February 11, 2024 • 10 mins
Cam Grayson is the President and CEO of Advantage Credit Union, which is located on Stumbo road in Ontario. Advantage Credit Union is the largest, locally owned credit union in Richland County. The organization dates back to the early 1960's, when it was called "Auto Workers Credit Union. Cam has been in the role as President and CEO for 3 years, but has worked for the company for over 35 years in total. Learn more about Advantage Credit Union and Cam Grayson on the podcast.
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(00:00):
The CEO you should know. Broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO, Cam Grayson,President and CEO of Advantage Credit Union.
First of all, good morning,thank you for coming in today.
Good morning, thank you for havingme. Absolutely, I know I have
heard that name here locally in thecommunity for quite some time. So we're
(00:22):
going to learn about you and yourorganization. So could we start at the
top. Somebody just moved to thearea, tell us about your business.
Advantage Credit Union is the largest locallyowned credit union in Richling County and we
serve members who live, work,worship, or attend school in Rinsling County.
So if you're looking for a financialinstitution that offers everything any financial institution
(00:47):
has, you're looking for Advantage CreditUnion. We are member owned and locally
owned. So Advantage Credit Union,located on Stumble Road, is the place
you need to be. All right, stumbul ro than in Ontario, Ontario,
Ohio. Okay, perfect, Now, I mention I've heard the name
for quite some time. Do wehave any history? How long you guys
have been around? Could you sharesome of that with us? Oh?
(01:10):
The history of Advantage Credit Union goesway back to nineteen sixty one. We
were affiliated with the auto workers atthe General Motors plant that opened in the
fifties. We opened in nineteen sixtyone by the members of the auto workers
at General Motors. Our original namewas Autoworkers Credit Union because we served the
(01:33):
union members exclusively at that time.As the years went on, we wanted
to expand our membership and just havean opportunity for just growth in the community,
so we extended our charter to includeanyone who lived, worked, or
worshiped, attended school in Richland County. So in that same vein with being
(01:57):
more open to the community, wechanged our name from Autoworkers Union to Advantage
Credit Union in two thousand and nine. Okay, so you mentioned what you
know seventeen eighteen years now as thiscurrent name. Correct. Okay, that
is correct, right. Well,it's great to learn the story about your
organization this morning. Cam Grayson isour guest president CEO of Advantage Credit Union.
(02:17):
This week's CEO you should know.So we learn about the organization located
on Stumbol Road in Ontario. Butlet's learn a little bit about you.
How long have you been in thecurrent role as president and CEO. As
president and CEO, I've currently beenin the position for about three years.
(02:38):
I've been with the Credit Union forover thirty five, starting, you know,
as a teller and working my waythrough you know, the different operational
facilities at the Credit Union and succeededas CEO in twenty twenty one. All
right, congratulations, that's fantastic.Now, roughly how many people do you
guys have on staff? Well,at our branch on Stumble Road, we
(03:01):
currently have twelve full time employees.Are right. Advantage Credit Union has always
been a union staff. We wereaffiliated with the United Auto Workers at the
General Motors plant located on four Street. But our staff even today we are
in a union affiliated staff. Areyou always looking for good people? If
somebody is looking to apply, weare. We are accepting resumes and applications
(03:24):
all the time. Okay, allthe time. Well, a perfect next
question would be if somebody wants toget in contact with you website, phone
number, how can they reach outto you guys? You can stop in
at our location. You can reachus at four one nine five two nine
five six zero three or our websiteis Wwwadvantage four dot org. All yeah,
(03:46):
better, Yeah, stop in yougot it? Stumbo Road. Do
we have the exact address Forum onStumbo Road and our address is seven hundred
Stumble Road, Ontario, Ohio forfour nine oh six. All right,
terrific Again, Cam Grayson is withit since studio this week, CEO,
you should know, president CEO ofAdvantage Credit Union, located Stumble Road in
(04:08):
Ontariable. Let's learn a bit moreabout you as we found out how long
you've been with the business. Butlet's find out even more. Let's go
back to the very beginning and findout where was Cam Grayson born. I
was born in Mansfield, Ohio.I attended school at Mansfield Saint Peter's.
I graduated from Aston University with abusiness degree, and I've been with the
(04:30):
credit union since nineteen eighty nine.All right, so after college at Ashland
University, anywhere else or right here, pretty much that's been my career.
