John Robbins is a longtime leader in the American mortgage banking industry.

He founded and operated several national companies over the course of his 35+ year career, selling two of them to large banking corporations.

He served as the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association in 2006-2007, leading the organization during one of the industry’s most tumultuous eras, and continues to be active in MBA.

He started in the industry as a loan officer and has remained in the business over his entire career.

Click to check out some of the highlights from this interview with John Robbins:

"How to motivate people to achieve a goal..."

"The one quality a leader needs to have..."

"One of the challenges for new leaders is their ability to discern right from wrong..."

"Great leaders are made, they're not born..."