Stanley C. Middleman is the founder and CEO of Freedom Mortgage Corporation, one of the largest and fastest growing full-service mortgage companies in the country. He is a nationally recognized business strategist, investor and philanthropist with over 30 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry. Since founding Freedom Mortgage in 1990, he has grown the company into one of the nation’s largest originators and servicers and a top VA and FHA lender.He is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and has served on numerous advisory boards. Freedom Mortgage was honored with the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award. 

In this episode Steve and Stanley Middleman discuss:

• Opportunity and reward
• Accumulating success 
• Cyclical nature of business
• Hope for the future

Key Takeaways: 

• The system provides ample opportunities to be as successful as a person’s abilities, effort, and luck can take them.
• Gain skills, do tasks, train and lead people then do it all again. Success isn’t linear, it’s cyclical. 
• Vision and strategy in a vacuum is mere make-believe if you don’t turn it into reality.

“You can’t be convinced that you’re good at performing a task unless you can teach someone else how to perform the task that you do. Make others around you better...” - Stanley Middleman

Mentioned in the episode:

House of Morgan, by Ron Chernow

https://www.amazon.com/House-Morgan-American-Banking-Dynasty-ebook/dp/B003CIQ57E/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636571349&sr=8-1 

The Bully Pulpit, by Doris Keanrs Goodwin

https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Pulpit-Theodore-Roosevelt-Journalism-ebook/dp/B00BAWHPX2/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636571410&sr=8-7

Connect with Stanley Middleman:

Website:  www.freedommortgage.com

Connect with Steve and Jason:

LinkedIn: Jason or Steve

Website: Rewire, Inc.: Transformed Thinking 

Email: [email protected]

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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