# Sam Kilmer

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CSWR #290 - Sam Kilmer

In this episode: our full #UFCVegas111 breakdown, the "Drop of the Night", main card picks for #UFC322, PLUS @Furyfc welterweight champion Sam Kilmer goes a 🔥 10 Rounds with Rhino! Artwork by @JAYMMAYT 🍻 #MMATwitter

2025 in Fintech: The Best Insights from Fintech Hustle Podcast

Host Sam Kilmer looks back at the year’s most quoted hallway moments—packed with real-world takes on AI (purposeful, not buzzwordy), stablecoins (watch the fiat on/off-ramps), data activation (from “we have it” to “we use it”), and go-to-market alignment. Highlights include an AI reality check from…

Fury Champion Sam Kilmer: Road to the UFC Begins Dec. 14 (Episode 39)

On this episode of Fighters Drinking Coffee, Fury welterweight champion Sam Kilmer breaks down his wrestling and jiu-jitsu roots, training at Kaizen and Crazy 88, and his preparations for the December 14 title defense against Mancher Khera. Sam discusses strength and conditioning with coach Asim, …

Fintech Hustle 2026 Kickoff: AI, Stablecoins, and the New “Community”

Kicking off 2026 with a strategy-focused episode of Fintech Hustle. Sam Kilmer (Managing Director, Cornerstone Advisors) and co-host Kelli Schultz (Principal, Cornerstone Advisors) are joined by Erica Pilon (Head of Strategy, Jack Henry) and Scott Hildenbrand (Chief Balance Sheet Strategist, Piper …

A Credit Union Playbook for Reclaiming Lost Deposits

In this episode of Zafin’s Banking Plueprints podcast, host Sam Kilmer, Managing Director at Cornerstone Advisors, is joined by Jaspreet Chawla, Senior Vice President, Product Transformation at Navy Federal Credit Union, and David Ladic, Head of US Sales at Zafin, to unpack one of the industry’s mo…

The Future of Credit Unions: AI, Innovation & Member Strategy

Recorded live from GAC, Sam Kilmer (Managing Director, Cornerstone Advisors and host of Fintech Hustle) sits down with a powerhouse panel of credit union and fintech leaders for an unscripted hallway conversation. Joining the discussion: Brandi Gregory (Managing Director, Cornerstone Advisors) Ned…

AI in Banking, Core Systems & Fintech Trust: Insights from AFT Spring Summit

Live from the AFT Spring Summit, Sam Kilmer (Managing Director, Cornerstone Advisors) is joined by fintech leaders to discuss what’s really happening in banking and financial services right now.   Guests include: Laura Kornhauser (CEO & Co-Founder, Stratyfy) David Eads (CEO & Co-Founder, Vine Finan…

Risks, Relationships, Data, and The Fluid Future of AI and Digital

Fintech is moving fast, but this conversation makes one thing clear: the future will not be won by technology alone. Sam Kilmer and Kelli Schultz are joined by three founders -- Mike Duncan of Bankjoy, Nima Ghamsari of Blend, and Paul Danola of Bridgeport Partners — for a lively, unscripted look at…

Fintech’s Next Frontier: Trust, AI, and the Power of Partnership

AI may be reshaping financial services, but turning new technology into real progress takes more than speed. Sam Kilmer and co-host Kelli Schultz are joined by Melissa Cullen of FIS, Andres Klaric of Fuse Finance, and Tom Davis of Canapi Ventures for an unscripted conversation about what it really …

What Fintech Leaders Are Seeing Now (FinovateFall 2026)

Recorded at FinovateFall 2026 in New York City, Sam Kilmer sits down with Mitch Rutledge, Shanthi Shanmugam, and Chris Sibila for a wide-ranging conversation about what’s happening across banking and fintech right now. The group talks about how AI is becoming embedded across financial services, whe…