With technology and innovation driving change in the mortgage industry, Brian Vieaux, President of FinLocker joins Fobby on this episode. FinLocker is a personal financial assistance tool that enables users to financially prepare to apply for loans and other financial transactions.  Brian shares his insight on how he sees technology is changing the mortgage industry and what the mortgage lender can do to make sure they get their share of the mortgage business.

Sometimes when you meet a person, you never know just what amazing feat they will accomplish. Vivian Hughes is just one of those amazing people.  Vivian was our very first guest on LL&E back in 2020! 

Vivian is back to take a deep dive into her first book “It’s All Me: The Modern Women’s Guide to Thriving After Divorce” and this was one amazing episode!

Ever get the weird feeling that everything you say is being listened to?  Turns out you may not be paranoid after all!  We sat down the founder of Qortel, Michael Markette to understand better how bots are being used to listen to our calls.  Not just for selling us items online, but the bots can actually assess, train, and improve basic sales skills. Let’s welcome in a brave new world as we witness the rise of the bots!

Laugh, Lend & Eat kicks off 2021 with three branding experts, Charlyne McWilliams, Corey Trujillo and Peter Van Aartijk. They share their insights on the how’s and why’s of “BRANDING YOURSELF".  Diving deep with these three industry experts will help anyone understand branding as well as how to develop a brand that will set you apart from the rest!

Building an infrastructure that can support a growing mortgage sales team is no easy job. Especially when the growth happens at the same time mortgage interest rates are at an all-time low!!! Enter Kevin Strika, VP of Operations and Clay Jones, VP of Credit Risk, who have been building the Ops platform for First Option Mortgage over the past several years and knew their structure would not only hold, but was also scalable for growth.

What do top mortgage professionals have in common with star athletes?  They most likely have a coach working with them.  We brought in Christine Beckwith and her coaches from 20/20 Vision For Success for a panel discussion on the how's and why's of coaching mortgage professionals.  Better have your pen and paper handy for this episode!

Barry Habib, CEO/Founder of MBS Highway  sat down to discuss his new book, "Money In The Streets" and how it can help anyone who reads it.  He spoke about his early days growing up in Brooklyn, NY to becoming a best selling author on Amazon.  Trusting his gut has been the difference maker when it counted the most...his message is simple....you should trust your gut too!

Montell Watson, Director of Corporate Strategy for Movement Mortgage sat down to discusses a variety of topics from leadership to technology and the retail loan officer. Being a former college athlete, gives Montell a different perspective on how to lead by example.

Alvin Shah, managing partner of First Option Mortgage and his wife, Kiran regional manager share their insights on what it takes to build a company and a family at the same time.  While they both may have separate tasks to build First Option, their visions are unified for both.  

The Simply WOW Agency was founded by Jessica Peterson in order to elevate the customer experience.  Being a real estate agent in Sarasota, FL, Jessica learned how to WOW her clients, as well as how to coach others to do the same.    Jessica's most recent book "Creating The Perfect Day" allows the reader to learn time management skills for both business and personal life.