Jared McConnell

My experience consists of over 12 years in the banking industry with the last six years being in the Business Banking space. I have worked in various roles such as Small Business Advisor, SBA Advisor and now a Business Banking Relationship Manager where I manage a portfolio of clients in a very wide range of industries. I have participated many times with organizations such as Junior Achievement of WA to lead financial wellness classes as well as partnered with the University of Washington Foster School of Business to provide hands on teaching to students in the finance program and assist them in understanding financial statements and building a business plan for their final projects. I have also spent a large portion of my time in the Business Banking space dedicated to working with individuals who would like to start their own business. This work consists of helping them understand how to best position themselves to start a business using the SBA program. I have done dozens of SBA start up loans over the last six years and work very closely with our in-house SBA experts to always ensure I am up to speed on any SBA changes. Helping individuals down a path of starting their own business is a true passion of mine. I have a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting that has been very valuable when it comes to my role at the bank and also with the volunteer activities I enjoy participating in that are noted above.