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You Can't Save Yourself To A Profit

You Can't Save Yourself To A Profit

Update: 2025-10-21
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In this episode of Grow Your Credit Union, host Joshua Barclay and co-host Becky Reed welcome John Wilkening, EVP and Chief Banking Officer at Tech Credit Union, to explore why small credit unions are choosing extinction over growth, what the Great Recession taught leaders about managing both sides of the balance sheet, and how removing pressure from employees creates better results than adding quotas.

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