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Kirk Drake

CU Town Hall Episode 54: Kirk Drake

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About Kirk Drake:

Kirk Drake is a lifelong entrepreneur, author, and founder of CU 2.0. His entrepreneurship focuses on connecting the innovation of fintechs with the mission of credit unions. He has built 8 successful businesses, including CU Wallet, the CUSO Ongoing Operations where he still serves in an advisory role, CU 2.0, and now Painted Hills.

Kirk harnessed inbound marketing, generating over 500 blogs, 12 ebooks, a lead scoring system, and developed a digital engagement strategy resulting in over 100 leads per month. In 2016, Kirk harnessed his 25 years of industry experience to write Credit Union 2.0: A Guide to Helping Credit Unions Compete in the Digital Age. In 2020, Kirk published his second book 2, FinAncIal: Helping Financial Services Executives Prepare for an Artificial World.

Kirk is a featured speaker with over 100 previous appearances at conferences, including The World Council Workshop, CO-OP Think Conference, PSCU Annual Conference, Cornerstone Credit Union League, and many more. He helps audiences understand the current state of credit unions, the imminent need to adapt into current digital technologies, and how to regain crucial market share in the banking industry.

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