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Loan Officer Success with Erica Homefield. Are you ready to learn some great ways to take your mortgage business to new levels? Erica hosts Loan Officer Success podcast and kicks off every episode with a positive vibe by sharing successful strategies she has learned from working alongside Carl White, the host of Loan Officer Freedom powered by Mortgage Marketing Animals, the #1 podcast worldwide for loan officers. If you are ready to use these valuable mortgage marketing tips for success to ...
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Episode 65 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Kevin Broughton. Kevin Broughton, Co-Owner of Success Mortgage Partners, shares his insight on having the right mindset no matter the current lending environment. Kevin explains how loyalty has a shelf life and how deeping your relationships t…
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Episode 64 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Freedom Club coach, Jennie Leammon. Jennie joins us today and goes over how she got her start, her coaching style, and how Call Stars has been a huge success with our members. Tune in to hear what her biggest struggle was and how she overcame …
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Episode 63 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Irene Duford, a coach here at The Mortgage Marketing Animals. Irene does a deep dive into what coaching looks like to her. She discusses how she coaches on things like: the one thing you need to tweak to get more business, how to effectively b…
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Episode 62 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Andrea Mai. As a mortgage loan officer, there is a lot left in the unknown - and for some this can be a little tough to manage. Andrea Mai discusses how to center yourself, how to respond and react in situations, and how to even help calm othe…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield Are joined by Kali Arredondo, a member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals. Kali explains her background, her story of getting into the mortgage industry, and how she has found success as a loan officer. She was curious about the “science” or “secret sauce” that he…
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Join your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield on Loan Officer Success as they are joined by Nathan Carver, a member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals loan officer coaching program. Tune in to hear how Nathan found success in the industry and his plan for the future. If you’re ready for more inspiration and real actions to implement, let’s jum…
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Join your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield on Loan Officer Success as they are joined with Shelby Krans, a loan partner for a few of our members of The Freedom Club. Shelby discusses how she has found success by bringing business in the door for loan officers. By doing the Daily Success Plan, Shelby has been able to greatly help the loan o…
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Episode 58 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield discuss the importance of getting back to the basics. There are so many avenues out there a loan officer can take - where do you even begin? Mike and Erica talk about what exactly is the best use of your time that will move the needle the most for you.…
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Episode 57On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Gerald Maguire, a member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals. Gerald discusses that although the market is changing, there is still so much success you can find as a loan officer. Stay positive, follow the DSP (Daily Success Plan), and keep …
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Meg Baldwin, a coach here at The Mortgage Marketing Animals. Meg discusses all of the success she is seeing for her coaching clients, a lot of whom have already been guests on the podcast! As a loan officer, Meg explains that you need to silence the “noi…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, are joined by Joe Detmer - a member of the Freedom Club who has found great success in the business. Joe turns the tables in an unplanned take over of the Loan Officer Success podcast! Click here to connect with Mike or Erica on a 1 on 1 free coaching call, whe…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your host, Mike Cardascia, is joined by Valerie Clymer, a member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals. Valerie examines the success she found as a loan officer when she simply just asked for the business. She explains how she utilized VA’s to help her make her calls, leading to more loans being closed. Ramp up …
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Nina Harrell, our in-house Social Media Guru here at the Mortgage Marketing Animals. Nina shares tips on how to leverage social platforms as a loan officer. She discusses reaching your target audience, how to brand yourself, content creation, and so much more.…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, we are joined by Jim Tinnes, a member of the Freedom Club. Jim discusses the exact actions he took to find great success in the industry. Staying on top of people’s minds is just one of the few tips Jim gives. Tune in to listen to this amazing success story and r…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield explain why sticking to a plan is the most important thing you can do for your business. Mike and Erica discuss the difference between simple and easy. It’s simple work, sticking to the plan, but it is easy to do and easy not to do. It can be simple, but it’s not alwa…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, we are joined by none other than Carl White - the founder of The Mortgage Marketing Animals. Carl shares how he has managed to continue successfully growing, despite shifts in the market. He also explains that you must look inside your business and in your life t…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, we are joined by Skylar Wallace - a member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals. Skylar explains his work history and where he came from versus where he is now in the mortgage industry. Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Skylar’s success using the DSP…
