"Go do the thing that makes you uncomfortable, go push yourself, go stretch yourself." - Mollie Bell
Welcome to episode 44 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. Randy welcomes Mollie Bell to the show. Mollie is the Chief Development Officer at Ent Credit Union in Colorado Springs. Her peers know her as a person with a real passion for helping people reach their full potential. Many who know her say she’s one of the most interesting people they know. I was looking forward to getting to know Mollie better.
Mollie took a winding road to the credit union industry. Still, she says that every position she had from law student to restaurant owner to teacher taught her something that she brings to her team every day. She believes that anything we do in our life experience helps us as we travel down our career path.
Randy and Mollie talk about what needs to change in credit unions to keep them relevant fundamentally, the culture of credit unions, and the Open Your Eyes campaign. She discusses why she took the position with Ent and what her inspiration was then and how it has changed in the year since she started there.
Mollie believes that her leadership style is an enthusiastic ideator and one exciting challenge after another, which is also how she views life. She believes that confidence in risk-taking is a trait that new leaders need to learn and that authenticity doesn't come without emotional intelligence. Mollie is a firm believer that culture is an umbrella strategy and needs to be well thought out and implemented.
If you are looking to be uplifted with knowledge, listen to this episode. Mollie is so upbeat about life in the credit union industry that she makes you want to go out to see if you can have as much joy in your career as she does. This is a fantastic conversation that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!
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How to find Mollie:
Mollie Bell, Chief Development Officer at ENT Credit Union
www.ent.com
mbell@ent.com
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In this episode:
[01:23] - Mollie, welcome to the show!
[02:37] - Mollie discusses her reaction to what people told Randy about her and her passion for lifting people up and encouraging them to reach their potential.
[03:14] - She talks about the StrengthsFinder 2.0 tool and her number one strength.
[04:19] - Mollie talks about the pleasure she gets from helping others reach their goals industry-wide.
[06:34] - Is giving young leaders a chance the way to get the best talent available?
[08:05] - Mollie says that her heart is in the credit union industry, and she can't see herself doing anything else.
[09:11] - She was a teacher at the CUNA member's experienced sales and service school, she talks about what she brought back.
[10:08] - Mollie chats about her journey to credit unions, she was in law school, a teacher, a consultant, and many more before she began her career with credit unions.
[12:37] - Law school gave her the critical thinking that she uses when she is working with her teams