A podcast about the founders, the innovators, and the remarkable people in the cycling industry and the stories about the icons they've created. Escape Collective is entirely member-funded. If you like this podcast please consider supporting us by becoming a member: https://escapecollective.com/member/
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Welcome to my podcast, where I’m sure I’ll either really annoy you, or you’ll fall in love with my voice. I plan to talk on a wide variety of things, and keep my sessions short, sweet, and intentional! Come along with me, I think we’ll have fun!
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A weekly podcast that reads out ghost stories, horror stories, and weird tales every week. Classic stories from the pens of the masters Occasionally, we feature living authors, but the majority are dead. Some perhaps are undead. We go from cosy Edwardian ghost stories (E. F. Benson, Walter De La Mare) to Victorian supernatural mysteries (M. R. James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, and Charles Dickens) to 20th-century Weird Tales (Robert Aickman, Fritz Lieber, Clark Ashton-Smith, and H. P. L ...
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A daily podcast that covers current events, professional topics and the empowerment of the mind. Our Host: Ace Wallace Former Advertising Executive turned agency founder and philanthropist. "A serial entrepreneur, millennial and venture capitalist with baby boomer wisdom. Tune in and see what we're talking about today.
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The Come Thru, Black Sheep podcast centers the voices and perspectives of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) folks. A space where we celebrate all of our dynamic indentities. Tune in every Thursday as host Beco Lichtman and featured guests dive into soulful and spirited conversations about the arts, wellness, politics, business, culture, travel, and so much more. If you’re looking to be informed, entertained, and uplifted, this is the podcast for you. New episodes drop every Thur ...
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From Facebook Ads to the latest/greatest CRM, I’m sharing everything a modern Loan Officer needs to thrive in the 21st century. I share everything I learn about Mortgage marketing - ad platforms, automated follow up, referral strategies, sales/conversion tips, team building strategies, and building the mindset of a champion so that you too can defy the odds and win. This show is for Loan Officers and mortgage brokers who understand that technology will either crush their business or transfor ...
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Building Zwift (replay on their 10th anniversary)
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Indoor training has been around for longer than I can remember, but when Zwift came along in 2014 it changed the market forever. The company came into the world with bold ambitions, reimagined the space and what it could become, and has grown the market to a size that nobody could have imagined. Some of the earliest pioneers in the indoor virtual w…
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To most of us it would seem inconceivable to build one of the biggest bike brands in the world from absolutely nothing. Think of the capital it would require, the global distribution network, complex supply chains, logistics, manufacturing, sales, design … It’s a daunting endeavour and hard to imagine where you’d even begin. Well, it didn’t start w…
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Many would argue that Cervélo is one of the most innovative bike brands in the cycling industry. Back in the 1990s when they first started, almost everyone else was focusing on lightweight bikes. Cervélo, meanwhile, was busy pioneering bicycle aerodynamics. I’ve ask engineers at various bike companies which brand impresses them most with regards to…
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The Shadow In The Corner by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Prepare to be captivated by M.E. Braddon's "The Shadow in the Corner," a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic fiction that will send shivers down your spine. This chilling tale follows the arrival of Maria, a young servant girl, at the foreboding Wildheath Grange. As she settles into her new role, Maria becomes increasingly aware of a mysterious presenc…
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Overnight Success: Building Factor Bikes
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For many years, bike brands have been known to collaborate with automobile and Formula 1 companies in order to align themselves with their halo of high level performance, innovation and technology. But factor bikes started in reverse to that. Factor might seem like a relative newcomer in the market, and that's partially true. It's been a mere eight…
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In "The Quest of Iranon," follow the mysterious traveler Iranon as he embarks on a relentless search for a mythical city shrouded in beauty and enigma. Prepare to be spellbound by the surreal landscapes he traverses, the enigmatic beings he encounters, and the eerie truths he unveils along the way. This tale promises to unravel the boundaries betwe…
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In a moonlit Victorian mansion, a man delves into his family's mysterious past. As night falls, the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur. When an unwilling friend is drawn into a late-night escapade, he finds himself caught between loyalty and an unsettling presence that seems to permeate the old house. In this chilling tale of …
