CUbroadcast Studio Lounge interviews at
CU*Answers 2026 Leadership Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 9-12, 2026 ...

Our CUbroadcast Studio Lounge is heading to Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 16-17, 2026, for CU*Answers' 2026 Leadership Conference: "Prepping the Laboratory." Once there, we interviewed ENGAGE's expert presenters, credit union attendees, exhibitor partners, as well as other industry innovators, game changers, and our mighty fine host and sponsors: CU*Answers, Backbone, and the Despite Impossible podcast.

​If you have a few minutes, feel free to stop by our Studio Lounge for a quick, 5-minute interview on your conference takeaways and insights, as well as addressing any industry trends and/or issues, or anything else you would like to briefly discuss that will be beneficial to the industry.

Listed below is our interview schedule. Please select a day and time that works best for you, as well as a topic. Simply email me at [email protected] or fill out the form (upper right), letting me know the preferred interview time, person/title, and timely topic to discuss and I will get you on the schedule right away -- and we'll see you there! And let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.

Give back...
​A give-back tradition we started a few years ago: For every Studio Lounge interview we conduct, we will donate $10 to Credit Unions for Kids to help Children's Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide. So sign up to chat and the kids win, too!

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Studio Lounge interview schedule...

Wednesday, June 17
Scott Collins, CU*Answers
Topic: CU*Answers Leadership Conference overview, what's conference theme "Prepping the Lab" mean for credit unions CU*Answers serves
John Ainsworth, Metallicus
Topic: CU*Pay, stablecoin's impact on financial services
Josh Herman, CU WealthNext
Topic: Keeping member investment funds within the credit union ecosystem
Weiwei Duncan, Co-founder/COO at Bankjoy
Topic: Strategies to Engage Younger Generations with Credit Unions
Stuart Kuzik, CEO at Xtend
Topic: How Credit Unions Can Leverage Back-End Services for Cost Savings and Enhanced Member Focus
Bob West, CEO at CU*South
Topic: Growth and Strategic Diversification
Charnell Etzweiller & Lynelle Wagner, CUaxis
Topic: Benefits of In-House Card Processing and Core Solutions
Mark Fierro, CEO at eDOC Innovations
Topic: How AI-Driven Document Analysis Empower Credit Unions as Financial Resources
Megan Pieper, CU*Northwest
Topic: AI making us more human
Kory Kelly, Co-founder/CEO at Legal Karma
Topic: Legal trends for credit unions: estate planning, AI, Medicare, etc.
Nate Anderson, President/CEO at rekindle
Topic: fostering a community that shares services, contracting, and knowledge.
Sean Hsieh, Founder/CEO at Runline
Topic: AI Infrastructure to Unleash your Credit Union
Damian Walters, CTO, Senior Auditor and Assessor at DWA
Topic: Assisting Credit Unions with IT Compliance Audits
Rob Goodyear, Aaim
Topic: Unveiling invisible wealth -- what tradition lending can't see
Linda Bodie, Element Federal Credit Union CEO and CU*Answers Board Chair
Topic: How to keep innovation momentum rolling
Steve Maloney, CEO Sync1
Topic: How AI is Set to Enhance Member Relationships for Credit Unions
Geoff Johnson, CEO at CU*Answers
Topic: CU*Answers Leadership Conference wrap up, CU*Pay, AI, and much more