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This week, Kate chats with PEN15 co-creator Anna Konkle for a conversation that's equal parts silly and heavy, like the last two people awake at a sleepover asking about the meaning of life and swapping stories of their first thong. They discuss Anna's new memoir, The Sane One, and how it explores a different kind of nostalgia than her previous work, touching on topics like the grief, estrangement, and reconciliation that anchor the book, hand-slapping games like Miss Mary Mack, the kind of love for your child that's so pure it almost scares you, and what it was like to be chosen as a Filene's Basement model. Along the way, they dive into the surprising relationship between the academia of clowning and playing a 13-year-old in PEN15, reminisce about AIM, Disney Channel free previews, sleepover paranormal rituals, and spiral about gentle parenting and the importance of boredom. It's a conversation about memories, motherhood, creativity, and all the tiny emotional truths that never quite leave us, with detours more random than Kate Bosworth showing up at your local Relay for Life. Enjoy! Order Kate's NYT Bestselling book, One in a Millennial here! Text or leave a voicemail for Kate at 775-HEY-BETH! Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BETHEREINFIVE for an exclusive 20% off. That's code BETHEREINFIVE for an exclusive 20% off. And if you see a post-purchase survey, mention that you heard about Cozy Earth right here! Say YES to unforgettable moments with Liquid I.V.'s NEW Hydration Multiplier Sugar-Free Ring Pop. Tear. Pour. Live More. Go to LIQUID-IV.COM and get 20% off your first purchase with code BETHEREINFIVE at checkout. Go to helixsleep.com/bethereinfive for their Fourth of July Sale for 20% off Sitewide. Make sure you enter our show name after checkout, so they know we sent you!  Right now, you can save up to $230 on the 12 piece cookware set vs buying the products individually. If you spend over $495 you will receive a Butcherbox for FREE. Plus if you spend over $795 you can also get a FREE cast iron grill pan! Visit Carawayhome.com/BTIF10 to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.

Etter nesten 80 år med hemmelighold har amerikanske myndigheter bestemt seg for å vise frem de hemmeligstemplede ufo-filene. Men hva viser de egentlig? Konspirasjonspodden tar en titt.

Put on your finest whites and be sure not to dribble down your fronts, because we're coming to you live from the last Filene's in America to talk about all the nonsense you didn't know you needed to hear.   In this silly Just Segs, we're squealing about our newfound love for small dogs, doing general bean stuff, reading an innovative listener Business Someone Should Start, Just Not Us, sharing some overheard Sentences That Shouldn't Need to Be Said, and biting into a steamy Pizza Secret from a listener legacy.  Resources  Visit our website: weirdsofafeather.com  Follow us on TikTok: @weirdsofafeather Watch full-length episodes on Youtube: youtube.com/@weirdsofafeather Join our Reddit community: reddit.com/r/WeirdsofaFeather/ Find us on Instagram: @weirdsofafeather  Become a Patreon member for bonus content: patreon.com/weirdsofafeather

Tilliten til både politikere, diplomater og kongehuset i Norge har fått seg et skudd for baugen med avsløringene om tette forbindelser til overgriperen Jeffrey Epstein. Hvordan kan kommunene ruste seg? Tor Dølvik, spesialrådgiver fra Transparency International Norge, er vår gjest. Bare dager etter nye avsløringer om overgriperen Jeffery Epstein ble han intervjuet av Dagsrevyen. Hva sier han nå om hvordan saken har preget debatten om åpenhet og korrupsjon? Og har egentlig saken noen parallell til norske kommuner og fylkeskommuner i det hele tatt? Dølvik er også medlem av Kommunesektorens etikkutvalg, som skal gi råd og anbefalinger til kommuner og fylkeskommuner om spørsmål knyttet til etikk og antikorrupsjon. Hva slags anbefalinger gir utvalget om hva lokalt folkevalgte særlig må være oppmerksomme på når det gjelder habilitet, påvirkning og gråsoner? Stortinget diskuter høylytt konsekvenser og tiltak. Er det på tide med et lobbyregister for for å få større åpenhet om hvem som forsøker å påvirke politikerne nasjonalt? Vi snakker med Lise Selnes, tidligere ordfører, politiker fra Arbeiderpartiet og nå medlem av Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen. Arbeiderpartiet har snudd og støtter nå en utredning av et lobbyregister på Stortinget, noe som sikrer flertall for forslaget sammen med Venstre, MDG, Rødt, SV, KrF og Sp.Flere kommuner har allerede i årevis forsøkt å innføre et lobbyregister, men uten å lykkes. Vi snakker med ordfører i Trondheim, Erling Moe (V), som tok initiativ til et register allerede i 2017. Vi spør hva som har vært så krevende med å få dette på plass, og hvilke råd han har til andre som ønsker større åpenhet om hvem som påvirker hvem i lokalpolitikken. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dagens Næringsliv var på sporet av Epstein-skandalen allerede i 2019 – og har siden vært nyhetsledende i saken. Gravejournalistene Tore Gjerstad og Gard Oterholm forteller om arbeidet med å avsløre og avdekke forbindelser som ikke tåler dagens lys, lenge før resten av medie-Norge våknet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I denne episoden tar Henrik Beckheim og Ole Asbjørn Ness for seg en rekke aktuelle og kontroversielle temaer. De diskuterer suksessen fra deres nylige show i Bergen og planene for et nytt show i Oslo på Røverstaden den 16. april: Billetter herSamtalen beveger seg over til komplekse geopolitiske spørsmål, inkludert militær avskrekking overfor Iran, risikoen ved regimeendring i landet, og USAs rolle som verdenspoliti. De tar også et dypdykk i Israel-Palestina-konflikten, med fokus på historiske perspektiver og dagens utfordringer.Vi snakker også om Hilde Henriksen Waages påstander om Norges rolle i Oslo-prosessen, samt hennes kreative historiefortolkning. Henrik og Ness diskuterer også hvordan podcasting kan være en plattform for å utfordre etablerte narrativer og fremme en mer nyansert debatt.Videre snakker vi også om Epstein-filene, Jagland, Kongehuset, og hvordan det nå er journalisters rolle å holde presset oppe på denne korrumperte eliten i samfunnet. Kapitler:0:00 - Suksess i Bergen og nytt show i Oslo1:44 - Geopolitikk og amerikansk militær avskrekking3:27 - Risikoen ved regimeendring i Iran6:41 - USA som verdenspoliti10:27 - Israel og Midtøsten-konflikten14:04 - Hilde Henriksen Waage og Oslo-prosessen20:04 - Jødisk innvandring og rettigheter27:02 - Palestinske ledere og konflikt33:01 - Podcastens rolle i debatt40:38 - Moralsk kompass i media41:29 - Epstein-filer og monarkiet49:08 - Avslutning og kommende show***► NY BOK UTE NÅ: Frykt og Stillhet - jødiske stemmer i Norge etter 7. oktober. Bestill her:  https://bok.norli.no/frykt-og-stillhet► STØTT ARBEIDET PÅ VIPPSOm du ønsker å støtte arbeidet med denne podcasten, kan du bidra med et stort eller lite beløp, etter eget ønske. All støtte settes pris på, og du bidrar til arbeidet med å lage flere episoder. Bruk Vippsnummer: #823278►  ⁠BLI ⁠⁠⁠⁠MEDLEM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fremover vil de som er støttemedlemmer få tilgang til episodene først. Da støtter du podcasten med det samme som prisen av en kaffe hver måned. Setter stor pris på om du blir støttemedlem. Tusen takk.► Annonsere på Henrik Beckheim Podcast?Send en mail til post@henrikbeckheim.no ► MERCH: Kjøp klær, kopper, capser og mer: https://henrikbeckheim.com/store► Linker:⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Nettside⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | Podimo | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Apple

