Feb. 1, 2022

This week’s Up-and-Comer is Dillon Temple, a small-business banker at First Premier Bank.

Name: Dillon Temple

Age: 29

Hometown: Sioux Falls

What brought you to Sioux Falls?

Born and raised.

What keeps you in Sioux Falls?

Friends, family, familiarity and the incredible growth potential.

What’s your favorite thing about your job?

Going through the lending process with a customer and ultimately being able to put them in a position to financially succeed.

How did you get connected to your industry?

I started in this industry in 2019 as a banking representative down in Springfield, Missouri, for Guaranty Bank, where I learned teller duties, new account openings and loan origination.

Describe First Premier Bank in three words.

Culture. Relationships. Community.

What’s your favorite way to give back to your community?

Participating any way that I can in bank-sponsored volunteering opportunities such as with Special Olympics of South Dakota and at Downtown Sioux Falls events.

What’s one business you’d like to see in Sioux Falls that isn’t here now?

P.F. Chang’s.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

With First Premier Bank in a complete business banking role.