CO-OP Announces First 2 Keynoters For Its THINK 19 Meeting
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California –COOP Financial Services has announced two of the speakers who will keynote its THINK 19 conference: Seth Godin, best-selling author, entrepreneur and thought leader, and acclaimed Chef Jose Andres, author of the New York Times best-seller, “We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time.”
Godin is the author of 18 worldwide best-sellers, including “What to Do When it’s Your Turn” (and it’s Always Your Turn)” (2014) and “Linchpin” (2011). He is also founder of the altMBA and The Marketing Seminar, online workshops that have transformed the work of thousands.
“He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and, most of all, changing everything,” CO-OP said. “In addition to writing and speaking, Godin has founded several companies, including Internet-based direct marketer Yoyodyne and content publishing platform Squidoo.”
CO-OP added that Godin’s blog (which can be found by typing “seth” into Google) is one of the most popular in the world. In 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame.
Andres, meanwhile, is an internationally recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, television personality, humanitarian and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup. He has twice been named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” and has been awarded “Outstanding Chef” and "Humanitarian of the Year" by the James Beard Foundation.
“A pioneer of Spanish tapas in the United States, he is also known for ground-breaking, avant-garde cuisine and an award-winning group of restaurants in the U.S., Mexico City and the Bahamask,” CO-OP said. “Andres is an advocate of food and hunger issues and champions the role of chefs in the national debate on food policy.”
Delivering on Content Goals
CCO-OP said Godin and Andres will deliver on THINK 19’s content goals, which are to explore the way in which credit unions can seek out, identify and leverage every opportunity to meet members’ needs and meet higher expectations.
“The THINK conference is the foremost thought leadership and innovation event for the credit union industry,” said Samantha Paxson, Chief Experience Officer for CO-OP. “During THINK 19, we will be providing an opportunity for credit union employees to learn how to digitally transform their institutions at every level, as well as implement continuous change in even the smallest actions to ensure future success.”
Early-bird pricing on the meeting is available through Oct. 31 at $999. That figure is 50%– exactly $1,000 – off the full registration fee of $1,999, CO-OP said.
THINK 19 will be held May 6-9, 2019, at the Lowes Miami Beach Hotel. For info: co-opthink.org/events.