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Episode 48 Join your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield on Loan Officer Success as they are joined with Mortgage Marketing Animal coach Kristin Simpson. Kristin, Mike, and Erica discuss why dialing in your systems and processes is now more important than ever. With the market shifting the way it is - it is not time to get clever - it is time…
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Episode 47 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield discuss call reluctance and ways to overcome it. We have all been there - reluctant and nervous to make our calls. There is only one way to overcome this - tune in to hear how to do just that. Learning to push through this challenge with some courage i…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, are joined by Rick Koenig, one of the Mortgage Marketing Animal’s coaches for our top tier program, the Freedom Club. As we all know, there is quite a buzz in the industry right now, but Coach Rick explains why that actually means we are currently in the best ti…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Ryan and Melanie Eldridge as they discuss ways they’ve made their business boom. Ryan and Melanie explain how building true, real friendships with their referral partners has led their business to make almost 2 million just this month. They explain how social …
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Episode 44 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, emphasize why it’s so important to “squeeze all the juice out of your lemons.” That means once you have found your rhythm within your business process - it’s time to fine tune it and maximize the squeeze! Streamlining your business process can truly …
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, are joined by Carolyn Capalbo, a valued member of Mortgage Marketing Animals who has TRIPLED her business since starting with our coaching program. Carolyn explains that you can’t be afraid when making your calls or doing your pop-bys. You may get 100 NOs befor…
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Episode 42 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike and Erica are joined by David Allen, a member of Mortgage Marketing Animals who has more than doubled his business since joining in 2020. David shares his story about how he found the right company to work for, planning and sticking to goals, and how he now closes 6-8 loans per month! No long…
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Episode 41 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, we are joined by Tammy Schneider - the Queen of the Jungle at The Mortgage Marketing Animals. If a new law of the universe said you had to pick only one activity that brings you the most business - what would you pick? It’s time to dial down your “one …
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Episode 40 Join your hosts, Mike Cardasica and Erica Homefield on Loan Officer Success as they bring you episode 40 on learning how to simplify your process. Often, we overthink things and turn simple processes into overly complicated ones. Mike and Erica discuss how to keep your process streamlined. No matter how much you’re producing as a loan of…
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Episode 39 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Ian Anderson, a loan officer who closed $25 million in his very first year. Ian discusses how persistence and follow-ups lead him to success - this is where the money is made! If you feel reluctant about making your follow up calls, liste…
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Episode 38 Tune into Loan Officer Success, the most popular podcast out there for loan officers who are looking for the path to freedom in their business. This week, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by special guest, host of the ‘Get It Done’ podcast, the one and only Jimi Ryan. Jimi’s insight into really thinking about what you are do…
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Listen in to Loan Officer Success, with your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, as they’re joined by special guest, Kyla Whitmore. In this episode, you’ll be taken on the journey of how Kyla went from 4 loans per month to this January, closing an incredible 26 loans, yes, that is twenty-six. The humble way she shines light on her team and ho…
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Episode 36 Have you simply just never trusted the process? Well, then, listen in to this week’s episode of Loan Officer Success, as your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield talk to Major Singleton, a Broker Owner who recently retired after 23 years serving in the military and has gone from 0 to 22 loans per month in one year. Major explains wa…
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Episode 35 Join your hosts, Mike Cardasica and Erica Homefield, on Loan Officer Success as they bring you episode 35 on learning how to enable progress over perfection for your mortgage business. Mike and Erica chat about how to stomp over excuses and learn how just do it. Taking any action is better than taking no action at all. Learn why connecti…
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Overcoming The Challenges of Your Own Mindset On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, walk you through the various reasons why many loan officers deal with what is referred to as “call reluctance.” When we think too much into things and let our mindset drive our actions, we can let the fear of rejecti…
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Episode 33 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, are joined by Mortgage Marketing Animals Social Media Specialist, Chelsea Gardner. Mike and Erica share with Chelsea the questions that most commonly come up when speaking to numerous loan officers on a daily basis. The social media tips and tricks th…
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Ready to understand just what it takes to build your network? Well, then listen in to this episode of Loan Officer Success, as your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, take you alongside the journey of branch manager, Rob DiGiore, for a whole lot of golden nuggets. Mike shares about the first time he met Rob a few years back at an event and w…
