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CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 388 One Nevada’s Steve O’Donnell Inside the Mind of a CEO


What a ride Steve O’Donnell has had at One Nevada Credit Union, a $1.5 billion institution where he started as a teller some 22 years ago and in August 2025 he was promoted to CEO.

This podcast is about his journey getting into the top job – and also what he sees as some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for him and One Nevada.

A name you will hear often in this show is “Paul,” that’s Paul Parrish, the prior CEO at One Nevada and a current member of the institution’s board of directors. He also is the one who mentored Steve as he climbed up the ladder at One Nevada.  

Over the years I have had a number of talks with Steve and he always is frank and candid.  

So listen as he details his climb up from a teller role but know that he knows what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a teller.

At the show’s end, Steve tells why it took him a long time to earn his degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Hear the story and you will know this is a guy you’d like and respect.

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