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Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Breaking the Mold with Paige Hernandez | Founder of Notorious WMN
In this episode of Loan Officer Life, host Brian Vieaux sits down with Paige Hernandez — a trailblazing mortgage broker from Chino Hills, California and founder of Notorious WMN, a fast-growing community empowering women in the mortgage industry.With raw honesty and infectious energy, Paige shares how she built a profitable investor-focused business on her own terms, no CRM, no website, just relationships and results.But the real story?Paige didn’t stop at success. She built a stage for others.In 2023, she launched Notorious, an all-women’s mastermind and event series that's now a...
2025-08-07
35 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
CLEAR Victory: How Abdel Khawatmi is Winning in a Tough Market
Episode Description:In this powerhouse episode of Loan Officer Life, host Brian Vieaux welcomes back one of the industry's most tactical, transparent, and tenacious producers — Abdel Khawatmi, Division Manager at PRMG and founder of the Got Mortgages brand.At a time when many loan officers are stuck blaming the market, Abdel breaks down the exact system he’s using to grow — not survive — in 2025’s toughest housing cycle.He unveils his CLEAR Victory framework:C = Content (build trust through education and consistent visibility)L = Leveraging systems (from Model Match to FinLocker to smart automation)E = Equity (how to unlock refi and H...
2025-07-31
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
The Point of Thought Advantage: Early Engagement Insights with J.D. Power’s Bruce Gehrke
Episode Summary:In his third visit to the podcast, Bruce Gehrke, senior leader on the J.D. Power Mortgage team, joins Brian Vieaux to unpack fresh data from the in-progress 2025 Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. With three out of four survey waves completed, Bruce shares real-time insights into how borrower behavior is continuing to shift, and what that means for loan officers trying to build sustainable, referral-worthy businesses.Brian and Bruce dive into the growing importance of early consumer engagement, what Brian calls the “Point of Thought”, and how banks are currently winning that mome...
2025-07-10
42 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Attract, Don’t Chase: Realtor Class Strategy with Geoff Zimpfer - Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership
Teaching vs. Chasing: How Loan Officers Can Win the Realtor Game with Geoff ZimpferWhat happens when a former Tony Robbins coach who now teaches thousands of loan officers how to grow with intent joins Loan Officer Life? You get a conversation packed with gold.In this episode, I sat down with Geoff Zimpfer, host of Mortgage Marketing Radio and one of the most respected voices in the mortgage space when it comes to scaling agent relationships through education—not desperation.Here’s what stood out…The Realtor Problem Isn’t Realtors—It’s Your Appro...
2025-06-20
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
The Growth Mindset Playbook with Jason Frazier on the Loan Officer Life Podcast
Show Notes:Guest: Jason Frazier – Mortgage Strategist, Creator of Growth Notes, Co-Author of The Green Zone ProjectTopics Covered:[00:00] Brian welcomes Jason Frazier with humor and gratitude[02:00] The origin story: how Jason influenced Brian to start podcasting[06:30] The evolution of “Growth Notes” and the idea behind daily growth content[11:00] Why Jason now says “growth” instead of “marketing” – and why it matters[14:30] Creating impact through daily voice notes and radical consistency[20:15] The mindset behind “Me, Inc.” – every LO is their own CEO[27:00] What new loan officers should actual...
2025-06-06
36 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
The Art of Showing Up: 3 Simple Strategies To Stand Out - Kyle Draper, Video & Social Media Coach
The Art of Showing Up: How Loan Officers Win with Education, Technology, and ConsistencyIn this powerful live session, Brian Vieaux, President & COO of FinLocker, teams up with content coach and speaker Kyle Draper to deliver an energizing and tactical webinar for loan officers who want to thrive—not just survive—in today's housing market.🚀 Part 1: The KeySteps Demo + Buyer Vision ReportBrian kicks things off by showcasing the latest innovations inside the KeySteps app, including a real-time walkthrough of the new Buyer Vision Report. KeySteps is purpose-built to help loan officers engage homebuy...
2025-05-27
58 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
How Early Engagement Boosts Loyalty: J.D. Power’s Game-Changing Mortgage Insights - Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership
Why Engaging Borrowers at the "Point of Thought" Changes Everything | Loan Officer Life ft. Bruce Gehrke, J.D. PowerIn this powerful episode of Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership, host Brian Vieaux sits down with Bruce Gehrke, Senior Director of Financial Services Intelligence at J.D. Power, to unpack groundbreaking insights from the 2024 Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study—insights that every loan officer, branch manager, and mortgage executive must hear.Key Data Point: Borrowers who connected with a lender at the point of thought—before they were actively home shopping—had a 107-point higher satisfaction score, were 54% less likely to shop a...
2025-05-23
35 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
High Tech, Higher Touch: How Top Mortgage Advisors Are Winning in Today's Market - W/ Jake Vermillion, Mortgage Champions
In this episode of Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership, Brian Vieaux welcomes Jake Vermillion from Mortgage Champions for a candid, tactical, and energizing conversation about what separates top-performing loan officers from those simply surviving today’s tough market.As someone who works with lenders and loan officers across the country, Jake shares firsthand insights into what’s really driving results right now—and spoiler alert: it’s not interest rates or tech stacks. It’s mindset, methodology, and showing up.Jake kicks off by noting a major shift among mortgage executives: many feel they’ve figured o...
2025-05-16
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership - Bill Killmer, Jamey Lynch with guest host: Kyle Draper
The Power of Mortgage Advocacy (MAA Spotlight)Welcome to this powerful episode of Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart & Homeownership, where we’re diving head-first into one of the most important, yet under-discussed aspects of our industry: mortgage advocacy.Whether you’re a new loan officer or a seasoned originator, this conversation will redefine how you see your role—not just as a mortgage professional, but as a homeownership advisor and industry advocate. This episode is a rallying cry for action, unity, and education in a landscape that’s rapidly changing.Episode Overview:Brian Vieaux kicks off with urgency and heart: “...
2025-05-08
31 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
FinTech Fridays: AI Meets Mortgage with Michael Vandi, Founder of Addy AI
🎙 Episode OverviewIn this episode of FinTech Fridays, host Brian Vieaux sits down with Michael Vandi, Founder of Addy AI, to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming the mortgage industry. Michael shares his journey from Freetown, Sierra Leone to Carnegie Mellon, his time at AWS & NASA, and how a side project led him to create an AI-powered loan processing platform.💡 Key Topics Discussed:✅ Michael’s background – From coding as a teen to working on NASA’s space informatics project✅ The accidental entry into mortgage AI – How Addy AI started as an email automa...
