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Will Franco
As Dean, Will Franco manages the daily operations, educational content and strategic partnerships of Mortgage University. With diverse experience in his native England and various regions of the United States, Franco has a well-rounded background, from selling fine art in Europe and America, owning a holistic fitness company in Sarasota Florida, to managing the corporate relationship arm of the School of Mortgage Lending. He has applied his holistic methodology to every aspect of the Mortgage University project, building it around the concept of people for people. In light of this fact, all our partners share our passion for helping you achieve your goals. If you have ever called Mortgage University you have probably spoken with Franco, he is a hands-on player who is one of the main drivers of this popular education portal. He is also an avid learner, in addition to reading extensively on the human condition, he has studied a large majority of our partners courses. Almost every week he reviews one of our offerings in the Mortgage University Newsletter. He also designs the Corporate Education programs.
Jessika Ondrick
As president of Security Funding Home Loans, she has built a thriving mortgage business in Idaho and other western states. Jessika used to be a high producer, averaging 4,600,000 in monthly loan volume and finally realized that she was working harder not smarter. She now averages 6-8 loans a month at significantly higher profits. Jessika is a nationally honored Mortgage Specialist, and Business Coach. Shas chosen to specialize in helping families buy homes with little or no money down even if they have had credit problems such as bankruptcies, foreclosures or credit counseling. She is also a partner in Loan Office Success, where she imparts her expertise, experience and dedication to help Loan Officers across the country maximize their profits... in a word, "Make More Money and have a Life".
Tim Braheem
Tim Braheem is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of LoanToolbox, an online training and marketing resource for loan originators. He began his career in the mortgage business in 1992 and by 1996 was one of the top producing loan originators in the United States. He is consistently ranked among the top 50 producers nationwide. His industry reputation and accomplishments are the cornerstones of LoanToolbox's unique content and, ultimately, its success. Tim provides training seminars to help loan originators increase their income and improve the way they do business.
Khai McBride
Using the systems found in LoanToolbox, Khai was able to close 99 loans his first year as a loan officer in 2003. By his third full year in the business, Khai closed 204 loans for $78 million in production using advanced database marketing techniques. Khai now takes on the additional challenges of recruiting, training, and managing while maintaining his personal production. As a member of the LoanToolbox faculty of experts, he teaches loan originators how to maximize every contact in their databases to increase their loan volume. Khai McBride is the Vice President of Client Management for Mitchell & McBride in West Los Angeles, CA.
Brian Tracy
Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 4,000,000 people in 4,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 45 other countries worldwide. As a keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of sales, entrepreneurship, economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is a top selling author of 42 books that have been translated into 35 languages and which are sold in 52 countries.
David Kuiper
David Kuiper is Vice President, Mortgage Lending for First Place Bank in Holland, MI. He is a Certified Mortgage Planner and has been trained and certified teach the principles of equity management outlined in Douglas Andrew’s books Missed Fortune and Missed Fortune 101. In addition to managing a busy mortgage practice, David is a highly sought after speaker, trainer and author in the mortgage industry. He has been featured in many mortgage industry magazines and is a member of the LoanToolbox faculty of experts.
Michael Haltman
Michael Haltman is the President of Commercial Capital Alliance, and has been involved in the fixed income market for over 20 years as an analyst, trader and investment banker. He is co-creator of the Commercial Mortgage Training Program and is also involved in educating brokers through seminars, webinars and teleseminars. After stints at Lehman Brothers, PaineWebber and Citigroup, Michael came to CCA with the goal of not only growing the lending portion of the business, but to increase the number of mortgage brokers that could be reached and taught the business of the commercial mortgage market. His focus, whether developing a new lending product or educational tool, is to provide our clients with a superior result.
Greg Frost
His production numbers are off the chart. Known as the industry's first "Billion Dollar Man," Greg achieves record-breaking production year after year. Greg Frost is the CEO and President of Frost Mortgage Banking Group in Albuquerque, NM. Since entering the industry in 1985, he has been the top originator of residential mortgage in New Mexico and consistently ranks among the top producers nationwide. In 2005, Greg's team closed a whopping 1,240 loans, funding a dollar volume of $151,290,156. Greg is also the Vice President of New Product Development for LoanToolbox. In this changing market, Greg's goal is to anticipate the needs of mortgage originators and to address those needs with proven tactics and strategies that can be easily integrated into your business model.
Jan Bowersox
With over a decade of experience working for two of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, Jan is a wealth of knowledge. She is a senior instructor for TrainingPro. Jan excels at teaching interactive and fast-paced live training classes for mortgage professionals across the country. She is very popular with the students. She guides you down the path called mortgage education – spotlighting federal laws, mortgage practices, products and more. Jan creates a truly enjoyable learning experience.
Sue Haviland
Sue Haviland began her mortgage career in 1981. She started at the bottom and worked her way up. Now an expert in the area of reverse mortgages, Sue wants to share her knowledge with other loan originators. Her training company is called Reverse Mortgage Success. She has devised a system for originating and marketing reverse mortgages that takes loan officers by the hand and uses tested and proven strategies. Sue still originates every day and truly enjoys working with this age group. Sue is a Certified Senior Advisor and an active member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association.
