As he was about to finish his senior year at Midland University, Taylor Jeppesen realized that being an accountant just wasn’t for him.

After taking an internship with Koski Professional Group in Omaha and deciding he wanted to be around more people, he soon found that his passions lay elsewhere.

“So I got into banking, and after talking with some people, I realized that I can use my accounting background, be it underwriting and so forth,” he said, “but then I can also be in a commercial lending role and work with business owners on a daily basis and business development, which helps with the social aspect of that.”

Since May, Taylor Jeppesen has worked at Pinnacle Bank as vice president of commercial lending. In his role, he works on commercial loans with local businesses and entrepreneurs.

Born and raised in Fremont, Jeppesen attended Fremont High School, where he was involved in mostly sports, including basketball, track and field and bowling. There, he met his future wife, Madeline.

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