Episode 9: Leann Hemenway I Cannabis Banking Product Manager with Herring Bank
Leann discusses opportunities for growers in the Texas area states to bank with Herring Bank in this rough waters of finance and compliance surrounding the growing Hemp and Cannabis space in the United States. Merchant services are not always offered with Financial providers in the Hemp space so Leann tells us about how to work with them and their partnership with "KINDPAY" .
Leann Hemenway is the Product Manager, VP for Herring Bank, for the MRB division. She has more than 20 years of banking experience and has lived in the El Paso County area for 24 years. Her focus for Herring Bank is to help develop business and assist existing clients and new clients to have an exceptional banking experience at Herring Bank.
Herring Bank began banking Cannabis-Hemp related businesses in April of 2019, with the goal of building lasting relationships.
Herring Bank began banking Cannabis-Hemp related businesses in April of 2019, with the goal of building lasting relationships.
Herring Bank is a privately-owned Bank, based in Amarillo Texas. The Bank opened in 1899 and has been owned by the same family since its inception.
Since 1899, Herring Bank has built all of its business on the platform of developing “Relationships for a Lifetime.”
Leann talks with Russell and Jesse about the cannabis-hemp industry and their banking needs.
Leann talks with Russell and Jesse about the cannabis-hemp industry and their banking needs.
Creators and Guests
Host
Rachel Nelson
"Well she was an American girl Raised on promises She couldn't help thinkin' that there Was a little more to life Somewhere else After all it was a great big world With lots of places to run to Yeah, and if she had to die Tryin' she Had one little promise she was gonna keep." ~ Tom Petty, American Girl ~
Host
Russell Dowden
Publisher CEO Dowden has dabbled in television, radio play by play broadcasting and publishing most of his last 25 years in the media business. In July of 2012 he sold Weird Magazine to Infowars pioneer Alex Jones where Dowden was hired to create Infowars Magazine for its national following. Weird Magazine Infowars Magazine Rockstar Magazine Texas Sports Monthly Texas Hemp Reporter Dowden has published over 200+ monthly magazines in his 20 years of Publishing. - IMDb mini biography by: Author
Producer
Carl Robinson
Sales/Marketing/Photographer at Fringe Development - Prodcuer Texas Hemp Show & Blazed Weekly News • Currenlty working also on a Childresns Puppet Show for 2026