1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.125 Welcome back to the B2B Finance Expo. 2 00:00:02.185 --> 00:00:04.125 So we've been talking to different people throughout the day 3 00:00:04.125 --> 00:00:07.445 about their experience here, so we are familiar with you, 4 00:00:07.505 --> 00:00:09.525 but for those that don't know, you introduce yourself 5 00:00:09.525 --> 00:00:10.605 and the company that you're with. 6 00:00:10.875 --> 00:00:12.205 Yeah. My name's George Perry. 7 00:00:12.565 --> 00:00:14.965 I am the CEO of Trau Capital. And 8 00:00:14.965 --> 00:00:15.965 What do you guys do? What do you guys specialize 9 00:00:15.965 --> 00:00:16.525 in? We 10 00:00:16.525 --> 00:00:17.725 Are a direct funder. 11 00:00:17.945 --> 00:00:20.805 We specialize in B2C paper, mca. 12 00:00:21.425 --> 00:00:24.565 We got our start in, uh, mortgages, TR Low Mortgage, 13 00:00:24.585 --> 00:00:27.605 and we've recently, within the last year expanded 14 00:00:27.665 --> 00:00:28.685 to, uh, mca. 15 00:00:29.425 --> 00:00:32.485 So let's talk about your experience here at the B2B Expo. 16 00:00:32.515 --> 00:00:34.485 What it has it been like and what's been your takeaway? 17 00:00:35.075 --> 00:00:37.765 It's been great. We've been learning a lot, shaking a lot 18 00:00:37.765 --> 00:00:40.885 of hands, meeting a lot of really cool people, uh, 19 00:00:40.955 --> 00:00:44.725 service providers, learning a lot in the, in the panels 20 00:00:45.425 --> 00:00:47.285 and, uh, just a lot of networking 21 00:00:47.465 --> 00:00:49.525 and, you know, can't go wrong at the win. 22 00:00:49.535 --> 00:00:52.605 Great venue. So it's been great so far. And 23 00:00:52.605 --> 00:00:53.685 So what's been your favorite part 24 00:00:53.775 --> 00:00:54.885 about the whole experience? 25 00:00:55.585 --> 00:00:57.285 That's a tough one. Let me think. 26 00:00:57.465 --> 00:01:00.885 Um, I would say, I would say probably the panels, 27 00:01:01.105 --> 00:01:03.645 the first few yesterday were probably the best. 28 00:01:03.945 --> 00:01:07.925 Um, listening to just a lot of other CEOs of, 29 00:01:08.425 --> 00:01:11.365 of bigger funders on how they run their operations 30 00:01:11.625 --> 00:01:14.565 and, uh, yeah, just, uh, absorbing as much 31 00:01:14.565 --> 00:01:16.125 as possible, you know. And 32 00:01:16.305 --> 00:01:18.805 For someone that's never come to, to this type of event, 33 00:01:18.835 --> 00:01:20.165 what would you say to them 34 00:01:20.225 --> 00:01:21.645 and what would be the key takeaway? 35 00:01:22.585 --> 00:01:25.645 Um, I would say just come out, try it, try something new. 36 00:01:25.825 --> 00:01:28.485 Get out there, shake some hands, even if you're just coming 37 00:01:28.625 --> 00:01:32.685 to, you know, just meet some new faces, learn something new. 38 00:01:32.905 --> 00:01:35.125 You don't have to come with the plans 39 00:01:35.145 --> 00:01:37.205 of getting anything out of it necessarily, 40 00:01:37.425 --> 00:01:40.845 or, you know, just come and, and, and meet some fresh faces. 41 00:01:41.055 --> 00:01:42.565 Learn more about the industry 42 00:01:43.185 --> 00:01:44.765 and, uh, it's a great time out here. 43 00:01:45.305 --> 00:01:48.805 So last question is, you, you guys, do you guys work with 44 00:01:49.325 --> 00:01:50.445 specific businesses? 45 00:01:50.555 --> 00:01:52.605 Like what's your niche and then how, 46 00:01:52.785 --> 00:01:54.645 how is it gonna grow from coming to a place like this? 47 00:01:55.795 --> 00:01:59.725 Well, we focus on mostly like brick and mortars. 48 00:01:59.865 --> 00:02:03.165 Uh, a lot of retail businesses, so like restaurants, 49 00:02:03.165 --> 00:02:05.525 nail salons, barber shops, stuff like that. 50 00:02:06.045 --> 00:02:09.005 A lot of the common kind of industries for MCA, 51 00:02:09.425 --> 00:02:10.565 you know, merchants. 52 00:02:10.735 --> 00:02:13.485 Right. Um, what was the other question again? 53 00:02:13.485 --> 00:02:15.045 And what, what's gonna be your, how are you gonna 54 00:02:15.045 --> 00:02:16.525 implement, like what you've learned 55 00:02:16.525 --> 00:02:18.445 here, uh, to your business? 56 00:02:19.275 --> 00:02:21.925 Yeah, I would say, um, or What are you gonna 57 00:02:21.925 --> 00:02:22.925 Implement? What are we 58 00:02:22.925 --> 00:02:23.445 gonna implement? 59 00:02:23.635 --> 00:02:26.805 Well, we've learned a lot, definitely about, you know, a, 60 00:02:26.805 --> 00:02:28.925 there's been a lot of talks about the legalities 61 00:02:29.105 --> 00:02:32.645 of new regulations, so that's very interesting 62 00:02:32.645 --> 00:02:34.965 because that's always a changing landscape. 63 00:02:35.105 --> 00:02:39.125 And so it's kind of, uh, more more about just, uh, 64 00:02:39.375 --> 00:02:41.605 protecting and safeguarding ourselves from, 65 00:02:41.875 --> 00:02:43.725 from new regulations that are coming out. 66 00:02:43.985 --> 00:02:47.645 And, uh, and just staying ahead of the curve as far as 67 00:02:47.645 --> 00:02:52.085 that goes, um, is, is a lot of what's what seems 68 00:02:52.145 --> 00:02:54.685 to be being talked about, you know, with the panels. Yeah. 69 00:02:54.865 --> 00:02:56.285 Top of mind. Awesome. Well, I love that 70 00:02:56.285 --> 00:02:57.645 because I know that legal 71 00:02:57.705 --> 00:03:00.220 and regulation, that's always something to keep in mind, 72 00:03:00.220 --> 00:03:01.725 especially if you're new to the industry 73 00:03:01.725 --> 00:03:04.045 and growing something that definitely you have 74 00:03:04.045 --> 00:03:05.285 to keep in mind of. 75 00:03:05.285 --> 00:03:06.845 So thanks again for chatting. Yeah. 76 00:03:06.905 --> 00:03:09.045 And again, we're gonna have definitely more people come 77 00:03:09.115 --> 00:03:11.165 interview with us, talk about their experience here 78 00:03:11.165 --> 00:03:12.205 at the B2B Expo. 79 00:03:12.315 --> 00:03:13.645 It's something you're not gonna wanna miss out on.