It's not too often you find the leadership of a company that can balance one another out as well as the three owners of First Option Mortgage.   Started in 2004 by Kurt Nikolai, a local lender based in Atlanta, GA. FOM has grown as more mortgage professionals have been attracted to what was being created.   Joined by Alvin Shah and Sohail Halani, the company truly reflects the core value of the owners, that everyone should be treated with respect as if they were part of our family.

Do you have a strategy for recruiting?  Most people don't.  We have relied on the same methods and techniques with limited success.  But these recruiting industry leaders sure do!   In 2020, they had historic low-interest rates to deal with.  

This year, they have a new issue, technology, and how to use it in an industry where the average age is higher than most highway speed limits!  But like all great minds, these recruiters are using their know-how and adjusting with the times.     

If you want to learn or improve your recruiting skills, cue this episode up!

Bill Bent has spent most of his career leading mortgage companies to new heights.  When he decided to lead with energy and not metrics, it was a game-changer.   

Bill likes to create an environment where each side wins and no one loses. 

If you want to lead with a new purpose, you need to listen to this episode  

What lessons does every leader need to know? That’s exactly what the Founder of High Point Training & Coaching, Ray Befus was here to share with us. Ray’s clients include leaders from many different industries, as well as non-profits.  What are some pitfalls? Blind spots? How can a team build on the five healthy behaviors? Ray shared with us the valuable lessons we can all use to become better leaders.

Spiritual teacher and founder of Meditation School, David Gandelman speaks with Fobby about his journey from New Jersey to Spain to India and beyond to find a method of meditation that he could share with everyone. Plus as normal, Fobby and David dive into topics that were never imagined before we recorded this episode!

First Option Mortgages' top Loan Officers join Fobby for a panel discussion.  Topics from the current market to social media to what it was like in their first year.  Collectively, these three loan officers funded over 160 units in 2021 Q1 in three unique markets.

One of the wildest episodes we’ve recorded to date. Fobby talks with the founder and president of 20/20 Vision for Success Coaching, Christine Beckwith. The discussion is focused on the upcoming Vision Summit being held in Tampa, Fl. They are joined by Barry Habib, Jay Doran, Joe Panebianco, and Jason Frazier. This episode gives our listeners a taste of what's to come at the Vision Summit for sure!

What happens when you take an energetic mortgage professional and ask them for the secret to their success?  You get an amazing book!

Laura Brandao, President of AFR joins us for a second time to discuss her first book "Say YES Everyday". It's full of inspiring episodes of Laura's mortgage career, as well as some of her personal life events that made her who she is today.  She opens up and shares so much with us...honestly, one hour was not enough time!

When AIME's CEO, Katie Sweeney joins Fobby for a 1-on-1, no question is off the table.  Being one of the youngest CEOs, Katie is setting a course to lead her team of millennials to a brighter future, one that includes a larger market share for all mortgage brokers.  Did we mention she's a Dallas Cowboy fan???  

With this hot real estate market nationwide, we decided to create a roundtable of real estate agents to answer some of the most pressing questions everyone is asking. This was a very candid conversation with four agents from four different markets sharing their similarities and their differences in their current market, as well as their experiences. 

Thank you to Ryan Keeton of EXP Realty / Gloria Zelaya of E Homes / Chris Cummings of Keller Williams / Laura Delgado of Realty Professionals.