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Home » PODCAST: Supplier diversity
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PODCAST: Supplier diversity

Drive growth while strengthening small businesses and communities.

November 20, 2020
Casey Mysliwy
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Lara Brecher

Credit unions work closely with suppliers every day, for almost every aspect of operations. Suppliers print marketing materials, stock vending machines, and equip branches with the hand sanitizer, personal protective equipment, and plexiglass barriers needed to safely conduct business.

But opportunities exist to think more strategically about these partnerships. A supplier diversity plan is one way credit unions can drive growth while strengthening the communities they serve.

This episode of the CUNA News Podcast features Lara Brecher, founder and principal consultant at Brecher Consulting and a former credit union business development manager. Drawing on her extensive experience in the credit union movement, Brecher discusses how supplier diversity strategies empower credit unions to uphold their missions and values while forging partnerships and driving growth.

 

As she explains, supplier diversity provides business benefits, promotes equity, and supports small businesses—all of which align perfectly with credit union philosophy.

You can listen and subscribe to the CUNA News Podcast in Apple’s iTunes Store, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher Radio.

In this episode:

1:38: What is supplier diversity?

2:53: Consistent with credit union values

4:20: Business benefits of supplier diversity

6:52: Building relationships with suppliers

8:52: Positive community changes

11:20: First steps for getting started

17:03: Goal-setting best practices

20:41: Where to learn more

Supplier diversity resources

  • CU DEI Collective
  • National Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Women's Business Enterprise National Council
  • U.S. Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce
  • U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
  • National Veteran-Owned Business Association
  • Project Implicit

KEYWORDS business development DEI podcast

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