Not fearing failure and learning from past lessonshas paved the path to success for Tom Gryp, the 58-year-oldpresident/CEO of the $471 million Notre Dame Federal Credit Unionin Notre Dame, Ind.
“Let's just say I've been fired from a job or two,” Gryp, thewinner of CU Times' 2016 Trailblazer Award for CEO of theYear, laughed. “In today's world, I think people are too afraid tofail. And then, when they do fail, they rationalize it becausethey've been taught they're not supposed to fail. But if you fail,you have to look at it for what it is. That can be a catharticexperience and you can come back stronger than ever.”
In September 2010, Gryp came back home to South Bend, Ind.,where he was born, raised and graduated from the University ofNotre Dame.
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