1 00:00:00.185 --> 00:00:00.725 Hey everyone. 2 00:00:00.725 --> 00:00:01.725 Alison Berger here. 3 00:00:01.785 --> 00:00:04.365 I'm at the B2B Finance Expo here in Las Vegas. 4 00:00:04.705 --> 00:00:07.045 I'm now joined by Angelo Subin, 5 00:00:07.305 --> 00:00:09.725 the SBA Black Belt. How did you get that name? 6 00:00:10.345 --> 00:00:12.525 Uh, well I'm a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu 7 00:00:12.945 --> 00:00:15.045 and I've been doing finance for 23 years. 8 00:00:15.425 --> 00:00:17.925 And, uh, right now we operate in the SBA space, 9 00:00:18.385 --> 00:00:21.405 but we're here at the, uh, conference trying to, uh, 10 00:00:21.405 --> 00:00:23.005 gain some new resources for our clients. 11 00:00:23.305 --> 00:00:24.525 And how's that been going for you? 12 00:00:24.715 --> 00:00:28.605 It's been going great. So, uh, we saw a need, uh, early on 13 00:00:29.065 --> 00:00:31.525 to offer different types of options for our clients. 14 00:00:31.625 --> 00:00:34.805 We primarily deal with the working class, small business, 15 00:00:35.265 --> 00:00:38.405 uh, mechanics, tire shops, restaurants, 16 00:00:38.905 --> 00:00:40.005 and, uh, they, they, 17 00:00:40.005 --> 00:00:41.685 they need alternative financing at times. 18 00:00:41.745 --> 00:00:44.005 And so we're here digging up those resources for 19 00:00:44.125 --> 00:00:45.365 'em. And you're digging deep. 20 00:00:45.805 --> 00:00:47.845 I surely am. Yeah, it's, it's going great. 21 00:00:48.025 --> 00:00:50.085 Um, the conference is really well, really good, 22 00:00:50.085 --> 00:00:52.245 really informative, a mix of different types 23 00:00:52.245 --> 00:00:54.045 of people from different financing backgrounds 24 00:00:54.505 --> 00:00:56.885 and when we can all come together and collaborate 25 00:00:56.885 --> 00:00:59.365 and share, that's, that's what the conference is all about. 26 00:00:59.365 --> 00:01:00.685 That's what it should be about. So. 27 00:01:01.035 --> 00:01:03.125 Well, how has that been like with all the people from 28 00:01:03.125 --> 00:01:04.725 so many different backgrounds coming together? 29 00:01:05.275 --> 00:01:08.645 It's been great because everybody's very, uh, very free 30 00:01:08.705 --> 00:01:09.765 to share information. 31 00:01:09.915 --> 00:01:12.125 Whereas if you go to specific conferences, 32 00:01:12.355 --> 00:01:13.805 everybody's very tight-lipped 33 00:01:13.805 --> 00:01:15.485 because they all think you're gonna steal their 34 00:01:15.485 --> 00:01:16.645 secrets or resources. 35 00:01:16.985 --> 00:01:18.965 And here everybody's just free flowing 36 00:01:18.965 --> 00:01:21.085 and sharing, which, which is a great thing to see. 37 00:01:21.105 --> 00:01:23.845 And at the end of the day, there's enough business to go 38 00:01:23.845 --> 00:01:24.845 around for everybody. 39 00:01:25.685 --> 00:01:28.085 I couldn't agree more. Yeah. Thank, thank you. 40 00:01:28.085 --> 00:01:30.525 Thank you for the opportunity too. It's been great. Well, 41 00:01:30.525 --> 00:01:31.525 Good. I'm, I hope you enjoy 42 00:01:31.525 --> 00:01:33.205 the rest of the expo. Definitely. 43 00:01:34.065 --> 00:01:36.845 And there's still more to come from the B2B Finance Expo.