Magic JohnsonLOS ANGELES – NBA legend, television commentator, entrepreneur and major-league baseball owner. Charming, engaging, intelligent and articulate. These are all words that describe Magic Johnson.

However, one word sums it up: Winner. That much was clear during Johnson's keynote address at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues' REACH conference at the JW Marriott in the L.A. Live entertainment complex.

Johnson spent the better part of an hour roaming the aisles, sharing many stories of his success – and occasionally stopping to allow attendees to take a selfie with him. But his message wasn't a self-serving, “this is what I did.” It was, instead, “this is how you can learn from what I did and apply it to running your credit union.”

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