Breakthrough with Chris Medellin

In this episode, I sit down with Alec Hanson, who leads loanDepot's West division. He started originating in 2004, funded $85 million his first year, grew a branch to over 100 loan officers, and later served as CMO.

In 2022, my Gilbert branch funded $575 million. I still left millions on the table because I never understood the margin model. Nobody showed me.

Alec and I break down where your rate sheet pricing comes from, how recruiting rate sheets and big sign-on bonuses get paid back through your margin, and why your real comp is your W2 divided by your volume. Then we walk through seven questions to ask your company about raw pricing, expenses, and who controls your price.

If you do serious volume and have never seen your raw margin, watch this one before your next move.

Connect with Alec: @alecthehanson

Follow Chris: @thechrismedellin. DM me "MARGIN" on Instagram and I will run your numbers with you and build a custom pro forma.

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In this episode, I sit down with Jordan Nutter, a loan officer with nearly half a million followers and 70% of her business coming from content.

Jordan went from modeling to selling curtain rods in the suburbs. She passed the licensing exam on her first try, moved to Georgia four months before COVID, and built her business from zero with open houses every weekend. She finished her first year as Rookie of the Year.

Then one reenactment video hit a million views and grew her following from 200 to 30,000 in 24 hours.

Jordan breaks down her open house playbook and her three-hour weekly content system, from scripting with Claude to editing every video herself. If you have been waiting to post your first video, watch this one twice.

Connect with Jordan: @anutterhomeloan on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube

Follow Chris: @thechrismedellin

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In this episode, I sit down with Rich Krupnik, a 20-year mortgage veteran and team leader based in Phoenix who grew his business over 700% in two years. Not because the market was good. Not because he got lucky. Because he made a decision that most people in this industry never make.

The moment he went all in on himself, everything opened. In this episode, Rich breaks down the exact system he built: a CRM that routes calls by client and rings on every device simultaneously, a drip text sequence that walks clients through the process without a single email blast, a listing agent strategy that turns one transaction into a referral pipeline, and a communication framework built around one principle: treat every client like family. This one is packed.

Connect with Rich: @rich_krupnik | facebook.com/lender

Follow Chris: @thechrismedellin

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In this episode, I sit down with Alexa DePaolo, real estate expert, business strategist, and national keynote speaker, who built one of the most powerful brands in mortgage after surviving an abusive relationship, single motherhood, and years of financial survival mode.

Alexa went from hiding in the bushes of a trailer park, clutching her infant daughter while her phone died, to becoming one of the top-producing loan officers in Colorado. That was not a lucky break. That was a decision.

But the story does not stop there. After escaping physical danger, she faced a different kind of trap: a boss who paid her pennies on the dollar for a decade, weaponized her loyalty, and told her she was ungrateful to ask for more. Recognizing that pattern changed everything.

Connect with Alexa: @thealexadepaolo | www.alexadepaolo.com

Follow Chris: Instagram: @thechrismedellin

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In this episode, I sit down with Jerrid Sebesta, a former meteorologist and TV personality who walked away from a successful career in Phoenix and Minnesota to figure out why success alone was not enough.

We get into something I think a lot of high achievers deal with but rarely talk about. That feeling of having built something real on the outside, while something on the inside still feels off. Jerrid breaks down why that happens, what your nervous system has to do with it, and how shifting your internal state opens doors that were already there.

He also shares some of the hardest moments of his life. An identity theft that shook his foundation, losing his mother and his brother, and how he chose to face all of it with honor instead of victimhood.

If you have been checking every box and still feel like something is missing, this one is for you.

✅ Connect with Jerrid:  @JerridSebesta  
✅ Follow Chris: Instagram: @thechrismedellin

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In this episode, I sit down with Craig Ballantyne, Wall Street Journal bestselling author and the person behind the Perfect Week Formula, who has spent 25 years helping entrepreneurs stop building businesses that run their lives.

Craig went to the emergency room twice in one year, thinking he was having a heart attack. Nothing was physically wrong. That experience became the foundation for everything he teaches about how you structure your day, your week, and eventually your life.

Connect with Craig: @realCraigBallantyne
Follow Chris: Instagram: @thechrismedellin

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In this episode of Breakthrough, Chris sits down with Corey Luckow for a raw and grounded conversation about surviving cancer twice before 35, and building a top-performing mortgage career through both battles.

They break down what it actually takes to keep showing up when your health, your identity, and your future are all on the line, and how Corey turned two stage 3 melanoma diagnoses into the foundation for a more intentional life, business, and brand. They also talk about her first diagnosis at 20, navigating treatment as a newlywed in a new city, the 10-year mark when cancer came back, and how motherhood shifted everything about how she shows up.

✅ Connect with Corey:
Instagram: @coreyanneluck

✅ Follow Chris:
Instagram: @thechrismedellin

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Take 10 minutes to reset your mind, reconnect with your body, and come back to yourself.

In this guided breathwork session, Gretchen Seek leads you through a powerful breathing exercise designed to help release stress, quiet the noise, and create space for healing. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, overwhelm, recovery, or simply need a moment to ground yourself, this practice is a reminder that peace is already within you—you just have to breathe into it.

Following our powerful conversation on sobriety, self-worth, healing, and transformation, this session gives you a practical tool to begin applying that work in real time.

This is your moment to pause.
 To surrender.
 To breathe.

In this session, you’ll experience:
 • Breathwork for nervous system regulation
 • Stress and anxiety release
 • Mind-body connection
 • Emotional grounding
 • A powerful reset in just 10 minutes

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Have you ever felt trapped in a toxic cycle and didn’t know how to break free?

In this raw and deeply inspiring episode, Chris sits down with Gretchen Seeck, a Wyoming native, ASU grad, former mortgage professional, and founder of Haus of GS, to unpack her powerful transformation from addiction and alcoholism to building a purpose-driven life rooted in healing, leadership, and self-love.

After moving to Arizona for school and stepping into the mortgage world, Gretchen found herself battling something far bigger than career uncertainty and alcoholism. What she didn’t realize at the time was that her recovery journey, surrender, and the people around her would completely change the trajectory of her life.

Now, Gretchen is the visionary behind Haus of GS (Haus of G’s), the home for her three biggest passions and businesses: The Nut Farm Podcast, G Soul Co, clothing line, and G Mind Coaching.

Whether you’re navigating your own struggles, rebuilding your identity, or simply searching for more purpose, this episode is proof that your darkest moments can become your greatest breakthrough.

Follow Gretchen Seeck / Haus of GS:
Website: www.hausofgs.com
Instagram: @haus.of.gs

Share this episode with someone who needs to hear that healing is possible.

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Are you tired of saying the same thing over and over again to potential clients, only to feel emotionally drained? In this episode, personal brand expert Omar El-Takrori reveals the exact playbook he used to scale to multiple seven figures by shifting from one-on-one conversations to a powerful one-to-many model. 🚀

Omar shares his journey from being a creative director at a church to building a massive agency and eventually teaching thousands of entrepreneurs how to leverage video. We dive deep into the importance of investing in yourself, even when the bank account looks slim, and how that one decision can lead to millions in returns. Omar explains why the transformation really happens in the transaction and how to overcome the spouse's objection when making big moves for your business. 

✅ Follow Omar:
IG: @omareltakrori

✅ Follow Chris:
IG: @thechrismedellin

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