I denne ukens episode går Sara gjennom alt vi vet om Jeffrey Epstein helt fra start til slutt, og vi må selvfølgelig prate om de nye avsløringene i Epstein-filene, samt litt ulike rykter som florerer i forbindelse med både filene, dødsfallet til Jeffrey og de norske forbindelsene. Dette er en sak som stadig oppdateres, så for å holde deg helt oppdatert anbefaler jeg deg å følge oss på Instagram, der vi heter «forsvinningsfredag». Her vil vi publisere oppdateringer som skjer i forbindelse med saken!

Norsk politikk og embetsverk er fillerystet av avsløringene i Epstein-filene mellom seksualforbryteren og en rekke prominente norske samfunnstopper. Hvor ender denne saken til slutt? Denne uken møtes EU-toppene på et slott i Belgia for å diskutere veien videre for Europa og unionen. Frankrikes president ber alle om å huske det han kaller "Grønlandsøyeblikket". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nordmenn gjør det stort i utlandet! De siste dagenes brannslage av avsløringer om den norske elitens kontakt med den overgrepsdømte finansmannen Jeffrey Epstein viser at Norge nok en gang bokser over sin vektklasse på den internasjonale scenen!Men hva er det egentlig Epstein-dokumentene avkler? At den norske eliten har forrådt sitt egalitære og åpne utspring? Eller hvor tåpelig ideen om den snille norske eliten egentlig alltid har vært?Hør Snorre Valen, Maria Dyrhol Sandvik og Maria Berg Reinertsen i denne episoden av Maktutredningen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Det er ingen sak som har preget nyhetsbildet mer enn avsløringene rundt kronprinsessens korrespondanse med Jeffrey Epstein. I ukens episode av Undersåttene gjester TV2s USA-kommentator Eirik Bergesen podkasten for å diskutere hvordan dette påvirker både kongehuset og UD. Og hvorfor er det en motvillighet til å forstå monarkiet som en politisk aktør? Dette (og litt til) i ukens episode! Vi lyttes.

Epstein-filene avslører hvordan makten korrumperer, og korthuset rakner foran øynene på oss. Hva skjer i Iran, og hvordan går det med forhandlingene mellom USA/Israel og Iran. Og Dr. Leif er på reise i USA, og gir oss stemningsrapport.► NY BOK UTE NÅ: Frykt og Stillhet - jødiske stemmer i Norge etter 7. oktober. Bestill her:  https://bok.norli.no/frykt-og-stillhet► STØTT ARBEIDET PÅ VIPPSOm du ønsker å støtte arbeidet med denne podcasten, kan du bidra med et stort eller lite beløp, etter eget ønske. All støtte settes pris på, og du bidrar til arbeidet med å lage flere episoder. Bruk Vippsnummer: #823278►  ⁠BLI ⁠⁠⁠⁠MEDLEM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fremover vil de som er støttemedlemmer få tilgang til episodene først. Da støtter du podcasten med det samme som prisen av en kaffe hver måned. Setter stor pris på om du blir støttemedlem. Tusen takk.► Annonsere på Henrik Beckheim Podcast?Send en mail til post@henrikbeckheim.no ► MERCH: Kjøp klær, kopper, capser og mer: https://henrikbeckheim.com/store► Linker:⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Nettside⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | Podimo | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Apple

I denne ukens bonusepisode er det ingen tvil hva vi er nødt til å ta en prat om. Kronprinsesse Mette Marit preget nyhetsbildet i stor grad om dagen, etter at 3 millioner av Epstein-filene ble offentliggjort av det amerikanske justisdepartementet. Filene avslører en ganske nær kontakt mellom kronprinsessen og den dømte seksualforbryteren Jeffrey Epstein. Samtidig som dette er blitt offentlig, har også rettssaken mot Mette Marits sønn, Marius Borg Høiby begynt, og det må vi også raskt innom. Mot slutten av episoden kjører Sondre sin normale spalte i bonusepisodene, Sondres Utvalgte!

Kjell Erik Eilertsen, mangeårig finansjournalist, analytiker, og sivilingeniør, hjelper oss med å gå igjennom smørbrødlista av nordmenn som nå har dukket opp i Epstein- filene. Vi tar for oss både Kronprinsesse Mette-Marit, Thorbjørn Jagland, Børge Brende og Terje Rød-Larsen. ► NY BOK UTE NÅ: Frykt og Stillhet - jødiske stemmer i Norge etter 7. oktober. Bestill her:  https://bok.norli.no/frykt-og-stillhet► STØTT ARBEIDET PÅ VIPPSOm du ønsker å støtte arbeidet med denne podcasten, kan du bidra med et stort eller lite beløp, etter eget ønske. All støtte settes pris på, og du bidrar til arbeidet med å lage flere episoder. Bruk Vippsnummer: #823278►  ⁠BLI ⁠⁠⁠⁠MEDLEM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fremover vil de som er støttemedlemmer få tilgang til episodene først. Da støtter du podcasten med det samme som prisen av en kaffe hver måned. Setter stor pris på om du blir støttemedlem. Tusen takk.► Annonsere på Henrik Beckheim Podcast?Send en mail til post@henrikbeckheim.no ► MERCH: Kjøp klær, kopper, capser og mer: https://henrikbeckheim.com/store► Linker:⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Nettside⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | Podimo | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Apple

In a movie length episode Neal assesses Warren Buffet’s breakfast habits, wonders if lickable screens could take some workload off his dying retinas, belatedly learns what RV stands for, considers the feasibility of working from home in a jungle, looks at regulating child operated lemonade stands, begrudges right handed touch typists, explains how TV procedural drama mavericks are kept in check and discusses apprehending a criminal via their car sunroof, why the clock face directions system is not fit for purpose, how dogs issue non verbal warnings, cathedral basements, Filene’s basement, placing house boat owners on a pedestal, the alarming disappearance of Kittensoft brand toilet paper, Morse Code, mock MENSA IQ tests, the man who failed to eat his dog, monster truck events in sit-coms, travel protocols and admin on Criminal Minds, typing the letter W, how bespoke prairie wagons appear mass produced, how the Kellogg brothers named cereals, quad bikes on the show I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Woodstock versus other Woodstocks, boat houses versus house boats and more. CONTACT THE SHOW – Visit IntoYourHead.ie/Contact LICENSE: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Attribution: Neal O'Carroll. In the far future? Feed broken? Site dilapidated? Everyone dead? No problem! Find hundreds of Into Your Head and Matchstick Cats episodes on Archive dot org.

