Welcome to the 2024 Summer Session, brought to you by SettleWise! We're diving right in by discussing why we decided to found SettleWise, a national title company, in a less-than-hospitable market.

It's that time again! The Lending Leaders Podcast has concluded its fourth season, and Alayna Gardner chats with LodeStar Co-Founders Jim Paolino and David Spektor to mark the occasion.

For this week’s episode of Lending Leaders, Jim interviews Michael Barnett, CEO and Founder of Loanspark, about what SMBs need to know to succeed in the world of finance and lending.

For this week's special episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna Gardner chats with LodeStar's Marketing Content Manager Tim Austen about his original webcomic, "A Tale of Two Mortgages," the cost of content marketing, and the importance of trying new things.

LodeStar's Jim Paolino talks with Melissa Langdale, COO of the Mortgage Collaborative, about how they got started in the industry, the future of mortgage lending, and what it really means to collaborate.

This week, Alayna had the pleasure of speaking with Stacy Holindrake, a veteran of the mortgage industry with a strong background in Mortgage Operations. Together they discuss new opportunities and the joy of problem solving.

For this week's episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna chats with Monica Raciti of Vesta. Together they talk about technology, how it's changed our industry, and how we can build trust amid the changes.

For this week's episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna chats with longtime friend and industry partner, Olga Faynshteyn, Business Development Manager at LenderLogix. Olga is no stranger to the world of optimizing the loan origination process with key tech—especially since she just got to use LenderLogix products to buy her own house.

While at TMC's "The Mane Event" in Louisville, Kentucky, Alayna had the opportunity to chat with Stephen Huang, Key Account Director at MeridianLink, about sales, the benefits of being a vendor vs. a lender, and the importance of sticking to your core values.

For this week's episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Jim talks with Rich Swerbinsky about his long career, growth over the years, leadership, and developing a decision maker mindset.