For many Americans, a few hundred dollars can mean the difference between financial stability and distress. Financial distress is not an isolated problem; rather, it has ripple effects that extend not just to a person’s family, but also his or her employer….Read more Beyond Payday Lenders and Pawn Shops: Thinking Differently about Small Dollar Loans
Integrated healthcare is becoming a worldwide trend, and Allegacy FCU is taking it to the next level. Ashley Kohlrus, COO of Allegacy FCU, and Karen Sigmon-Smith, Managing Director of WellQ, join us to talk about their audacious plan to transform community health…Read more Holistic Health: Allegacy FCU’s Transformational Wellness Program
John Lanza, financial education expert and Chief Mammal at MoneyMammals.com, joins the podcast to talk about why financial education should start early; how to make it fun, concrete, and experiential; and in what sense money might actually be able to buy happiness. Key…Read more How to Make Financial Education Relevant and Useful: John Lanza of MoneyMammals.com
Jim Morrell, CEO of Peninsula Credit Union in Washington State, talks about what he learned by being a Division 1 basketball referee, how he drives innovation at his credit union, and how working with a credit union in Zimbabwe informed his business…Read more Living the Cooperative Principles
Ben Morales, CEO of QCash, joins us to talk about what it means to offer an alternative to payday lending. On this podcast, he shares his unique perspective on why members need these sorts of loans, how a credit union can think…Read more Innovation, Ethics, and Purpose: Why Payday Lending Matters to the Credit Union Mission
There was so much great material in Laura Woods’ interview that we just couldn’t cut it down! We split it into two podcasts, and we’re excited to share Part Two with you today. With more of her trademark fire, today Laura discusses…Read more Marketing with Passion and Effectiveness: Part 2
Laura shares her lessons from her innovative “Dreams” marketing campaign that gave the members who bank at 1st Financial a voice, how her credit union has become more profitable by avoiding loans that are A credit rated, and why empathy, vulnerability, and a…Read more Marketing with Passion AND Effectiveness: Part 1
Shawn Gilfedder, the CEO of McGraw Hill FCU and a national expert on creating financial wellness programs, shares his experience changing his credit union’s value proposition from products to financial wellness. He explains how McGraw Hill FCU created innovation within the credit union…Read more Leading with Financial Wellness – Podcast
Randy Thompson, CEO of TCT Risk Solutions (and one of the nicest guys in the biz), talks about his passion for the core mission of credit unions — serving the underserved. He explains how proper management can reduce chargeoffs and help members…Read more A Tale of Two Loans: Why You Are Marketing Your Loan Products Incorrectly – Podcast