1 00:00:01.555 --> 00:00:04.325 Welcome to the 2026 Deep Bank Connect Miami. 2 00:00:04.745 --> 00:00:07.085 I'm now with Sonya Lynch of Latin Financial. 3 00:00:07.355 --> 00:00:08.765 Tell me about Latin Financial. 4 00:00:09.375 --> 00:00:12.125 We've been so glad, uh, to be doing business 5 00:00:12.225 --> 00:00:13.645 for over 10 years. 6 00:00:14.185 --> 00:00:17.125 Um, we serve the Latino community, we educate the, 7 00:00:17.305 --> 00:00:21.485 the business owners and being here with you guys and Sean 8 00:00:21.985 --> 00:00:24.805 and everybody is a networking event. 9 00:00:25.385 --> 00:00:28.085 We are glad to see each other. We are glad to network. 10 00:00:28.385 --> 00:00:31.165 We are here to do business, so I'm super excited. 11 00:00:31.435 --> 00:00:33.165 Well, we're super excited to have you. 12 00:00:33.465 --> 00:00:35.885 Who are you looking forward to make business with today? 13 00:00:36.305 --> 00:00:38.965 You know what? To be honest with you, even though 14 00:00:38.965 --> 00:00:40.605 that I already got, you know, 15 00:00:40.605 --> 00:00:44.205 really good long lasting business relationship with a lot 16 00:00:44.205 --> 00:00:47.965 of lenders here, it just is interesting to see new faces, 17 00:00:48.305 --> 00:00:51.165 new lenders, that it can help our business 18 00:00:51.165 --> 00:00:52.565 owners, our community. 19 00:00:52.785 --> 00:00:56.565 So I already build extremely, like, to be honest with you, 20 00:00:56.565 --> 00:00:58.765 like eight to nine new lenders. 21 00:00:59.035 --> 00:01:02.645 They're willing to actually give it a try to Puerto Rico 22 00:01:02.825 --> 00:01:04.165 and the Latino community. 23 00:01:04.505 --> 00:01:06.325 So for me, I'm already winning. 24 00:01:06.765 --> 00:01:08.045 I love to hear that. Yes. 25 00:01:08.065 --> 00:01:09.725 So how's the rest of the year looking? 26 00:01:09.745 --> 00:01:11.085 How are you gonna keep on winning? 27 00:01:11.805 --> 00:01:13.845 Absolutely. You know, we are family owned company. 28 00:01:14.425 --> 00:01:18.365 Uh, um, Sean did an amazing article recently. 29 00:01:18.865 --> 00:01:22.005 Uh, some mother daughter duo. My daughter could not be here. 30 00:01:22.015 --> 00:01:24.925 Shout out to Wendy. She is back at the office working. 31 00:01:25.425 --> 00:01:27.685 Um, someone has to be doing the book right? 32 00:01:27.985 --> 00:01:30.405 You know, Hey, listen to, and Saturday is my birthday. 33 00:01:30.465 --> 00:01:32.325 So, but what better way to come 34 00:01:32.385 --> 00:01:35.685 and celebrate, you know, with colleagues, with people 35 00:01:35.685 --> 00:01:37.525 that you do business for the past year 36 00:01:37.745 --> 00:01:39.405 and finally having a one-on-one 37 00:01:39.405 --> 00:01:41.005 and celebrate what you do the whole year. 38 00:01:41.485 --> 00:01:43.765 I love that. And tell me more about the 39 00:01:43.765 --> 00:01:45.045 celebrations to come for you. 40 00:01:45.705 --> 00:01:47.925 You know what, it is been a tough year. 41 00:01:48.025 --> 00:01:49.285 We lost, you know, um, 42 00:01:49.745 --> 00:01:53.645 our CEO from Sharp Capital now Wendy is the VPA 43 00:01:53.645 --> 00:01:56.325 and I'm taking over my dear husband that he sit 44 00:01:56.325 --> 00:01:58.045 with me every single day. 45 00:01:58.545 --> 00:02:02.045 But, um, we looking to grow, we am going to Puerto Rico 46 00:02:02.065 --> 00:02:04.685 to open my old business over there 47 00:02:04.705 --> 00:02:07.205 and continue to grow in the US sharp capital 48 00:02:07.265 --> 00:02:08.285 and in, in Latin. 49 00:02:08.545 --> 00:02:10.845 We doing amazing things with the community. 50 00:02:11.345 --> 00:02:14.805 So we continue to donate 1% of our monthly revenue 51 00:02:15.225 --> 00:02:16.805 to Connecticut Children's Hospital. 52 00:02:16.945 --> 00:02:18.245 So we are doing something right, 53 00:02:18.385 --> 00:02:20.525 so we are gonna continue doing what we love to do. 54 00:02:20.845 --> 00:02:22.925 I love that the focus is on community. Yes. 55 00:02:23.195 --> 00:02:25.445 Yeah. I think you know what, you gotta love what you do 56 00:02:25.825 --> 00:02:27.605 and what better way to show it, 57 00:02:27.825 --> 00:02:29.525 to give it back to the community. 58 00:02:29.585 --> 00:02:32.925 So the community, the, the small businesses are the one 59 00:02:32.945 --> 00:02:36.405 who make me who we are today and the growth. 60 00:02:36.585 --> 00:02:39.285 So I need something, I need to do something back for them. 61 00:02:39.675 --> 00:02:42.205 Education, uh, looking for lenders 62 00:02:42.205 --> 00:02:44.245 that they're not gonna overcharge on, 63 00:02:44.425 --> 00:02:45.765 you know, on closing costs. 64 00:02:45.955 --> 00:02:47.725 It's a lot of things that we can do. 65 00:02:48.025 --> 00:02:49.285 And if we communicate 66 00:02:49.285 --> 00:02:52.645 and we have these platforms, I think that we can do better. 67 00:02:53.275 --> 00:02:54.445 Well, you're already doing great. 68 00:02:55.265 --> 00:02:56.525 On the topic of community, 69 00:02:56.595 --> 00:02:57.685 tell me about the community 70 00:02:57.685 --> 00:02:59.005 you've built here in the industry. 71 00:02:59.005 --> 00:03:01.285 Industry. What do you le are hoping to leave here today? 72 00:03:01.905 --> 00:03:04.605 You know what? Connections. Connections, connections. 73 00:03:04.605 --> 00:03:07.685 Connections. I think, I think there's a lot of people here, 74 00:03:08.065 --> 00:03:10.285 um, that, you know, they know what they're doing 75 00:03:10.745 --> 00:03:13.885 and the newcomers that they come in, they have a lot 76 00:03:13.885 --> 00:03:16.765 of people that we are gonna let them know, Hey, listen, 77 00:03:16.865 --> 00:03:18.245 you do it for the right reasons. 78 00:03:18.785 --> 00:03:23.125 So this platform is super important for ISOs like mines 79 00:03:23.355 --> 00:03:25.725 that they want to be on top of what's right. 80 00:03:26.105 --> 00:03:28.765 So I'm super excited to be here and have the opportunity. 81 00:03:29.075 --> 00:03:32.205 Well, we're happy to have you ies me. Amiga. Oh 82 00:03:32.265 --> 00:03:33.485 My goodness. Yes. 83 00:03:33.825 --> 00:03:36.485 And there's still more to come from Deep Bank Connect.