Regions Bank 2013 Annual Report Download - page 8

6 REGIONS 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW
IT’S CUSTOMIZED
For more than 25 years, Tim Nichols has been living his dream as a
successful Nashville songwriter. The co-creator of Tim McGraw’s “Live
Like You Were Dying” and hits by Alan Jackson, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins
and many other top artists, Tim says the thrill of creating a new hit today
is just as enjoyable as ever. “I remember the first time I heard my song
on the radio – it’s just an incredible feeling. And it’s still incredible today.
It never gets old.”
At every step since that first hit, Regions wealth advisor Lisa Harless
has been at Tim’s side, providing financial expertise and solutions. Tim
also has a strong entrepreneurial streak, and the Regions relationship
expanded as Tim pursued diverse new business interests. “The song-
writing career has been great, but I started thinking about the next
step. So nine years ago, a couple of partners and I formed a publishing
company. We started with no songs and then last year alone we had six
number-one hits, including two Grammy nominations. It’s been a great
year, and Regions has been our partner. When we started the publishing
company, we knew we would take that business to Regions as well.”
When Tim and several partners acquired a beverage distributorship in
Shreveport, Louisiana, Regions’ presence in the state meant the bank
could provide banking services to that venture as well. For the multital-
ented Tim Nichols, his interests don’t stop at songwriting and business –
he’s also a committed philanthropist. “There is a preschool and therapy
center for children with special needs in Franklin, Tennessee called High
Hopes that I have been working with for the past 17 years. This school
has my heart. The sign on the outside of the building says ‘High Hopes,’
but inside that building it’s this little miracle factory.”
Tim appreciates a partner that can provide services that are fully customized
to his needs. “The services that Regions provides are unique to my needs,
whether they be personal or business or philanthropic. While the invest-
ment world and retirement and savings can seem complicated, at the
end of the day I still just want to do what I love, which is to write songs.
Regions lets me do that.”
“The investment world and retirement and savings can seem
complicated. With Regions’ expertise on my side, I can focus
on what I love most – which is writing songs.”
Tim Nichols
Songwriter, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Nashville, Tennessee