I have worked at different part timejobs because I do have children, and
I worked at OSU Mansfield for ashort period of time, but basically my
(04:51):
entire career has been at Advantage CreditUnion. We're going to get to the
family in a moment, but backup a moment, you know, going
to high school at Saint Peter andthen Ashland University. Growing up was always
thoughts was you go into finances andthings like that with us? Was that
always what you were thinking about?Yeah? I always wanted to work in
an office and wear suit. Soall right, fantastic, fantastic to learn
(05:15):
about that. Now you shared children, so if you would tell us a
little more about cam and the family. Well, I am married, and
I have two adult children, andI have four beautiful grandchildren that I love
dearly and I try to spend alot of time with. But I've always
been in this area and my husbandgraduated from Ontario, so that's where we
(05:38):
located here. And he was alsoa autoworker too, and he had a
long career there. But basically,you know, I'm involved with you know,
my grandchildren, who they are nowthis time of year doing a lot
of snowboarding down at snow trails.All right, well, terrific to learn
about the family. I know youwere telling me into basketball as well,
(06:00):
and they're having a good year right. Oh, yeah, my granddaughter is
playing. She's in the eighth gradein Ontario, and yeah, they're in
their tournament season and doing very well. All right, glad to hear about
that. Now before I let yougo a few more things again. The
voice you hear this morning is CamGrayson, who is president CEO of Advantage
Credit Union in Ontario. So aswe talk about you and where you're from,
(06:24):
and you mentioned grandkids, and I'msure this is a part of it
when you're not working, whether it'syou spare time, you and the husband,
those kind of things. What doyou do when you're not working?
Do you have any hobbies? Thehobby I have is I do a lot
of gardening. I love flowers.We do a large garden every year.
Basically, that's about it. SoI look forward to the spring when the
(06:46):
weather changes and I start getting outin my yard and doing things like that.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to thewarmer weather as well. All right,
well, Cam, before I letyou go, I want to circle
back to work here and talk alittle bit more about Advantage Credit Union located
in Ontario on Stoneboll Road. Ialways ask people like yourselves who run businesses,
(07:06):
what kind of makes you special,what kind of sets you apart.
So somebody's new to the area,they're looking around and they're like, Hey,
I'm Advantage Credit Union. Talk aboutwhat kind of sets you guys apart.
What sets us apart is we arepeople helping people. The biggest part
of our operations at the Advantage CreditUnion is our members. We are member
(07:28):
service oriented and whatever we can doto help the members succeed financially, we
do. Whatever if we can helpthem personally, we do. We encourage
them to bring all their family membersin to get them started learning about,
you know, what they can doto improve their financial status, earn money,
spend money, help them with theirlending. We do auto loans,
(07:51):
we help them with mortgages. Butseriously, you know, we are all
about the member and how we canhelp each and everyone improve. It's online,
whether it's in the office, whetherit's just a savings account, you
know, or you know, helpingthem with their debit card, they're spending,
visa, lending, whatever they needto financially help them improve their daily
(08:13):
life is what we do. Well, that's great And as we talk about
that, I had somebody recently inthe studio with me talk about customer satisfaction.
You know, you have somebody youknow that it's affiliate with you and
you want to make sure all theirneeds are met. You mentioned whether it's
an auto loan, whether it's amortgage, it's it's the debit card,
those kind of things, some kindof lending. You want to make sure
(08:33):
that they have a question anything,Right, you guys are going to be
right there for them, right therefor them, you know, in any
way, shape or form. Weare member service oriented and every person in
there is all about the member andhow we can help them improve personally,
financially or whatever it takes to youknow, get them through you know,
the month, the day with theirfinancial needs. All right, great to
(08:58):
learn about Cam Grayson this morning,President CEO of Advantage Credit Union, Stumbo
Road in Ontario. Before I letyou go again throat information we mentioned earlier.
If somebody wants to get in contact, they can stop into the office
on Stumbo Road. But how aboutthat website and phone number again if they
want to check online they want togive you a call. Our website is
Wwwadvantage, the number four dot org. The phone number is four one nine
(09:22):
five two nine five six zero threeand our address is seven hundred Stumble Road,
Ontario, Ohio for four nine ohsix. So please stop in call,
come in today. Come and seeus all right and get application looking
for great people as well, somakes you stop on buying CM. Well,
Cam, it's been great to learnall about you and all the success
(09:43):
you guys have had. Thank youso much for being with us this morning.
You're welcome. Thanks so much forhaving me. Cam Grayson, President
and CEO of Advantage Credit Union,the CEO you should know rit a bio
see a photo and here the extendedinterview at wm A n FM dot com.