Nå skal alle sakspapirene i Epstein-saken offentliggjøres. Hvilke konsekvenser kan det få? Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio

Julie Schwarz is an East Coast native with over 30 years of experience in the service and retail industries. She's run a catering company, built a farmers market business from the ground up, and now owns The Mom-Up Shop—a curated vintage store in Long Beach that helps fund her nonprofit, Project WomanGood, which supports survivors of domestic violence. After spending 15 years living in Boston, where she attended Simmons University, Julie began her career in the retail management program with dreams of becoming a buyer and eventually earned her B.A. in Creative Writing. During that time, she immersed herself in the city's retail culture, often exploring the original Filene's Basement, where she discovered her lifelong love of the hunt and the thrill of a great deal.A single mom and passionate community advocate, Julie believes that true customer service can transform any experience—because it's not about price, it's about connection. Whether she's curating treasures in her shop, guiding women through her nonprofit, or simply showing up for her community, Julie's mission is to create spaces that are warm, welcoming, and empowering. Her story is one of grit, heart, and purpose—proof that resilience can be beautifully reinvented.Fun fact: for her 12th birthday, Julie chose a shopping trip to White Flint Mall with her girlfriends—home to Lord & Taylor, the second Bloomingdale's in the D.C. area, and the only East Coast I. Magnin. Retail, it seems, has been in her soul ever since.In this episode, Julie shares how she transformed decades in the service industry into a purpose-driven mission that blends vintage style with social impact.We are doing our first-ever open call! You can submit your store or favorite store to be on the podcast because every store has a story behind it! Go to theretailwhorepodcast.com, click on SUBMIT YOUR STORE, fill out an easy form and we'll see you on the mic!What's inside: The evolution from retail to advocacy—how experience shaped her purpose. The story behind Project WomanGood and creating safe spaces for survivors. The art of resilience and turning personal struggle into community strength.Mentioned In This Episode:InstagramFacebookWebsiteSupport the show

Filene etter Jeffrey Epstein skulle gjøres offentlig, det var i hvert fall det Donald Trump sa under valgkampen, men nå har pipen fått en annen lyd. Hva er det i disse filene som er så spennende, og hvorfor mener høyresiden at ufo´er er involvert? Konspirasjonspodden tar en titt. Ansvarlig redaktør er Kristin Ward Heimdal. Hør alle episodene fra Konspirasjonspodden eksklusivt hos Podme. Prøv gratis på podme.com.

Send us a textOn today's show is Paul Dionne, chief strategy officer at Quantum Governance, L3C.  What's an L3C?  Good question: It's a low profit limited liability company and, in the case of Quantum Governance, that means it “help[s]  nonprofits, credit unions, associations and foundations realize the full potential of their missions.”The company's work with credit unions revolves around governance - especially issues involving the board and organizational leadership - and strategic planning.That's why a key focus of this discussion is a credit union board's fiduciary responsibility especially in the case of a merger.  When a merger is on the table, a board member's responsibility is to make decisions that are in the best interest of the membership, said Dionne.What's that mean?  How can a board member go off course?  In the show Dionne, who worked at Filene before joining Quantum Governance, tells the good, the bad and the ugly.Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com  And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters.  Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