2025-03-21
20 min
Banking on Information
Rethinking Homeownership: Empowering First-Time Buyers with Brian Vieaux, President & COO of FinLocker
In this episode of Banking on Information, Rutger van Faassen interviews Brian Vieaux, President and COO of FinLocker. They discuss the importance of understanding the motivations behind home buying, the role of technology in facilitating the home buying process, and the future of the mortgage industry. Brian emphasizes the need for financial literacy and education for first-time home buyers and envisions a future where consumers have complete control over their financial data, transforming the mortgage application process. Keywords: FinLocker, Brian Vieaux, home buying, mortgage industry, financial literacy, technology in finance, future of mortgages, consumer data, financial education...
2025-01-20
14 min
Lykken on Lending
Hybrid Loan Officer with Brian Vieaux of Finlocker
In this episode of Lykken on Lending, David Lykken sits down with Brian Vieaux, a seasoned mortgage industry leader and the driving force behind FinLocker, to explore the evolving role of the modern loan officer. Brian introduces the concept of the "Hybrid Loan Officer," blending traditional referral-based practices with innovative digital strategies to engage homebuyers earlier in their journey. From leveraging social media and personal branding to utilizing FinLocker’s cutting-edge tools, Brian shares actionable insights for mortgage professionals to thrive in today’s competitive landscape. Tune in to learn how you can rethink your approach and prepare for the...
2025-01-15
36 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Al Pitzner, Conforma Compliance Group
Summary In this episode, Brian Vieaux interviews Al Pitzner, the managing director and co-founder of Conforma Compliance Group. They discuss the importance of compliance consulting in the fintech industry and the need for expert resources in a challenging business environment. Al shares his journey to founding Conforma and the different engagement dynamic as a consultant partner. They also explore the top compliance issues in the industry, including fair lending and state enforcement. The conversation highlights the role of compliance in evaluating and implementing technology, with a focus on social...
2024-04-26
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays / Will Caldwell, CEO Snap
Summary Snap is a data and workflow company focused on re-engineering commodity products in the mortgage space. Their core focus is on driving costs down and delivering savings to end users. They started with the flood product and have plans to expand into fraud tools and loan analytics. Their target customers are mortgage companies, and they aim to reduce costs for lenders through their efficient data stack and automation. Snap's strategy is to disrupt the status quo and offer better alternatives at a better price. They can be contacted through their...
2024-04-12
12 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Brandon Spriggs, CEO & Co Founder Survey Loop
Summary Brandon Spriggs, co-founder of SurveyLoop, joins Brian Vieaux on FinTech Fridays to discuss the importance of online reputation and the power of customer feedback. SurveyLoop is an easy-to-use platform that allows businesses to collect real-time feedback and leverage it for marketing purposes. The conversation covers the implementation process, the benefits of collecting feedback beyond the post-close stage, and the role of social proof in building trust. The episode concludes with takeaways on how businesses can use SurveyLoop to improve their online reputation and customer experience. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to SurveyLoop and Brandon Spriggs 03:23 The Importance of Online Reputation 04:20 Overview...
2024-03-29
22 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Ryan Sandler
Summary Ryan Sandler, the founder and CEO of TrueWork, discusses the lack of transparency and privacy in sharing personal financial data, particularly in income verification. He shares his aha moment when he discovered the extent of data sharing and the need for a solution. TrueWork's platform enables secure access to employment income data, providing a seamless experience for both lenders and consumers. Sandler explains the waterfall process of income verification and the importance of automation in streamlining the process. He also discusses the company's near-term roadmap, including expansion into other verticals...
2024-03-14
20 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Dawar Alimi
Summary In this episode of FinTech Fridays, Brian Vieaux interviews Dawar Alimi, founder and CEO of LenderPrice. They discuss the background of LenderPrice and how it came to be, including the involvement of investor Kevin Costner. They also talk about the target clients of LenderPrice and the future of mortgage technology. The episode ends with a teaser about an upcoming award announcement from LenderPrice. Takeaways LenderPrice was founded by Dwar Alimi, who has a software engineering background and a passion for the mortgage industry. LenderPrice has secured investments from strategic partners, including...
2024-03-01
20 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Katherine Campbell
Summary In this episode, Brian Vieaux interviews Katherine Campbell about the evolving market, consumer, and technology in the mortgage industry. They also discuss Katherine's new venture, Leopard Job, which focuses on the concept of fractional work. They explore the benefits of fractional work for both employers and employees, and the need to rethink traditional work structures and responsibilities. They also touch on the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce and the importance of managing change in the workplace. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the new generation and the changing work culture. Takeaways The mortgage industry is experiencing...
2024-02-16
23 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast w/ Jeremy Potter, TitleLook
Summary In this episode of FinTech Fridays, Brian Vieaux interviews Jeremy Potter, of TitleLook, a company that aims to disrupt and improve the title process in the mortgage industry. They discuss the challenges with data in the mortgage industry and how TitleLook is making title data accessible and standardized. They also explore the next evolution of title data and how it can change the relationship between players in the industry. Additionally, they discuss the concept of creating a 'Carfax' for houses and the importance of educating consumers and loan officers about the title process.
2024-02-02
20 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ David Fulford, Gateless
FinTech Fridays Podcast Episode Title: "Innovating in Mortgage Tech with David Fulford of Gateless" Host: Brian Vieaux Guest: David Fulford, Chief Client Officer at Gateless Date: January 19, 2024 Duration: 25 Minutes Episode Summary: In this episode of FinTech Fridays, we delve into the intersection of technology and mortgage finance with David Fulford, the Chief Client Officer at Gateless. David shares his journey from Freddie Mac to the dynamic world of a fintech startup. We discuss the challenges and innovations in mortgage technology, focusing on the groundbreaking work...
2024-01-19
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Rich Gagliano, CEO Dark Matter Technologies
Summary In this episode, Brian Vieaux interviews Rich Gagliano, CEO of Dark Matter Technologies, about the company's recent acquisition by Constellation and their flagship loan origination system, Empower. They discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the mortgage industry and how it can improve efficiency and customer experience. They also address the fear of technology replacing human jobs and emphasize the importance of balancing AI with human interaction. Gagliano explains how Dark Matter Technologies is focused on enhancing the end consumer experience and shares their plans for incorporating avatars and generative AI capabilities.
2024-01-05
19 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast w Jeff Walton, CEO Ingenius
Summary In this episode of FinTech Fridays, Brian Vieaux talks with Jeff Walton, the CEO of InGenius, a data analytics platform for recruiting mortgage loan officers and prospecting for realtors. They discuss the importance of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and how it is now relevant to non-depository lenders. They also explore the business opportunities in underserved communities and the profitability of originating loans in these markets. Jeff explains how InGenius provides data on loan officers and realtors, allowing companies to personalize their recruiting and marketing efforts. Jeff emphasizes the...
