Patrick Galvin is a dynamic speaker, coach, author, and relationship-building expert who has helped hundreds of credit unions strengthen the bonds between their employees, members, and community partners. Patrick has a proven track record of delivering engaging, actionable insights that drive tangible results for credit unions such as SchoolsFirst, BECU, WSECU, First Tech, and Farmers Insurance FCU. He also has been a popular speaker for the GoWest Credit Union Association and ACUMA (American Credit Union Mortgage Association). His fresh approach to fostering authentic connections empowers credit union professionals to build high-performing teams and loyal membership bases that thrive on trust, collaboration, and shared purpose.
Relationship building isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s a critical growth strategy for credit unions. According to industry research, credit unions that prioritize member engagement and employee satisfaction enjoy higher retention rates, stronger brand loyalty, and increased market share. Through real-world case studies and interactive presentations involving audience members, Patrick shows how to cultivate relationships that lead to measurable improvements in productivity, deposit rates, revenue, net promoter scores, and community impact. Patrick Galvin is your ideal choice if you seek a speaker who will inspire real change and ignite enthusiasm throughout your credit union
Video Testimonials
Matt Stephenson, President/CEO of Rogue Credit Union, shares why Patrick’s workshop on relationship building was so effective for participants in the Q1 2024 Leadership Council.
Robert Madsen, VP of Business Development for Mortgage Workspace, is enthusiastic about Patrick Galvin’s relationship-building masterclass at the 2024 ACUMA Conference.
Larry Middleman, President/CEO of CU Business Group, talks about Patrick Galvin’s keynote at the company’s annual conference in both Portland, OR and Savannah, GA.
Rachel Zillner, VP of Community Development at SAFE Credit Union, discusses Patrick Galvin’s workshops for credit union employees and community partners.
Lexy Strong, CU Communities Manager for GoWest, speaks about Patrick Galvin’s breakout session and facilitated dialogue about relationship building at the 2023 MAXX Convention.
Fred Ferrell, VP of Real Estate at SchoolsFirst FCU, shares his thoughts on a business relationship building workshop that Patrick Galvin delivered for credit union employees.
Director of Real Estate Lending Adam Boomer at Advantis Credit Union discusses Patrick Galvin’s keynote at an Oregon Credit Union Real Estate Network (CUREN) meeting.
Casey Filburn, Director of Residential Lending – Operations at WSECU, explains his enthusiasm for Patrick Galvin’s presentations based on the six he has attended.
Popular Presentation Topics
Galvanize Your Life and Credit Union with Better Relationships
In this interactive presentation, Patrick draws from his newest book, The Daily Connector: 366 Ways to Galvanize Your Life with Better Relationships, and the proven principles in his acclaimed business parables, The Connector’s Way and The Trusted Way. He shows how simple, consistent actions ignite meaningful connections that drive lasting personal and professional growth.
Discover daily practices that turn relationship building into powerful habits, transforming how you engage with members, colleagues, community partners, family, and friends. Gain practical strategies to deepen rapport, strengthen trust, and build a culture rooted in mutual support. Learn to identify key relationship-building opportunities and leverage them to achieve lasting success in every area of your life and credit union.
You’ll leave equipped and inspired to galvanize your team, energize your credit union, and experience stronger, more rewarding relationships.
Patrick’s speaking fee includes audio versions of The Connector’s Way, The Trusted Way, and The Daily Connector, plus a PDF copy of The Daily Connector Journal.
The Connector’s Way: Achieve Success One Relationship at a Time
In a world where technology promises more connection, yet isolation and loneliness are on the rise, imagine unlocking your full potential to cultivate relationships that boost your health, happiness, and success. But where do you begin? Maybe you’re unsure how to start or doubt your ability to build genuine connections.
In this engaging presentation, Patrick draws on real-world business experience and lessons from his business parable, The Connector’s Way, to show how purposeful relationship building can transform your life and work. You’ll discover practical strategies to sharpen your relationship-building mindset, expand your skill set, and create meaningful connections both in person and online. Get ready to build the relationships that drive growth, fulfillment, and lasting impact.
The Connector’s Way is available in print, Kindle, and Audible formats.
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The Trusted Way: Cultivate a Life and Credit Union of Character
Trust is your most valuable asset—personally and professionally. Building trust strengthens relationships, unlocks new opportunities, and lays the groundwork for lasting success. However, trust doesn’t happen by accident; it must be earned through actions that demonstrate your character and integrity.
Drawing on powerful insights from his popular business parable, The Trusted Way, Patrick explores what it truly means to live and work ethically in a world that often challenges fairness and honesty. You’ll discover practical ways to navigate complex situations, honor your values and those of others, and become the kind of trusted advisor, colleague, and friend people consistently turn to and rely on.
The Trusted Way is available in print, Kindle, and Audible formats.
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Beyond AI: Leverage EI to Build Authentic Relationships in a Digital World
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming daily life faster than ever. But even as technology reshapes how we live and work, one constant remains clear: authentic human connections still determine your personal and professional success. While AI may power your devices, EI (emotional intelligence) fuels meaningful relationships and lasting opportunities.
In this dynamic presentation, you’ll discover the crucial balance between leveraging cutting-edge technology and nurturing genuine human connections. You’ll gain practical insights for harnessing digital tools without losing sight of the essential human qualities—like empathy, credibility, and trust—that AI can’t replicate. You’ll walk away ready to amplify your most valuable asset: your humanity.
Get the accompanying online course, available at Udemy.com.
