Best People: Best Place · Episode
Episode 0016: Sean Kouplen - Regent Bank
September 5, 2022 · 21:15
Welcome to Episode 16 of Best People: Best Place with Matt Granados! Today we have the pleasure of introducing you to Sean Kouplen - the Chairman & CEO of Regent Bank, an author and a successful small business investor. In 2008, Kouplen led an investor group that purchased 110-year old Regent Bank in Nowata, OK. Since that time, the bank has expanded to Tulsa, OKC, Springfield, Bartlesville, Edmond and Broken Arrow. The bank has grown organically from $72 million to $1 billion in assets, making it one of America's fastest-growing banks. Regent has won many awards including Inc Magazine's Best Places to Work and the ICBA Central United States Community Banker of the Year. Kouplen holds numerous local and statewide leadership positions including board of directors for Oklahoma Business Roundtable, Hospitality House, Gatesway Foundation, Oklahoma Manufacturers Alliance, TCC Foundation, Cortado Ventures, First Americans Museum Trust and SouthPoint Church. He served as Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce & Workforce Development from 2019-2021.
Listen to this episode to hear more about what Sean does to make his workplace a BEST place to work + why all of his employees love to work there!
To reach Sean, you can email him at skouplen@regent.bank. For more information about Regent Bank, head to www.regentbank.com.
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