Jeff Mick
Jeff is an seasoned mortgage banker and sales manager. He has an enviable background for engaging mortgage professionals in mortgage rich learning experiences focused around application rather than theory. His solid communication and presentation skills ensure students retain and can apply his teachings to their daily operations. Jeff has over 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He is a senior instructor for TrainingPro.
Rene Rodriguez
As a leadership trainer, Rene applies his extensive sales experience and knowledge of behavioral change to help his clients break down barriers and reach higher levels of success. Rene is a trusted advisor to Leadership and Business Teams in Coca-Cola, Liz Claiborne, Daimler Chrysler, Microsoft, and other major corporations. He is also a member of the LoanToolbox faculty of experts. Rene Rodriguez is the CEO of Volentum, an education and consulting company that specializes in improving business performance.
Brad Copper
He has helped thousands of families while compiling over 15 years of mortgage experience. His unique blend of customer care, financial expertise and experience is the driving force behind his success. Brad is a nationally recognized leader in the mortgage industry and a partner of Loan Officer Success, a company dedicated to helping you close more loans. Over the past several years Brad has spent over a thousand hours on various radio shows and is currently spotlighted on KTJJ 98 FM radio monthly as a mortgage expert. He also hosts the weekly "Insider Mortgage Tip" Radio Show on KREI 800 AM in the state of Missouri. Brad.s teaches listeners who have had less than perfect credit, how to obtain financing for a home with very little out of pocket expense at an attractive interest rate.
Andrij Chornodolsky
He began perfecting his training skills over 30 years ago, working for various state agencies. Andrij is one of TrainingPro's most sought-after instructors for private classes. Now mortgage student’s benefit from his tried and true instruction techniques blended with a vast knowledge of the mortgage industry. He is also a well-rounded individual; having held positions as a loan officer, real estate sales agent and appraiser.
Jim Sahnger
A successful originator since 1993, Jim closed 225 loans and achieved over $70 million in production last year. His unique approach to cultivating relationships is a key factor in his remarkable success, and he shares his strategies as a member of the LoanToolbox faculty. Jim Sahnger is Vice President of Palm Beach Financial Network's three branch offices in Florida and an elected member of the advisory panel for Bankrate.com. Jim also serves as Editor-in-Chief of LoanToolbox's You Magazine, and he's frequently cited in local and national media as a mortgage lending expert.
Cindy Ertman
Cindy has maintained a passion for the mortgage industry for the past 19 years. She also manages the company’s sales force and serves on its leadership team. A testament to her dedication, she has been in theTop 100 Loan Originators in the contry by volume for the last seven years. She is a member of the LoanToolbox faculty, sharing marketing strategies to boost personal production. Cindy Ertman is the Executive Vice President of Platinum Capital Group in Manhattan Beach, CA.
Charles Wallshein
Charles Wallshein, Esq. is a nationally recognized commercial mortgage expert and trainer as well as a real estate attorney. He has been funding and closing loans as well as teaching mortgage brokers the same since he founded Commercial Capital Alliance over 16 years ago. His goal has always been to provide borrowers and those that he trains with a product that will allow them to maximize an investment or to grow a career. He accomplishes this through his commitment to the product, his work ethic and his focus on customer service.
Ken Schreiber
Ken has built a very predictable high six figure income while operating out of shared executive space with one part time assistant. Already an accomplished copywriter, Ken has perfected the use of teleconferencing to create a flood of new clients and key referral sources eager to do business with him. His clients are quality shoppers and never haggle on price. His unique approach to business is focused on providing massive value to his clients and referral source that "freeze out" any and all competition, permanently. Ken is a partner of Loan Officer Success, a company dedicated to helping you close more loans. His niche is teaching loan originators to become significantly more profitable with substantially less effort.
Mark Silver
Trained at the Jaffe Institute in Organizational and Business Healing, he is a Sufi healer and teacher. His vision is that in the process of your business becoming profitable and sustainable, that your heart will deepen in knowing its own truth. Mark is the founder of Heart of Business, and a successful business consultant and healer, who brings an active connection with the Divine to his work.
Don Exley
Don is the founder and CEO of Mortgage Training Institute, a national training company specializing in the mortgage industry. His unique proprietary training systems have enable thousands of students to receive their training via the internet using their exclusive “Extended Classroom” as well as their unique streaming media “Virtual Classroom”.
T. Harv Eker
His programs use breakthrough techniques and accelerated learning methods so that participants learn faster, remember more, and achieve maximum results in re-programming their own financial blueprints. Harv wrote about his concepts in his bestselling book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind™, which has become a phenomenon in the publishing industry, hitting #1 on the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, as well as several other national lists. And that was only its first week on the shelves!
Staff Contributors
Highly skilled and experienced staff contributors regularly collaborate to create content on a wide range of mortgage-specific, marketing-related, general business or motivational topics to round out the course offering at Mortgage University.
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