November 2019 · listing date · Webinar
Speaker: Mark Leher
Managed Metadata 201: Advanced Taxonomy in SharePoint
WAND / Term Management · 23 July 2014 · listing date · Webinar
Presenters: Mark Leher and Mike Doane
Managed Metadata 301: Term Store Custom Properties and Taxonomy Governance in SharePoint
WAND / Term Management · 16 July 2014 · listing date · Webinar
Presenters: Mark Leher and Mike Doane
Mark and Damian: Speaker Stories at Alkami Co:lab
Alkami Technology (official LinkedIn account) · Exact publication date not shown · Interview
Interview with Mark Leher and Damian Jakubczyk
It’s All About Semantics - Using Semantic AI to Drive Exceptional Chatbot Experiences
Progress / Semaphore · Date not stated · Video
Presenters: Mark Leher and Jeremy Bentley
Access: Publisher registration page
LinkedIn · 6 October 2026 · Article
By Mark Leher
LinkedIn · 30 September 2026 · Article
By Mark Leher
Hidden in Plain Sight: What Rent Payments Can Tell You About Your Accountholders
LinkedIn · 21 September 2026 · Article
By Mark Leher
Transaction Enrichment: The Impact of Inflation On Insurance
Alkami · 31 July 2024 · Article
By Mark Leher
Transaction Enrichment Analysis Reveals Trends in Charitable Giving, Tax Deductions and Refunds
Alkami · 7 June 2024 · Article
By Mark Leher
Transaction Enrichment Analysis Reveals Trends in Media & Reading Consumption
Alkami · 9 May 2024 · Article
By Mark Leher
To prepare for gen AI tomorrow, financial institutions should prioritize data organization today
BAI / ProSight Financial Association · 11 April 2024 · Article
By Mark Leher
3 strategies, starting with fast onboarding, to help banks boost deposits
BAI Banking Strategies · February 2024 · Article
Co-authored with Har Rai Khalsa
Access: Article in a publisher PDF
Federal student loan payments are having a major impact on members’ wallets
CUInsight · 25 January 2024 · Article
Mark Leher · Alkami contribution
Big businesses are operating out of your consumer accounts
CUInsight · 22 November 2023 · Article
Mark Leher · Alkami contribution
How FIs Can Boost Digital Engagement Banking with Account Holders Through Data
PaymentsJournal · 7 August 2023 · Article
By Mark Leher
Members are hungry for guidance and intervention
CUInsight · 12 May 2023 · Article
Mark Leher · Alkami contribution
The 4 trends evolving in the financial services landscape
CUInsight · 1 May 2023 · Article
Mark Leher · Alkami contribution
Why transaction data cleansing is an operational imperative
CUInsight · 11 January 2023 · Article
Mark Leher · Alkami contribution
First-party data: Smarter insights when determining creditworthiness
ABA Banking Journal · 17 May 2022 · Article
By Mark Leher
AI in Banking: Beyond the Bots
Alkami · 10 May 2022 · Article
By Mark Leher
Microsoft Teams should integrate SP Managed Metadata & Taxonomy
WAND · 7 April 2021 · Article
By Mark Leher
LinkedIn / Mark Leher · 18 December 2019 · Article
By Mark Leher
Employee Expertise Management: How well do you know your most important asset?
LinkedIn / Mark Leher · 9 November 2017 · Article
By Mark Leher
Five Reasons Detailed Product Specs are Critical for Killer eCommerce
LinkedIn / Mark Leher · 23 October 2017 · Article
By Mark Leher
Adopting SharePoint Hybrid Taxonomy with Free Taxonomy Tools
Microsoft SharePoint Blog / Microsoft Community Hub · 18 October 2017 · Article
Guest article by Mark Leher
Better Search Results: Three Key Taxonomy Capabilities of IBM Watson Explorer
LinkedIn / Mark Leher · 19 April 2017 · Article
By Mark Leher
Why Microsoft should turn the SharePoint Term Store into the next killer Office application
WAND · 22 March 2017 · Article
By Mark Leher
Five Reasons Why Taxonomy Should Be Part of Your SharePoint Migration
WAND · 22 February 2017 · Article
By Mark Leher
How Digital Banking and Data Drive Faster Product Adoption
Alkami Co:lab · 2026
Mark Leher in conversation with Tessa Moretti, Towpath Credit Union
A conversation about Towpath Credit Union’s digital transformation, product adoption and measurement of related marketing activity across its banking systems.
Deep Dive in Omnichannel Marketing
Alkami Co:lab · 2026
With Mark Leher and Damian Jakubczyk, Canvas Credit Union
A discussion of Canvas Credit Union’s targeted campaigns and digital banking adoption work, including how to interpret campaign results alongside the institution’s other marketing efforts.
How Financial Institutions Can Embrace Artificial Intelligence
Bank Director — Experience FinXTech 2024 · 14 May 2024 · scheduled conference session · Conference listing
Panelist: Mark Leher
Access: Session listing
Three Strategies to Accelerate Deposit Growth
Bank Director · Acquire or Be Acquired 2024 · 29 January 2024 · scheduled conference session · Conference listing
Presenter: Mark Leher
Access: Session listing
The Alkami Data and Insight Evolution
Alkami Co:lab · 2023
With Mark Leher and Jason Chilcoat
A presentation on the development of Alkami’s data function, its product direction and the move from basic reporting toward data storytelling.
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