"Get out of your own way and remember that there are no guarantees in life. Live it fully every day." - Rachel Pross
Welcome to episode 56 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CO-OP Financial Services. CO-OP is your trusted payments processing partner whose mission is to drive the credit union movement forward.
In today's episode, I’m speaking with Rachel Pross. Rachel is the Chief Risk Officer at Maps Credit Union, Salem, Oregon and she wrote an amazing post on LinkedIn last year about how her life has changed since she found out over a year ago that she had MS. Disabilities in the workplace are a huge issue overall, and I felt like it's a conversation that needed to happen.
Rachel discusses her diagnosis, how it has altered her, and how her perspectives have changed. She talks to us about how she told her boss at Maps and the incredible response she got that she will remember for the rest of her life. The unknowns of the disease are the hardest on her, but she says that you can't live life waiting for special moments to happen, you have to make them happen. Living the life you planned is not guaranteed, so you need to live each day to the fullest and be ready to alter the course if need be.
Listen in as she talks about leadership, hiring good people, and getting out of their way, and the fact that there is no secret formula for success. She tells us you have to work hard and have a great team, and the rest will come. Rachel works hard, plays hard, and isn't about to let MS stop her from doing the things she wants to do. This is a very inspiring conversation that you don't want to miss. Enjoy!
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How to Find Rachel:
Rachel Pross, Chief Risk Officer at Maps Credit Union
rpross@mapscu.com
www.mapscu.com
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