(10:03):
Leading means having a vision and sharingit with others. I'm John Roby
of RFI Insurance. We're excited tobring you this program featuring CEOs from our
area who will share the thoughts andwhat it means to work and live in
north central Ohio
The CEO you should know. Broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO, Cam Grayson,President and CEO of Advantage Credit Union.
First of all, good morning,thank you for coming in today.
Good morning, thank you for havingme. Absolutely, I know I have
heard that name here locally in thecommunity for quite some time. So we're
(00:22):
going to learn about you and yourorganization. So could we start at the
top. Somebody just moved to thearea, tell us about your business.
Advantage Credit Union is the largest locallyowned credit union in Richling County and we
serve members who live, work,worship, or attend school in Rinsling County.
So if you're looking for a financialinstitution that offers everything any financial institution
(00:47):
has, you're looking for Advantage CreditUnion. We are member owned and locally
owned. So Advantage Credit Union,located on Stumble Road, is the place
you need to be. All right, stumbul ro than in Ontario, Ontario,
Ohio. Okay, perfect, Now, I mention I've heard the name
for quite some time. Do wehave any history? How long you guys
have been around? Could you sharesome of that with us? Oh?
(01:10):
The history of Advantage Credit Union goesway back to nineteen sixty one. We
were affiliated with the auto workers atthe General Motors plant that opened in the
fifties. We opened in nineteen sixtyone by the members of the auto workers
at General Motors. Our original namewas Autoworkers Credit Union because we served the
(01:33):
union members exclusively at that time.As the years went on, we wanted
to expand our membership and just havean opportunity for just growth in the community,
so we extended our charter to includeanyone who lived, worked, or
worshiped, attended school in Richland County. So in that same vein with being
(01:57):
more open to the community, wechanged our name from Autoworkers Union to Advantage
Credit Union in two thousand and nine. Okay, so you mentioned what you
know seventeen eighteen years now as thiscurrent name. Correct. Okay, that
is correct, right. Well,it's great to learn the story about your
organization this morning. Cam Grayson isour guest president CEO of Advantage Credit Union.
(02:17):
This week's CEO you should know.So we learn about the organization located
on Stumbol Road in Ontario. Butlet's learn a little bit about you.
How long have you been in thecurrent role as president and CEO. As
president and CEO, I've currently beenin the position for about three years.
(02:38):
I've been with the Credit Union forover thirty five, starting, you know,
as a teller and working my waythrough you know, the different operational
facilities at the Credit Union and succeededas CEO in twenty twenty one. All
right, congratulations, that's fantastic.Now, roughly how many people do you
guys have on staff? Well,at our branch on Stumble Road, we
(03:01):
currently have twelve full time employees.Are right. Advantage Credit Union has always
been a union staff. We wereaffiliated with the United Auto Workers at the
General Motors plant located on four Street. But our staff even today we are
in a union affiliated staff. Areyou always looking for good people? If
somebody is looking to apply, weare. We are accepting resumes and applications
(03:24):
all the time. Okay, allthe time. Well, a perfect next
question would be if somebody wants toget in contact with you website, phone
number, how can they reach outto you guys? You can stop in
at our location. You can reachus at four one nine five two nine
five six zero three or our websiteis Wwwadvantage four dot org. All yeah,
(03:46):
better, Yeah, stop in yougot it? Stumbo Road. Do
we have the exact address Forum onStumbo Road and our address is seven hundred
Stumble Road, Ontario, Ohio forfour nine oh six. All right,
terrific Again, Cam Grayson is withit since studio this week, CEO,
you should know, president CEO ofAdvantage Credit Union, located Stumble Road in
(04:08):
Ontariable. Let's learn a bit moreabout you as we found out how long
you've been with the business. Butlet's find out even more. Let's go
back to the very beginning and findout where was Cam Grayson born. I
was born in Mansfield, Ohio.I attended school at Mansfield Saint Peter's.
I graduated from Aston University with abusiness degree, and I've been with the
(04:30):
credit union since nineteen eighty nine.All right, so after college at Ashland
University, anywhere else or right here, pretty much that's been my career.
