Which Credit Union Rock Stars Inspire You?

By Lisa Hochgraf

One of the great stories I can tell from my CUES travel is that, back in 2010, I walked the “sixth” member of Aerosmith to Starbucks in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. (I just was being nice to the guy in the elevator, who turned out to be Russ Irwin, the keyboard player who has toured with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler for 15 years.)

This year, en route to CUES Symposium: A CEO/Chairman Exchange, my husband and I collected our luggage in the Maui airport standing right next to Mick Fleetwood (in photo at right–not taken by me), the drummer from Fleetwood Mac.

Actually talking with Russ and being in the same baggage claim area as Mick was surprisingly inspiring. It made me ask questions like: What more can I do with myself professionally? How can I grow to be great at what I do, as these folks have done? (OK, maybe not that great, but you get the idea.)

As I reflected on all this during this year’s CUES Symposium, I also looked around the room. And it was then that I realized my CUES work doesn’t just put me close to musical rock stars; it also connects me to credit union rock stars.

Consider these folks who I’ve recently had the pleasure of interacting with–and being inspired by–through my CUES work.

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