This week, Julie & Brandy are still hungover from StageCoach – and it shows! They attempt to recap Trump's “100 day” interview with Kristen Welker from Meet the Press, but the episode turns out very chaotic & repetitive. The girls do their best (under the circumstances), but their takes are (Filene's-Basement-level) basic, knee-jerk + annoyingly righteous, and also, extremely repetitive! This episode is supposed to be about Trump's first 100 days in office, and technically it is! But (unfortunately), it's also 100 hours long. Enjoy!CHECK OUT FREE EPISODES OF OUR PATREON PODCAST!CHECK OUT OUR T-SHIRTS!WATCH THE FULL SEASON OF BRAVO'S SEASON 15, VANDERPUMP RULES AFTERSHOW!! HOSTED BY JULIE & BRANDY!! THE ONLY AFTERSHOW EVER AIRED ON BRAVO TV**************** Dumb Gay Politics with Julie & Brandy **** Dumb Gay Podcast with Julie & Brandy **** Julie Goldman **** Brandy Howard **** Julie and Brandy *** The People's Couch *** DGP *** Gay Podcast *** Political Podcast *** Lesbian *** Bravo *** Housewives *** Queer *** Liberal **** LGBTQ **** Killer Burlesque *** Host *** PortlandSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Reed-Edwards: My guest on Confessions of a Marketer today is Ed Evarts—author of The Bravery Trick: Four Ways to Say Hard Things. The book has been praised by scholar Amy Edmonson of Harvard Business School as untangling the behavior of bravery in ways that allow us to move forward. The Bravery Trick (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Ed-Evarts/dp/1734500441) is available on Amazon. Ed is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, which focuses on helping its clients build awareness of how others experience them in the workplace so they can manage that experience effectively. He's written two other books and is host of the Be Brave at Work podcast. If you're wondering what bravery has to do with marketing, well, everything, really. So be brave and keep listening. I've also known Ed for longer than I'd care to admit, but it's great to have him here. Ed, welcome. Ed Evarts: Thank you, Mark. I think we met when we were toddlers, or at least. Mark Reed-Edwards: Yeah, preschool. Yeah. But anyway, we won't go into that. Could you tell me a bit about your career and what led you to found Excellius? Ed Evarts: So I spent a number of years post college working in retail and worked for a number of local New England retailers, Jordan Marsh, Filene's and Lechmere, who are all gone. I left retailing in 1998 and began working at a records management company called Iron Mountain. I was at Iron Mountain for almost 10 years. I got laid off from Iron Mountain in 2008 and was at a juncture in my life where I really didn't want to work for a company any longer. And so I spent that summer networking and talking with people about how to start your own business, which for somebody who had been employed with others for my whole career, I had no idea how to start my own business and what to focus on. So I did that that summer. And then in the fall of 2008, decided to open up my own practice, which at first I called Evart's Coaching because I wanted people to know who I was and what I was doing. And then two to three years later converted it to Excellius Leadership Development. Mark Reed-Edwards: It's funny how layoffs can have a catalytic effect on your life, not just economically, but sometimes success can come out of the hardest points in your life. Ed Evarts: Well, I have built a new relationship with the person who laid me off at iron mountain. And just to tell that story quickly: my performance review was late and this boss called me and said, "Ed, I'm ready to give you your performance review. Can you come to my office at four o'clock today?" And I said, "Sure." So I was excited to get my performance review. I went into her office and I sat down and she said, "In reality, Ed, I'm not here to give you your performance review. I'm here to let you know that we've made a decision to eliminate your role at the company." So for that day and for a few years following it, it was the worst day of my professional career. And I can say with all honesty, Mark, 16 years later, it was the best day of my professional career because they kicked me out and I had to make some decisions, which I was not anticipating needing to make. And it just opened up a whole slew of opportunities. And I joke, I think today I'd still be at Iron Mountain if I didn't get kicked out. And so to your point, it was you know, a great, great opportunity that at first felt horrible. Mark Reed-Edwards: I have a similar story, which we won't go into, because this is all about you, Ed. So, I'd love you to share the story about your podcast, Be Brave at Work. Ed Evarts: So I would say about five years ago, I had coffee with a colleague that I worked with at Lechmere, I think 20 years previously. And so when I left Lechmere, this person and I did not stay in contact at all. And then when I left Iron Mountain in 2008, we began connecting virtually. And so said hi on LinkedIn and checked in on LinkedIn. And I think about 10 years after that, he said, let's go get a coffee, let's catch up and hear what's going on in our careers. So we met for a cup of coffee at the proverbial Starbucks in Waltham and we were updating each other on our careers. And he told me he was starting a podcast production company. And I said something innocent, like, "Wow, I've always wanted to start a podcast." And he said, "Gee, Ed, what would it be on?" And I said, I really believe without missing a beat, "I think I'd want to talk about being brave at work." And so that wonderful colleague who I met and who sparked this idea of being brave at work is none other than the great Mark Reed-Edwards. Mark Reed-Edwards: No, that's me? Ed Evarts: That's you. Mark Reed-Edwards: That was a really interesting conversation that we had, because it was, quite innocently, it was just a couple of people who hadn't seen each other in 20 something years, just grabbing coffee and updating them. And it shows the value of meeting face to face and just having conversations with no pretext and what can come from that. Out of the conversation rose Be Brave at Work. Ed Evarts: Yeah. And it was a great combination, Mark, between your sincerity and interest in helping me kick off a podcast and making it work, and my commitment and interest in doing it, that led me to host almost 270 conversations with business leaders and professors and many average everyday people on bravery at work that ultimately led me to author the book that you mentioned earlier that came out in May of this year called The Bravery Trick. So all of that started with this innocuous, innocent little cup of coffee at a Starbucks. Mark Reed-Edwards: And was the book something that was kind of percolating as you were producing episode 50, or was it something that when you got through all 270 or whatever it is that you thought out of that, I should be able to get a book. When when did the book start rising up as an idea? Ed Evarts: So I don't know at what podcast the idea started to generate, but I did have one of those moments where I said, "You know, there's a book here. I'm hearing similar theories and philosophies and experiences from real people in the real world." So this isn't stuff I just sat back and created in the, you know, the confines of my office, but in listening to people and their experiences and the regret that they felt not saying something that was hard to say or doing something that was hard to do that I thought could result in a book. I'm a big fan of the number three. And so, as you mentioned I needed a third book in order to satisfy my need to do things in threes, and so this became the recent book. Mark Reed-Edwards: And the book is fascinating. I got it over the weekend. And I'm interested as I page through it, there is a section on Reasons to be Brave. Can you go into that and share a bit about the reasons we should be brave? Ed Evarts: When I wrote the book, Mark, I really wanted to write it in a way that can connect with everyday, average people. I didn't want it to be too professorial or 800 pages, but I wanted it to be kind of a simple, easy to understand, easy to read, overview of ideas and suggestions on how you could be brave at work. And there are an innumerable number of benefits that we lose or don't take advantage of for ourselves by not being brave at work. So for example, in the book, I talk a little bit about spiritual development that by being brave at work and saying something that's hard to say to a colleague or doing something that might be hard to do can actually help you feel better because you get it out of your head and out of your system. It might be something that's stressing you out or making you feel uncomfortable. And if you never do anything about it, it might cause you to make bad decisions. So there's a spiritual development that can happen by saying something to a colleague that can be helpful to them. There's also mental development, right? So, saying something that may be hard to say or doing something that may be hard to do helps build your mental capacity as a leader. We all want to be effective, impactful leaders and yet we can't get there unless we're doing things that help us grow and evolve. And, you know, I love and I mentioned in the book a quote from former first lady Michelle Obama who said, "Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop my ability to learn, I developed confidence." And so there's this ability mentally to be more confident with what you do and who you are. And then the last benefit is physical development. That there's this whole brain arena that I touch on quickly but don't go into great detail that allows certain things in your brain to work in a way that helps you grow and develop. So it helps you physically be brave at work. It helps you spiritually and it helps you mentally say things respectfully and professionally at all times to a colleague, friend, a next door neighbor, a family member, whoever it might be in ways that help them. Mark Reed-Edwards: But are there things that an organization, a company, can do to encourage bravery? To encourage me as an employee going to my manager with an idea that could help the company. In some cases that dynamic between the employee and the manager is fraught because the employee is afraid to raise his or her hand to make a suggestion because it might get shot down, you know, even though the employee might think it's a great idea. Ed Evarts: You're dead on. And one of the obstacles that currently exists to being brave at work is: does our culture recognize it or honor it? And if I work in an organization where raising my hand and making a suggestion is not well received or is not honored or respected, my likelihood for doing it even if I want to do it is diminished. And so in the book I talked a little bit about the fact that being brave at work is a two way street. I need to have the skills and capabilities to say what I need to say or do what I need to do in a very helpful and respectful way. But I need to know that the other person is going to receive it well. If I wanted to tell you something, Mark, that I think is hard to say, or I'm not sure if you're going to receive it well, but we have a great relationship, you know that I want to help you, I'm motivated to help you, your likelihood for listening and participating in that is significantly more likely than if you're not that way, right? That if I think it's just going to fall on deaf ears and won't make a difference. So the culture we exist in is significant, and ironically, the person you mentioned at the start of the podcast, Amy Edmondson, Is an expert--global expert--on something called psychological safety, which is this arena or culture we create where I can be who I need to be professionally and respectfully. But if I'm at a meeting and I need you to repeat something or I need to make a recommendation that's controversial, I can do it without feeling judged or belittled or get, you know, people getting defensive or argumentative. So the culture we create is super important to ensure people can be brave at work. Mark Reed-Edwards: So, yeah, boy, it's such a big topic in marketing, I think, which is where I've made my living because we're always trying to come up with ideas, be creative or present data that may not be what our superiors want to hear. So I'm going to encourage everybody I know in marketing to pick up this book. So can you share a bit about the Bravery Trick Model? Ed Evarts: I can, but before we go there, Mark, I'm just curious as you talk about individuals who focus on marketing or have a career in marketing, do you believe that all of them have opportunities to be braver, to say something that might be hard to say, or do something that might be hard to do --respectfully and professionally at all times? But I mean, do you think these opportunities exist out there for people who focus on marketing? Mark Reed-Edwards: Oh yeah. And I mean, in my area, it's all about ideas. So when I present a concept, sometimes you're maybe a little hesitant to say, well, here's my real idea. You're trying to gauge what the reception would be for an outlandish idea. And so maybe you go with a safe option. Ed Evarts: Yeah, I am not an expert in marketing, but based on my expertise in bravery, I have to believe that marketing and the activity of marketing, especially this model of idea creation requires bravery constantly, that you constantly... Mark Reed-Edwards: Mm hmm. Ed Evarts: ...have to say, "wow, great idea. This is going to be very interesting or controversial. How do I present it? How do I share it with others? What way can I engage others in respect to adopting this idea or at least considering it, right? How do I make it a candidate for something that we want to do?" Mark Reed-Edwards: It requires bravery to press send on an email campaign. It requires bravery to push a website live after you've totally renovated a website. It requires bravery for me as, you know, someone who makes a living as a writer, sometimes to send a draft to a client. But, but you do those things as a matter of course, maybe you don't even think that it's brave to do that. Ed Evarts: Yeah, I think a lot of times we do things that others think require bravery and we ourselves don't. Or required a ton of bravery that people think were easy to do. So bravery is complex in respect to its existence in the workplace. And again, I hope people find time to purchase the book and think about some ideas. And I want to go back to the question you asked earlier, which was the bravery trick model. So based on the feedback that I heard from the people I interviewed in the podcast, we also did a survey of the marketplace in respect to bravery as it exists in the workplace. My own experiences being a corporate leader for 20 plus years, and my relationship with clients for the last 16 years in all different industries at all different levels. You know, the model is essentially made up of four areas, which is Practice, Presence, Future Focus, and Flexibility. If you practice what it is that you want to say, that you're very present at the meeting, and ensure the person knows that you're all in on what it is that you're talking about, that you focus on the future, you focus on where you're going, not where you've been, and you're flexible with the outcomes and decisions and next steps, your likelihood for being brave at work is increased. Mark Reed-Edwards: The thing that I like about the book is that it's really easy to follow. So as you said, you know, it's not a 400 page treatise on bravery. It's a really approachable, well organized book. So I recommend people go out and get it on Amazon right now. Finally, and maybe this is where marketing and bravery intersect: what's the experience of marketing and launching a book? That took some bravery, I would think, right? Ed Evarts: I don't know if it took bravery. It certainly took diligence but yeah, I mean, you know, bravery again is very hard to define and very hard to understand what again might have been a brave thing for me. You know, there are some people who going to a networking event is bravery for them. It's very hard to walk into a room with people they've never met and interact. And many people don't even do it because of that reason. For me, I could walk in and, next thing, you know, I've got 10 new best friends. So it's a no brainer, but you know, I think it's diligence and persistence. I think all books need to have some type of model or premise that you're operating around that you want to share. Everything I write, Mark is designed to educate and help others. And that's why it's written in the way that it's written. I've been a big fan of business books throughout my career. I've read a million business books, and the ones I remember most, and the ones that I'm most attracted to and go back to, are the ones that are simply written, right? They're written by people for people. And they're, again, they're not this 400 page, you know, encyclopedia type book on whatever topic it is that you're reading. Like you, I hope folks have an opportunity to read it and walk away with one or two ideas that they can integrate into their style that will help them be braver at work. Mark Reed-Edwards: Well, it's great, Ed, and it's great reconnecting with you after a while. I hope the, the book continues to do well, and I wish you luck in the future. Thanks for joining me. Ed Evarts: Thanks, Mark. It's been great chatting with you. Mark Reed-Edwards: We'll see you on the next Confessions of a Marketer.

