Justin Thompson: It's been an amazing experience, the
relationships that come together and see each other once a year,
the new relationships that are being built the opportunity to
learn what's out there, the events that are being put on,
it's a great opportunity to come into one place from brokers all
across the country, funders all across the country, and get
together and cross pollinate.
Speaker 1: And what's been your biggest takeaway, so far?
Justin Thompson: Biggest takeaway is this, this industry
is thriving. There's brokers getting into the space, there's
lenders that are continuing to invest in the space. There's
software platforms that are coming into this space. There's
the technology and the evolution, in this industry is
continuing to thrive.
Speaker 1: And what are you looking forward to most here
today?
Justin Thompson: Continuing to build the relationships, seeing
what new products are out there, see what new technology is out
there. And understanding that this is a great opportunity for
us to get together and learn from each other.
Speaker 1: Now, what now you were part of that group? What
was that group speaking before that panel?
Justin Thompson: Yeah, so that was the funders in the business.
Speaker 1: Okay. So tell me about that panel. Exactly. What
did you talk about? Why do you think that panel was important
for this event? Are you trying to help people with that a panel
like that? Explained to me that panel.
Justin Thompson: Absolutely. So I believe that panel was the
only panel that had all lenders on it, not just brokers, but all
lenders and the moderator Jared Weiss is a broker. So it's great
that he moderated and us three up there as lenders. And I think
it's important for brokers to understand what lenders how
lenders view, the space, the lenses that we see the world
through how we interact and work with the brokers. And it's
important that they hear what's important to us. That way, we
continue to build those relationships and keep them
stronger.
Speaker 1: So do you think that panel was a success as far as
getting connections and stuff like that?
Justin Thompson: Absolutely. Probably the best panel of all
time. That was a great panel, because there is great questions
that were being asked by the moderator. And we talk through
how we view our business which is important for brokers to know
because the more that they know about our business, the more
they can place paper appropriately. The more that we
can build a relationship. We can build a book and we continue to
be both successful at the same time.