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Today’s guest is Teresa Freeborn. She is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of corporate leadership, the co-founder of Smash + Tess, a long-time advocate for women, and an outspoken…

Today’s guest is Missy Testerman. Missy is a passionate joy-seeker, a gardener, a teacher at heart and professionally, and someone deeply committed to education. She is also the 2024 National Teacher…

 What Would Edith Do? Resurrecting Service to Transform Experience

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Today’s guest is Kelley Cusmano. Kelley is a charismatic educator, energetic, outgoing, a mother of two fantastic children, and a twin sister. Kelley is also the 2025 Michigan Teacher of the Year, an…

Loneliness Cuts Deeply for People: Five Ways Your Leaders Can Build Connection and Bottom-Line Results.

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Today’s guest is Shruti Miyashiro. Shruti is a dynamic credit union leader, a veracious reader, and someone who is approachable, warm, and authentic. Shruti is also the president & ceo of Digital Fed…

Five (New) Rules for Winning the War for Talent

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Today’s guest is Marty Fittante. Marty is someone who works and plays hard, enjoys a good laugh, and someone who can count by sevens extremely fast. Marty is also the CEO of InvestUP and was most rec…

Electrifying Your Future: Lessons From Bob Dylan

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Today’s guest is Jeanette Pierce. Jeanette is a vibrant storyteller, a social entrepreneur, a lifelong Detroiter who loves city walks, and someone who is not afraid to share a joke with strangers. Je…

Today’s guest is Tansley Stearns. Tansley is a visionary, dreamer, runner, mother, and someone who loves Dave Matthews Band. She is also the president & ceo of Community Financial Credit Union, a pur…

A Recovering Perfectionist Keeps Learning

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Today’s guest is Christopher Veal. He is a great listener, someone who’s warm, thoughtful, challenging the traditional definitions of masculinity, and he’s known to be silly. He’s also a dad. Christo…

2025: The Year of the Credit Union

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Four Strategy Lessons from Ms. Pac-Man

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Today’s guest is Lamont Black. He is an educator, thinker, dreamer, speaker, an author with a focus on financial innovation, and a futurist. He’s inspiring our credit union movement to test, invest, …

Today’s guest is Lorenzo P. Lewis. Lorenzo is a renowned public speaker, an author, an entrepreneur, and someone who is committed to help others turn pain into purpose. He is also the Founder of the …