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Credit Unions, Coffee & Conversations

Embark on a captivating journey with CEO Patty Corkery as she hosts MCUL's podcast, Credit Unions, Coffee and Conversation, engaging in dynamic conversations with Michigan credit union leaders. Explore their career journeys, glean insights on leadership, and stay updated on the latest industry news. Tune in here or on your favorite streaming platform.

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Credit Unions, Coffee and Conversation: Wide Open Ventures' Lamont Black

The latest episode of Credit Unions, Coffee and Conversation features a conversation with Dr. Lamont Black, founder of Wide Open Ventures and a finance professor at DePaul University.

A nationally recognized expert in emerging technologies, Black has become a go-to speaker on the topics of cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial intelligence and the metaverse. In this episode, he shares how these technologies are already reshaping financial services — and what credit union leaders should be doing to understand and embrace them.

Throughout the episode, Black encourages credit unions to stay curious and avoid fear-based thinking when it comes to technology. Whether discussing decentralized finance or AI-driven automation, he frames the conversation around opportunity, not disruption.

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