CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
2017 NACUSO Network Conference ...

We were honored and quite thrilled to be cover the 2017 NACUSO Network Conference at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort April 10-13, 2017. With today's CUSO market growing like never before, this show was filled with innovation abound. So many cool ideas, so many cool people, and so many stories to tell.

So stay tuned as we begin posting interviews over the next few days as we get them produced for you.

Also, a special thank you to our sponsor PSCU for supporting CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at the NACUSO Network Conference this year. We can't thank them enough -- as well as NACUSO -- for their continued support. So, please, go check them out when you get a chance. Great folks working at each of these organizations doing equally great things.

​And a new tradition we are starting this year: For every Studio Lounge interview we conduct, we will donate $10 to Credit Unions for Kids to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide.

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Studio Lounge interview schedule:

Monday, April 10
Messick Lauer & Smith P.C. Brian Lauer
(Topic: "Hot Topics for Credit Unions and CUSOs in 2017")
OnApproach President/CEO Paul Ablack
​(Topic: “Collaboration is the only way credit unions can compete in the era of Big Data & Analytics”)
CU Direct SVP of Sales John Carrington
(Topic: Strategies CUs need to be looking at, and addressing, from a lending perspective to remain competitive in 2017)
CUNA Mutual Group Director, Lending Compliance and LOANLINER Product Manager Andrea Stritzke
(Topic: "The World According to the CFPB")
Q-Cash CEO Ben Morales
(Topic: "CUSO Case Study: Business Case, How to Get Started & Lessons Learned")
PSCU VP Strategic Product Initiatives Lisa Townsend PSCU and projekt202's Charlie Trotter
(Topic: “Importance of Understanding the User Experience!”)

Tuesday, April 11
NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger
(Topic: NCUA update, CDFI situation, 2017 industry outlook)
Former NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins) Dan Marino
(Topic: "How Leadership, Teamwork, Preparation & Perseverance Creates Champions")
Messick Lauer & Smith Partner Guy Messick
(Topic: "Governance: Finding the Right Model that Works for Your CUSO and how CUSOs and NACUSO has evolved over the past 30 years")
Callahan & Associates Managing Partner Jay Johnson
(Topic: "How credit unions can create a culture of innovation")
NACUSO Membership & Advocacy Development Director Denise Wymore
(Topic: Credit union advocacy and membership driving efforts -- and conference buzz)
PSCU SVP, ERO & Legal Steve Salzer
(Topic: Payments, compliance, data breaches, power of CUSOs, etc.)
Ongoing Operations President/CEO Kirk Drake
(Topic: "How much will a data breach cost your credit union?")
Buzz Points SVP of Marketing Tom Snyder
(Topic: Keeping it local: a two-way street with your rewards program)
Meridian Title Corporation SVP/Director of Corporate Development Laura Levi Francesconi
(Topic: Creating efficiencies with one point of contact for title and settlement)
Passageways VP Sales Paul Lockhart
(Topic: How The Best Boards Do It, From Preparation to Meeting Execution)
CUNA Mutual Group Program Specialist (TruStage) Alison Fleming and Program Support Manager (TruStage) Michelle King
(Topic: "What Matters Now" program)
FinTech Data Science & Consulting's Steve Simpson
(Topic: How analytics segmentation benefits your credit union)
Hypur's Executive Vice President and General Counsel John Vardaman
(Topic: Managing the marijuana industry's finances for credit unions)
Michigan Business Connection President Bill Beardsley
(Topic: Small business lending trends and issues for today's credit unions)

Wednesday, April 12
Rate Reset President Joe Brancucci
(Topic: Re-imagining the Loan Pre-Approval process - Digital Pre-Approvals successfully launch)
NAFCU President/CEO Dan Berger
(Topic: Washington D.C. update and  the CFPB)
Deep Future Analytics COO and Chief Scientist Joe Breeden
(Topic: The power of predictave analytics)
Callahan & Associates Managing Partner Jon Jeffreys
(Topic: 5 Key Ideas for 2017)
CloudCherry Senior Vice President Rose Bentley
(Topic: Today's customer experience strategies)
New Wave Market Makers CEO Walter Roder II
(Topic: Rewriting the book on loan participations)
Kaufman & Canoles Associate Erin Deal
(Topic: Value of vendor contracts)
Former NCUA Chairman and Dollar & Associates Principal Partner Dennis Dollar
(Topic: "What Does the Trump Presidency and the New Washington Order Mean for Credit Unions?​")
Quarterspot Executive Vice President of Business Development Mike Green
(Topic: Small business lending trends for credit unions)
Service Financial Advisors COO David Weed
(Topic: How to successfully launch three CUSOs)
CU Members Mortgage Vice President Matt Abbink
(Topic: Credit union mortgage lending update)
NACUSO President/CEO Jack Antonini
(Topic: State of the booming CUSO market today)
Coastal Federal Credit Union Senior Vice President/CIO Kris Kovacs
(Topic: 2017 Next Big Idea winner with Constellation)