CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 396 First Entertainment CU CEO Stephen Owen on the Birth of CineFi

About this episode

Stephen Owen, CEO of First Entertainment Credit Union, discusses the creation of CineFi and its significance in Hollywood.

Send us Fan Mail And First Entertainment Credit Union Begat CineFi. Say what? First Entertainment is the big show business credit union. Based in Hollywood, it has assets of around $2.1 billion and serves around 90,000 members, many of them who work in Hollywood, doing everything from acting to the skilled crafts (such as set building) that create Hollywood’s magic. On the show is Stephen Owen, CEO of First Entertainment and he is here to tell what CineFi is, why First Entertainme...

People in this episode

Host: Robert McGarvey

Guest: Stephen Owen

Topics covered

• credit unions
• Hollywood
• CineFi
• financial services
• entertainment industry

Keywords

• First Entertainment Credit Union
• CineFi
• Stephen Owen
• Hollywood
• credit union
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Entertainment Credit Union, CineFi

Places: Hollywood

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