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Jill Feiler – Answering the call to leadership, balancing high standards with love, and becoming the new CEO of ZSuite | Episode 25
Episode 25
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
Welcome to episode twenty five of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Jill Feiler, the new CEO of ZSuite Technologies. On this show, I’ve been unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders.Jill has spent more than two decades in significant leadership roles at banks and fintech companies. As the eldest daughter of a single mother raising six children, her leadership skills were honed at a young age. And today it is with great pleasure that I get to interview her for the final episode of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief.My name is Nathan Baumeister; I am the Co-founder of ZSuite Tech and the host of this podcast.Whether you start with her role as a cashier at a local grocery store, or working until 2am at a Häagen-Dazs in college, it’s clear that Jill has understood the value of hard work and using the workplace as a platform to grow and develop relationships and the skills that go with them.Before Jill stepped into fintech (or the “dark side” of banking, as I like to joke), she was the president of a community bank. Her move to becoming an individual contributor was driven by a remarkable level of self-awareness: it was time for her to take a break from leadership and recoup.But it wasn’t long before the metaphorical phone rang and leadership wanted Jill to throw her hat back in the ring.In fact, it was an Austin startup named Kasasa, that I first met Jill and asked her to help lead a department that was undergoing massive change.It was in those years together that we formed a strong friendship and when I left Kasasa, I knew it wouldn’t be the last time Jill and I worked together.I’m so happy to hand over the reins of ZSuite to Jill. There’s no one who deserves it more and who I would rather see guiding the company. Her talent for leadership and her proficiency in banking are just some of the qualities that I would have wished for in a successor. But Jill brings so much more than that.We’ve weathered more than few storms together, and to hear her tell it, I once tried to throw her off a cliff, but I know there’s nothing that Jill can’t accomplish. ZSuite’s future is bright.If you’re a new listener to Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief, you’re listening to the final episode of the series. I encourage you to go back to the beginning and hear the full complement of incredible leaders that we interviewed. There is a lot of treasure to be found in these conversations.Resources:The Midnight Library – by Matt HaigAtmosphere – by Taylor Jenkins ReidConnect:Jill Feiler LinkedInNathan Baumeister LinkedInZSuite Tech LinkedInZSuite Tech on X (formerly Twitter)
