Karen A. Clark's guest appearances

Karen A. Clark

When it Mattered

CivitasLA

Her Path to Success

Richard Ayoub

Lynsey Addario

Binyamin Appelbaum

James Comey

James Carville

Richard Wilson

Frank Shankwitz

Kevin James

Nina Totenberg

Sasha Chanoff

Dave Chase

Jon Macks

Lisa Hall

John Erickson

Agnieszka Pilat

OwlTail

Jasmine Willis

Created in 1977 in the aftermath of the Civil Rights movement, with an aim to address the historical disinvestment in urban communities, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has sought to encourage financial institutions to better meet the credit needs of the communities in which they do business, including those considered low- and moderate-income and communities of color. As CivitasLA celebrates Black History Month, we are joined by Karen A. Clark (SVP, Multicultural Strategies &amp; Business Development) and Jasmine Willis (Branch Manager, VP) of City National Bank, our region’s leading home-grown financial institution, to discuss the role banks have played in disinvesting in our urban communities; the imperative for greater financial inclusion, defined by the World Bank to be when “individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs….delivered in a responsible and sustainable way”; and City National’s approach to investing in diverse communities. To learn more, please visit www.CNB.com. And for more information about CivitasLA, please visit www.CivitasLA.com and we hope you’ll rate and review our show; and connect with us on Facebook (@CivitasLA), Instagram (@Civitas_LA) and Twitter (@Civitas_LA).

Created in 1977 in the aftermath of the Civil Rights movement, with an aim to address the historical disinvestment in urban communities, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has sought to encourage financial institutions to better meet the credit needs of the communities in which they do business, including those considered low- and moderate-income and communities of color. As CivitasLA celebrates Black History Month, we are joined by Karen A. Clark (SVP, Multicultural Strategies &amp; Business Development) and Jasmine Willis (Branch Manager, VP) of City National Bank, our region’s leading home-grown financial institution, to discuss the role banks have played in disinvesting in our urban communities; the imperative for greater financial inclusion, defined by the World Bank to be when “individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs….delivered in a responsible and sustainable way”; and City National’s approach to investing in diverse communities. To learn more, please visit <a href="http://www.CNB.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CNB.com</a>. And for more information about CivitasLA, please visit <a href="http://www.CivitasLA.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CivitasLA.com</a> and we hope you’ll rate and review our show; and connect with us on Facebook (@CivitasLA), Instagram (@Civitas_LA) and Twitter (@Civitas_LA).

Ep #56: Banking Our Communities | Karen A. Clark & Jasmine Willis, City National Bank

Karen A. Clark is a multifaceted woman, a matriarch, a professional, an artist, and a philanthropist. She’s also the multicultural strategies manager at City National Bank.  One of the things that impresses me most about Karen is her unique ability to merge her “buttoned up” professional role in finance with her creative side as a musician, artist, and author. She also coaches others to live their dreams, both inside and outside of Corporate America. In this episode, she explains how these two sides of her personality have driven her and helped her to make huge impacts in the world.  If you’re striving to find more balance in your life, this will be an inspiring and motivational listen for you. To connect with Karen - LinkedIn: Karen A Clark https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekaren-a-clark/ To connect with Peggy - Website: mindfulsequences.com Message me your questions and comments: Instagram: @mindful_sequences  Facebook: Mindful Sequences To receive updates on my podcast and for my upcoming manifestation events: Sign-Up

Karen A. Clark is a multifaceted woman, a matriarch, a professional, an artist, and a philanthropist. She’s also the multicultural strategies manager at City National Bank.  One of the things that impresses me most about Karen is her unique ability to merge her “buttoned up” professional role in finance with her creative side as a musician, artist, and author. She also coaches others to live their dreams, both inside and outside of Corporate America. In this episode, she explains how these two sides of her personality have driven her and helped her to make huge impacts in the world.  If you’re striving to find more balance in your life, this will be an inspiring and motivational listen for you. To connect with Karen - LinkedIn: Karen A Clark <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekaren-a-clark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekaren-a-clark/</a> To connect with Peggy - Website: <a href="http://www.mindfulsequences.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mindfulsequences.com</a> Message me your questions and comments: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mindful_sequences/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mindful_sequences </a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mindfulsequences/?ref=pages_you_manage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mindful Sequences</a> To receive updates on my podcast and for my upcoming manifestation events: <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60e001011828af865b9d42b1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign-Up</a>


                Episode 23: Live your dreams inside and outside of Corporate America with Karen A. Clark
            

