PODCAST: Advice for the next generation of leaders
Firefly Credit Union's Bill Raker reflects on lessons learned during his long career.
When Bill Raker started his professional life, he thought he’d be teacher and perhaps move up in education administration.
But a detour into the credit union movement led to a lifelong passion, says Raker, president/CEO of $1.24 billion asset Firefly Credit Union in Burnsville, Minn.
“This has turned out to be absolutely the right career, the right profession for me to be engaged in,” Raker says. “I count myself very lucky that I got into this business at the time that I did and had such a long period of time to participate and to contribute.”
Raker plans to retire at the end of the year.
continue reading »