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Connect with Purpose: How to Build Your Network
Building strong, meaningful relationships isn’t about collecting contacts—it’s about connecting with the right people for the right reasons. You’ll learn how to treat relationship building as a skill, not just a nice-to-have, so you can intentionally grow a network that supports your goals. The key is building connections that create mutual value where both you and your network thrive.
You’ll start by clarifying what you need from your network to make more purposeful connections. From there, you’ll discover new opportunities to expand and strengthen valuable relationships and overcome common challenges, from knowing where to start to managing your time effectively. Finally, you’ll leave with a clear plan for building a strong, high-value network—without feeling overwhelmed or transactional.
Take the accompany online microlearning course for FREE.
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Want to reinforce the ideas and lessons from Patrick Galvin’s presentations?
Clients can arrange special pricing in advance to provide attendees with copies of Patrick’s books — in print or audio format. For ongoing impact and continuous learning, discounted access is also available to The Relationship Building Academy. With 80+ interactive microlearning courses, the Academy uses the latest e-learning tools to boost confidence and improve relationship-building skills. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Impact
Patrick galvanizes listeners with strategies, tools, and motivation to build better relationships. His presentations have a lasting impact with clients reporting increased business growth, higher employee engagement, increased talent attraction and retention, and improved employee health and happiness.
Interactivity
Patrick never delivers the same speech twice. Customized to meet the needs of each client, his interactive presentations make it easy for audiences to retain new ideas and put them into action. Participants might find themselves engaging in a one-on-one discussion, brainstorming best practices in a small group, or creating and committing to a personal action plan. Follow-up programs can be custom designed to ensure sustained impact.
Guarantee
As your speaker, Patrick will:
- Learn the priorities of your organization and your event
- Interview a cross-section of prospective attendees to assess their needs and include their stories
- Deliver an engaging interactive presentation that provides lasting value
- Interact with audience members after the presentation
- Galvanize your audience to greater levels of success
Please contact us to discuss having Patrick tailor a keynote, general session, workshop, panel discussion, or virtual presentation that will educate, inspire, and engage your attendees.
Testimonials for Credit Union Speaker Patrick Galvin
“Patrick opened our annual conference with a lively one-hour keynote. Throughout the three-day event, speakers and attendees kept referring to his ideas about business relationship building. We want keynote speakers who make a lasting impact and Patrick certainly did that. I would highly recommend him as a keynote speaker for any conference.”
Larry Middleman
President/CEO, CU Business Group
“Thanks again for a wonderful presentation and for copies of your book for everyone. Your message was well received and fit nicely with our program.”
Bob Dorsa
President, American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA)
“Patrick presented on real world and online networking to our entire mortgage sales force. His presentation was engaging, interactive and powerful to foster new ideas, change behaviors and grow our business. How do I know? Within two weeks of the presentation, multiple loan officers had gained new contacts, joined networking groups and/or directly received referrals as a result of their actions.”
Rob Walworth
Director of Mortgage Sales, BECU
“We had Patrick speak to all of our mortgage loan officers across the company about networking and leveraging social media to increase referrals. Patrick was easy to work with and met with us prior to the presentation to customize the content to meet our needs. After two days of back-to-back presentations, we asked our loan officers who their favorite speaker was and Patrick was at the top of the list. Many went home that weekend and implemented the recommendations that he provided. He is engaging, and provides clear, easy-to-implement ideas that any loan officer can take to enhance their business. I highly recommend Patrick as a speaker to any credit union or financial institution.”
Tony Ingram
Regional Director, First Tech Federal Credit Union
“Everybody enjoyed Patrick’s presentation and anybody that hires him to coach their team and drive their goals will be pleased.”
Fred Ferrell
Vice President of Real Estate Lending, SchoolsFirst FCU
“I’ve had the pleasure twice now to attend Patrick’s workshop and each event was very uplifting, encouraging and motivating! The first event was at the SoCal CUREN meeting in 2017, where he was a guest speaker. I was so impressed; I knew we had to have him as our guest speaker at our annual company team-building event. In 2018, he facilitated an interactive workshop for our team focused on his book The Connector’s Way: Building Your Business One Relationship at a Time. The event was a huge success, our employees raved about it for weeks, and it truly made a positive impact on our organization! I can’t thank him enough!”
Laura Roberts
CEO, Community Mortgage Funding
“Patrick’s presentation challenged the mortgage loan officers to view their LinkedIn and other social profiles from many vantage points. His presentation was personalized for our group, dynamic, and very interactive, thus, allowing our sales team to get the most out of his message. Most importantly, Patrick ardently followed up with individual coaching sessions for each sales person and provided personalized recommendations for each of their profiles to ensure that they were maximizing all opportunities in getting their personal message out. Patrick’s recommendations, coaching, and determination to help increase each sales person’s sales numbers have provided noticeable online activity resulting from their improved social profiles. I would highly recommend your team experiencing Patrick’s ‘Galvanizing Effect.’”
Casey Filburn
Director of Mortgage Lending, Advantis Credit Union
“Congratulations! You gave an outstanding speech at our mid-year managers meeting. Thank you for so eloquently describing the benefits of face-to-face and online networking and giving us so many great tips and ideas on how we can network more effectively. We are all looking forward to another chance to hear you.”
Lidia Dokter
Branch Manager, America’s Credit Union
“I have had the distinct pleasure of seeing Patrick Galvin present his excellent ideas and strategies twice now. Both times I took massive notes because it was so useful! His book of course covers many of his excellent points on how building relationships is rewarding for our business and our personal lives but you can’t get enough of a good message, especially with his personal examples and fun delivery.”
Todd Helmerson
Chief Sales Officer, Xceed Financial Credit Union
To learn more or customize a program for your credit union, please contact Patrick here.