All Episodes

• Connect Episode 52 | Josh Friend, Founder & CEO, Insellerate
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 52nd episode we welcome back Josh Friend, Founder & CEO, Insellerate. Topics of discussion:   3:35 - Much of the focus in the past half-decade (or more) in the realm of customer/user experience has been on […]
• Connect Episode 51 | Rising Stars of Commercial Real Estate Finance
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 51st episode we welcome 3 Rising Stars of Commercial Real Estate Finance. Sarah Bernhisel, Vice President, Slatt Capital Pasha Johnson, Principal, Pacific Southwest Realty Services Amit Tyagi, Senior Director, Gantry Topics of discussion:   3:41 – […]
• Connect Episode 50 | Peter Margolin, Commercial Loan Originator, Alliant Credit Union
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 50th episode features Peter Margolin, Commercial Loan Originator, Alliant Credit Union Topics of discussion:   4:04 - What’s your background, and how did you get into the business and to Alliant? 5:29 - Where is the […]
• Connect Episode 49 | Brad Zampa, EVP, CBRE Capital Markets
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 49th episode features Brad Zampa, EVP, CBRE Capital Markets. Topics of discussion:   3:47 – What’s your background, and how did you get into the CRE market, and specifically the debt/structured finance sector? 9:56 – Big picture […]
• Connect Episode 48 | Gary Bechtel, CEO, Red Oak Capital
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 48th episode features Gary Bechtel, CEO, Red Oak Capital. Topics of discussion:   4:44 - What’s your background and how did you wind up at Red Oak Capital? 9:25 - What’s the current state of the […]
• Connect Episode 47 | Lori Brewer, CEO, LBA Ware
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 47th episode features Lori Brewer, CEO, LBA Ware. Topics of discussion: 2:18 - What’s your background and what led you to start LBA Ware? 5:33 - CompenSafe’s position as the industry’s leading incentive compensation management platform […]
• Connect Episode 46 | Sales & Origination Strategies for 2021
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 46th episode features a mini-panel discussing Sales & Origination Strategies for 2021. Panelists: Casey Hughes-Wade, VP, Relationship Manager-Mortgage, SLK Global Solutions Erin Futterer, Regional Vice President, Stearns Lending, LLC James McKibban, Branch Manager, New American Funding […]
• Connect Episode 45 | Bill Tessar, President, Civic Financial Services
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 45th episode features Bill Tessar, President, Civic Financial Services. This episode covers a variety of topics including: 4:56 - What’s your background?  What led you to Civic and the private lending space? 7:43 - So what […]
• Connect Episode 44 - Erik Enright, COO/CTO Top of Mind
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 44th episode features Erik Enright, COO/CTO Top of Minds. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   5:11 - What's your background? How did your varied experience lead you to Top of Mind? 6:23 - […]
• Connect Episode 43 - Margaret Chiavini, Caliber Home Loans
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 43rd episode features Margaret Chiavini, Regional Vice President, Correspondent Sales West, Caliber Home Loans This episode covers a variety of topics including:   3:57 - Let’s start with your background – how did you get started […]
• Connect Episode 42 - Michael Flynn, Of Counsel, Buchalter
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 42nd episode features Michael Flynn, Of Counsel, Buchalter. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   3:08 - What’s your background?  What drew you into the legal field, and how did you end up at […]
• Connect Episode 41 - Brent Chandler, Founder & CEO, FormFree
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 41st episode features Brent Chandler, Founder & CEO, FormFree. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   3:01 - What’s your background?  How did you get started in the industry and what led you to […]
• Connect Episode 40 - Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Partner, Ballard Spahr
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 40th episode features Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Partner, Ballard Spahr. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   4:15 - Let’s start with your background.  What led you into the legal field, and specifically to […]
• Connect Episode 39 - Ben Miller, Co-Founder, SimpleNexus
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 39th episode features Ben Miller, Co-Founder, SimpleNexus. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   2:04 - What’s your background?  What led you to SimpleNexus? 9:37 - What was the biggest challenge in helping to start […]
• Connect Episode 38 - Michael Pfeifer, Of Counsel, Kirby & McGuinn, California MBA General Counsel
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 38th episode features Michael Pfeifer, Of Counsel, Kirby & McGuinn, California MBA General Counsel. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   2:33 - What’s your background?  How did you get started and what led […]
• Connect Episode 37 - Cody Charfauros, Principal/Managing Director, Slatt Capital
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 37th episode features Cody Charfauros, Principal/Managing Director, Slatt Capital. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   2:43 - Let’s start with your background – how did you get into the business, and what led […]
• Connect Episode 36 - Alex Kutsishin, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief ROI Booster, Sales Boomerang
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 36th episode features Alex Kutsishin, Co-Founder, CEO & Chief ROI Booster, Sales Boomerang. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   4:05 - Let’s start with your background – how did you get into the […]
• Connect Episode 35 - Joe Langner, President, ReverseVision
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 35th episode features Joe Langner, President, ReverseVision. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   4:04 - What’s your background?  How did you get started on the reverse side of the business, and what drew […]
• Connect Episode 34 - Gary Clark, COO, Sierra Pacific Mortgage
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 34th episode features Gary Clark, COO, Sierra Pacific Mortgage. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   3:32 - What’s your background?  How did you get in the industry and end up at Sierra Pacific? […]
• Connect Episode 33 - David Rosenthal MAI, FRICS, President & CEO, Curtis-Rosenthal, Inc.
  Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. We are joined by David Rosenthal MAI, FRICS, President & CEO, Curtis-Rosenthal, Inc. This episode covers a variety of topics including:   6:52 - What’s your backstory? How did you get started in the industry and what led […]