How many of you are fans of The Amazing Race? If you don’t watch the show, I’m sure you’ve probably heard of it. In The Amazing Race, multiple teams of two set out to win several legs of the race by following directions to destinations all around your planet Earth. Once teams arrive at these various destinations, there await different types of tasks that each team must complete to advance in the race. It is truly exciting, exhilarating and entertaining.
If you watch The Amazing Race, you’ll readily recognize the importance of teamwork and developing winning strategies. This is no different than your credit union mortgage teams. You constantly strategize to meet the needs of your members in the ever-changing real estate and mortgage market. You’re creating strategies to build efficiencies within your team and with your partner, myCUmortgage. And, at the core of it all supporting these and other mortgage strategies is teamwork.
Strategy, efficiency and teamwork are a few of the primary topics that will be covered and experienced during the 2021 myCUmortgage Partner Conference. Yes, I said PARTNER CONFERENCE, and we’re as excited telling you about it as you are hearing it!
Scheduled for October 19-21, this year’s conference—The Amazing Mortgage Race—is what we’re calling a “hybrid” event. The traditional, in-person conference will be held at the Marriott at the University of Dayton. Additionally, we have the option for partners to attend virtually, and while this option isn’t a complete replication or replacement for the in-person event, it will feature some great professional development opportunities. You can learn more and register by CLICKING HERE.
In 2019, I was able to attend my first myCUmortgage Partner Conference; granted, I was still new to the organization and a little shy, being the only one in the room with eye stalks, tentacles, etc., so I kind of teleported myself from session to session in the shadows behind the scenes. Nevertheless, it was great being a part of the conference along with my fellow myCUmortgage experts, our vendor partners/sponsors and, most importantly, YOU, our credit union partners!
Of course, 2020 had other plans for all of us and no in-person conference was held; however, we still produced a great virtual event to help deliver on our brand promise to our partners despite not being able to be together in Dayton. That was then… this is now.
While many of the details for the 2021 Partner Conference are still being finalized, I want to share a sneak peek from the stratosphere of what you can expect:
- Operations, Servicing and Management-focused professional development opportunities
- The return of a dynamic keynote speaker
- Highly anticipated networking events
- Sponsor booths and representation
- A new virtual platform that delivers many interactive opportunities
- And much, much more!
Plus, I need to mention that all these activities and sessions were designed based on YOUR feedback. This year’s event during myCUmortgage’s 20th anniversary is set to deliver more content than ever before; quality and useful information that you want—and need—to be GREAT mortgage lenders.
Have you attended our Partner Conference in the past? What are some of your favorite memories? What things did you learn that have helped you help more of your members with home ownership? Please share them here because by sharing, you provide us the information we need to improve the annual Partner Conference year-over-year.
My hope is that The Amazing Race television show goes intergalactic. Just think about it… racers would hop from planet to planet, experiencing and reflecting different cosmic cultures. The first leg could take teams to Saturn where they would make custom hoop earrings that are worn galaxy wide. Then, a jump out of the Milky Way to Jappa where teams could show off their skills with the rod and reel by catching (and eating) Noom squids, a planetary delicacy, I assure you. And, of course, the race wouldn’t be complete without a stop on my home planet of Amicitia and a trek through the Cassius Mountains. That would be a lot of fun; in fact, it would be downright hill-arious!
I can hardly wait for The Amazing Mortgage Race—I should be receiving my special-order running shoes any day now (finding sneakers to fit tentacles is no easy task), and I’m looking forward to seeing the race all mapped out (i.e., the agenda, which is coming soon). Don’t wait any longer—start preparing for the race and REGISTER NOW. Let’s get racing!