About David Bush
David Bush is a speaker, entrepreneur, and coach to mortgage business owners, managers and top originators across the nation. After succeeding as a former All-American collegiate athlete at the University of South Dakota and graduating with a degree in Mass Communication, David pursued a professional football career and landed a starting role with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League in Des Moines, Iowa. After four years of playing professional football and two trips to the the World Championship game ('96 and '97 Arena Bowl), David entered the world of professional sales.
David quickly became a top producing Mortgage Consultant and opened up his own production branch. After quickly proving his ability to produce results, David became the Executive Vice President of Sales of a regional mortgage company and later helped coordinate the merger of two mid-sized mortgage companies with 18 production offices in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota and continued his success in the mortgage business as a co-owner of the organization.
Since leaving the retail mortgage business David now focuses his efforts on helping others to live a successful and significant life through his coaching companies, including founding MyMortgageCommunity.com. David is a leader in the coaching industry and passionately leads the way in providing high tech and high touch coaching services to those who wish to succeed.
Now David is the head coach and a founder of Velma Mortgage as well as the CEO and President of eLifePlans.com, a life coaching company. David led the formation of Velma Mortgage, a service combining the Velma marketing tool and MyMortgageCommunity.com. David also performs seminars and workshops nationwide on his Six Steps to Success Coaching Model and on referral marketing, internet strategies and developing business systems.
David lives in Pella, Iowa with his wife Kristen and their three children Cassidy, Morgan and Beau. For more information on David's speaking and coaching services please visit MyMortgageCommunity.com or eLifePlans.com for more information. You can also email him at dbush@MyMortgageCommunity.com or call him 800-818-8286.
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About Dave Hershman
Dave has written seven books, including two best sellers for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. One of these books was the first comprehensive book on management published for the industry by the MBA--Managing a Branch Office. He is a columnist for The Mortgage Press, published hundreds of articles and delivered speeches to thousands of loan officers, real estate agents, managers and operations personnel. And he doesn't just theorize. His organizations have closed billions of dollars in transactions, including personally closing over 550 loans in his first 18 months on the street!
Dave has also headed the sales force for the top mortgage technology firm in the nation--Ellie Mae and has helped found a Federally-chartered bank and served on its board of directors. During that time, he has been delivering programs that bring more productivity with less stress to managers, sales and operations personnel across the country for twenty years.
Dave believes that real success is not rocket science-the formula has been with us for years. Especially with regard to managing in the mortgage industry. The formula involves hard work, vision and great communication. He has developed five rules of management that are easy to understand and follow. And he delivers them with a little humor. Well, perhaps more than just a little.
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About Doug Smith
Doug Smith, President of Doug Smith & Associates, is one of the most popular speakers and sales trainers in the country today. He brings a vibrant, fresh approach to professional training and offers proven sales and marketing techniques on over 25 different topics.
Delivering more than 100 events a year, Doug is a featured speaker at both the NAMB and MBA on the local, state and national levels. As a well-respected writer, he has been published in several national mortgage publications. Doug publishes a monthly newsletter for loan originators and has authored a book called Climbing the Ladder of Success.
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About Bliss Sawyer
Bliss Sawyer began her career in the mortgage business in 1991 and was a consistent top producer. Based on the success of managing her own branch and later, closing 40 million while working less than 30 hours a week, Bliss brings her knowledge of what truly makes a successful loan originator to each participant at her seminars.
Breaking the 40 Million Dollar Barrier is a motivating seminar where each participant, whether new to the business or a veteran, learns how to increase production and truly enjoy their job. Teaching a combination of referral-based skills and actual marketing strategies will drive up production in any company.
Bliss is a regular contributor to Mortgage Originator Magazine as well as Loan Officer Magazine and the Scotsman Guide. She trains originators around the country and has an "agent-based" coaching program for origination teams.
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About Mike Baker
Mike Baker is a nationally recognized mortgage industry leader. He started his career as a loan officer in 1985 and quickly became one of the nation’s top performers in personal loan production. His business model for building mortgage branches worked so well that he’s experienced tremendous success in recruiting, hiring and retaining top performers in several states.
This success took Mike on the road, where he has conducted more than 600 workshops and seminars around the United States and Canada. He has written over 100 articles for national publications such as “Mortgage Originator Magazine, “Broker Magazine”, “The Mortgage Report,” “Broker/Banker Magazine,” and “Scotsman Guide”.
He is the author of several best-selling books and products which include Mortgage Business Builder™, Loan Officer Recruiting, Credit Smart Training System, Mortgage Power, and 101 Ways to Originate Mortgage Loans.
Formerly the CEO of Mortgage Coach, Mike is now the founder and CEO of MortgageBusinessBuilder™ which gives loan officers and managers world-class support to navigate and build a successful mortgage practice.
For more information on Mike's speaking and coaching services please email him at mike@mikebakeronline.com.
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