2023-12-29
20 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Michael Neef
Summary In this episode, Brian Vieaux interviews Michael Neef, the CEO and founder of Pre-Approve Me app, to discuss the influence of technology on the mortgage industry. They explore the importance of consumer engagement and staying relevant in a changing landscape. Michael emphasizes the need for mortgage companies and loan officers to meet customers where they are, leveraging technology to provide value and answer their questions. They also discuss the role of technology in maintaining consumer engagement throughout the mortgage process. Overall, the conversation highlights the significance of technology in differentiating mortgage professionals and enhancing the customer experience.
2023-12-22
21 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Amit Ghole, Founder & CEO of Inflooens
Summary In this episode of FinTech Fridays, Brian Vieaux interviews Amit Ghole, the founder and CEO of Inflooens. They discuss how Inflooens fits into the lender's tech stack, the challenges of implementing new technology, and the importance of relationship-based experiences in the mortgage industry. Amit shares how Inflooens aims to reduce tech spend by consolidating systems and providing a unified infrastructure. They also explore the role of loan officers and the potential for AI to enhance their advisory capabilities. Overall, Inflooens offers a comprehensive solution that addresses the inefficiencies and lack of transparency...
2023-12-15
24 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast w Spencer Dusebout
Summary In this episode, Brian Vieaux interviews Spencer Dusebout, the founder and CEO of Aidium, a solutions provider to the mortgage industry. They discuss Aidium's products and philosophy of helping customers provide a best-in-class experience to their clients. Spencer shares his entrepreneurial journey and the inspiration behind starting Aidium. They also explore the importance of engaging first-time home buyers and nurturing prospective home buyers in a challenging market. The conversation covers supporting loan advisors' lead generation strategies, balancing the needs of enterprise and loan officers, and the scalability and security of Aidium's platform...
2023-12-09
22 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ David Maland, Noteflow
On today’s Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux is joined by David Maland, Chief Marketing Officer at Noteflow, Inc., to discuss mortgage servicing. Tune in to this insightful podcast episode for a deep dive into the innovative technologies and workflow processes used in managing performing and non-performing non-QM loans for asset managers, investors, mortgage lenders and servicers. 🎧 Listen now 👉 #mortgage #mortgageservicing #mortgagetechnology https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-maland-85b8a01/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/noteflow-inc/
2023-12-01
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Branden Cobb
On today’s Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux is joined by Branden Cobb, a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer with MarketingExec.us. Branden shares how real estate and mortgage companies that are growing or have recently downsized can leverage the services of a fractional CMO to gain strategic perspectives on rebranding, market expansion, and demand generation without the overheads of a full-time permanent CMO. Branden delves into actionable tactics for real estate agents and mortgage companies to amplify lead generation, adeptly capture prospects, and seamlessly convert them into clients. Tune in t...
2023-11-24
23 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Ginger Bell **100th Episode
On today’s monumental 100th episode of the Fintech Fridays #podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Ginger Bell, the Founder and CEO of Edumarketing. 📣Listen to this insightful discussion for practical tips on using #AI and getting started on social media, video marketing and podcasting to build relationships that lead to more customers for your mortgage or real estate business. 🎧 Check out Mortgage Influencers for more insightful podcasts from Ginger, plus Scott Schang and Steve Richman 👉 https://www.mortgageinfluencers.com/ #mortgagemarketing #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #videomarketing
2023-11-17
36 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast: Katherine Campbell & Kyle Draper - Book Review - Rethink Everything You Know About Social Media
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast 🎙️Brian Vieaux talks with Katherine Campbell, Founder of Leopard Job, and Kyle Draper, CEO of KyleDraper.com and Creator of Content Compounding, about Kyle's game-changing book, "Rethink Everything You Know About Social Media." 📚 This is an absolute must-read for every next gen loan officer who is looking to attract, educate, and engage with next gen homebuyers. 🚀 You'll gain valuable insights on why it's time to shift your focus away from simply amassing followers. Discover innovative strategies that will set you apart from other loan officers by learning how...
2023-11-10
32 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Rutger van Faassen, Curinos
Interested to know how your mortgage company stacks up against the competition? On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Rutger van Faassen, Head of Market Strategy with Curinos. Discover the secrets to success as Rutger unveils how mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions can effectively acquire and analyze competitive intelligence. This episode dives deep into benchmarking your company based on critical factors like cycle time, application and locks pull-through rates, mix of applications, and the weighted average market price. Moreover, Rutger will discuss how geographically dissecting this data to create region-specific benchmarks can provide...
2023-11-03
22 min
The Loan Originators' Edge
Brian Vieaux, FinLocker
🎙️ Welcome to Episode 017 of the Scotsman Guide Author Showcase! 🎙️ In Episode 017 of the Scotsman Guide Author Showcase, Carl White interviews Brian Vieaux, President and COO of FinLocker, discussing Brian's article, “The Big Bad Wolf,” in the October 2023 issue of Scotsman Guide Residential Edition. With 28 years of experience in executive positions within the mortgage industry, Brian is dedicated to equipping mortgage lenders with digital financial tools that attract, engage, and retain clients. In this episode, we explore the shift from transaction-focused approaches to continuous engagement in mortgage lending. Tune in for invaluable insights into t...
2023-11-02
29 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Ben Treadway, Social Coach
Want to learn how to take a 10 minute video recording and get a month’s work of video content for your social media? On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Ben Treadway, Head of Sales for SocialCoach, which helps mortgage loan officers automate their social media presence. They share tips for using your mortgage experience to create social videos that get attention, attract the next generation of homebuyers, build your network, and strengthen the relationships with your referral partners. Ben Treadway from Social Coach shares an ingenious strategy for mutual promotion that's perfect for loan officers...
2023-10-27
31 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast: Strategies to Grow, Engage & Nurture Your Database
Brian Vieaux hosted an informative episode featuring three trailblazing mortgage industry experts poised to transform your approach to mortgage marketing and homebuyer communication. Our distinguished guests will provide actionable strategies that will elevate your business to new heights: 🔹 Michael McAllister, the visionary founder of Empower LO, a leading marketing firm in the mortgage industry. Michael will show loan officers how to leverage the power of Go HighLevel to reinvigorate your marketing and borrower communication and strengthen realtor relationships. 🔹 Geoff Zimpfer, the brilliant mind behind Mortgage Marketing Institute and former National Sales Coach at Movement Mortgage. Geoff...
