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Beth Millstein, the former Director of Business Development for Fannie Mae and now President of Millstein Consulting

“A leader is someone who makes something happen that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.” That’s one of many great quotes from this interview with Beth Millstein! In this Lykken on Leadership interview you’ll hear how Beth shares his story from being in the HR department and successfully “growing” and developing her path into becoming the Fannie Mae Director of Business Development with her 35+ year career…

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John Robbins, a leader in mortgage banking

John served as the chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association in 2006-2007, leading the organization during one of the industry’s most tumultuous eras, and continues to be active in MBA.

Joe Murin – Past President of Ginnie Mae

Joseph J. Murin is currently the Chairman Emeritus of Chrysalis Holdings LLC and the Chairman of JJAM Financial Services LLC. Mr. Murin joined ANC Acquisitions LP in July 2011 as its CEO.

Start Reaching Your Goals by Simply Raising Your Hand… Leading by Example with Faith Swartz

Great leaders can get their start by raising a hand in order to take the initiative to step up.

Marcia Davies on Leadership (COO of MBA, Founder of mPower)

On today’s broadcast we have as our special guest, Marcia Davies, Chief Operating Officer of the MBA and Founder of mPower, talking about keys to…

Bill Cosgrove – Growing a Company from $58m to $1B+

Union Home Mortgage has grown from 58 million to over 1 billion dollars of loan production during Bill’s leadership of the company.

Christopher George, President and CEO of CMG Financial

As Founder, President and CEO, Christopher M. George has spent three decades cultivating an organization capable of…

What I think about, I talk about, I bring about…. Essential Leadership Skills with Tony Meola

In this interview, David Lykken interviews Anthony Meola about his experience as a leader spanning his…

Leadership Skills Shared from a Seasoned Executive of the Fintech Sector – SA Ibrahim

When you aim to learn from proven leaders, you can tell almost immediately that what you’re hearing is a wisdom that can only…

Gary Ort, former president of Texas Capital Bank’s Mortgage Finance

Gary Ort is the former president of Texas Capital Bank’s Mortgage Finance division and previously held senior level leadership positions…

Leadership in the 2019 Mortgage Industry with Joe Murin, Past President GinnieMae

As an advisor at Ainsworth Advisors, Joseph J. Murin is also currently the Chairman Emeritus of Chrysalis Holdings LLC…

Investing in Others and Developing a Magnetic Personality with Gratitude – Barry Habib

If you’re in the mortgage industry, you’ve likely heard of Barry Habib. If you’ve been around for a while, then you’ve likely…

Jack Guttentag, Mortgage Professor

Jack M. Guttentag, now Professor of Finance Emeritus, formerly Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jess Lederman, the Mortgage Professional Handbook

Jess Lederman has published over forty books on the global financial markets, and is currently spearheading an industry-wide project, The Mortgage Professional’s Handbook…

Jan Wetzel of Wetzel-Trott, A Leader in Quality Control

Ms. Wetzel’s extensive underwriting and management background started in 1978 and put her on course to start one of the country’s leading Quality Control firms.

Rodrigo López, past Director of the MBA

If you’ve been listening to this podcast, you may begin to see the trends in how very successful leaders think and articulate their thoughts. Our guest today is no exception. In this episode of the Lykken on Leadership…

Never be Average. Aim to be Top Tier in Everything. An interview with Jack Karaszewski

In this episode of Lykken on Leadership we have Jack Karaszewski, EVP Business Development at XINNIX and he shares his decades of wisdom and experience within the mortgage industry.

David Stevens is former President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

David Stevens is President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Prior to assuming this position Dave served as the Assistant Secretary…