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CU Times looks to feature executives with creative talents, such as music, acting, dance or magic.
Credit unions are known for doing a lot of good and fun things for members and the communities they serve every day. As the staff of CU Times has learned over the years, there's more to it than what we see on the outside – a lot of the successes are driven by the talents of credit union executives themselves.
This recently led to an interesting staff discussion about our executive audience: Outside of work, what other talents do they have?
CU Times is working on a feature article for an upcoming summer print issue to try and answer that question. We are asking for input from our subscribers to let us know about interesting credit union executive talents.
For example:
- Do any CU executives play in a band or play an instrument?
- Do any CU executives perform in a theater group?
- Do any CU executives know how to perform magic?
- Do any CU executives dance, instruct a yoga class or teach kids martial arts?
The list goes on and on.
CU Times would like to hear from you so we may highlight the potentially hidden talents of our credit union executives.
Please email [email protected] or [email protected] and share with us the talent(s) and send along any photos or videos that we might use in the upcoming issue.
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
