All in Author: Tim
The five CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec Finalists will be presenting today in San Diego at the CUES' CEO/Executive Team Network™. Each Finalist will have seven minutes to present the progress or planning of their project or the results gained to date to the judging panel, the conference audience and live to the online audience. After the presentations, the judges will submit their completed score sheets and conference attendees will vote for their favorite Finalist on the spot.
I've been working with a Filene i3 team on a project we've called the Great Credit Race. I jumped on board to help with the concept and all of the design and web development work because the topic is near and dear to my heart—helping young people establish credit. There's no shortage of information, advice and tools out there to help you improve your credit score, but there is virtually nothing to help you establish credit quickly and effectively.
Earlier this year, we put out a teaser of the Filene Research Institute's i3 innovation community hitting the road. Well, the 17-minute documentary video is now complete. Matt Hawkins and myself filmed it and Matt did a fabulous job with the final edit. Special thanks to Matt Davis, George Hofheimer, Marnie Renteria and Theresa Hilinski for inviting us along for the journey. It was an awesome experience.
Are you curious about Young & Free but haven't raised the courage to reach out and talk to us about it? Well, we've got the perfect solution! Join us for a free webinar in August. Here's the pitch. Find out how the Young & Free Marketing Program could help your credit union connect with the next generation of credit union members. We’re holding two webinars in August. Linda Douglas, VP, Marketing from Michigan First Credit Union, our Young & Free Michigan partner, will be joining us. Sign up for the date that works for you.
Over the past five years, I have had the pleasure of speaking at more than 40 credit union conferences in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica. It’s been a humbling and rewarding experience to share my stories to receptive audiences at state, national and international events. During this time, I’ve gained a lot of perspective on what makes an event memorable and worthwhile.
What happens when you put smart people on a bus, drive them to interesting places in Washington, DC and Virginia, introduce them to even smarter people, and challenge them to improve consumers' financial lives?
I made my maiden voyage to Wisconsin last week. Known as the Credit Union Mecca, Madison is home to CUNA, CUNA Mutual, WOCCU, CUES and the Filene Research. Matt Davis gave me the grand tour while I was there. It was a pretty cool trip.
Recently, I bought a new thermometer for our home. There was nothing wrong with our current model—it was programmable and did a fine job of controlling the heat and air conditioning. In fact, I had never given the subject any thought whatsoever.
We helped Tropical Financial Credit Union launch Young & Free Florida today. Based in Miramar, Florida, Tropical Financial has over $600 million in assets and serves 55,000 members in the South Florida market. Tropical Financial has a number of key components going for it that will make Young & Free Florida really work.
Five years ago this week, Larissa Walkiw and I presented at the 2008 CUES Execu/Summit in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Fast forward to 2013 and I'm back for another go. This time in Snowmass Village, Colorado which is just down the road from Aspen.
