Podcast

Meet the Winner of GENIUS NY Cohort 9

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Communicating with animals is not just something out of a storybook, but a reality for the GENIUS NY Cohort 9 grand prize winner. Flox Intelligence is a wildlife AI company that aims to minimize harmful interactions between humans and animals. The idea recently won them a $1 million grand prize at the GENIUS NY pitch finals during CenterState CEO’s annual Innovation Night.

On this episode of Talk CNY presented by NBT Bank, we talk about winning this round of GENIUS NY and the problem Flox Intelligence aims to solve with Flox Intelligence cofounder Sara Nozkova.

Talk CNY Quarterly Market Insights

2026 Q2 with Ken Entenmann, NBT Bank

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In this episode of Quarterly Market Insights, a special series part of CenterState CEO’s Talk CNY podcast, presented by NBT Bank, host Kevin Schwab sits down with NBT Bank’s Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer Ken Entenmann. From a strong jobs report to volatile oil prices, the conversation explores what the markets are signaling about inflation and growth.  Ken breaks down shifting labor dynamics, inflation expectations and consumer resilience, while offering grounded insight on what it all means for markets, businesses and Central New York’s outlook.

Ken Entenmann is senior vice president, chief investment officer and chief economist at NBT Wealth Management, and has over three decades of investment experience. Before joining NBT Bank, he served as director of Investment Management at Alliance Bank. In his current role, he oversees more than $6 billion in assets under management and administration in Trust, Custody, Retirement, Institutional and Individual accounts. Entenmann graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Applied Economics and Business Management, and earned his MBA from William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. He has also earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Entenmann is a former board member of the New York Bankers Association and was the chair of the Trust and Investment Committee. He  served on the board of the Central New York Community Foundation from 2006-2012, and currently serves on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse's Investment Advisory Committee.