Podcast 18: Credit Union Innovator Eric Dillon

Welcome to episode 18 of Credit Union Innovators. My guest is Eric Dillon. Eric is the Senior Vice President, Strategy and a member of the Executive Leadership Team of Servus Credit Union. In this role, Eric is accountable for strategy formulation, governance and policy development within Canada’s 3rd largest Credit Union. Today, Servus Credit Union has assets of $9.5 billion, operates 100 branches and proudly serves 63 communities across the Province of Alberta.

A passionate and energetic leader, Eric has been involved as a course facilitator for the Canadian credit union learning organization and as a member of several provincial committees. Eric has been recognized by Credit Union Central of Canada as a National Young Leader Award winner and was the inaugural Chairperson for the Credit Union National Young Leaders Committee. More recently, Eric was one of the primary architects behind the Young & Free Program that has won both national and international acclaim. Eric is currently a member of the Filene Institute’s i3 Program, which develops new and innovative concepts for use in credit unions worldwide.

An advocate of lifelong learning, Eric has a Masters of Business Administration degree focused on Management Consulting and Enterprise Risk Management and is also a graduate of the Queen’s University Leadership Program.

You can listen by streaming audio here or you can subscribe to it in iTunes and listen on your iPod.

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Some links to get to know Eric even better

+ Servus Credit Union
+ Young & Free Alberta
+ Eric on Twitter
+ Eric's LinkedIn profile

Fast facts about Eric

• Weather in Edmonton? Not bad
• How tall are you? 5' 10.5"
  
• Favorite bald actor? Denzel Washington
  
• Peanut butter or chocolate? Chocolate
  
• Hockey, tennis or golf? Golf
  
• Bank or credit union? Credit union
  
• What's on your iPod? Matt Dusk

Looking for innovators

If you know a credit union innovator who I should interview, please e-mail me at tmcalpine at currencymarketing dot ca.

Production notes

+ Interview recorded with Call Recorder and Skype
+ My side recorded with a Blue Snowflake microphone
+ Edited in Audacity
+ Hosted on Evoca
+ Podcast RSS Feed through Feedburner
+ Music is A Song for Jake by Oregon Chad licensed through Creative Commons

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Podcast 04: CU Skeptic

Welcome to episode 4 of Credit Union Innovators. My guest is the infamous CU Skeptic. I don't know who he is, but this is what he states on his blog.

He's a sub-30-year-old male that has spent the last few years working in and around the banking and credit union industry. He has heard the tales of credit union greats and seen what some would call the bottom of the barrel. He's seen the efforts of small town banks and has all of his personal accounts with one of the big banks.

His take on banks and credit unions? At their current state, credit unions as a whole are no different than banks to the end user. Each have their share of sellouts and standouts, but in his eyes, that’s the bottom line.

You can listen by streaming audio here or you can subscribe to it in iTunes and listen on your iPod.

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Some links to get to know the CU Skeptic even better

+ His blog

Fast facts about The CU Skeptic

• What's your real name? Not telling
• Where do you work? In an office
• How tall are you? 6'1"
• Do you have a mustache? No
• Do you wear glasses? Onyl when its sunny
• Do you drink coffee? Yes
• Do you love your Mom? Of course
• Married? Yes
• Do you like bacon and eggs? Yes, but prefer breakfast sausage
• Favorite band? None, but enjoys Pandora
• Last vacation? Doesn't know
• Peanut butter or chocolate? Peanut butter

Production notes

+ Interview recorded with Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack and Skype
+ Intro recorded with a M-Audio Microtrack II mobile digital recorder
+ Edited in Audacity
+ Hosted on Evoca
+ Podcast RSS Feed through Feedburner
+ Music is A Song for Jake by Oregon Chad licensed through Creative Commons

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