2023-10-21
57 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Scott Payne, Chief Product Officer, Shape Software
Want to optimize your lead management? On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Scott Payne, Chief Product Officer of Shape Software. Drawing on his experience as a mortgage originator, Scott explains the benefits of the lead management platform that he developed for companies, including mortgage lenders, to efficiently manage leads they’ve obtained from multiple sources, whether they’ve been obtained organically, acquired or reactivated past customers, to improve conversion and maximize ROI. In this conversation with Scott Payne, we dive into the untapped potential of incorporating video into the loan and client nurturing process. 🏡💼 Scott highlights...
2023-10-20
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Anthony Balsamo, Vonk Digital
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Anthony Balsamo, Co-Founder of Vonk Digital, a website platform specifically for the mortgage industry built on top of WordPress. Anthony shares how the company has helped individual loan officers, mortgage brokers, small teams, and companies establish an online presence, generate traffic to their website, optimize conversion, and attract the next generation of tech-savvy homebuyers to your business. Learn more about the Pre-Framing concept Anthony mentions in the podcast and how to implement it into your mortgage sales process > https://www.vonkdigital.com/top-originator-2023/ #Mortgag...
2023-10-13
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Steve Sigaty, Lender Toolkit
Are you interested in making your loan processing more efficient? On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Steve Sigaty, Enterprise Sales Expert with The Lender Toolkit. Steve explains how the platform provides training and tools, including 42 different plugins to power up your Encompass® mortgage software to streamline your loan processing and efficiently scale your business by automating repetitive processes so your loan officers and Ops team can focus on what they do best – providing 5 star customer service and close loans faster than the competition. #MortgageTechnology #MortgageProcessing #MortgageLen...
2023-10-06
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Ryan Cotter
Would you like to learn about a personally proven home buying strategy that can change the game for your aspiring homeowners? 🏡 On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux is joined by Ryan Cotter, Divisional Leader with The Mortgage Corp, who shares how he is bringing actionable strategies to underserved markets in #Chicagoland who would otherwise not have the opportunities to build wealth through homeownership. Ryan shares the details of his 4-3-2-1 home hack strategy that you can take back to your market to help first-time homebuyers achieve financial freedom. ...
2023-09-29
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Wendell & Parker Couch AFN
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux is joined by Wendell Couch, Southeast Regional Manager and Parker Couch, Producing Branch anager with American Financial Network, to share their old-school lessons and new-generation tactics for attracting, engaging and converting prospective homebuyers. One of Parker’s tactics is financial education videos that you can check out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@parkercouchloans #mortgagemarketing #mortgagetechnology #socialmediamarketing #buildyourdtabase #leadgeneration #firsttimehomebuyers https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendellcouch/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/parker-couch/ https://www.linkedin.com/compa...
2023-09-22
24 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w Sue Buswell, Michelle Young & Samantha Markwood
Prepare for the Future of Mortgage Lending:How changing to VantageScore 4.0, FICO 10T & Bi-Merge will benefit mortgage lenders and consumers.This episode will help mortgage lenders and originators understand how credit risk will be assessed in the future and be prepared to explain the changes to their borrowers.#mortgagelending #mortgage #futureofcreditscoring #fico #vantagescore #creditscoring #creditscores #riskmanagement #homelending
2023-09-17
59 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Fobby Naghmi, Founder of Simpl
On today's Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux catches up with Fobby Naghmi, SVP with Homecomings Mortgage & Equity, who provides us with a preview of the new relationship-building CRM tool called Simpl, that he's been developing to streamline the recruiting process for multi-tasking producing managers. Listen to Fobby's own podcast, Laugh, Lend and Eat: https://laughlendandeat.com/ #mortgagetechnology #mortgagerecruiting #relationshipbuilding #loanofficers #mortgageoriginators https://www.linkedin.com/in/fobby/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/homecomings-mortgage/ https://www.facebook.com/homecomingsmortgage https://twitter.com/fobbynaghmi
2023-09-15
23 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Alex Levi, TrustStar
Brian talks with Alex Levi
2023-09-08
19 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Scott Groves, Consolidated Coaching
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux engages in a candid conversation about the state of the mortgage industry with Scott Groves, a successful Producing Branch Manager and in-house coach with Synergy One Lending. For the past 8 years, Scott has drawn on his wealth of experience to serve as a personal coach for loan officers and a compelling motivational speaker through his company, Consolidated Coaching. To help elevate your business to new heights, Scott shares the winning tactics that loan officers are employing to generate and nurture leads in the current market. ...
2023-09-08
27 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Eric Levin, Co-Founder Model Match
On this Fintech Friday’s podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Eric Levin, EVP of Client Development with Model Match, a talent management software and relationship development and management platform for the financial services industry. Mortgage lenders can use the Model Match data platform to identify mortgage originators, operations, and marketing talent they want to build relationships with to scale their business. Loan officers can also use the software’s MLS research to identify real estate agents suitable for a business relationship. Eric is also host of The Walk podcast which you can check out on YouTube: https://www...
2023-09-01
35 min
The Walk Podcast
Ep 38 Traveling, life in startups and the art of problem solving with Andria Thomas of FinLocker
Eric Levin & Thomas Seelbinder goes on a walk with Chief Product Officer, Andria Thomas of FinLocker to all things from traveling, the importance of curiosity in the world of Product, the art that is problem-solving and life within startups.
2023-08-29
44 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Steve Gaenzler, SVP & Chief Innovation Officer, homegenius Real Estate
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks about real estate technology with Steve Gaenzler, SVP, Products, Data & Analytics at Radian, homegenius Real Estate, which leverages data science to create opportunities for consumers, agents, lenders, investors, and other participants in the real estate process to search, evaluate and transact residential properties. Steve shares how homegenius uses AI vision technology to increase personalization for consumers and investors. Consumers and investors can interact with the technology while searching for a home with specific features to make optical decisions to find their dream home or a new property to renovate and fl...
2023-08-25
22 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Greg Sher, Managing Director NFM Lending
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks about social media marketing with Greg Sher, Managing Director of NFM Lending and Co-creator of NFM’s Influencer Division. Greg shares how his team of Influencer loan officers used their personal brand to attract 65,000 people in 24 months and drive their realtor relationships by consistently posting on social media. He discusses the importance of having a strategy to turn leads into loans and nurture consumers for 6, 12, 24+ months until they are ready to buy a home. #mortgagemarketing #financialeducation #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #videomarketing #buildyourdatabase #finedutainment #finfluencers #firsttimehomebuyers #mortgageindustry
2023-08-18
37 min
Second Opinion Loan Officer Podcast
Financial Education and Modern Mortgage Marketing with Brian Vieaux - Finlocker Demonstration
Financial education is the most important thing we can focus on as mortgage professionals in today's market. Millennials and even Gen Z homebuyers will make up most real estate transactions for at least the next few years. Brian Vieaux, President of Finlocker, joins me in this video to demonstrate how to use modern marketing tools to engage with early-entry, tech-savvy first-time homebuyers. If you're a mortgage branch, Finlocker can be white-labeled, giving you your very own branded financial fitness tool that will give you a significant advantage over any brands not using these tools. Individuals, there's an option for...