"One transition I'm really interested in is the transition from incarceration to entry back into society. The criminal legal system has an enormous impact on peoples' lives but it's one that financial institutions don't seem to think much about." We have a special discussion for our listeners today as we hand over the reigns to our Filene Fellow for the Center of Excellence for Consumer Financial Lives in Transition, Lisa Servon. Lisa is joined by one of her co-researchers Jamila Harris who is an author and criminal justice advocate for women, to talk about a project they have worked on for the past few years, how they got interested in this work, and the implications this research has for credit unions and communities they serve.

Ben and Sue sit down with Cortney Arnold, Community Development Director at Filene Research Institute, to discuss her career and how Filene helps credit unions think forward and change lives.

More highlights from the Government Affairs Conference: Filene Research Institute's Taylor Nelms shares new research revealing credit union members' segmented needs and desires, and Glia's Paul Sheets on his firm's fresh take on “Contact Center as a Service.” Also, first impressions of the EU's new AI Act.   Links related to this episode:   Registration for Filene's Thursday April 4 webinar: https://www.filene.org/events/member-voice-unleashed-national-insights-dashboard-demo-preview  Filene's Member Voice initiative: https://www.filene.org/programs-services/advisory-services/member-voice  Glia's Unified Interaction Management model: https://www.glia.com/  The MIT Technology Review's take on the EU's new AI Act: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/19/1089919/the-ai-act-is-done-heres-what-will-and-wont-change/  Our January episode where John Best suggests blockchain as an AI “watermarking” solution: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=has-blockchain-found-a-problem-for-its-solution    Join us for our next CU Town Hall on Wednesday March 20 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for a live and lively interactive discussion of the key issues facing credit unions. (Did we mention there'll be a cool tech giveaway to one FI attendee?) It's free to attend, but advance registration is required:  https://www.cutownhall.com/     We've joined BlueSky social! Find us at @bigfintech, @jbfintech and @154Advisors  You can also follow us on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-innovation-group/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfintech/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/glensarvady/

MCUL CEO Patty Corkery talks with Filene Research Institute CEO Mark Meyer about what he describes as a “boutique credit union university.” They discuss what kind of research Filene is doing, how they're doing it and the purpose behind it.

