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1. Ron Shevlin on October 3rd, 2007 said:

   Ron said “going back to the ‘core’ makes no sense IF the core (whatever THAT is) is irrelevant to what current and prospective members want and if you can make it a profitable business model”

2. Denise Wymore on October 4th, 2007 said:

   Ron,

   That doesn’t even make sense. You should thank the boys for rephrasing for you.

   That’s like saying – doing that (whatever that is) makes no sense unless it does. or No, YOU are…. hey – I’m tired.

   Woah.

   But seriously…thanks for your time. I am honored to have shared the stage with you.

   Denise

3. Tim McAlpine on October 4th, 2007 said:

   @Ron – Lydia Johnson from Vancity in her talk on Day 2 has clearly demonstrated that going back to the core and truly differentiating works. They prove it as the second largest credit union in North America.

4. Ron Shevlin on October 4th, 2007 said:

   Denise: There was a typo in the comment. Should have read “going back to the ‘core’ makes no sense IF the core (whatever THAT is) is irrelevant to what current and prospective members want and if you CAN’T make it a profitable business model”

   Sorry for not fixing it sooner.

   Tim: 2 comments: 1) Canada is different than US (re: CU awareness/involvement, and financial services industry structure, and 2) based on what I’m hearing, Vancity isn’t “getting back” to the core—it never left.

   That said, I do believe the Vancity story is incredibly compelling and proves that you can do well by doing right.

5. Credit Union Warrior on October 8th, 2007 said:

   ”..do well by doing right.” Absolutely, Ron! It also helps that they’re doing things differently. Amazing how many CUs are sheep.

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