Siouxland Magazine - Volume 5 Issue 5

Korey Kletschke
Branch Manager,
Associate Vice President/Investments
Stifel
What are you working on now?
I have been working with local businesses and nonprofits
providing financial wellness programs to their employees.
Financial matters are one of the leading stressors
that employees bring to work leading to decreased
productivity, higher turnover, and increased health care
problems. To help alleviate these issues, our financial
wellness programs are designed to help empower
employees to live better lives. It’s rewarding to see how
some basic financial education can make a positive impact
on the trajectory of someone’s life.
What is your vision for the future?
Sioux City is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
My vision for Siouxland is that we can continue to focus on
ways to attract and retain young professionals. We have
made a lot of progress but I think we still have work to do.
Putting continued emphasis on what young families are
looking for will help our community continue to move in
the right direction.
to these students, I share my own experiences of how
getting involved in local organizations and nonprofits has
helped me grow on both personal and professional levels.
I owe a lot of my success to the people and organizations
in Siouxland and I feel that I have a duty to give back.
When talking to students, I show them that they can live
prosperous, fulfilling lives by sticking around Siouxland.
My goal is to show them that by taking ownership within
their community that they have the ability to help shape
the future of where they live.
How can people help you make that happen?
People can take steps to get more involved. Whether
it’s donating your time or resources, everybody should
want to see Siouxland continue to prosper for future
generations. Are there specific causes that are important
to you? Are there things that we don’t have that would
help improve our community? Things aren’t going to
change if people don’t take the initiative to get involved
and make things happen. Are you unsure of how you can
get involved? Reach out to me and I’m happy to help get
you in the right direction. One thing that I’ve noticed is
that the people living the most fulfilling lives in Siouxland
are also those that are the most active in our community.
I hope that everybody in Siouxland can take that type of
pride in where we live.
Volunteer Organizations
Siouxland Growth Organization
Siouxland Estate Planning Council
100+ Men Who Care
Rotary Club of Sioux City
presented by
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today
because someone planted a tree a long
time ago.”
What would you like to see happen in Siouxland?
I would like to see more people take a vested interest in
what happens in Siouxland. Siouxland is big enough to
have all the amenities that we need but still small enough
that you can still have a voice and I value that I can be part
of the solution to the place that my family calls home. I
hope more people realize this early on in life and take the
initiative to go out and make a difference.
What are you doing to make that happen?
I work with the local high schools and colleges educating
their students on professional development. When talking