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 149 features Nicole Benjamin, Roger Williams University School of Law graduate, and shareholder at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., focusing on complex, high-stakes commercial litigation, product liability defense, and appellate law.  Nicole, a Rhode Island native, shares her lawyer story, beginning with selling vacuum cleaners and working at Filene's, to having the honor of being elected as the President of the Rhode Island Bar Association.  We discuss one of Nicole's exciting initiatives as President, the launch of the Rhode Island Bar Association's Leadership Academy.

Author Jeremy Bushnell will present his new novel, Relentless Melt, tonight at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA. He will be joined in conversation by Christopher Boucher.The book is described as: "Stranger Things" meets the Golden Age of Detective fiction in a supernatural detective thriller that introduces Artie Quick, a sales assistant at Filene's in Boston, who moonlights as an amateur detective.

Today's episode is very special – we have a guest on that is well known in the financial world from a national media stage -- and we are unpacking everything about a new, highly valuable Filene member benefit offered through a new partnership between Filene and HerMoney. Jean Chatzky is a former financial editor of NBC's TODAY Show, bestselling author, award-winning personal finance journalist and advisor to major media companies & financial firms across the country. The company Jean founded, called HerMoney, makes one of the country's leading taboos – talking about money-- more accessible, educational and fun, because of how they have figured out how to meet people where they are with the financial content they want. Helping people connect, learn and take action on their finances with confidence is the winning strategy that enabled the company to gain more than 550,000 followers on social media, more than 250,000 podcast listens a month, 2 million annual website visitors, and more than 100,000 newsletter subscribers. By partnering with Filene, HerMoney is bringing that same high-quality financial education content and customizing it for credit unions to personalize and share directly with their members every month. The goal of this effort is twofold – make life easier for every credit union marketing professional with a full plate, and to enable credit unions to engage members where they are while being more effective in their work to improve consumer financial well-being.

Credit unions are known for the emphasis they place on building authentic human relationships with their members. But at the same time, digital advances are transforming the financial industry, smaller credit unions are getting acquired, and larger credit unions are only getting bigger. George Hofheimer, former EVP and Chief Research and Development Officer at Filene, returns to The Remarkable Credit Union podcast to discuss his new book, Banking on a Human Scale, and to address this month's BIG Question:  How can credit unions operate on a human scale to thrive in a world that worships growth and technology?

Small is beautiful.That's the title of a collection of essays by economist E. F. Schumacher but it might as well be the title of a new Filene research report that explores how small credit unions can thrive. You're right, mathematically it seems there's a drip drip drip of small credit union deaths but listen to Taylor Nelms, senior director of research at Filene, and he claims that there is plenty of research evidence to suggest that many credit unions are certifiably healthy.In this show Nelms offers the details and he dazzles with surprising factoids. Did you know that the first mobile remote deposit occurred at a small credit union? Did you know there's a small credit union that accepts an Alaska fishing license as an ID?I sure didn't know these factoids.Which brings us back to Schumacher's book which is something of an attack on the idea that bigger is just better.Flash over to Nelms who tells us that small often can mean more nimble, faster, more in tune with a specific community.In this podcast we come not to bury small credit unions but to praise them - and understand they are the faces of the credit union movement.This show will put a smile on their faces - but also on the faces of all who hope for the best for the credit union movement.Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters. Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

For this episode, we interview the coauthor of The Power of Trust, Sandra Sucher. In this book, Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta examine the economic impact of trust and the science behind it and conclusively prove that trust is built from the inside out. Trust emerges from a company being the “real deal”: creating products and services that work, having good intentions, treating people fairly, and taking responsibility for all the impacts an organization creates, whether intended or not. Sandra Sucher is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and studies trust and moral leadership. She's authored 110 business cases, technical notes, video interviews, teaching notes, and three books. Sucher is on the Edelman Trust Institute advisory board and has collaborated with Deloitte on TrustIQ™, a proprietary tool that measures key elements of trust in major corporations and public sector organizations. Sucher was a business executive for 20 years before joining Harvard. As a senior executive at Fidelity Investments, she measured customer loyalty, redesigned back-office operations, and improved the quality of service. In retailing, she co-authored the proposal to expand Filene's Basement from a single-unit business to a national chain. She has served on corporate and nonprofit boards and as the Better Business Bureau chair. Get Sandra's book here: The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, March 22.The current batch of city alders meet for a final time to address Madison's lack of home healthcare workers, and dismiss old marijuana convictions,We talk with both of the candidates running for District 19 alder,Madison in the 60s looks back at when Madison elected a Republican for mayor,And the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

.player4500 .plyr__controls, .player4500 .StampAudioPlayerSkin{ border-radius: px; overflow: hidden; } .player4500{ margin: 0 auto; } .player4500 .plyr__controls .plyr__controls { border-radius: none; overflow: visible; } .skin_default .player4500 .plyr__controls { overflow: visible; } Your browser does not support the audio element. In this podcast, Tanya Matthan speaks with Dr. Taylor Nelms about his research within and outside the academy. In particular, we discuss his ongoing research on and with credit unions, and its relationship to his disciplinary training as an economic anthropologist. Dr. Nelms shares his insights on mentorship, graduate school curricula, and the futility of insider/outsider distinctions vis-a-vis the contemporary academy. GUEST BIO Dr. Taylor C. Nelms is an anthropologist and ethnographer with fifteen years of experience studying money, technology, and banking in the United States, Latin America, and around the world. He is currently the Senior Director of Research at the Filene Research Institute, an independent, non-profit think tank focused on consumer and cooperative finance, especially credit unions. At Filene, Taylor manages a team of researchers and a portfolio of partnerships with leading scholars to pursue research that explores people's changing economic lives and the business of financial services. Before joining Filene, Taylor worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Irvine, where he received his PhD in Anthropology. He also holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Ohio State University.

Sarah Lietz, Chief Experience Officer, MDC and Christie Kimbell, Chief Product Officer, Filene Research Institute provide insights and updates on what is happening in the most innovative pockets of the credit union and financial services space today and how growth-minded leaders can take advantage of innovative ideas to gain a new POV in 2023. In this episode, we dig into their decades of exploration into learning, growing and keeping up with innovation personally, professional and organizationally. Here are a few highlights on the insights they share: Tip 1 – it's okay to have help when things are overwhelming -- credit unions swim in a collaborative community and innovation support is out there for you if you want it. Our networks are our secret weapons to make our work better, faster and easier. Tip 2 – it's a mindset flip to move to thinking about your services embedded into experiences instead of spaces. Start envisioning your financial products serving moments. Tip 3 – jump in and explore something you know nothing about, maybe it's the Metaverse, maybe its NFTs. We all look funny high-fiving air from the outsiders POV but you can guarantee you'll come out knowing more than when you went in. Tip 4 – if you want to learn without being overwhelmed, find the ones that have expertise or at least something thought provoking to say about the ideas or concepts you want to explore. (This is how Christie and Sarah have become podcasting experts!) Tip 5 – The key to being a learning organization is to be diligent about finding time and space to think and strategize. In a world where strategy is built in minutes, give yourself and your teams responsible for strategy the time they need to think it through.

