Holiday Hours All branches and the Contact Center will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025.
Get To Know Us!
We're a bit different.
We’re not your typical financial institution…nor do we want to be. When you work with Emprise, our goal is to exceed your expectations each and every time. We want to keep finding ways to be the bank you choose over and over again.
Our Values
Integrity
We do what’s right. We do what we say we’ll do.
Customer Focused
We deliver exceptional experiences by putting the customer’s voice in the middle of every decision we make. We are caring, empathetic & responsive.
Teamwork
We value our differences, respect each other’s individuality, trust our teammates, and hold each other accountable. We take great satisfaction in and celebrate shared success.
Enterprising
We are innovative, agile and imaginative. We thrive in grey space. We are passionate about solving the right problems. We experiment and iterate. We are resilient and are unafraid to fail. We are strategic, analytical and data driven.
Driven
We are intense competitors. We operate with purpose, pace and urgency. We strive to become better everyday. Winning matters.
Emprise Community Involvement
Strengthening our Communities
Our communities are at the heart of everything we do. Like our customers, we live and work in the towns we serve. We have a vested interest in seeing our communities thrive!
At Emprise, we want to make a difference in people’s lives and give generously in the spirit of accomplishing great things that make our communities stronger. Not only does the bank support a wide variety of qualified organizations, but our employees are dedicated to getting involved as well.
Our community volunteer program, Emprise Empowers, celebrates the contributions each one of us can make to give back. Emprise encourages community involvement and facilitates and supports volunteer opportunities with organizations that provide important services to our cities and are meaningful to our employees.
Look for our Emprise Empowers volunteers at community events around the state!
If you’d like to request a sponsorship or donation for your organization, please read our guidelines.
Our Leadership
Matt Michaelis
Gil Trout
Whitney Woyke
Jason Beckmann
Jessica Jones
Sonja Theisen
Board of Directors
Matt Michaelis
M.D. Michaelis
Mike Daood
Kaye Monk-Morgan
Derrick Nielsen
Josh Oeding
Trish Minard
Recognition
Delivering exceptional experiences to our customers.
Forbes America’s Best-In-State '21-'24
Emprise Bank has been named to Forbes America’s Best-In-State Banks list for Kansas for the fourth year in a row.
Best of Wichita 2024 Best Bank Award
The Wichita Eagle showcases and celebrates the businesses, people and places the community loves the most—as voted by the people.
American Bankers Association 2023 Award
ABA Brand Slam celebrates the best in bank marketing in the six different categories. Emprise was recognized for best website redesign.
American Banker 2023 Award
American Banker recognized our Innovation and Strategy leadership team for The Most Powerful Women in Banking Top Team award.
MX Innovator 2023 Award
MX Technologies recognized Emprise Bank as a Consumer Engagement Innovator for products and services that focus on delivering personalized and relevant experiences and driving consumer engagement.
WBJ 2023 Innovation Award
For the third year in a row, Emprise Bank has been recognized as one of the brightest innovative organizations in the area. Emprise was selected as one of 10 innovators and 17 companies.
WBJ 2022 Innovation Award
Emprise Bank was honored as one of 23 companies for creating innovative approaches and solutions to the workplace.
Travillian Tech-Forward Bank Index 2022
Travillian announced Emprise Bank as one of three new members of their Tech-Forward Bank Index.
America's Best Banks 2022 by Newsweek
This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek with strict criteria from LendingTree, a leader in banking data.
Forbes America’s Best-In-State Banks '21
Emprise Bank has been named to Forbes America’s Best-In-State Banks 2021 list for Kansas.
Alloy Labs 2021 Transformer Award
Alloy Labs Alliance is a group of community banks leveraging network effects to accelerate innovation, build partnerships, and make investments.
WBJ 2021 Innovation Award
Emprise Bank was selected as one of 13 companies to have brought innovative approaches and solutions to the workplace.