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Prepare to be transported to the desolate moorlands of Garside Fell, where the haunting whistle of a train echoes through the mist-shrouded night. In L.T.C. Rolt's chilling tale, "The Garside Fell Disaster," the line between past and present blurs as an unsuspecting railway enthusiast uncovers a tragic history that refuses to stay buried. Learn mor…
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The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Prepare yourself for a chilling journey into the dark underbelly of 19th-century Edinburgh, where the pursuit of medical knowledge leads down a treacherous path of moral corruption and supernatural terror. In Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher," you'll follow the descent of a promising young medical student as he becomes entangled in a web…
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The Triumph of Night by Edith Wharton
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On a bitterly cold winter's night in New Hampshire, a delicate young man alights from a train to find his expected transport, a sleigh, is not there. It seems he has been forgotten. A chance encounter with a young man named Frank Rainer leads to an invitation to his uncle's grand, yet eerily quiet home. As George Faxon steps into the opulence of Ov…
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No. 11 Welham Square by Sir Herbert Stephen
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Dive into the shadowy corners of Victorian London with Herbert Stephen’s “No. 11 Welham Square,” a chilling tale that intertwines family secrets with ghostly encounters. When Edward, newly appointed at the British Museum, revisits his ancestral home, he unravels a haunting mystery that has plagued his lineage for generations. Amidst creaking floorb…
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The Stranger of the Night by Edgar Wallace
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Prepare to be enthralled by Tony Walker's gripping narration of Edgar Wallace's "The Stranger of the Night," a well-crafted supernatural thriller first published on 15 October 1910. Follow the tale of George Thomas, a troubled man armed with a hidden knife, as he encounters a mysterious stranger who seems to understand his deepest fears and desires…
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On a mist-shrouded night in March, two brave souls, Muriel Fisher and Scotty McCormack, dare to confront the malevolent secrets of a forsaken house with a history steeped in death. As they step into its decaying halls, the oppressive silence of the house breathes life into shadows, whispering of the dark fates that have befallen all who entered bef…
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129: Darin Rhodes - Mastering Marketing Strategies and Managing Your Mindset
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This week, we're joined by Darin Rhodes. Darin is the Founder of TruePartnerAI and the Owner of Utah Mortgage Pros, LLC from Provo, Utah, who has been in the mortgage business for over 22 years. Darin has been directly involved in small business marketing ever since pursuing an advertising degree from BYU in 1998, and loves innovative ways to make …
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The Ghost of A Hand by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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Imagine settling into a new home, only to find yourself tormented by a ghostly presence that manifests as a single, sinister hand. In "The Ghost of a Hand," a tale from Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's The House by the Churchyard, the Prosser family faces a haunting that defies explanation and grows ever more terrifying with each passing night. Join me as…
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128: Skylar Wallace - Tactics They've Used to Grow 30% Year-Over-Year Every Year Since 2020
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This week, we're joined by Skylar Wallace. Skylar is a Senior Mortgage Banker at Flat Branch Home Loans from Seneca, Missouri, and is one half of the Level Up Lenders Team with previous guest, Sam Hickey. Skylar and Sam have been partners since 2019, with the goal to close 850-1000 loans this year. Skylar is here to discuss: → Soul searching to fin…
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Imagine receiving a phone call from someone you thought was gone forever. In Mary Treadgold's chilling tale "The Telephone," a young actress finds herself entangled in a haunting mystery when her husband begins receiving calls from his deceased first wife. Set against the eerie backdrop of the Scottish Highlands and the bustling streets of London, …
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127: Justin Lopatin - A $1B Producer on the Hidden Superpowers of Top Loan Officers
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This week, we're joined by Justin Lopatin. Justin is the Division President at Vybe Mortgage from Delray Beach, Florida, who's funded over $1 billion of volume in his 18 year career in mortgages. Justin is also a Co-Founder and Principal Coach at GO! Coaching (or Growth Only Coaching), which specialize in coaching Mortgage Loan Officers (MLOs) at a…
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Step into the quietly unsettling world of A.M. Burrage's "Playmates," where the veil between the seen and unseen is delicately lifted. In a remote English country house, the orphaned Monica, adopted by the reserved historian Stephen Everton, begins to find mysterious companions in the so-called "schoolroom." This ghost story, with its subtle yet pe…
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How the founders of Kona Bikes saved their company
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It’s been said that Kona is 'The Smallest Biggest Bike Company in the World'. They’re best known as the quintessential North Shore bike brand, yet their global head office is just down over the border in Ferndale, Washington. The quirky company stood out with outrageous bike model names such as the Stinky Dee-Lux, Sex One, Sex Too, and, Jackshit, w…
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126: Cindy Ertman - Steps, Systems, and Killer Scripts to Make You a 7-Figure Producer for Decades
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This week, we're joined by Cindy Ertman. Cindy is the CEO & Founder of The Defining Difference, a mortgage coaching and training company, from Manhattan Beach, California, and also the Mortgage and Strategy Coach at RMP Mortgage Manhattan Beach. Over her 30+ years in the mortgage industry, Cindy has been a top 100 originator in the US for over a de…
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Delve into the enigmatic realm of E.F. Benson's "In the Tube," a haunting tale where the boundaries of time, reality, and the supernatural blur. Anthony Carling, a man gifted with clairvoyance, shares his unsettling experience on the London Underground, where a spectral presence emerges, growing more vivid with each encounter. Through Carling's nar…
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125: Spencer Dusebout - Leveraging Data to Improve Client Retention and Close More Loans
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This week, we're joined by Spencer Dusebout. Spencer is the CEO and Founder of Aidium from Boulder, Colorado, a mortgage CRM software with intelligent automation. A serial entrepreneur, Spencer is a sought after public speaker, who has given multiple TED talks as well as spoken at many regional conferences. Spencer is here to discuss: → Loan Office…
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A Dead Finger by Sabine Baring Gould
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In Sabine Baring-Gould's haunting tale, "A Dead Finger," an ordinary visit to the National Gallery in London spirals into a chilling encounter with the supernatural. Our unnamed narrator is tormented by the appearance of a disembodied finger, which leads to increasingly eerie and life-draining occurrences. As his health declines and the sinister pr…
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124: Mike Hajjar - Diversifying Your Referral Partners and Sticking to the Fundamentals
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This week, we're joined by Mike Hajjar, CMPS. Mike is a Mortgage Advisor and Branch Manager at Landmark Mortgage Planners DBA (a division of American Financial Network Inc.) from the Detroit Metropolitan Area in Michigan, who's been in the industry since 2005. Mike is a mortgage planning specialist that's built his business on integrity, transparen…
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In the darkness of a Mediterranean night, the _Osiris_ slices through the waves, carrying with it a passenger burdened by a haunting tale. Alastair Colvin, a man with a shadowed past, reluctantly shares his story of Thurnley Abbey, a Gothic estate nestled in the heart of rural England. Whispered to be cursed and haunted, the abbey's notoriety has s…
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123: Michelle Berman-Mikel - How to Take Your Social Media From Being Consumed to Building Connection
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This week, we're joined by Michelle Berman-Mikel. Michelle is CEO, Founder & Creator of Beyond the Method™ and Berman Media PD, Inc. from Phoenix, Arizona, which teaches Realtors and Loan Officers how to delve into the minds of ideal clients, leveraging crucial data to turn Instagram from a casual platform into a dynamic, lead-generating powerhouse…
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Prepare to delve into the haunting world of Guy de Maupassant's "Who Knows?", a chilling tale that blurs the lines between reality and the supernatural. Join the narrator as he recounts his unsettling experiences with his beloved furniture, which seems to take on a life of its own. As the story unfolds, you'll find yourself questioning the narrator…
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122: Ronda Hickey - Tips From a LO Unicorn That Funds 500 Loans a Year
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Today, we're joined by Ronda Hickey. Ronda is a Senior Mortgage Banker at Flat Branch Home Loans from Newton County, Missouri, who's been in the mortgage industry since 2005. Ronda, an industry unicorn who is great at underwriting and also a master of sales, has a yearly personal production range between 450-500 loans, while also managing a team an…
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The Daemon Lover by Shirley Jackson
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In this haunting and enigmatic short story by Shirley Jackson, an unnamed woman eagerly awaits her wedding day, only to find herself plunged into a nightmarish search for her missing fiancé, Jamie Harris. As she navigates the city streets and encounters a cast of indifferent, jaded characters, the protagonist's quest for love and connection takes o…
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121: Kahren Oxner - The Mindset You Need to Become a Successful Loan Officer
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Today, we're joined by Kahren Oxner. Kahren is a Producing Branch Manager at UMortgage from Wilsonville, Oregon, and is also the Pacific Northwest Regional VP. After buying her first home at the age of 21, she has turned a double major of Finance and Marketing into a 23+ year mortgage career. Kahren is here to discuss: → Utilizing Level Up Sales Co…
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A Warning To The Curious by M. R. James
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M.R. James's "A Warning to the Curious" (1925) is a seminal ghost story that explores the consequences of disturbing ancient artifacts and the enduring power of folklore. Set in the fictional coastal town of Seaburgh, based on Aldeburgh, Suffolk, where James had strong personal connections, the story follows Paxton, an amateur archaeologist who une…
