Laugh, Lend and Eat

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 b...

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 a...

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 / G...

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 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 lend...

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 wor...

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 ho...

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. 

Total Expert's Chief Customer Officer, Sue Woodard has enjoyed a celebrated career in the mortgage industry.  Sue was very candid about her thoughts on customer service, as well as sharing her insights into where the mortgage industry is headed with the right amount technology to help it out.   

It doesn't take long, once you start speaking with Ana Maria Sanin, to understand her desire to succeed.  In under 5 years, she was able to open her company to help women with their branding needs.   We dive deep into her faith, her beliefs and how they were established.  

How does someone go from ZERO followers to 240,000 followers in 3 years on LinkedIn?  Our guest Michael David Chapman walks us through step by step on what he did to attain that goal.  As well as how he came into my life right when I needed someone like him!

Who really wants to take the time to create the perfect CRM for themselves?  Our guest Josh Friend did just that!  Find out what pushed him to do that and how Insellerate stands out from the crowd.  

What do you get when you put  3 of the top mortgage industry recruiters on a panel podcast?  You get an amazing episode!! Brandi Floyd, Jim Boghos and Guy McFadden told us what they like and don't like, as well as what a company could do to make sure our sales staff never takes a phone call from them.  Grab a note book for this episode!

With the recent decision by the Supreme Court to allow DACA to remain as a policy, Dani Hernandez was the perfect guest to come on Laugh, Lend and Eat.  Dani is a nationally recognized mortgage underwriter and content creation expert. She is a contributor for HousingWire’s blog, “Ask the Underwriter.” Dani is very socially conscious driven and this passion flows into her views on the mortgage...

Tony Thompson founded the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) as a national trade association dedicated to the enrichment and betterment of minorities and women who work in the mortgage industry.  We were privileged to speak with Tony as large scale Black Lives Matter demonstrations are occurring  all over the world.  Tony allowed us to gain more pe...