Ready to take a break from everything that scares you about your job – be it new regulations, cybercrime or HR nightmares – and feel genuinely scared? You've come to the right place! This very special Halloween episode of the CU Times podcast, which has been aptly named Scared Accounts With CU Times, is chock-full of spooky surprises.
6-year-old Natasha as a unicorn. While cute, that wall pattern is terrifying.
Producer Pirate Zach next to an old, scary television.
4-year-old Michael as a clown, highlighted by wood paneling.
Listen as co-hosts Michael Ogden, Natasha Chilingerian and Producer Zach Neiheisel lead you on a terrifying journey, starting with their favorite childhood memories of Halloween while growing up in the South, Pacific Northwest and Midwest, respectively. Then, they'll introduce you to our special guests, who happen to be two of the credit union industry's biggest Halloween enthusiasts.
The first is Jim Stickley, CEO of Mahalo Banking in the San Diego, Calif., area, who enjoys scaring the pants off local elementary school kids at the haunted house he builds from the ground up each year (for your viewing pleasure, two photos of Stickley's creations are included below).
Terrified kids after going through Jim Stickley's haunted house.
Jim Stickley doesn't mess around when he wants to scare kids.
The second is Jodi Rathbun-Briggs, SVP at Greylock Federal Credit Union in Pittsfield, Mass., who along with her husband has been terrorizing her community (in a good way) with her annual Trail of Terror in the small New England town of Lee, Mass., while raising money for charity. We invite all of our listeners to check out her Facebook page dedicated to the haunt here (warning: the images are truly terrifying!).
Next, you might want to dim the lights for a dramatic reading of a real-life supernatural experience that occurred in the credit union world. The story, submitted by Scott Butterfield, a credit union consultant and head of Your Credit Union Partner, details a haunting that took place during a strategic planning meeting at the McMenamins Edgefield resort in Troutdale, Ore.
You'll also join Michael, Natasha and Producer Zach as they discuss their own creepy experiences and the horror movies that shook them the most, and, for the grand finale, taste-test some of their most despised Halloween candies from their trick-or-treating days. Grab a bowl of pumpkin-shaped Reese's – or candy corn, if that's your thing (and if so, gross) – this episode is a treat that can't be missed!
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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.