2023-08-15
45 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ James Duncan, CMO Thrive Mortgage
On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with James Duncan, Director of Marketing with Thrive Mortgage, about connecting with Gen Z and Millennial first-time homebuyers on social media. They discuss consumer behavior trends and tactics to start using your authentic brand to consistently create engaging educational content that provides value to future homebuyers. #MortgageMarketing #FinancialEducation #SocialMedia #BuildYourDatabase
2023-08-11
32 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Friday Live - Transforming Student Loan Dept into Home Buying Power
Student loan debt has become a major obstacle for many young individuals and families who dream of owning a home, with a staggering 61% of non-homeowning millennials saying that student loan repayments are delaying their ability to buy a home.As we approach the dates when student loan interest resumes (Sept 1) and payments will re-start (Oct), coupled with high mortgage rates and soaring home prices, it is evident that the impact on the mortgage and housing markets will be significant without a solution.Join Brian Vieaux on Tuesday, August 8, for an insightful discussion to explore practical solutions for assisting first-time...
2023-08-09
53 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Rebel Chics Media
On today's Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux talks with Dana Trajcevski from Rebel Chics Media, which uses their mortgage banking experience to create custom branded compliant content for loan officers and real estate agents to educate and inspire homeownership#mortgagemarketing #socialmedia #buildyourdatabase #RebelChicsMedia
2023-08-04
25 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Josh Parish, VETLIFE
On this special Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Joshua Parish, Founder of VetLife, a non-profit organization that assists veterans in connecting with the benefits they have earned through their military service. They discuss the annual VetFest, Michigan’s largest free veteran event being held on August 12, to enable active duty, retired and veteran families to enjoy a fun social day while learning about various veteran-specific resources. #Veterans #MilitaryVeterans #VeteranBenefits #VAloans s
2023-08-02
29 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Dan Smokoska, Loangendary Marketing
On today's Fintech Friday's podcast, Brian Vieaux talks mortgage marketing with Dan Smokoska, Founder of Loangendary Marketing, a new marketing agency focused 100% on the mortgage industry that developed from the success of Dan's Be Loangendary weekly newsletter for loan officers. They discuss the importance of putting yourself out there to build your personal and business brand and ways to develop your social media audience.
2023-07-28
25 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Dustin Owen
On today's Fintech Friday's podcast, Brian Vieaux is turning the tables on Dustin Owen, Founder of The Loan Officer Podcast. Dustin reveals his remarkable journey, starting from his days as a loan officer, where his passion for improving the financial literacy of his clients ignited. He transformed this dedication into a popular podcast that can be viewed on YouTube, leveraging his expertise to provide loan officers with invaluable insights and inspirational guests. Through his new venture, TLOPonline, Dustin offers coaching, scripts, marketing ideas, and sales training to empower loan officers to es...
2023-07-21
30 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast - Achieving Positive ROI on Tech Investments
Using technology to improve profitability is a proven and well-established story in most industries, and yet in home finance the reported results are mixed. Here we will present the findings of our experience with the ability of technology to deliver positive ROI because the need has never been greater. The answers to achieving and maintaining positive ROI in mortgage fintech investments have to do with context. Failure to obtain improved profitability is rarely attributable to the technical solution itself but rather to the context in which that solution is implemented. The keys are found in identifying and agreeing on...
2023-07-19
1h 00
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Dale Larson, Co-Founder & CEO, Modex
On this week’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Dale Larson, Founder & CEO of Modex, a cutting-edge mortgage data analytics marketplace focused on recruiting for mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions. They delve into the challenges mortgage lenders face when recruiting loan officers with established books of business and how leveraging Modex’s extensive data sets assists lenders to identify the most suitable loan officers to bolster production and streamline sales prospecting efforts.
2023-07-14
30 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Katherine Campbell
On today's Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks mortgage marketing with Katherine Campbell, Chief Marketing Officer with AnnieMac Home Mortgage. They delve into the evolution of the digital mortgage application and how traditional and online mortgage marketing fueled consumer demand for a seamless experience for their entire homebuying journey. Plus, they unlock the secrets to the winning mortgage strategy that enables loan officers to compete with big-budget lenders by combining their local expertise with a customer-first mortgage tech stack. #mortgagemarketing #mortgagetechnology #fintech #socialmedia #buildyourdatabase #homebuyers
2023-07-07
27 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Jimmy King, Co-Founder, BankingBridge
On this week’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Jimmy King, Co-Founder of BankingBridge, a #mortgage solution that enables #mortgagelenders, #creditunions, #banks and #mortgagebrokers to easily add mortgage calculators and rate tables to their website to increase the opportunities to capture and convert website visitors. Jimmy shares tips for attracting quality prospects that are lower down the sales funnel to your website. #mortgagemarketing #mortgagetechnology
2023-06-30
19 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Scott Schang, Founder, Find My Way Home
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB Vieaux discusses with Scott Schang, Founder of FindMyWayHome.com, the short and long-term business opportunities for loan officers who build their database. Scott shares his tips for market-proofing your business by building relationships with first-time homebuyers who are early in their homebuying journey or who've been turned down by other lenders.
2023-06-25
31 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Jon Rutila, Chief Revenue Officer, OptiFunder
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB speaks with Jon Rutila, CMB, Chief Revenue Officer with OptiFunder a Warehouse Management System that revolutionizes the way originators fund loans to achieve the absolute lowest cost through full integration, patented optimization, and end-to-end automation. They discuss the savings that small to medium and large lenders can achieve by utilizing machine learning-based automation to achieve operational efficiencies.
2023-06-25
23 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Sean Grapevine, Branch Manager, uMortgage
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Sean Grapevine, an Atlanta Branch Manager with UMortgage, shares his blueprint for #success with Brian Vieaux, CMB. Sean details how he scaled his business by restructuring his team to enable each person to work to their strengths and developed a new mortgage sales model within the context of his tech stack of sales enablement tools.#mortgage #mortgagetips #successstory
2023-06-25
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Patrick O'Brien, Founder & CEO, Lender Logix
On today’s Fintech Fridays #podcast, Patrick O'Brien, Founder and CEO of LenderLogix, shares with Brian Vieaux, CMB how his early career as a mortgage originator provided the impetus to design and create digital mortgage solutions that deliver efficiencies for loan officers and real estate agents and a ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ experience for their borrowers.
