Eric DeYoung, 34

As a boy, Eric DeYoung was often not far from his father’s side; he listened to him speak with farmers, restaurateurs, developers and other business owners about their financial needs.

Today, as a result of following in his dad’s footsteps, the vice president of commercial lending for Charlotte State Bank & Trust jokes that banking runs in his family’s blood.

“I can remember as a child palling around with my father, who is also a banker, watching what he did as a living,” DeYoung says, adding that it felt like his dad knew and dealt with everyone in town. “As a kid, you always think your dad is a superhero.”