EXPERT CONNEXIONS: Comply-YES: Compliance Challenges for Credit Unions
EXPERT CONNEXIONS: Comply-YES: Compliance Challenges for Credit Unions
What if compliance isn’t a roadblock — but your biggest business advantage?
In this episode of Expert Connexions, host Julie Holton Smith together with Melissa Osborn, Chief Operating Officer of Comply-YES!, explore how compliance done right can accelerate growth, especially for small but mighty credit unions and community-based organizations.
Melissa shares what it means to lead with intention in a heavily regulated space — and how even the most complex compliance strategies can empower businesses to scale with confidence.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✅ How compliance can fuel innovation instead of slowing it down
✅ The biggest regulatory risks most small businesses overlook
✅ Why […]
CLIENT STORY: Lansing Sports Commission: Explore the Lansing City Arena
CLIENT STORY: Lansing Sports Commission: Explore the Lansing City Arena
The Lansing City Arena features 39,000 square feet of flexible indoor space, ideal for a variety of sports, including volleyball, pickleball, futsal, and more.
Amenities include specialty lighting, seating for over 1,000 spectators, a video board, locker rooms, and an on-site cafe.
Plan your next sporting event at lansingsports.org
MISSION CONTROL PODCCAST: Julie Pingston’s Story of Transforming Lansing Through Tourism
MISSION CONTROL PODCCAST: Julie Pingston’s Story of Transforming Lansing Through Tourism
The Mission Control Podcast is a space where nonprofit leaders and executive directors share the ways they are shaping their communities for the better. In a recent episode, host Paul Schmidt sat down with Julie Pingston, President and CEO of **Choose Lansing**, to discuss her career, her deep commitment to the region, and how tourism continues to play a transformative role in mid-Michigan’s growth.
Julie’s journey is filled with serendipity, resilience, and a genuine passion for Lansing. From her early dreams of international diplomacy to leading one of Michigan’s most influential tourism organizations, her story offers insight into what […]
Keyon Smith’s Creative Journey: From Star Wars Inspiration to Uno Deuce Video Production Intern
Keyon Smith’s Creative Journey: From Star Wars Inspiration to Uno Deuce Video Production Intern
For many aspiring filmmakers, the journey begins with a single spark—a moment when the magic of cinema makes them want to step behind the camera. For Keyon Smith, that moment came courtesy of *Star Wars*. The sweeping visuals, intricate storytelling, and immersive worlds ignited a fascination that eventually led him to pursue hands-on experience in video editing and production. That path brought him to an internship at Uno Deuce, a Lansing-based video production company that gave him the chance to turn his passion into real-world skills.
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A Star Wars Spark
Keyon’s interest in filmmaking didn’t develop overnight. […]
INNOVATE STATE: From Luxury Expertise to Impactful Leadership
INNOVATE STATE: From Luxury Expertise to Impactful Leadership
Innovate State: From Luxury Expertise to Impactful Leadership, hosted by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on National Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Nov. 19, at Michigan State University, featured Julie Faupel, Founder & CEO of REALM & Owner, Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates.
CLIENT STORY: Great Commission Studios: To The Ends Of The Earth
CLIENT STORY: Great Commission Studios: To The Ends Of The Earth
This video is a brief glimpse at this past summer’s showcase for Great Commission Studios, titled “To The Ends of the Earth.” From their website: Great Commission Studios exists to glorify God through dance. Their studios are a place where Christ-centered dance education is important to families. They hold to a high standard of dance education for all levels and genres, including tap, ballet, lyrical, modern, acro/tumbling, Zumba, and pointe.