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Meet the 2017 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec Top 15
Daniel Bradshaw
Business Development Officer
$66 million Marion Community Credit Union
Marion, Ohio
Follow Daniel on Twitter: @BradshawWrites
Connect with him on LinkedIn
Watch Daniel’s CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec video
Give us the elevator speech about your project (as in how would you describe your project to someone you meet in an elevator?):
Teaching kids about money is extremely important, but can be bland and boring. To get kids engaged in learning about money, I'm developing lesson plans that infuse elements of theater, creative writing and comedy.
What is your long-term career goal?
My goal is to become CEO of an organization that contributes to the credit union movement (that could include a credit union, CUSO or even my own company).
Fill in the dots: The future of credit unions will be bright if ...
We show people through our actions who we are and what makes us different from banks, rather than trying so hard to just tell them.
What my generation brings to the credit union movement is …
A new perspective, passion, and desire to grow the movement.
People consider me a leader because …
I listen and respond with action. Recently, my CEO described me this way: "It is exciting to share a thought with you--as you seem to take it to the next level in short order."
Who is your hero and why?
My parents. I learned more from them than anyone else (and still do).
Who is a must-follow on Twitter?
Jon Acuff (@JonAcuff)
Does your credit union have Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/Pinterest/LinkedIn/Instagram other social media accounts? Please provide links:
What is your favorite CUES member benefit? Or, if you are a new CUES NextGen member, what benefit are you most looking forward to using?
I'm most looking forward to the webinars and CUES Net™. I strive to always have the curious mind of a student so I really enjoy opportunities to learn from both my contemporaries and the giants whose shoulders we're standing on.
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Online voters and a panel of past finalists narrowed the CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec field from 19 to the Top 15 applicants. The challenge, held in conjunction with DDJ Myers and powered by Currency, searches for emerging leaders age 35 and under from within the credit union industry. The Top 15 will blog about their project. And to provide additional value to the competition experience, they’ll each receive an executive coaching session from DDJ Myers, a CUES Supplier member and strategic provider. A judging panel of two CUES members and Deedee Myers of DDJ Myers will then score the Top 15’s applications and blog posts, narrowing the competition to five finalists. The five finalists will receive additional coaching, airfare, accommodation and registration to CUES’ CEO/Executive Team Network™, Oct. 10-12 in Las Vegas, where they will give their final presentations. The 2017 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec will receive further coaching, airfare, accommodation and registration for two CUES’ CEO Institutes, a total prize package valued at $20,000. |
