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It ’ s definitely been a time for thinking outside the box at Safetyville , which only recently resumed in-person visits . But Mensch is happy . “ There ’ s just a lot of opportunity and variation in my day to day , which I really appreciate ,” she says .
Financial institutions : Making podcasting cents
Alex Becerra , a relationship manager at SAFE Credit Union , had just returned from baby bonding time last year following the birth of his second son when he approached Rebecca Delmundo , assistant vice president of community relations . Delmundo had planted a seed with Becerra before he took leave : Get a podcast going at SAFE .
Becerra , 29 , has been at SAFE since 2014 . He first worked as a teller for 18 months at a branch in Rocklin before joining the community relations department . Delmundo , 42 , joined SAFE in December 2020 after 10 years at Golden 1 Credit Union , where she helped start the Financial Wellness podcast . Soon after she arrived at SAFE , she mentioned to Becerra she would like to do the same at her new workplace .
While he was out on leave , he thought about the podcast and when he returned , he told Delmundo he had recording experience and wanted to be involved . Her reply , as Becerra recalls : “ Oh , you want to do the podcast ? I ’ m glad you volunteered . Let ’ s go ahead and get that started .”
Becerra soon enlisted a co-host ; Brit Kelleher , a 28-year-old community impact specialist for SAFE . “ She sees potential in somebody and she ’ s like , ‘ I think you can get this done , go for it ,’” Kelleher says of discussions with Delmundo .
The result of Becerra , Kelleher and Delmundo ’ s brainstorming is the Perfect Cents Podcast , launched on International Credit Union Day in October 2021 . Now in its second season , the podcast has about 550 downloads a month with listeners in 40 U . S . states and 13 countries .
Episode topics have included SMUD ’ s zero carbon initiatives and a talk by Aly Angeletti , director of nursing at Mercy Hospital of Folsom , about financial wellness as a component of greater wellness . They are also currently in the middle of a 52-week savings challenge on the podcast , encouraging listeners to start by saving $ 1 and then saving an additional dollar each week , for an annual total of $ 1,378 .
Delmundo says she loves interacting with Becerra and Kelleher , as well as leading workers of all ages .
“ Regardless of age or where they ’ re at , it ’ s all valuable ,” Delmundo says . “ You just have to learn to cultivate it and embrace it and redirect and get people working in spaces that they thrive in , but also putting them in positions of learning , so that can help them throughout their career .”
For Kelleher , she appreciates Delmundo ’ s faith in her abilities . “ Having leadership that sees your value and sees and believes in what you believe in , even just believes in you enough to give you a chance and take a bet on you , I think is really important to me as a young professional .”
Graham Womack is a freelance writer based in Sacramento . His work has appeared in a variety of publications , including the San Francisco Chronicle , the Sacramento Bee and Sacramento News & Review . On Twitter @ grahamdude .
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