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How to Use the Right Mentality to Improve the Real Estate-Mortgage Broker Relationship, and Managing a New Hire While Self Processing (with Todd Bitter) – Episode 98

Todd Bitter, Branch Vice President of JKS Mortgage and a prominent player in the wholesale channel, has come a long way since the 2008 recession and his first stated-value loan

Long-Term Thinking: How To Build A Purchase-Focused, Recession-Proof Mortgage Brokerage (with Nick Utesch) – Episode 97

Fresh out of high school, Oklahoma Broker/Owner Nick Utesch was only closing about two loans a month. Now, with almost three decades of experience under his belt, he closed nearly

How To Go From Buying Leads to Sustaining a 100% Referral Based Business Through Building Trust & Communication, One Step At A Time (with Joe Green) – Episode 96

California Mortgage Broker Joe Green is The Little Engine That Could. After first going independent just before the ’08 market crash, Joe is back but had to start from scratch.

Community & Authentic Communication: What It Means to Be An Independent Mortgage Broker (with Aaron Hinson) – Episode 95

Aaron Hinson is the epitome of what it means to be an independent mortgage broker. He runs a small team in a quaint town and is an involved community member.

YouTube 101: How To Forge Trust & Build An Automated Referral Funnel At The Same Time (with Shawn Malkou) – Episode 94

Arizona Broker/Owner Shawn Malkou is a professional YouTuber with tens of millions of views. Making six figures from YouTube before even graduating college, Shawn has years of experience to share.

Building Back From Scratch: How to Successfully Start Over & Shift Focus (With Angelo Datseris) – Episode 93

Angelo Datseries, Broker/Owner of Leverage Lending Group, is out to make himself a household name in his local market of Charlotte, North Carolina. Starting his brokerage in 2007, he had

Customer Service vs Consumer Experience: How To Anticipate, Manage, & Exceed Borrower Expectations (With Arman Ghamami) – Episode 92

Arman Ghamami, a mortgage broker and branch manager with C2 Financial, has become a high-producer by putting the borrower front-and-center. He personalizes their entire process, has staff dedicated exclusively to

Thinking Outside the Box: Growing Your Brokerage By Going Where Others Aren’t (With Amanda Rawls) – Episode 90

Amanda Rawls, a Mortgage Broker with Answer Home Loans, has become a top producer by thinking outside the box. Leaning on her experiences as a debt collector, she often takes

Givers Gain: How To Grow Yourself & Your Brokerage By Giving Back (With Michelle Dugan) – Episode 89

As Broker/Owner of MS Lending, Michelle Dugan has become a champion for veterans and an advocate for building community. As an active member of VettedVA, a veteran education group, Michelle

Brokering 101: Building Communities By Fostering Genuine Relationships (With Kim Clancy) – Episode 88

As Broker/Owner of Mindful Mortgage Kim Clancy has become a master at building communities. For Kim, everything she does for her community is not about promoting her business, but about

People Over Profits: Scaling Organically By Investing In Your Team (With Andy Price) – Episode 87

As Broker/Owner of Price Mortgage, Andy Price knows how to scale a business. Starting out on his own, Andy took over a year to build out and perfect processes before

How to Perfect Processing To Successfully Scale Your Pipeline (With Adrian Placinta) – Episode 85

Adrian Placinta has perfected his processing to the point that he can get a clear-to-close in a week. The broker owner of True Path Loans has been honing and perfecting

Staying Top-Of-Mind With Clients By Building Your Database (With Angela Caputo) – Episode 84

Angela Caputo has mastered the art of email marketing. Drawing from her database of 3,600+ clients, Angela sends out a monthly email that updates her clients on the mortgage industry

Leadership, Veterans, and Hispanic & Latino Homeowners: AIME Fuse 2021 Preview (With Christine Beckwith, Chris Griffith, and Andres Munar)- Episode 83

Tune into this special AIME Fuse edition of Broker To Broker with three guests as they preview their sessions for AIME Fuse 2021.  Christine Beckwith, President, and COO of 20/20

How David Defeats Goliath: Using Marketing To Beat Big Banks At Their Own Game For A Fraction Of The Price (with Enrique Braunschweiger) – Episode 82