2023-06-25
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Brock Cassidy, VP Partnerships, Easy Knock
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brock Cassidy, VP of Partnerships with EasyKnock, discusses with Brian Vieaux, CMB how EasyKnock can help homeowners who are unable to qualify for a HELOC or refinance to access their home equity. Real estate agents can refer customers who need to sell their home before purchasing a new home. Brock also shares the criteria he uses when evaluating a potential new business partnership.
2023-06-25
24 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Anita Padilla, CEO MegaStar Financial & CEO Take Three Technologies
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Anita Padilla, President & CEO of Take Three Technologies® and MegaStar Financial Corp., shares with Brian Vieaux, CMB how she developed technology that helps lenders, their loan officers, and their operations team be more effective and efficient in their loan manufacturing and engaging with customers.
2023-06-25
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Jason Frazier, EVP of Growth, Rebel IQ
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast, Jason Frazier, EVP of Growth with leadpops.com, shares with Brian Vieaux how leadpops is evolving from a lead generation SaaS platform to capture and convert traffic to a service that also provides lenders, loan officers, mortgage brokers, and real estate agents with tools and coaching to create a larger referral sphere for revenue optimization. They also discuss how to create a connected tech stack with the right products, partners, and strategy to increase the sum of your income and optimize the customer experience.
2023-06-25
34 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Andrew Liput, Founder & CEO, Secure Insight
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Andrew Liput, Founder and CEO of Secure Insight, a pioneer in vendor management and wire fraud risk for mortgage lenders and consumers. They discuss how his background on the legal side of mortgage banking enabled him to identify how to provide a service that makes it easier for loan officers to vet third parties and prevent closing fraud.#wirefraud #mortgagefraud #mortgage #mortgagelending #mortgagecompliance #vendorriskmanagement #vendorrisk #vendorcompliance #realestatefraud #attorneyfraud #titlefraud #settlementfraud
2023-06-25
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Tim Wagner & Andrew Haberman, Co-Founders, Beefy
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Tim Wagner, JD, MPH and Andrew Haberman, Co-Founders of beefy, a digital marketing agency that focuses on social media, online ads and event promotion for mortgage, real estate and technology. They explain how they’ve drawn on their corporate and mortgage marketing background to scale content to get views on different marketing channels and apply multi-tactical digital elements to increase market share and recruit for Top 1% Originators.#mortgagemarketing #buildyourdatabase #mortgagetechnology #realestatemarketing #technology #technologymarketing #digitalmarketing #digitalmarketingagency
2023-06-25
38 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Walt Carter, Chief Digital Officer & CIO, Homestar Financial Corporation
On today's Fintech Fridays #podcast🎙️ Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Walter Carter, Chief Digital Officer & Chief Information Officer with Homestar Financial Corporation, on the remarkable work Walt's team is doing to supercharge their CRM capabilities, empowering loan officers to maximize their database to drive business and cultivate stronger relationships with real estate agents and builders. 🙌📣But that's not all! 📣 Walt also shares fascinating insights from his book, "We Can't Stay Here: Becoming A Change Captain," which explores the Seven C's of Effective Change Leadership to offer invaluable guidance for individual change leaders collaborating internally and externally to deliver successful large p...
2023-06-25
29 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Luke Babich, CEO, Clever Real Estate
On this week's Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Luke Babich, CEO of Clever Real Estate, a game-changing service that benefits loan officers, real estate agents, home buyers and sellers. With Clever Real Estate, home buyers can receive up to 0.5% cash back, while sellers can learn how to interview top real estate agents on the platform who are committed to accepting a lower listing fee.Luke explains how the platform provides added returns to loan officers and helps to protect the home buyers and sellers in their database from being referred to a mortgage competitor by the buyer...
2023-06-25
25 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Brian Geary, Chief Commercial Officer Argyle
On a special edition of the Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Geary, Chief Commercial Officer with Argyle shares with Brian Vieaux, CMB how his background in banking and fintech led him to join Argyle to reduce friction and costs of verification of employment and income for lenders and empower borrowers to control their data while making the verification process easier.#verificationservices #assetsverification #employmentverification #incomeverification
2023-06-25
26 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Aru Anavekar, Founder & CEO, Botsplash
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Aru Anavekar, Founder and CEO of Botsplash, a #SaaS consumer engagement platform that removes friction in multi-channel customer communications by enabling the consumer to respond via their preferred channel, and their loan officer can reply through the same channel via the platform. Aru explains how the platform has developed to send bilingual communications and distribute enterprise leads to loan officers.#mortgagetechnology #mortgagemarketing
2023-06-25
24 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Elizabeth Dodson, Co-Founder, HomeZada
On this Fintech Fridays podcast🎙️ Brian Vieaux, CMB engages with Elizabeth Dodson, Co-Founder of HomeZada a cloud-based digital home management solution 🏠 💡for homeowners, insurance and mortgage organizations, home builders and real estate agents.Elizabeth shares how her background in commercial construction project management software and managing her own properties provided the catalyst to help homeowners better manage their ✔️home maintenance, ✔️improvement projects, ✔️home inventory and ✔️finances.#fintech #mortgagetechnology #customersforlife #homemaintenance #homebuilders #realestateagents #mortgagelenders #insurance
2023-06-25
33 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast w/ Mo Oursler, EVP, Mortgage Career Exchange
On this special #taxday edition of the Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Mo Oursler, CMB®, Executive Vice President with Mortgage Career Exchange, a digital portal and engagement hub transforming the way mortgage professionals and companies connect by offering members monthly networking and recruiting events, resume and #LinkedIn coaching, and Mortgage Bankers Association courses to learn new skills.#mortgagetechnology #mortgagejobs
2023-06-25
19 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays Podcast w/ Evan Wade, CEO & Founder, Epoch OS
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Evan Wade, Founder of EpochOS, shares with Brian Vieaux, CMB how his banking and retail mortgage background led him to start a regional mortgage brokerage and later the national mortgage brokerage, Epoch Lending. Evan’s experience in this channel led him to recently develop the first Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) specifically for mortgage brokers, which enables loan data and financial data to live in one software system.#mortgagetechnology #mortgagesoftware #mortgagebrokers #businessintelligence #worksmarternotharder
2023-06-25
35 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Sara Nakae, SVP Strategy & Partnerships, Ascendant National Title
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB and Sara Nakae, Senior VP of Strategy & Partnerships with Cypress Ascendant Holdings, LLC. and Ascendant National Title discuss the importance of regularly evaluating your processes to uncover opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction. They also highlight the value of identifying strategic partnerships to add innovative products and services that elevate your brand and improve the customer experience, ultimately offering greater value to homebuyers.
