Posts by Sara Allen

About the Author

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Sara Allen is the Chief Growth Officer at RelPro, bringing experience in Sales Leadership with a focus on generating new business. With more than 10 years of experience in financial services, she specializes in turning company initiatives into sales strategies, executing value-based solution selling techniques, and developing a consultative sales culture.

RelPro graphic showing the Strait of Hormuz with oil tankers and flow lines, titled “From Oil Shock to Credit Stress: What the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Means for Banks.”

April 20, 2026

From Oil Shock to Credit Stress: What the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Means for Banks

As the Strait of Hormuz disruption unfolds, the impact on SMBs creates stress for banks to address.

By: Sara Allen
Illustration representing business succession, ownership transition, and relationship continuity in commercial banking.

January 14, 2026

Business Succession: The $14 Trillion Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight

With nearly $14 trillion in business ownership transitions ahead, banks must engage earlier. Learn how succession planning becomes a relationship opportunity.

By: Sara Allen