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IGNITE SESSIONS
RETURN FOR A
THIRD YEAR

By Katlyn Lindstrom

IGNITE, an event designed to enlighten and entertain cover, and Vibe Credit Union Chief Marketing Officer

audience members with a variety of five-minute talks, Tyler Ross, who shared a moving story about her battle

returned to the MCUL/CUSG Annual Convention & with breast cancer and powerful bond with her son.

Exposition (AC&E) in June for the third year. IGNITE

speakers are given five minutes to present, with 20 “Called for a Miracle”

slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Karen Church, CEO of ELGA Credit Union

Instead of sticking strictly to credit union topics, IGNITE MCUL board chair, Karen Church of ELGA Credit Union,

allows a mix of CU insiders and other AC&E attendees shared her story about helping the Neumann family of

to speak to their life experiences, passions or any Clio, Mich.

other subject they choose. The motto is: Enlighten

us, but make it quick! “Have you ever had a voice in your head telling you to

do something?” Church asked the audience during her

This year’s IGNITE sessions ranged from “What Can presentation. “I’m going to share with you my experience

Be Learned From the Giant Panda?” by CU Solutions with taking action on that voice that woke me up in the

Group® Manager of Compliance Content Barb Boyd middle of December. God’s message was simple: You

to “I Hate Public Speaking: Now Watch Me Nail It” need to help this family.”

by Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL) Director of

Integrated Marketing Daniel Curren. Other speakers The Neumann family had weathered cancer diagnoses,

included Wildfire Credit Union Branch Manager Brian and subsequent treatment, with two of their children,

Pennington, who spoke about not judging a book by its Rowan and Winnie. Rowan was diagnosed with mixed

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