Top 5 Reasons to Attend

1. Gain valuable perspectives from a trusted group of peers.

By joining a confidential, peer-advisory group, you get a rare opportunity to work with a small group of high-caliber Chairs from non-competing credit unions. These peers help you evaluate solutions in ways your staff cannot.

2. Learn from thought leaders and facilitators who challenge your thinking.

Experienced Chairs understand that in order to grow, you need world-class thought leaders to spark innovation and activate new ideas to develop you personally and professionally

3. Leverage insightful data and research from the country’s leading CUs.

At the meeting you will have an opportunity to benchmark your organization against your peers – not based on just asset size, but based on those you truly wish to emulate – so you can see firsthand what’s working, and what’s not.

4. Turn ideas into action with professional facilitators and supportive peers.

Ideas are useless without action. Working with credit union focused facilitators you will take home an action plan to turn your ideas into meaningful actions that will impact your CU for years to come.

5. Share, motivate, inspire.

Relax, unwind at a top-tier resort destination and come together for this VIP meeting to access the experience, wisdom and insights of other growth-minded achievers. This is a chance to re-charge and gain practical guidance not available anywhere else.

Meeting Agenda

About Your Sponsor

Earnest Consulting Group partners with boards and senior management to develop strategies that reward and retain key executives, offset employee benefit costs, and enhance charitable giving opportunities. As your strategic resource, we infuse deep industry knowledge with flexible, creative thinking to deliver prompt, bespoke solutions that adapt seamlessly to changing market conditions and your long-term needs.

About Your Meeting Facilitators

Jeff Disterhoft, MBA

Retired CEO, GreenState Credit Union

Jeffrey Disterhoft, former CEO of GreenState Credit Union, served from October 1999 to September 2023, transforming it into Iowa’s largest independent financial entity. Under his leadership, GreenState grew from $200 million to $11 billion+ in assets, serving over 450,000 members across Iowa and Illinois with 30 locations. He introduced new services including Wealth Management, Trust, Brokerage, Insurance, and Commercial Services. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Disterhoft holds a Bachelor of Arts from Buena Vista College (1990) and an MBA from the University of Iowa (2003). His career included financial auditing roles at KPMG Peat Marwick and RSM before joining GreenState in 1995 as VP of Finance. In retirement, he founded cu20, a consulting firm, and two nonprofits: Fields of Faith, addressing food insecurity, and cornerstone100, promoting affordable housing solutions. Jeff resides in North Liberty, Iowa, with his wife Missy, and their two children.

Dennis Sullivan, MBA

Founder & CEO, 40 Groups, Inc.

Dennis is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, professor, and credit union advocate. He has launched or turned around more than 100 products and businesses and serves as Chairman of CU Leadership Convention, a position he has held for more than 20 years. He has also served as a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, recently named one of the world’s top business professors, and serves on the faculty of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. He is a professor at the Community College of Baltimore where he also serves as Executive Director of CCBC Center for Business Innovation & Trades that has helped launch 65 new businesses in mostly underserved communities.

Venue

Noelle in downtown Nashville is an experiential hotel and creative gathering place for adventurous people seeking a true Nashville encounter. Created by some of the area’s finest makers and artists, this one-of-a-kind collaboration is designed specifically to bring guests face-to-face with the warmth, talent and delightful unpredictability that make Nashville unique.

Noelle pays homage to the building’s predecessor, the Noel Place, which was built in 1930 as one of Nashville’s first luxury properties. Noelle came of age at a time when downtown Nashville was experiencing a boom of new hotels, department stores and local characters aplenty. With Printers Alley at her back and the glow of Broadway a block away, Noelle has long been at the center of the hustle and bustle that fuel this eclectic city.

Now in its second act, the famed Noelle hotel has risen once again to take on its role in Nashville’s rich narrative. Today, Noelle serves as a gathering place for some of the city’s most interesting voices and makers as it continues to contribute to the spirit that makes this place so unique.

Your stay includes:

Premium High-speed wi-fi
24 access to hydration and coffee stations on every guest floor featuring sparkling & still water and Nespresso coffee
Relax & Recover Passport with curated wellness perks across Nashville
Complimentary wellness experiences at QNTM Fitness (6-minute drive)
Record player and vinyls to borrow during your stay
Priority access to Lona dining reservations
24-hour fitness center

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