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On this episode of Loan Officer Success, the most informative podcast for loan officers who are looking for the best daily strategies to increase business, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by a successful member of the Freedom Club, James Driscoll. They’ll talk about how James found the road to freedom by putting actions into motion. F…
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Episode 30 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by top mortgage marketing strategists, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, Kevin Newton joins them to let you in on the ideal path he took to get to where he is today. Kevin has been part of the Mortgage Marketing Animals family for over two years and has had tremendous success implementing…
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Episode 29 Have you been doing every activity yourself and things are slipping through the cracks? Afraid to pull in more business because you can’t handle the transactions on your plate now? On this episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, are joined by Aileen Garcia, a successful loan originator out of Miami, Florida. …
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Episode 28 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, the newest and most informative podcast for loan officers out there, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Kayla Isles, a newer loan officer who shares her start through the ups and downs. Kayla took a new direction in her career path and decided to join her father in the mortgage busin…
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"How Long Does It Take?" - 4 Action Items to Not Only Get More Loans, But To Build an Empire
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Episode 27 On this episode of Loan Officer Success, hosted by Mortgage Marketing Animals top strategists, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, you’ll get inside info by using these four building blocks that develop the empire you want in your mortgage business. A great deal of newer loan officers always ask the question, “how long will it take for m…
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Episode 26 In this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, share what stands out in being a Mortgage Marketing Animal. Some of the topics they explain in detail are… -Ensuring clear and consistent communication with clients -Providing comfort and security by leading the process from A-Z by setting expert exp…
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Episode 25 Want to learn in 30 minutes how to build real relationships with qualified realtors that are bound to keep sending you business? Then, you are in for a treat. On this episode of Loan Officer Success, the new voices of the podcast world for loan officers, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield go through reverse engineering on how to establis…
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Ever feel like you’re on one of those old wooden rollercoasters, bouncing around in your seat with an enormous headache to boot? Well, then, you’ve got to tune into this episode of Loan Officer Success, as your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, chat with Bill Gaudet, a member of Mortgage Marketing Animals who traded that rollercoaster life …
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Episode 23 Ever find yourself the bottleneck in your business? In this diamond episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield go over the most asked questions that are frequently brought up in our numerous weekly classes here at Mortgage Marketing Animals. The patterns for obstacles and challenges that loan officers face inspir…
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In this episode, you’ll find out just how valuable maintaining real relationships is in the mortgage industry. As LO’s, we aren’t just there to always tell people what we do. It helps us as well as our businesses to build strong and lasting relationships to have a continuous flow of referrals, and more importantly, the friends along the journey. If…
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Complimentary Strategy Call Do you ever end up at an area in the road where there are 3 or 4 different ways to go and all of them have bright shiny signs? In this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, bring you real talk in ways to stop having so many half-built bridges so that you can get results faster. …
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Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield bring you another informational episode of Loan Officer Success. The topics they hit on in this podcast gives you ways to incorporate both online and offline marketing to pull in the best leads and referrals for your mortgage business. The combination of these marketing strategies put forth in a variety of avenues…
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Listen in to your Loan Officer Success hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, as they run you through a quick, beneficial Master class on how to maintain the connection to your past database. In this episode, Mike and Erica give you proven mortgage marketing tips on how to reach out with the right approach for more success. Personal Card Each M…
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Are you making calls to just anyone? In this episode of Loan Officer Success, the best new up and coming loan officer podcast worldwide, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Vince Powell. Vince is a loan officer out of Jacksonville, Florida who has used the resources and tools that Mortgage Marketing Animals has provided for a huge incr…
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Another energetic and inspiring episode coming at you with your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, who are joined by Ben Coulibaly, aka Ben the Banker, out of Atlanta, Georgia. Can he do it? Yes...he can! Brownie points if you know where that comes from! Ben describes his marketing techniques and his reach from using both old school relation…
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Do the days sometimes overwhelm you? Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield have just the right recipe to sweeten your results and take control of your day. You’ve come to the right place to listen in as Mike and Erica drop tons of clear insight on how having a business plan is the most important way to start your day. Clearly laying out your goals and…
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