We celebrate the return of Sherry and her Filene's Basement earrings, Cam navigates an escalator, Monique meets more of Derek's fam., and more! Patreon: patreon.com/constantrealitycheckFollow us on Constant Reality Check on Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/YouTube at Constant Reality Check. Twitter at ConstantRC_PodMerch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/constant-reality-check/Rate and Review us on Apple!Acast+: https://plus.acast.com/s/6300e430d253ad001248a1a5 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/constantrealitycheck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is your WORT local news for Wednesday, February 8.President Biden visits the Madison area to highlight economic growth across the country following the State of the Union Address, The Madison Common Council nixes a plan to name the former home of the credit union movement a historic landmark,And in the second half, we conclude our coverage of the primary election for District 14 alder, students strike for Black Studies at UW Madison, and the most comprehensive weather report on the airwaves.

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we interview the coauthor of The Power of Trust, Sandra Sucher. In this book, Sandra Sucher and Shalene Gupta examine the economic impact of trust and the science behind it and conclusively prove that trust is built from the inside out. Trust emerges from a company being the “real deal”: creating products and services that work, having good intentions, treating people fairly, and taking responsibility for all the impacts an organization creates, whether intended or not. Sandra Sucher is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and studies trust and moral leadership. She's authored 110 business cases, technical notes, video interviews, teaching notes, and three books. Sucher is on the Edelman Trust Institute advisory board and has collaborated with Deloitte on TrustIQ™, a proprietary tool that measures key elements of trust in major corporations and public sector organizations. Sucher was a business executive for 20 years before joining Harvard. As a senior executive at Fidelity Investments, she measured customer loyalty, redesigned back-office operations, and improved the quality of service. In retailing, she co-authored the proposal to expand Filene's Basement from a single-unit business to a national chain. She has served on corporate and nonprofit boards and as the Better Business Bureau chair. Get Sandra's book here: The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It. Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Glen's pre-gaming for CUNA's Government Affairs Conference includes interviews with CUNA's Chief Product Officer Todd Spiczenski about this year‘s priorities, and Filene's Community Development Director Cortney Arnold about the storied history of the GAC Crasher program.     Links related to this episode:   CUNA GAC: https://www.cuna.org/events/cuna_governmentalaffairsconference2023.html  The Filene Research Institute's 2023 Crasher cohort: https://filene.org/crashthegac-2023  Our interview with the Ukrainian Self-Reliance Credit Union following last year's emotional GAC presentation:  https://www.big-fintech.com/Media/BIGcast/ArticleID/810/Financial-Lifeline-Ukraine   The CFPB's statement on banking “junk fees”: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-issues-guidance-to-help-banks-avoid-charging-illegal-junk-fees-on-deposit-accounts/  The White House's broader statement on an initiative to combat these fees across sectors: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2022/10/26/the-presidents-initiative-on-junk-fees-and-related-pricing-practices/    Check out the CU Crypto Report- This newly issued report leverages anonymized, crowdsourced CU data to illuminate how credit union members fit into the cryptocurrency movement and what role CUs can play. Get your free copy here: https://www.cucrypto.report/  Follow the Best Innovation Group on Twitter: @bigfintech Follow Glen on Twitter @154Advisors Follow John on Twitter @jbfintech

Law & Order SVU S1 EP2 "A Single Life"While running errands, Olivia stumbles on a crime scene involving the falling death of a 32-year-old woman. As they probe through the sordid details, the Gang is stymied by the victim's “alternative” lifestyle. Elsewhere, in Queens, the Stablers experience a death in the family.Original record date 11.3.22 (before Paige turned 32)Follow Elite Squad on Instagram @EliteSquadPod

Community Choice Credit Union is a 1.68 Billion dollar community influencer in Michigan. Their partnership with the University of Maryland, Filene, and ServiStar has allowed them to come to the market with a complete program to educate it's employees using CUNA's FICEP training and teach them the soft skills needed to take that training and implement it with every member, every time, where they are at.    Simply said, Choice Map helps members achieve the life they desire.    Stacey Ferris, is the training manager over the program and is willing to help your credit union out as well. She can be reached at sferris@communitychoicecu.com. You can also contact our producer, Scott Albrecht who developed this two-and-a-half-day training to learn more about how it can be delivered at your credit union. Contact Scott on Linked In using the link below: Scott Albrecht   Interested in participating in our 25 year anniversary podcast? Email: Scott@ServiStarConsulting.com to be on air and share your favorite memories of Mike and the team and how they were able to influence your credit union and you. 

Episode 171: I will discuss Borders Books & Music, Filene's Basement Clothing Stores, and what TV shows I watched when I came home after school in Chicago. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message

Episode 171: I will discuss Borders Books & Music, Filene's Basement Clothing Stores, and what TV shows I watched when I came home after school in Chicago. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby of say with the gratitude. And I want to talk about my friend Celine. She lives in Denver, or actually she used to live in Denver at the time of this recording. She just left her home in Colorado, yesterday and moved to Spain with her husband and four cats. Now what intrigues me about her journey is that she had built three businesses in Denver. A successful salon, a coffee shop and a cafe. And she gave them all up. Now she actually sold her coffee shop and cafe and kept the salon, which she's going to be running remotely while her team in Denver holds down the Fort. From the outside, looking in, it seemed like she had at all. So I was really curious as to why she made that decision. She was running three businesses successfully and even navigated them through the pandemic. She had a happy marriage and a home in Colorado. You know, but once the pandemic hit Felina and her husband really took the time to take a step back. And reflect on their lives. And they realized that their businesses were running their lives. They weren't living their lives the way that they wanted. You know, so they put together a two year plan to slowly get rid of everything. Of course not their forecast, but everything else and make that move to Spain. I admire their courage to just go for it. I mean, if it was me, that would be a tough decision. Growing three businesses and put in a lot of time and effort into those. And then just giving them up. So I really admire what Filene and her husband have done. It's making me take a step back and really think about what I want in my life. I do that a lot. Anyway. I'm always thinking about my goals and what the next steps are, but I'm reflecting even more now. Life is short and there's not much time. So I want to ask you, are you living the life that you want? And if not, what is one thing that you want differently in your life? If you're willing to share that with me, I would love to hear from you. You can email me@scottatscottcolby.com. I'm scott colby with say it with gratitude and this has been the daily gratitude minute cheers

Part 3 of our bizarro Route 1 adventure. Tune in for: an adventure into Filene's Sub Basement, "I DOUBT IT" Dean, A nod to Labyrinth involving Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, juggalo family being the only family you need, B&E on Bob's Stores, SIMPS, and an incredibly gory cliffhanger.

