The latest from Cynthia Kolko

Jul 19, 2021 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

Four things we can learn about credit union marketing from a bag of chips

Working at a credit union is not without its perks. To celebrate the opening of The Summit Federal Credit Union’s Virtual Branch, our marketing department was presented with a ...

Mar 24, 2021 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

Lasting effects

Spring has a way of brightening our spirits. There’s a sense of renewal as we look forward to sunnier days ahead.  This spring in particular, that hopeful feeling is ...

Nov 25, 2020 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

How crossing the street can improve women’s lives

In our home, we have a reproduction of the Declaration of Sentiments. It’s framed and mounted to the wall of one of the bathrooms. Sixty-eight women and thirty-two men ...

Oct 9, 2020 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

Ghost of Halloween past

We can take some educated guesses about Halloween trick-or-treating this year. Traveling house to house, crowding on the stoop, taking candy from a universal bowl: none of it sounds too ...

Aug 27, 2020 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

Where’s my mentor?

It’s not unusual in life to be caught between two stages. Tweens straddle the line between young childhood and the teen years. It happens again when you’re old ...

Jun 2, 2020 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

When will you be back? (A love letter from Cynthia’s cubicle)

You’ve been working from home for nine weeks now. As your cubicle, I can attest that it’s not the same here on the 2ndfloor without you. And frankly, ...

Feb 10, 2020 - by Cynthia Kolko, The Summit Federal Credit Union

Five credit union marketing tips inspired by 80s heavy metal

We watched their music videos: guitar licks, tight pants and bravado. We wept to power ballads as we raised our lighters. We felt the noize and banged our heads. Little ...