Leadership

Mark Heys – Founding Partner

Following various roles in a large regional bank early in his career, Mark then spent over 30 years with Fiserv. During this time, he led sales and relationship management teams and engaged deeply with large and small financial institutions to help them to solve their challenges and achieve growth.

During his l

Mark Heys – Founding Partner

Following various roles in a large regional bank early in his career, Mark then spent over 30 years with Fiserv. During this time, he led sales and relationship management teams and engaged deeply with large and small financial institutions to help them to solve their challenges and achieve growth.

During his last 12 years, Mark was a VP and SVP  in the Enterprise Accounts group.  This group partnered with and sold into Fiserv’s largest and most strategic clients. The teams that Mark led managed relationships with the highest tier of Fiserv clients in the areas of Core Account Processing, Credit Issuing, Debit Processing, Digital Banking and ePayments. Mark and his teams fostered these important clients to deliver over $250 million of annual contract value in new sales, as well as being accountable for over $1.5 billion in recurring annual revenue.

Building successful sales teams with strong sales processes is a hallmark of Mark’s career. He is widely known as being a positive, inspirational leader. His priority is always to help team members create stronger and deeper relationships with clients. Deeper connections with clients fosters trust, mutual understanding, and very strong partnerships that achieve client success.

Today Mark brings his passion and his extensive contract and partnership experience to help all types of financial institutions and Fintech firms improve their results and achieve success.

During his off time, Mark enjoys spending time with his wife and grown children as well as pursuing his interest in classic cars and fly fishing.

Kurt Guenther – Founding Partner 

Kurt Guenther has worked in the financial services industry his entire 40-year career. After eight years working in banking, Kurt spent the next 30+ years with three of the most well-known financial technology firms serving community banks, large banks and Credit Unions.  He has held senior and executive 

Kurt Guenther – Founding Partner 

Kurt Guenther has worked in the financial services industry his entire 40-year career. After eight years working in banking, Kurt spent the next 30+ years with three of the most well-known financial technology firms serving community banks, large banks and Credit Unions.  He has held senior and executive level positions from SVP Sales at Fiserv to Head of Banking and Capital Markets at SAP, followed by five years at CSI serving on their executive management team as Group President and Chief Revenue Officer. 

Kurt has an impressive track record of success in refining go-to-market strategies, improving sales and revenue growth, and overall P&L management.  He has extensive background in forming partnerships with a broad array of financial technology firms - both new and emerging, as well as those already established in the market.  He also has been deeply involved in numerous successful M&A activities.  At the time of his retirement from CSI as Chief Revenue Officer, Kurt was responsible for leading teams that achieved the largest year over year sales growth.  

Kurt is a former board member and Past President of the Association for Financial Technology.  He brings his experience of working with both large and small financial services organizations combined with a strong passion for helping companies craft the most efficient and effective strategies to drive growth.  His track record of bringing teams together and successfully motivating them to achieve greater results has been a highlight of his career.  

Today Kurt brings his passion, experience, and extensive network to help all types of financial institutions and Fintech firms improve their results and achieve success. 

In his free time, Kurt enjoys spending it with family, golfing with his three boys and wife, and traveling in the USA and internationally.