The latest from Denise Wymore

Oct 11, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Kittens, gummy bears and beer: Three things that make a great All Staff Day

Columbus Day. I can say with certainty it’s kind of a joke holiday. I lease my land from the Cochiti Tribe. My title report had a copy of Abraham ...

Sep 12, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Essential functions: How CUSOs are coming together to make a difference

It was December of 1999 and we were assembled in the board room of First Tech Credit Union going over the final plans for dealing with the possibility of a ...

Aug 9, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Why does my credit union hate me?

Recently I blogged about credit unions and their increasing addiction to bad profits. It was in regard to some overdrafts on my share draft account that were covered by share ...

Jul 14, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Stop calling me the “B” word

That’s what Canadian credit unions can’t say anymore beginning June 30, 2018. They can’t use the words bank, banking, banker. No more “banking made easy” or “check ...

Jun 14, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Lessons from McDonalds

I have been working in credit unions since June 18, 1980. That was the day I started my career as a teller at Pacific NW Federal Credit Union in Portland, ...

May 9, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

It’s not my problem…

Last month I got elected to the Town Assembly of Cochiti Lake, New Mexico. I never dreamed I would get involved in politics. In fact, I hate politics. So what ...

Apr 12, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Here comes the meat wagon!

In my continuing adventures as a Volunteer Fire/EMS, I can’t help but find similarities between care and transport of the sick and injured to serving members in a ...

Mar 13, 2017 - by Denise Wymore, Zest AI

Getting people through their worst day

It’s amazing how just a few words spoken at the right time in your life (when you are ready to receive them) can make all the difference in how ...