Turnaround experts

<p>If there’s no education like adversity, Steve Schmitz and Eric Bruen should receive advanced degrees. <br/><br/><a href='https://news.cuna.org/articles/119923'>Schmitz</a>, president/CEO of $1 billion asset <a href='https://www.myfccu.com/'>First Community Credit Union</a> in Jamestown, N.D., and <a href='https://news.cuna.org/articles/119917'>Bruen</a>, president/CEO at $60 million asset <a href='https://www.desertvalleys.org/'>Desert Valleys Federal Credit Union</a> in Ridgecrest, Calif., led their institutions through dire financial straits and learned many useful lessons along the way. <br/><br/>In this episode of the <a href='https://news.cuna.org/podcasts'>CUNA News Podcast</a>, Schmitz and Bruen take us through how they tackled tough times and rejuvenated their credit unions. <br/><br/>They’re among 31 credit union leaders named as <a href='http://news.cuna.org/rockstar'>2021 Credit Union Rock Stars</a> by <a href='https://news.cuna.org/subscribe'>Credit Union Magazine</a>. <br/><br/>Sponsored by <a href='http://fiserv.com'>Fiserv</a>, the Credit Union Rock Stars program recognizes outstanding credit union professionals and volunteers from a wide range of disciplines for their exceptional creativity, innovation, and passion.</p>