I have worked at different part timejobs because I do have children, and
I worked at OSU Mansfield for ashort period of time, but basically my
(04:51):
entire career has been at Advantage CreditUnion. We're going to get to the
family in a moment, but backup a moment, you know, going
to high school at Saint Peter andthen Ashland University. Growing up was always
thoughts was you go into finances andthings like that with us? Was that
always what you were thinking about?Yeah? I always wanted to work in
an office and wear suit. Soall right, fantastic, fantastic to learn
(05:15):
about that. Now you shared children, so if you would tell us a
little more about cam and the family. Well, I am married, and
I have two adult children, andI have four beautiful grandchildren that I love
dearly and I try to spend alot of time with. But I've always
been in this area and my husbandgraduated from Ontario, so that's where we
(05:38):
located here. And he was alsoa autoworker too, and he had a
long career there. But basically,you know, I'm involved with you know,
my grandchildren, who they are nowthis time of year doing a lot
of snowboarding down at snow trails.All right, well, terrific to learn
about the family. I know youwere telling me into basketball as well,
(06:00):
and they're having a good year right. Oh, yeah, my granddaughter is
playing. She's in the eighth gradein Ontario, and yeah, they're in
their tournament season and doing very well. All right, glad to hear about
that. Now before I let yougo a few more things again. The
voice you hear this morning is CamGrayson, who is president CEO of Advantage
Credit Union in Ontario. So aswe talk about you and where you're from,
(06:24):
and you mentioned grandkids, and I'msure this is a part of it
when you're not working, whether it'syou spare time, you and the husband,
those kind of things. What doyou do when you're not working?
Do you have any hobbies? Thehobby I have is I do a lot
of gardening. I love flowers.We do a large garden every year.
Basically, that's about it. SoI look forward to the spring when the
(06:46):
weather changes and I start getting outin my yard and doing things like that.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to thewarmer weather as well. All right,
well, Cam, before I letyou go, I want to circle
back to work here and talk alittle bit more about Advantage Credit Union located
in Ontario on Stoneboll Road. Ialways ask people like yourselves who run businesses,
(07:06):
what kind of makes you special,what kind of sets you apart.
So somebody's new to the area,they're looking around and they're like, Hey,
I'm Advantage Credit Union. Talk aboutwhat kind of sets you guys apart.
What sets us apart is we arepeople helping people. The biggest part
of our operations at the Advantage CreditUnion is our members. We are member
(07:28):
service oriented and whatever we can doto help the members succeed financially, we
do. Whatever if we can helpthem personally, we do. We encourage
them to bring all their family membersin to get them started learning about,
you know, what they can doto improve their financial status, earn money,
spend money, help them with theirlending. We do auto loans,
(07:51):
we help them with mortgages. Butseriously, you know, we are all
about the member and how we canhelp each and everyone improve. It's online,
whether it's in the office, whetherit's just a savings account, you
know, or you know, helpingthem with their debit card, they're spending,
visa, lending, whatever they needto financially help them improve their daily
(08:13):
life is what we do. Well, that's great And as we talk about
that, I had somebody recently inthe studio with me talk about customer satisfaction.
You know, you have somebody youknow that it's affiliate with you and
you want to make sure all theirneeds are met. You mentioned whether it's
an auto loan, whether it's amortgage, it's it's the debit card,
those kind of things, some kindof lending. You want to make sure
(08:33):
that they have a question anything,Right, you guys are going to be
right there for them, right therefor them, you know, in any
way, shape or form. Weare member service oriented and every person in
there is all about the member andhow we can help them improve personally,
financially or whatever it takes to youknow, get them through you know,
the month, the day with theirfinancial needs. All right, great to
(08:58):
learn about Cam Grayson this morning,President CEO of Advantage Credit Union, Stumbo
Road in Ontario. Before I letyou go again throat information we mentioned earlier.
If somebody wants to get in contact, they can stop into the office
on Stumbo Road. But how aboutthat website and phone number again if they
want to check online they want togive you a call. Our website is
Wwwadvantage, the number four dot org. The phone number is four one nine
(09:22):
five two nine five six zero threeand our address is seven hundred Stumble Road,
Ontario, Ohio for four nine ohsix. So please stop in call,
come in today. Come and seeus all right and get application looking
for great people as well, somakes you stop on buying CM. Well,
Cam, it's been great to learnall about you and all the success
(09:43):
you guys have had. Thank youso much for being with us this morning.
You're welcome. Thanks so much forhaving me. Cam Grayson, President
and CEO of Advantage Credit Union,the CEO you should know rit a bio
see a photo and here the extendedinterview at wm A n FM dot com.
(10:03):
Leading means having a vision and sharingit with others. I'm John Roby
of RFI Insurance. We're excited tobring you this program featuring CEOs from our
area who will share the thoughts andwhat it means to work and live in
north central Ohio
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