It's been nearly four months since my last conference and I am starting to get the shakes! Actually, it's been awesome to have an extended period without travel. All things must come to an end though, as Spring is in the air and so is the busy travel season.
I played the lotto for the first time last year, when the big prize swelled to over 550 million dollars. I'd never played before, partly because I am a firm believer that no one ever wins these things and also because I never had any extra dollars to throw away.
Last year the car service Uber came to Dallas and it changed. My. Life.
In case you didn't know, Uber is "a technology company that has developed a software that allows anyone to request a ride via mobile app, text message, or the web."
Some of you may not know this, but I've been working with Young & Free in some shape or form since I was 21. I'm now 26, and apparently, an old. I went out to dinner with a friend of mine who teaches Junior High School. We got to discussing the general state of youth, what the kids are doing, etc. He mentioned to me: All the kids are using Snapchat these days. They say to me, "Mister you're still on Facebook? You old!"
As the waning days of the year trickled to an end, the world was gifted with a brand new, totally secret album from world ambassador of peace and my personal hero, Beyoncé. It completely disrupted the current album release model by dropping entirely in secret, with no one knowing it was being released, and exclusively on iTunes. Here are 3 things your credit union can learn from Beyoncé. Yes, Beyoncé.
The holiday season is upon us once again and Sandy has brought her yuletide ‘A’ game! May the holiday season bring health, wealth and peace to your credit union and to your home. Make sure to slow down and make this time of year a fun-filled celebration. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your friends at Currency.
Every year, all of our active Young & Free Spokesters get together to produce a meaningful collaboration video. This year's edition is a manifesto about what it's like being young and free and why credit unions are the right choice.
For as long as I can remember I've kept my wallet in my right back pocket. On the rare occasion that I accidentally stuff it in another pocket (grabbing groceries out of the car, hands full and I shove it in a random pocket) I've felt, well, naked. Every now and then I'll meet up with someone who admonishes me for carrying it there and casually informs me that keeping 32 assorted credit and rewards cards right under my butt will cause massive, irreversible back damage and the next world war.
It's been a week since our whirlwind trip to San Diego for the finals of the 4th annual CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec competition. Each year, we build on the last, making the program tighter and more compelling. I am very proud of this competition and our association with CUES. I feel like we've had a real impact on the industry and the lives of our finalists and winners, plus we've had a ton of fun along the way. What more could you ask for?
I will be the first to say that I give physical branches a pretty bad rap around here. I'm not the hugest fan of them, and I see their usefulness waning as we get more technologically advanced. However, a proposed idea by Bank of America would replace the majority of its tellers with video screens.
