Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers-and-shakers in the mortgage industry. Our 21st episode features Marlene Chaker, Founder & CEO, AAA-AMC. In this episode Marlene covers a variety of topics around the mortgage industry including the following:
3:08 – What’s your journey? How did you end up in the mortgage industry and in the appraisal side of the business?
5:10 – What was your experience starting a company? Biggest challenges? Greatest rewards?
7:19 – What steps did you take to create the company culture that you have?
8:35 – What role does supporting the professional development of your team play?
11:08 – How has the pandemic impacted your company and the wider appraisal business?
12:24 – What long-term trends in the appraisal business do you think will come out of the pandemic?
15:02 – What are you hearing from clients about the state of the industry overall right now?
16:05 – I know you’ve had some great mentors in the business, and that you’ve become a mentor yourself now? How important is giving back like that to you?
17:19 – How important is it for vendors in the industry to support trade groups like the California MBA? What tangible benefits have you seen from your membership?
20:44 – What one bit of advice would you give for mortgage professionals to position themselves to come out of the pandemic strong, be ready for major growth in 2021?
To learn more about AAA-AMC visit http://www.aaa-amc.net/
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