2023-06-25
18 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Peter Paglia, President & CRO, Cole Information
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Peter Paglia, President and CRO of Cole Information, which provides hyperlocal business intelligence solutions for the real estate, insurance, home services, and mortgage industries. Businesses can draw on 300+ data fields and identify the right prospects with advanced filtering to enable hyperlocal direct-to-consumer campaigns to achieve highly targeted consumer engagement for new client acquisition and augment your existing customer database to build long-term client relationships.#mortgagetechnology #mortgagemarketing
2023-06-25
27 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Ryan Cotter, Divisional Leader of the Mortgage Corp & Founder of Chicago Real Estate Rumble
On this special mid-week Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Ryan Cotter, Divisional Leader of The Mortgage Corp. Ryan shares his 4321Hack formula for helping people achieve the American Dream of creating wealth through homeownership with multi-unit properties bought with 203(k) and FHA loans.Ryan and Brian also share their passion for fundraising for their respective boxing-related organizations that support disadvantaged youth. Ryan organizes the Chicago Real Estate Rumble, a charity boxing event with participants from the Chicago Real Estate, Lending and Construction Industries, where all proceeds benefit Mercy Home and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chi...
2023-06-24
28 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/Matt Harrick, Chief Revenue Officer, Voxtur
📣On today’s Fintech Fridays #podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux, CMB talks with Matt Harrick, Chief Revenue Officer with Voxtur, a real estate technology company that offers targeted data analytics to simplify tax solutions, property valuation, and settlement services throughout the lending lifecycle for investors, mortgage lenders, government agencies and mortgage servicers. 🙌Matt explains how the data hub and workflow platforms enable loan officers to mine life-change data to identify new customers and how they can action on the data to generate revenue. 💡 He also explains how the Voxtur attorney opinion letter can save money for borrowers and be a competitive advantage...
2023-06-24
19 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Kelly Yale
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Kelly Yale, Director of Innovation and Divisional Vice President with NEO Powered by Luminate Home Loans. Kelly shares how her background in mortgage marketing leadership enabled her to analyze and assess existing tech solutions and then identify and align new solutions to provide loan officers with a fully integrated and scalable tech stack with data intelligence that provides loan officers with a complete picture of their consumers, drive business and provide personalized customer experiences.#mortgagemarketing #mortgagetechnology #fintech #customersforlife #dataintelligence
2023-06-24
29 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Steve Richman
If you need a boost of energy and encouragement - who doesn’t in this market? - check out this special edition of the Fintech Fridays #podcast when Brian Vieaux, CMB has a lively conversation with Steve Richman, Presenter, Trainer & Consultant with SteveRichman.com. They talk about the importance of keeping a positive mindset to ride out the current mortgage and real estate market conditions and how to build relationships with next year’s home buyers.#positivemindset #buildyourdatabase #buildyournetwork #mortgage #realestate
2023-06-24
21 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays LIVE Unlocking the Power of AI to Create HomeBuyer Funnels
Scott Schang joins me to walk you through using Google Bard and ChatGPT to identify the hottest first-time buyer markets, identify their pain points and desires, and build your pipeline today with tomorrow's home buyers.Scott will also share links to all of his slides and prompts so you can easily replicate this amazing strategy. You don't want to miss this!
2023-06-24
1h 01
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays with Mike Faraci, founder & CEO of Red Button Media
Mike Faraci, Founder & CEO of Red Button Media, shares with Brian Vieaux how his background in mortgage origination inspired him to begin creating educational video content for real estate and mortgage originators to connect with first-time homebuyers by promoting their team, branch, or personal brand.
2023-06-24
27 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays featuring Doug Wilber, Denim Social
Doug Wilber, CEO of Denim Social, and Brian Vieaux discuss how loan officers can use social media to build a deeper, more meaningful and more engaging relationship over an extended period of time with the communities they serve. Doug shares how Denim Social integrates with the tech stack at financial institutions to empower loan officers to create a social strategy with compliant content that resonates with homebuyers and homeowners to attract, engage, and convert while providing operational efficiencies for already stretched mortgage marketing teams.
2023-06-24
21 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Friday with Jason Perkins of Bonzo
Jason Perkins, Co-Founder & President of Bonzo, shares with Brian Vieaux how his background as a mortgage originator and marketer inspired him to create Bonzo as a sales engagement platform for originators and agents to scale their voice using an omnichannel approach to building relationships. Jason discusses the company's tech development process to innovate its product with features and enhancements to increase response rates and engagement with prospective homebuyers and past borrowers.
2023-06-24
28 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays featuring Josh Dobson, Branch Manager, BluPrint Home Loans
Josh Dobson, a Branch Manager with BluPrint Home Loans, shares with Brian Vieaux the secrets to scaling his social media accounts on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook over the past eight months. They discuss the content that resonates with prospective homebuyers and the tech stack he uses to capture, engage, educate, and nurture the leads he acquires through social media, so he can free more time to close loans.
2023-06-24
31 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays featuring Ally Carty of ActiveComply
On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Ally Carty, National Account Executive with Active Comply, shares with Brian Vieaux how she's found her "why" by applying her passion for sales and social media marketing at ActiveComply to help IMBs, banks, and credit unions use social media compliantly to connect with next gen homebuyers and establish compliance guardrails for their loan officers so they can build their own brand by providing financial education. They also discuss Ally's popular video series @get2knowgenz on TikTok, in which she bridges the gap between the mortgage industry and next gen homebuyers by asking her gen...
2023-06-24
31 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Friday Live - Finfluencer Strategies to Build Your Homebuyer Database
Brian Vieaux is joined by three mortgage finfluencers - Joshua Dobson (MortgageDadof3) from BluPrint Home Loans, Rebecca Richardson (The Mortgage Mentor) from UMortgage Team and Minh Nguyen from What's a Mortgage – who share their strategies for staying on top of social media trends and creating engaging content that resonates with prospective homebuyers.
