Meet John, who is with Argent Trust in Greenville, SC and has been with us for 5 years.
Q. What led you to Argent and what makes it unique?
A. The chance to practice my client-centric trade without the politics and bureaucracy I experienced in larger bank-related institutions.
Q. Why do you enjoy working at Argent?
A. The flexibility to be responsive to client needs and craft simple but effective solutions to meet their concerns and needs.
Q. Describe Argent in three words.
A. Client centered servants
Q. Recount a favorite memory or project from your time at Argent.
A. Navigating successfully through the pandemic and having our best financial year ever.
Q. What’s the best piece of career advice you’ve ever received?
A. Show up on time and prepared. Admit your failures and learn from them (for there have been many in my career!)
Q. What motivates you?
A. When a client or COI tell their friends or clients that they ought to talk to me. Kudos from clients and attorneys gratefully accepted!
.Q. What is something most people don’t know about you?
A. I rode a motorcycle for 45 years and without an accident or speeding ticket- though I deserved many tickets.
Q. If you could have any other job for one day, what would it be?
A. Magician
Q. What motivates you?
A. Listening to a client, restating their goals and objectives clearly and then laying out a plan to get there. The client will usually say something like “ That’s it!”
