An inspiring Zoom sit-down conversation with Northlander, Steve Burgess, President and CEO of National Bank of Commerce and Co-Owner of Burgess Family Sugarhouse. Steve shares about his farming roots and his original intentions of taking over his family’s farm business. He wound up going to college with no initial intent of graduating, however, Steve excelled within the financial and accounting focused classes. After exploring options within financial careers, Steve landed an opportunity working at a bank and never looked back. At the age of 28 years old, Steve became the President and CEO and quickly became a leader and steering his team and company to huge milestone successes. With nearly 40 years in the banking industry, Steve shares his knowledge, experience, the importance of relationship building with his clients, and managing his time between 21 different organizations he has been a part of and has served. As a dreamer and visionary, Steve wasn’t done making moves. With the help of his wife, Kathy, they created Burgess Family Sugarhouse and began tapping trees on their 80 acres in the Duluth, Minnesota region. Due to success and demand of their side hobby, it turned into a thriving family business, and they share the tricks of the trade about tapping and the pure maple syrup making process. Enjoy this week’s episode of Leader of the Pack; a podcast by Duluth Pack.

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