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Today we welcome to the show 50-year mortgage veteran David Lykken. David is the founder, president and chief transformational officer of Transformational Mortgage Solutions. He has been a frequent guest speaker on esteemed shows such as FOX Business News, CNBC and CBS Evening News, and hosts his very own “Lykken On Lending” podcast.Clayton’s and David’s conversation focuses a lot on executive mindset, media strategy and the unusual similarity between mortgage banking and golfing. They also chat about being able to learn through and translate data to clients and audiences through narrative-driven storytelling, and even venture into the strange world of mortgage memes.Related to this episode: Transformational Mortgage Solutions  David Lykken  Lykken on Lending  David's Linkedin  HousingWire on Youtube HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power-packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem.Today, we bring you the second installment of the Secondary Market series with a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Jon Foy, Head of Product at Polly.Their conversation focuses on process optimization, helping lenders be more successful with tech tailored specifically to them, the larger capital markets technology stack, and why it is so important to be agile in today’s market. Related to this episode: Connect with Jon on LinkedIn Follow Polly on LinkedIn HousingWire on Youtube HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome Carrie Gusmus, the president and CEO of Aslan Home Lending. Carrie, who is a 2022 HousingWire Women of Influence Award winner, founded Aslan four years ago — just six months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.In this conversation, she and HW Media CEO Clayton Collins explore the vision behind Aslan’s hybrid lending model. Carrie describes how she will build her team through recruiting loan originators and increasing production volume. They also chat about technology, marketing strategies and the importance of mentorship.Related to this episode: Connect with Carrie on LinkedIn Aslan HLC  How the Women of Influence found success Aslan CEO on the benefits of higher mortgage rates HousingWire on Youtube HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem.Throughout this series, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of the lender and investor relationships, how lenders can become more agile with optimized tech stacks, and the impact of innovation on the broader housing market and stakeholders.Today’s episode is the first installment of the Secondary Market series and features a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Parvesh Sahi, Chief Revenue Officer at Polly.Their conversation looks at the mortgage lender and investor relationship, how they work together to fund the housing market, and the technology they are using to help eliminate gridlock and make the industry increasingly efficient.Related to this episode: Connect with Parvesh on LinkedIn Follow Polly on LinkedIn HousingWire on Youtube HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we venture into the manufactured housing space with guest Robbie Pratt, the CEO and co-founder of Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured housing communities since 2016.During the conversation, Robbie talks through the types of communities that Havenpark is investing in and helping build, the difference between manufactured and stick-built housing and overcoming the stigma of manufactured homes. He also chats about housing trends at large and why he thinks affordable, manufactured homes are important in our current market. Related to this episode: Connect with Robbie on LinkedIn Havenpark Communities  Havenpark's LinkedIn HousingWire on Youtube Enjoy the episode!HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today our guest is Simon Moir, the VP of Banking Compliance Solutions at Wolters Kluwer, where he is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of the segment’s banking compliance product portfolio as well as their open digital lending platform and expert solutions ecosystem. Simon has more than 20 years of experience delivering innovative, highly scalable solutions to the banking and financial services industry.In today’s conversion, Clayton and Simon chat about AI and the somewhat tense relationship between this innovative technology and regulatory powers. They also talked about the fintech world and the changing dynamics with valuations in the M&A space, including the way that investors are thinking about investing in and backing these tech companies in the future. Related to this episode: Connect with Simon on LinkedIn Taking the pulse on eNotes 2022 HW Tech Trendsetter: Simon Moir HW Tech Trendsetters Program Overview HousingWire’s Youtube Channel HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. Our agenda is power packed with content to propel your company to the next level and connect you with the industry playmakers. Click here to learn more!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem.Our expert this week is Mike Walton, Director of Wholesale Development at United Wholesale Mortgage. Mike works to grow the wholesale mortgage channel to new heights by engaging consumers, financial institutions, and budding entrepreneurs with the hopes of bringing awareness and support to those who want to explore opportunities in wholesale.In today’s conversation with Mike, we cover common paths and professional backgrounds that lead to becoming a mortgage broker, the decision between opening a new brokerage vs. joining an established and scaled broker shop, the business model of running a brokerage and the vibrant community of brokers coast to coast. Related to this episode: Connect with Mike on LinkedIn Master Class: Wholesale Market HousingWire’s Youtube Channel The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is John Paasonen, the CEO and co-founder of Maxwell, a venture-backed startup focused on making the mortgage experience simple, human and intuitive. Dedicated Housing News listeners might recall John’s appearance on the show back in December 2022 to have an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur conversation with Clayton about Maxwell and his business strategy.In today’s conversion, Clayton and John discuss a lot of the fascinating data and client interactions that John sees across his business, the capital markets challenges in the current housing market, and the struggling interest rates and inventory relationship. The two also dive into somewhat of a niche topic — defects in loan quality. And in light of their previous conversation, they revisit leadership strategies and how the best executives in housing can lead their organization to achieve great things even as they navigate tough housing cycles.Related to this episode: Connect with John on LinkedIn John Paasonen, Author at Maxwell Fintech Maxwell acquires mortgage solutions provider LenderSelect HousingWire’s Youtube Channel The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem.This week we have the pleasure of speaking to Jason Bressler, the chief technology officer at United Wholesale Mortgage. With 24+ years of IT experience, Jason leads more than 1,300 information technology professionals and manages the strategy and implementation of technology to increase information accessibility and integrated systems management. Today’s conversation focuses on technology and digital adoption in the mortgage industry, the innovation and adoption wave in wholesale for brokers, the strategic mindset to building a broker tech stack for new and existing brokers and the role AI is playing in building a more efficient and elastic origination ecosystem. Related to this episode: Connect with Jason on LinkedIn Master Class: Wholesale Market HousingWire’s Youtube Channel The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we have the pleasure of speaking to Vikas Gupta, a longstanding entrepreneur and the CEO of Azibo, a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Vikas has over 15 years of experience in the development of early-stage tech startups, including Nodabl, the Baby Box Co., Factual Inc., and many more. Now, through Azibo, he’s helping landlords and investors and holding impactful real estate conversations on his own podcast, Hacking Real Estate. Today’s conversation is all about the rental market. Clayton and Vikas work through rental data trends that his team at Azibo are seeing through their platform. The platform tracks transactions being made and gives them a glimpse into the health of the rental market. This episode offers vital information about building a technology software and financial services solution in the housing industry. It also offers incredible insights from the CEO of a software platform in the housing sector to help better understand the health of the rental market. Related to this episode: Vikas LinkedIn  Vikas Twitter  Hacking Real Estate Podcast Azibo LinkedIn  Azibo Website  Azibo Twitter HousingWire on Youtube Enjoy the episode!Gathering of Eagles will bring together the nation's top residential real estate CEOs, Presidents, and C-Level leadership teams to grow, network, and set the pace for what's next in our industry. 2023's Gathering of Eagles is at Omni Barton Creek Resort in the rolling hill country of Austin, Texas from June 18-21. Click here to learn more and register your spot!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices