Join Michael Neef every week on Mondays as he interviews professionals in and around the Mortgage Industry. Our goal is to talk about the challenges that Loan Officers and other business leaders face every day, and ways to overcome those challenges to improve your business.
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Nick Carpenter Chats About How He Outsources and Recruits to Build a Unique Business

In today's episode Michael talks with Nick Carpenter about how he built his business to suit his life, and to achieve his goals. He chats through the value in finding the right people to do the job, and the importance of recruiting them. They also talk about Nicks unique strategy to realtor partnerships and other industry partnerships.

Guest

Nick Carpenter

USAF Vet and Founder of The Legion of Loan Officers
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Nick Carpenter Chats About How He Outsources and Recruits to Build a Unique Business

In today's episode Michael talks with Nick Carpenter about how he built his business to suit his life, and to achieve his goals. He chats through the value in finding the right people to do the job, and the importance of recruiting them. They also talk about Nicks unique strategy to realtor partnerships and other industry partnerships.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Nick Carpenter

USAF Vet and Founder of The Legion of Loan Officers

Christopher Griffith Talks About Training Loan Officers and Providing Value to Customers

n today's episode Michael talks with Christopher Griffith on how he built a VA training platform for Loan Officers who want to improve on their ability to help out veterans, as well as building a mortgage business that utilizes debt strategically to build wealth.

Guest

Christopher Griffith

Senior Loan Officer
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Christopher Griffith Talks About Training Loan Officers and Providing Value to Customers

n today's episode Michael talks with Christopher Griffith on how he built a VA training platform for Loan Officers who want to improve on their ability to help out veterans, as well as building a mortgage business that utilizes debt strategically to build wealth.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Christopher Griffith

Senior Loan Officer

Roxana Talks about the value in building relationships to build a business

In this week's episode, Roxana Talks about the value in building relationships to build a business.

Guest

Roxana Elbahou

Senior Loan Officer
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Roxana Talks about the value in building relationships to build a business

In this week's episode, Roxana Talks about the value in building relationships to build a business.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Roxana Elbahou

Senior Loan Officer

Can You Use Scarcity in Sales to Increase Lead Quality?

Bob Friel chats with Michael about his sales process and how he uses scarcity to increase lead quality. Bob talks about how he'd rather find 10 high quality customers than 100 low quality customers, and some of his tech he uses to run his business.

Guest

Bob Friel

Senior Loan Officer
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Can You Use Scarcity in Sales to Increase Lead Quality?

Bob Friel chats with Michael about his sales process and how he uses scarcity to increase lead quality. Bob talks about how he'd rather find 10 high quality customers than 100 low quality customers, and some of his tech he uses to run his business.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Bob Friel

Senior Loan Officer

The Value in Understanding Your Partners Business w/ Joe Shaw

Joe Shaw talks to Michael about his carrier and how/why he went from working in real estate to becoming a loan officer. He also chats about the value in understanding your partners business and how you can relate with them.

Guest

Joe Shaw

Senior Loan Officer
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The Value in Understanding Your Partners Business w/ Joe Shaw

Joe Shaw talks to Michael about his carrier and how/why he went from working in real estate to becoming a loan officer. He also chats about the value in understanding your partners business and how you can relate with them.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Joe Shaw

Senior Loan Officer

Mark MacInerney chats his philosophy shift in running his business

Michael and Mark sit down and talk about the value and importance of a good work life balance, and how Mark has managed to tackle the issues caused by constant work initiatives.

Guest

Mark MacInerney

Senior Loan Officer
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Mark MacInerney chats his philosophy shift in running his business

Michael and Mark sit down and talk about the value and importance of a good work life balance, and how Mark has managed to tackle the issues caused by constant work initiatives.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Mark MacInerney

Senior Loan Officer

Valuable Long Term Marketing Strategies with James Polinori and Michael Neef

James Polinori chats with Michael Neef and goes over the importance of playing the long game in marketing. Relying solely on lead gen is a very short game, you may get some quick wins, but if you aim to grow your company and brand, you need to dedicate the time to building out those long-term marketing plans.

Guest

James Polinori

President/Co-founder, Loan Officers of America Network Chief Marketing Officer, Geneva Financial
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Valuable Long Term Marketing Strategies with James Polinori and Michael Neef

James Polinori chats with Michael Neef and goes over the importance of playing the long game in marketing. Relying solely on lead gen is a very short game, you may get some quick wins, but if you aim to grow your company and brand, you need to dedicate the time to building out those long-term marketing plans.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

James Polinori

President/Co-founder, Loan Officers of America Network Chief Marketing Officer, Geneva Financial

Michael Neef & Michael Farrel Chat About Surviving the Current Market

Michael Neef and Michael Farrel chat about surviving the current market and how to engage with realtors by continuing to communicate with them, and by making it clear that you're then for them when it's needed.

Guest

Michael Farrel

Senior Loan Officer
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Michael Neef & Michael Farrel Chat About Surviving the Current Market

Michael Neef and Michael Farrel chat about surviving the current market and how to engage with realtors by continuing to communicate with them, and by making it clear that you're then for them when it's needed.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Michael Farrel

Senior Loan Officer

The Value of Finding the Right Tools to Run Your Business w/ Todd Harrington

Today we meet with Todd Harrington of Brightwire Loans. He is a friend, member, and awesome Loan Officer. Todd thinks about this industry in a very tactical and unique way. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

Guest

Todd Harrington

President - Brightwire Loans
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The Value of Finding the Right Tools to Run Your Business w/ Todd Harrington

Today we meet with Todd Harrington of Brightwire Loans. He is a friend, member, and awesome Loan Officer. Todd thinks about this industry in a very tactical and unique way. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Todd Harrington

President - Brightwire Loans

Michael & Ryan Chat About Taking Your Business from 0 to 100 on a Budget

Join Michael Neef & Ryan Ehler as they sit down and chat about starting a business and what it takes to produce great video marketing content. Ryan will also go over how you can take your business from zero to a hundred with little to no budget.

Guest

Ryan Ehler

Senior Loan Officer
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Michael & Ryan Chat About Taking Your Business from 0 to 100 on a Budget

Join Michael Neef & Ryan Ehler as they sit down and chat about starting a business and what it takes to produce great video marketing content. Ryan will also go over how you can take your business from zero to a hundred with little to no budget.
Host

Michael Neef

CEO, Loan Officer & Father
Guest

Ryan Ehler

Senior Loan Officer

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