Forty Under 40: Brian Glenn

Less than a year and a half after it opened its doors, Legacy National Bank had committed to $202 million in loans and actually funded more than $126 million, thanks in large part to Brian Glenn, the startups chief lending officer.

Being asked to join the group of bankers and help build the LNB team from the ground up has been the highlight of his career so far, Glenn said.

A native of Joplin, Mo., Glenn started his career working for Sringdale Bank & Trust (now Arvest Bank) in 1992, shortly after graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree in banking and finance. He started as a teller, then went into loan operations, then consumer lending and finally commercial lending, he said.

The career was a natural fit, Glenn said, because his father went to work at Fayettevilles McIlroy Bank & Trust in 1976, which is why the family moved to the area.

The best teacher and mentor in his life was his father, Glenn said, because the man taught him to treat people right.

Treat people the way you want to be treated, was the lesson, Glenn said.

When Glenns not working at his goal of helping LNB achieve a 25 percent market share in Springdale, hes at home spending time with his six children or gardening.