Leading with Genuine Care Episode 36: Mat Ishbia - Lessons from an NCAA Basketball National Champion Turned People-First CEO
Whereas most successful high-level executives point to business juggernauts like Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs or Elon Musk as their biggest inspirations, Mat Ishbia attributes his own extraordinary career trajectory to a different kind of leader—acclaimed Michigan State University basketball coach, Tom Izzo.
After winning an NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship title under Izzo’s leadership, Mat took the lessons he learned on the court like top-down respect, family-like teamwork and constant hard work into the corporate world. Today, Mat is the President and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) with more than 3,000 team members. Listen to his story on this week’s donothing podcast.
Mat’s a visionary who combines a keen business mind with a unique ability to create an award-winning corporate culture that has been lauded nationally. UWM has been recognized as a Tech-Savvy Lender by Mortgage Technology magazine and the gold standard for client service, both within the mortgage industry and across the general business landscape.
His high-energy, relentless pursuit for innovation and pragmatic perspective of the mortgage industry has accelerated UWM as the number one wholesale lender and number two overall purchase lender in the nation.
Mat is also one of the “Most Influential Mortgage Professionals Under 40” and a Vanguard Award winner by HousingWire. He’s also widely recognized as a prominent advocate for mortgage brokers nationwide, promoting wholesale mortgage brokers on CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV.
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