2023-06-24
50 min
Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership
Fintech Fridays w/ Jason Cave, Head of Fintech Strategy, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Jason Cave, Head of Fintech Strategy with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), discusses with Brian Vieaux where technology has and has yet to make a difference in the mortgage process and how the FHFA plans to bring people across the entire mortgage ecosystem together to solve specific tech problems
2023-03-10
25 min
Second Opinion Loan Officer Podcast
Creating Homeowners with Brian Vieaux - FinLocker
Brian Vieaux, president of Finlocker, is my guest on this episode of the Second Opinion Loan Officer Podcast. Brian joins me to discuss the best strategies to survive and thrive in a rising-rate market. Primarily, we're talking about how to nurture early-entry homebuyers and how to get them on a path to mortgage readiness using tools like Finlocker. In this conversation, Brian and I talk about building your pipeline with first-time and early-entry buyers so that you can build trust and earn their business once they are ready Being conscious of this opportunity is...
2023-03-07
41 min
Fintech Hunting
Season 4 Episode #156 Brian Vieaux, President & COO of FinLocker
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an amazing guest for you today. His Fintech Hunting episodes are some of the most listened to episodes ever. He is an industry expert, a CMB, a thought leader, fellow podcaster, and evangelist for educating consumers on their financial health while creating transparency throughout the mortgage process. Please help me welcome Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO at FinLocker 🎙Let’s start with your outlook for the industry in 2023 🎙Challenges that lender are facing in today's mortgage market 🎙The importance for...
2023-01-18
21 min
Fintech Hunting
Fintech Hunting Podcast episode #143 with two amazing guests Brian Vieaux, President of FinLocker and David Camp Co-founder & President HomeScout
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special episode for you today. We have two amazing guests. Our first is a repeat guest who has some of the most listened to Fintech Hunting episodes; he is a thought leader, technology evangelist, CMB, Podcaster, Brian Vieux, President of FinLocker, and our second guest is an industry thought leader as well, an expert at demand generation at the top of the funnel, please help me welcome David Camp co-founder and president of Homecourt. 🎙Let’s start with how the two of y...
2022-09-14
28 min
Fintech Beat
Navigating housing inflation, homeowners, and data: A conversation with Finlocker's Brian Vieaux
Brian Vieaux, the President of Finlocker, sits down to talk about the economy and how to reach prospective homeowners "before the point of thought." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-02-01
22 min
CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics
Fintech Beat: Navigating housing inflation, homeowners, and data: A conversation with Finlocker's Brian Vieaux
Brian Vieaux, the President of Finlocker, sits down to talk about the economy and how to reach prospective homeowners "before the point of thought." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-02-01
23 min
Fintech Hunting
Fintech Hunting Episode #107 with the amazing Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO at FinLocker
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an amazing guest for you today. His Fintech Hunting episodes are some of the most listened to episodes ever. He is an industry expert, a thought leader, fellow podcaster, and evangelist for educating consumers on their financial health while creating transparency throughout the mortgage process. Please help me welcome Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO at FinLocker 🎙Brian welcome back to the show? 🎙Let’s start we just finished a number of LIVE industry events, what were some of your key take-aways?
2021-11-10
26 min
ClearCast — The Real Estate Fintech Podcast
FinLocker President & COO Brian Vieaux
Prefer to watch this episode? Check it out here!🎧 Follow ClearCast on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 🎧EPISODE DESCRIPTIONJeff and Kenon wonder how they haven’t been cancelled. They discuss the housing supply shortage and Pebble, a wireless parking sensor company, that provides valuable parking data to real estate developers, municipalities, and parking operators. Jeff delivers the Real Estate Joke of the Pod, which is set in yet another bizarre world. They interview FinLocker President & COO Brian Vieaux.EPISODE BREAKDOWN– (01:33) News Story of the Pod– (08:03) Real Estate Joke of the...
2021-05-27
43 min
The Walk Podcast
Ep 18. From the Corp Seat to Fintech and the Boxing Gym with Brian Vieaux of Finlocker
Brian Vieaux, the President and COO of Finlocker, goes on The Walk with Eric Levin to talk about his time climbing the corporate ladder, transitioning into the startup world and his work with a Detroit Non-Profit Boxing Program that is helping transform the lives of children in his neighborhood.
2021-05-20
41 min
Fintech Hunting
Fintech Hunting Episode #80 with the incredibly insightful Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO FinLocker
JUST RELEASED- Join us for this incredibly insightful episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast where we discuss the current state of the mortgage industry, the importance of financial well being, technologies role in assisting with that well being, what's new at FinLocker, Innovation, Lending priorities and a new Fintech Podcast with the amazing Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO at FinLocker. Brian shares his wealth of knowledge and experience from working on the lender side of the business and the transition to the vendor side of the business. Don't miss his insights and expertise as he shares his y...
2021-04-28
29 min
Fintech Hunting
Fintech Hunting Episode #50 with the incredible Brian Vieaux CMB, President of FinLocker
JUST RELEASED, this dynamic and insightful 50th episode of the Fintech Hunting podcast where we talk about how the mortgage business has changed in 2020, technologies impact, the importance of the borrower experience, shifts in lending, top tech priorities for lenders in 2021 and so much more with the incredible Brian Vieaux CMB, President of FinLocker. Brian shares his wealth of knowledge and experience from working on the lender side of the business and the transition to the vendor side of the business. Don't miss his insights and expertise as he shares his years of experience in the mortgage space. and th...
2020-09-23
28 min
Tearsheet Podcast: Exploring Financial Services Together
How Finlocker and Fiserv enhance data, lower costs, and increase throughput for mortgage originators
Welcome to the Tearsheet Podcast. I’m Zack Miller. We’ve got an interesting episode teed up for you today. It’s a case study with Finlocker and Fiserv. Finlocker is a super app that integrates with banks and other financial institutions to enable loans and financial transactions. Consumers consent to feed it with their bank account data and the personal finance assistant makes loan product recommendations. President Brain Vieaux joins us on the podcast today to talk about how Finlocker enhances consumer data, lowers lending costs and increases throughput for mortgage originators as part of an overall financial welness scheme...
2020-05-27
24 min
Money Matters Top Tips with Adam Torres
Adam Torres interviews Brian Vieaux, President at FinLocker
Adam Torres interviews Brian Vieaux, President at FinLocker in this episode. Learn more about FinLocker here:http://finlocker1.com/1p/index2.html Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule. Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast: https://www.moneymatterstoptips.com/podcastguest
2020-01-27
16 min
Fintech Hunting
Fintech Hunting with special guest Brian Vieaux, President of FinLocker
Brian is President of FinLocker. FinLocker is a consumer-enabled financial data platform that gives lenders access to critical borrower information via a trusted 3rd party that can be used to streamline the origination and underwriting processes for mortgages and other financial products. It reduces costs, time, and risks for all participants in the loan life-cycle, while expediting the data collection, verification, and analytics processes. Brian shares his wealth of knowledge and experience from working on the lender side of the business and the transition to the vendor side of the business. Don't miss his insights and expertise as...
2020-01-22
30 min