Marketing is at the heart of Enrique Braunschweiger’s business. As President of First Week Financial Corp., Enrique has built up a small, but effective marketing team to help him stay

From Go to Grow: How to Effectively Scale Your Brokerage for Continued Success (With Scott Valins) – Episode 81

With almost 20 years of mortgage experience, Scott Valins hasn’t just learned how to run a successful brokerage, he knows how to scale across the country. Moving, but maintaining his

Maintaining Your Pipeline by Layering Systems and Processes (With Fredo Rivera)- Episode 80

Fredo Rivera has built up his pipeline through local organic marketing and serving his community. Not only do these efforts bring in leads, but it also serves as his “Why.”

Perfecting & Scaling Operations Using The Best Tech (with Evan Wade) – Episode 79

Entrepreneurship is in Evan Wade’s blood. Both his grandfathers and his parents were small business owners. Now as a mortgage professional, Wade has founded two separate mortgage brokerages, Philadelphia Mortgage

Know Your Market: How Building Community Can Make You Stand Out in Competitive Markets (with Cubie Hernandez) – Episode 78

Family is at the heart of everything Cubie Hernandez does. Not only does he work alongside his father and his brother Christian, but the company’s name, Mares Mortgage is named

Working 9-to-5 vs Start-To-Finish: How To Turn Referrals Into Relationships (with Nike Ojo) – Episode 77

Nike Ojo loves to create relationships. Whether it’s with borrowers or realtors or builders, relationships are at the heart of her brokerage. “I love to create and maintain relationships. I

Finding Your Why: How To Cultivate & Balance Culture, Influence, & Sales (with Casey Finn) – Episode 76

As a Broker/Owner, Casey Finn places a major focus on culture. Early on in his brokerage, he implemented Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle from his book Start With Why. The concept

Preparing & Adapting For The Always Changing Mortgage Market (with Rich Lane) – Episode 75

California Mortgage Broker Rich Lane is always on the lookout for how he can improve his business to better compete with the big retail banks. Thanks to constant and consistent

From Homeless To Selling Home Loans: How To Build Your Business By Being Authentic (with Collin Simpson) – Episode 74

Born in Flint, raised in rural Arkansas, and now back in Michigan, Nexa Mortgage Broker Collin Simpson claims “there isn’t a person you can put in front of me that

Time-Blocking & Day-Theming: How To Achieve A Work/Life Balance (with Rocky Billore) – Episode 73

Michigan Mortgage Broker Rocky Billore was known as the guy who was in the office till nine at night, but there IS a better way of achieving your goals. He

Real Relationships & The Pillars Of Sustained Growth (with Shah Tehrany) – Episode 72

Before opening his own brokerage in New York, Shah Tehrany was in the real estate business. Tired of never hearing back from his mortgage broker connections, he decided that if

How To Leverage And Engage With The Broker Community (with Brendan McKay) – Episode 71

Maryland Mortgage Broker and AIME President of Broker Advocacy Brendan McKay joins the podcast to discuss the future of the wholesale channel. From attending local broker events with his mom

Show, Don’t Sell: Developing Leads Into Referral Relationships (with Michael Alberico) – Episode 70

VettedVA Mortgage Broker Michael Alberico is a Broker’s Broker. He keeps it simple, leans into what works, and makes sure not to waste his time and resources. He does some

Selling Loans The Right Way (with Lauren Boland) – Episode 69

Sitting at her desk in Southern California, next to her signed picture of Pete Rose, in her office at the edge of a referral-goldmine country club, Broker Owner Lauren Boland

Crafting Simple & Streamlined Processes & Procedures (with Jason Cecco) – Episode 68

Pennsylvania Mortgage Broker Jason Cecco works hard to keep things simple, but he makes sure to always keep an open mind. Having successfully transitioned from an originating LO to CEO,

Relationship 101: Building A 100% Referral Based Brokerage (with Mary Mattingly) – Episode 67

California Mortgage Broker Mary Mattingly battled through the trenches to get to where she is today. As a single mother, she took any industry position she could get. Having difficulty