Today's conversation is about Financial Well Being… well actually to be more specific, financial well being for all. For a substantial portion of households, day-to-day financial struggles remain profound in the face of persistent financial fragility and inequity. According to the Financial Health Network's U.S. Financial Health Pulse, 2 out of 3 Americans are not financially healthy and stark disparities remain across gender, race/ethnicity, and income. This is not new information, and it is frustrating to feel like this persistent problem will only continue to persist or worsen in today's social, economic and political environment. But there are things that credit unions can do and are doing to make a difference in people's lives, one member at a time. Putting this consumer sentiment at the center of credit union decision-making and product and service delivery not only supports a credit union's business goals and mission around advancing financial health and well-being through responsible lending products, higher savings rates, and financial education – but it also helps credit unions navigate supercharged digital transformation in a financial industry where fintechs have completely changed the competitive landscape. Today's expert is Michelle Christie, Senior Manager, Financial Inclusion and Impact, at the National Credit Union Foundation—she brings a wealth of knowledge and boots on the ground tangible experience on how credit union are, and can continue to, advance financial well-being for all whom they serve. Follow along with this interview by downloading the guide we reference at filene.org/557

This week Zach and Sloane dive deep into the wild shenanigans that take place on Season 12 Episode 9 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Season 2 episode 5 of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Escape from Bluestone Manor. Things are taking dark turns. The entire internet was aflame this week calling for the heads of Kyle and Erika. Now, Zach and Sloane may be on the wrong side of history with their take on the Jax "get the f out of here" situation but perhaps the internet made too much of a drunk person saying something they thought was funny but wasn't? Maybe we don't need Erika's head on a plate for saying the f word to a kid? Was it cool? No. Was it grounds for a beat down? Also, no. Will Garcelle use this as ammo against Erika for other things? Yes and we love to see it! After their hot takes in Beverly Hills, Zach and Sloane hop into a hot air balloon and head to the Berkshires where Dorinda continues to terrorize her houseguests. Dorinda remains unhinged and the trip is starting to go south faster than Jill can tell you she bought her pants half off at Filene's basement. It's a lot to unpack but Zach and Sloane do it for you on this week's Mummy Dearest!Support the show

Today's conversation is about innovation. I know, right. Innovation this, innovation that, everyone is saying the word innovation so much, it's like the center square on a corporate jargon bingo card. But here's the thing: Jeffrey Robinson, Fellow for Filene's Center of Excellence for Innovation and Incubation tells credit unions “If we don't innovate, we die.” So, if it's here to stay, and we do have to innovate – not just say that we are innovating -- what does that actually look like? We put that question out to our most innovative credit union connections, the members of our i3 program. Earlier this year, they were tasked to scan the entire credit union environment and bring back the best innovations they saw happening. In the end, 36 i3ers on 8 teams picked their best finds and put them to the test. They presented on why what they found was the most innovative thing around and we asked you all to vote. After more than 1200 votes were cast, one innovation had the most votes – nearly 40% of the votes, in fact. That innovation? Bank Dora. So in today's episode we have Alaina Froton and Jeff Medeiros from Dora to tell us all about what Bank Dora is, why it is the embodiment of innovation, and how it is helping the credit union industry grow, thrive, and stay alive. Let's get to it…

This month, we're seeing double with two guests and two episodes! Joining Craig and Josh are Karen Andres (Director of Policy and Market Solutions and Project Director of the Retirement Savings Initiative at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program) and Josh Sledge (Senior Director of Incubation at the Filene Research Institute, a “think and do tank” in the credit union space). In part one, Karen and Josh S. explore how the approach to financial inclusion has evolved over the decade — specifically regarding the role of financial institutions. Karen discusses the Aspen Institute's recent call for the Biden administration to establish a presidential council on financial inclusion, and Josh S. talks about Filene's recent focus on providing credit unions with tools to improve members' financial health. Plus, our hosts try to stump Karen and Josh S. with Michiganian trivia, and everyone gets derailed talking about subscriptions from Taco Bell. — For questions or to suggest an episode topic, please email ExtraCredit@transunion.com. The information discussed in this podcast constitutes the opinion of TransUnion, and TransUnion shall have no liablity for any actions taken based upon the content of this podcast.

Catherine Filene comes up from the Basement and into a Medal profile (15:10). Brian, Christine and Clay get into a heated debate about daylight savings time (2:30). And we give our Medals of The Week (30:50). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Filene_Shouse twitter.com/limbaughpodcast Logo design by Olga Shcheglova www.olgashcheglova.com Theme song by Clay Russell

On the newest episode of “In the Room w/ Todd Marksberry”, this week's guest is Mark Meyer, President & CEO of Filene Research Institute. He describes how he looks for opportunities to create change in society, his shift from law to credit unions, and more, including:  The Leadership Corner (12:00 – 31:00): Todd and Mark talk about spotting first opportunities, what it's like to lead the credit union industry's think tank, and where innovation comes from.  The Curiosity Credenza (32:00 – 49:00): Todd and Mark dive into opportunities for engagement that have increased in the virtual world. Mark also shares his top three biggest opportunities for growth in credit unions.  The Colors of Life (50:00 – 1:04:00): Mark gives us some insight on how we can get the younger generation to “drink the kool-aid” as well as what he sees as the next chapter. We also get the chance to hear a little about his family and their journey together.  Advice from the Experts (1:05:00 – 1:07:00): To chase what gives you joy, Mark goes Ted Lasso and explains that it's all about one word, “believe”.  Enjoy listening to… In the Room w/ Todd Marksberry 

Grab a hot cup of Tea and relax as Tansley Stearns joins the podcast - a life long friend of ServiStar and expert on Member Journey Mapping!!! Tansley is currently the Chief People & Strategy Officer at Canvas Credit Union and many people don't know this, but she is the producer of their podcast linked here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-room-w-todd-marksberry/id1481513677 Tansley is a dynamic force of nature, fiercely crusading on behalf of all credit unions while tirelessly driving forward the brand image and family spirit of Canvas. She joined us in April 2018 and has spent every moment since amplifying the credit union's ability to transform lives with her innovative marketing, brand, communications, and strategy efforts. Tansley brings with her more than 20 years of credit union leadership experience, including roles in research, sales, service, and government relations. Prior to joining Canvas Credit Union, Tansley served as Chief Impact Officer at Filene Research Institute where she played a pivotal role in building bridges between credit unions, academia, and Silicon Valley. Her work has ensured that even more institutions engage with Filene's credit union-focused, action-ready research. Tansley is a pivotal addition in every community she serves, activating the credit union movement with grace, and as always, a smile. On today's podcast we also got the pleasure to hear from Tansley's daughter MacKenzie...you won't want to miss this...so make sure to listen till the end.