In 2019, Annette Summers, President of The GA Team events and logistics firm decided she wanted to buy a building and she knew exactly how to start her search. “Although David Glaser is our main banking contact at National Capital Bank for services like online wires, remote deposit capture and online bill pay, when I told him I was considering buying an office space, he immediately referred me to Kathy Speakman,” says Annette. “Kathy assured me that there was a way for us to achieve this goal and we found an amazing row house near Union Station on Capitol Hill.”

Kathy Speakman, Vice President of Commercial Lending at National Capital Bank utilized her 25 plus years of banking and commercial lending experience in the Washington D.C. region to help Annette find the perfect home for her organization. “Owning our own building on Capitol Hill gave us so much cachet and changed the narrative of many of our client conversations,” says Annette. “It gave the entire team such a sense of pride and happiness to say ‘we bought this building’ and NCB helped us do that.”

The NCB Partnership

Since 2020, The GA Team has shifted many of their banking services to digital, particularly moving the majority of their clients to electronic payments using ACH which Annette says was instrumental during the pandemic. “The passion for excellence and the dedication to detail is what makes working with NCB so much more than

a banking experience,” says Annette. “You’re working with professionals who have your best interest in mind and show a level of respect and creativity that you can then translate onto your own business.”

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