Ep. 44 — A mentee takes up her mentor's mantle and devotes her career to diversity and inclusion in banking / Karen A. Clark, Senior VP and Multicultural Strategies Manager, City National Bank.When Karen A. Clark got her first management assignment as a young banker at Bank of America in Los Angeles, she was blown away when a senior executive and Chinese immigrant named Regina “Reggie” Chun flew in from San Francisco to take her to lunch.Chun told Clark that she had a unique opportunity to help other minorities rise in corporate America and she reminded Clark that if a person in her position didn't help them, then who would?Clark took Chun's rhetorical question to heart and devoted her career to fostering diversity and inclusion in the traditionally white and male-dominated banking industry and financial services sectors.Today Clark is a Senior Vice-President and Multicultural Strategies Manager at City National Bank in Los Angeles. She and her team are working in overdrive to help minority-owned small businesses get fair access to the federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Clark says the government's flawed rollout of the program has failed to help businesses. [Hear Excerpt Below]Clark finds her work both rewarding and exhausting but also vital given the rising anti-immigrant sentiment and coronavirus-fueled racism against minorities particularly in the Asian communities and the unequal access to banking services and federal stimulus funds."The lack of access for small businesses, through this PPP process, has been horrendous. It's been horrendous. Every day, you can read... We have two people at City National Bank, who capture all of the media stories around PPP and put them out there for us, every day. And there are very, very few good stories,” Clark says. "I think it could have been a little better thought out by the federal government to ensure that there was a tranche and an opportunity and a procedure for these small businesses, those who needed funds. Even under a $100,000, $50,000, $40,000, it should have been a process to ensure that those people have the opportunity to apply. And there wasn’t."Clark says she owes her success to her parents, especially her father who she says, taught her and trained her to “swim with sharks” from an early age, which positioned her for success both in banking and corporate boardrooms and in the highly male-dominated commercial lending division for the construction industry.Throughout her banking career, Clark has made time for her other passion, singing, writing, and producing through her entertainment company, The Karen A. Clark Project.Read the TranscriptDownload the PDFChitra Ragavan:When Karen A. Clark got her first management assignment as a young banker at Bank of America in Los Angeles, she was blown away when a senior executive and Chinese immigrant named Regina Chun flew in from San Francisco just to take her to lunch. Clark never forgot Chun's advice. Indeed, she has devoted her entire career to fostering inclusion and diversity in the banking industry. Hello everyone, I'm Chitra Ragavan, and this is When It Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory, an advisory firm helping technology startups find their narrative. Joining me now is Karen A. Clark. She's senior vice president and multicultural strategies manager at City National Bank in Los Angeles. Clark is currently working to ensure that minority owned companies in and around Los Angeles get fair access to COVID-19 federal stimulus funds. In her free time, Clark also is a singer, songwriter and producer of her entertainment company, The Karen A. Clark Project. Karen, welcome to the podcast.Karen A. Clark:Chitra, thank you so much for having me.Chitra Ragavan:You were an Air Force brat. You traveled all over the world with your parents and it was quite a formative experience for you. Tell us about your parents and what that childhoo...

Ep. 44 — A mentee takes up her mentor's mantle and devotes her career to diversity and inclusion in banking / Karen A. Clark, Senior VP and Multicultural Strategies Manager, City National Bank. When Karen A. Clark got her first management assignment as a young banker at Bank of America in Los Angeles, she was blown away when a senior executive and Chinese immigrant named Regina “Reggie” Chun flew in from San Francisco to take her to lunch. Chun told Clark that she had a unique opportunity to help other minorities rise in corporate America and she reminded Clark that if a person in her position didn't help them, then who would? Clark took Chun's rhetorical question to heart and devoted her career to fostering diversity and inclusion in the traditionally white and male-dominated banking industry and financial services sectors. Today Clark is a Senior Vice-President and Multicultural Strategies Manager at City National Bank in Los Angeles. She and her team are working in overdrive to help minority-owned small businesses get fair access to the federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Clark says the government's flawed rollout of the program has failed to help businesses. [Hear Excerpt Below] Clark finds her work both rewarding and exhausting but also vital given the rising anti-immigrant sentiment and coronavirus-fueled racism against minorities particularly in the Asian communities and the unequal access to banking services and federal stimulus funds. "The lack of access for small businesses, through this PPP process, has been horrendous. It's been horrendous. Every day, you can read... We have two people at City National Bank, who capture all of the media stories around PPP and put them out there for us, every day. And there are very, very few good stories,” Clark says. "I think it could have been a little better thought out by the federal government to ensure that there was a tranche and an opportunity and a procedure for these small businesses, those who needed funds. Even under a $100,000, $50,000, $40,000, it should have been a process to ensure that those people have the opportunity to apply. And there wasn’t." Clark says she owes her success to her parents, especially her father who she says, taught her and trained her to “swim with sharks” from an early age, which positioned her for success both in banking and corporate boardrooms and in the highly male-dominated commercial lending division for the construction industry. Throughout her banking career, Clark has made time for her other passion, singing, writing, and producing through her entertainment company, The Karen A. Clark Project. Read the Transcript Download the PDF Chitra Ragavan: When Karen A. Clark got her first management assignment as a young banker at Bank of America in Los Angeles, she was blown away when a senior executive and Chinese immigrant named Regina Chun flew in from San Francisco just to take her to lunch. Clark never forgot Chun's advice. Indeed, she has devoted her entire career to fostering inclusion and diversity in the banking industry. Hello everyone, I'm Chitra Ragavan, and this is When It Mattered. This episode is brought to you by Goodstory, an advisory firm helping technology startups find their narrative. Joining me now is Karen A. Clark. She's senior vice president and multicultural strategies manager at City National Bank in Los Angeles. Clark is currently working to ensure that minority owned companies in and around Los Angeles get fair access to COVID-19 federal stimulus funds. In her free time, Clark also is a singer, songwriter and producer of her entertainment company, The Karen A. Clark Project. Karen, welcome to the podcast. Karen A. Clark: Chitra, thank you so much for having me. Chitra Ragavan: You were an Air Force brat. You traveled all over the world with your parents and it was quite a formative experience for you. Tell us about your parents and what that childhoo...