Shared Accounts with CU Times

Lee Morgan, CEO at PenAir CU in Florida, shares lessons in CU management success as he walks us through PenAir's recent expansions and major projects.

Also, Natasha is back to bird watching and Michael is back to feeling nostalgic about the 1990's.

Consultant and former NCUA Board Member Geoff Bacino talks candidly about the rapid changes happening to credit union regulation in Washington D.C.

Also, Natasha and Michael have a quick discussion on 2003 film Oldboy and the lack of representation for octopuses in American movies.

Cathie Mahon, CEO of the credit union industry's CDFI intermediary, shares how her organization is pushing forward to do good amid the chaotic actions of the current administration.

Also, Michael, Natasha, and Producer Zach play a thrilling game of "how do you like your water". Can you guess which daredevil of the group takes theirs with ice?

The CEO of the nation's only six-state credit union league reflects on his career and shares his 2025 advocacy priorities.

Also, Michael grills Natasha and Producer Zach on the price of groceries, then proceeds to come across as even snobbier than usual by discussing his love of 60s French cinéma.

Henry Meier. Esq. joins us to drill down on the early days of Chairman Hauptman's term at the NCUA and the chaos happening in other parts of the CU industry.

Also, Michael and Natasha discuss journalism in 2025 but more importantly, debate how age affects hunkiness by way of Keanu Reeves: who's the bigger beefcake? Young "Speed" era Keanu or salt and pepper modern day "John Wick"?

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and PenFed Credit Union SVP Terry Williams takes us inside a program dedicated to the success of veteran entrepreneurs, as well as an AI-driven novel writing, music composition and coding endeavor.

Also Michael tries out some new taglines for the podcast and Natasha leaves reality TV behind to check out a documentary on mayor turned ... progressive human-interest story pioneer? Jerry Springer!

Ed Maslaveckas, CEO and co-founder at data intelligence fintech Bud Financial, paints a clear picture of AI's abilities for credit unions and its members.

Also, Natasha opens up her rainbow unicorn Trapper Keeper and takes us back to elementary school with a discussion on Lisa Frank.

Southwest Financial FCU's President/CEO Melanie Kennedy and VP Luke Campbell share the solutions AI solves for their all-digital credit union.

Also, Natasha checks in from the craziness in California to flex her knowledge of celebrity baby names.

DCUC's Chief Advocacy Officer Jason Stverak lays out the priorities and plans for this new congressional year.

Also, Michael gets his crystals out and discusses the numerological implications of 2025 while Producer Zach recommends a twelve year old reality show.

Bonus Content

Link to Jason's Family Candy Store

Link to The Alpine Inn

Glenn Fratangelo of NICE Actimize explains how credit unions can use AI to defend against today's fraud threats – including the rise of the "crimefluencer" – before it's used to defraud them.

Plus Michael, Natasha, and Producer Zach discuss how predictive AI affects them most: algorithm curated social media content.

Bonus content alert: to see Natasha's YouTube channel discussed in the show, click here!