Ep. 65: Making Data Visible

Kim Snyder, CEO and founder of KlariVis, has always sought ways to make data as accessible and transparent as possible. After years of working in numbers as an accountant and as a CFO at a community bank, she recognized that a simple, clear solution for data visibility in banking didn’t exist. So, she decided to do something about it.

Kim shares her thoughts on increasing accountability through data. If data is more accessible to everyone, a company is able to use information in a way that makes sense for them. Kim explains, “The problem isn’t that [financial institutions] don’t have the data, the problem is that they don’t have a way to get to the data and actually leverage it for action.”

Data analysis isn’t a new issue; it’s long felt like a hard-to-tackle project that most people would rather push down their list of strategic priorities. It’s for this reason that Kim and her team are passionate about making a seemingly overwhelming data issue as simplified as possible.

Many banking executives have experienced the drawn-out technology project at some point in their careers, and it stifles innovation and hurts morale. A critical component to KlariVis’ success (and their clients’ success) is simplifying the ingestion and transformation of the most important data points inside an organization.

Listen to the latest episode to hear more on Kim’s enlightening entrepreneurial growth story, how financial institutions can leverage data more effectively, and what’s possible when data becomes an asset inside a company.

More About Kim

Kim Snyder is the founder and CEO of Roanoke, Virginia-based KlariVis, an enterprise dashboard and analytics solution designed for bankers, by bankers. KlariVis lets you see your data in a way that empowers you, your team and your customers to live and work better. KlariVis helps you and your team say “goodbye” to hours wasted sifting through spreadsheets and focus on what’s most important: your customers.

Snyder is a veteran community banker, having served as EVP/CFO for Valley Bank, a $900 million publicly traded community bank in Roanoke, VA for 10 years. She has served as the Tennessee Bankers Association CFO Forum Facilitator for the past 3 years and is a notable speaker, having spoken at many industry conferences such as Bank Director’s Acquired or Be Acquired, VBA Connect, VBA CFO Conference, NCBA Bank Director’s Assembly to name a few.

She earned a BBA in Business Administration from James Madison University and is an alumni of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).