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120: Evan Wade - How to Become an Entrepreneur in the Mortgage Industry
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Today, we're joined by Evan Wade. Evan is the President and CEO of Epoch Lending from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is also the Founder of EpochOS, an all-in-one business management tool for mortgage brokers to automate accounting, finance, business intelligence, commission calculation, and more. Evan is here to discuss: → Starting in banking at …
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M.R. James (1862-1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar, and provost of King's College, Cambridge. Best known for his ghost stories, which are widely regarded as among the finest in the genre, James redefined the traditional ghost story by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contempora…
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119: Jackie Dunlap - Multiple Strategies to Wow Referral Partners and the Easiest Way to Make an SOP
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Today, we're joined by Jackie Dunlap. Jackie is the Broker Owner of Next Generation Home Loans from the Denver Metropolitan Area in Colorado, and is also the Owner of the process and origination training company, The Mortgage Calculator. Jackie is here to discuss: → Learning how to create processes in your business, growing your business the right …
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Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his sword-and-sorcery stories and his novel "Conjure Wife" (1943). Leiber's works often combined elements of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and he coined the term "sword and sorcery." He is widely regarded as one of the m…
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118: Alexa Faithful - Keeping Social Media Simple Leads to Success
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Today, we're joined by Alexa Faithful. Alexa is a Loan Officer at CMS Mortgage from Williamsburg, Virginia, and has been in the mortgage industry since 2015. Alexa is also the author of the 2020 book, "Alexa, Get Me a Mortgage", and has amassed a TikTok following of almost 14,000 from making mortgage content. Alexa is here to discuss: → The evoluti…
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Alan Noel Latimer Munby (25 December 1913 – 26 December 1974) was a distinguished English librarian, bibliographical scholar, and book collector, noted for his contributions to the study of rare books and manuscripts. Additionally, he gained recognition as an author of ghost stories, influenced by the style of M. R. James. Munby was born in Hampste…
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117: Connor Bartley - How to Become a Solution Oriented Loan Officer (SOLO) and Grow on LinkedIn
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Today, we're joined by Connor Bartley. Connor is a Senior Business Development Consultant at loanDepot from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas, who's been recruiting professionals for almost 2 decades. Connor has built a big following on LinkedIn around bringing value and education to Loan Officers, and is also a 2-time pie eating contest win…
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The Cairn on The Headland by Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an influential American author primarily known for his contributions to the genres of fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction. He is best remembered as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, a character who has become an iconic figure in popular culture. Born in Peaster, Texas, Howard demonstrated a keen interest in sto…
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116: Tano Kapedani - How to Make Your Mortgage Business Not Only Sustainable, But Scalable
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Today, we're joined by Tano Kapedani. Tano is the Founder, CEO, and Senior Mortgage Broker of EZ Fundings Home Loans from Rancho Cucamonga, California, who started in mortgages in 2003 after immigrating from Albania in 1998. A fluent speaker of 5 languages, he has personally assisted over 3,000 families in achieving homeownership, and has built his…
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Industry Special Q&A: Buyer ethics, Brexit, advocacy and more...
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In our final episode of this limited series, we turn the floor over to member questions. Thank you to everyone who became members throughout this series. Every single one of you helps make us produce more content like this. If you're not a member, you can join here: https://escapecollective.com/join/ You can listen another podcast you'll enjoy abou…
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Abraham "Bram" Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. He was the third of seven children born to Abraham Stoker and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley Stoker. Stoker spent much of his early childhood bedridden due to an unknown illness, during which he entertained himself with stories and books. Despite his illness, he ev…
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115: Brian Vieaux - Rethink Everything You Know About Being A "Next Gen" Loan Officer
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Today, we're joined by Brian Vieaux, CMB. Brian is the President and COO at FinLocker from Novi, Michigan, with over 28 years of executive experience in mortgage banking. Brian hosts his own podcast, "FinTech Friday", and co-hosts a second podcast with Kyle Draper, called "Mortgages and More". Brian and Kyle also co-authored a book called "Rethink …
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