1 00:00:01,860 --> 00:00:03,240 Johny Fernandez: AAll right, you guys, welcome back. So we're 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,770 here with Alex from United Capital. So Alex has walked me 3 00:00:07,770 --> 00:00:10,320 through I mean, so far what's been your experience here today, 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,290 you we've seen a lot of people, a lot of discussions, a lot of 5 00:00:13,290 --> 00:00:14,580 panels walk me through, 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:16,890 Alexander Galan: it's been great to put a lot of names to the 7 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:21,600 emails and you know phone calls, voices faces, it's been very 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,080 informative, you know, learning about, you know, what to expect, 9 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:29,190 in the industry, what we've experienced in the last, you 10 00:00:29,190 --> 00:00:32,970 know, year going on two, and, you know, how things have been 11 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:35,820 looking up recently, and, you know, just going forward from 12 00:00:35,820 --> 00:00:36,090 there. 13 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:38,460 Johny Fernandez: Kind of walk me through, I mean, there's been a 14 00:00:38,460 --> 00:00:41,130 couple of different panels, you know, different topics, what's 15 00:00:41,130 --> 00:00:42,300 been your favorite one so far? 16 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:45,210 Alexander Galan: Well, the, the one that we just walked out of 17 00:00:45,210 --> 00:00:48,780 now, the leaders in funding, you know, that was the most 18 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:52,290 informative to me. You know, our CEO, Jared Weitz was the 19 00:00:52,290 --> 00:00:55,530 moderator for that. And, you know, we learned a lot, as I 20 00:00:55,530 --> 00:00:57,750 mentioned before, about what's coming in the industry, as far 21 00:00:57,750 --> 00:01:00,090 as you know, potential regulations and what to expect 22 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:04,050 new product offerings, you know, good advice to brokers was very, 23 00:01:04,260 --> 00:01:05,310 you know, good room to be in. 24 00:01:05,459 --> 00:01:07,289 Johny Fernandez: So you've been in the game for a while, kind of 25 00:01:07,289 --> 00:01:09,239 walk me through what advice would you give to people that 26 00:01:09,239 --> 00:01:11,699 are watching this at home that aren't hearing that they're 27 00:01:11,699 --> 00:01:14,039 aren't able to see this all these panels in person? 28 00:01:14,610 --> 00:01:16,680 Alexander Galan: Just, you know, if you're a broker starting out, 29 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,010 definitely think of longevity, think of where it's going. And, 30 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:24,030 you know, think about the future, you know, everyone wants 31 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:27,870 to close a deal and, you know, make the most money, but it's 32 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:30,480 really about where the company's going, how, you know, where do 33 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,570 you see your future? And, and how you want it to go? 34 00:01:33,630 --> 00:01:36,150 Johny Fernandez: Yeah, awesome. So what are you looking forward 35 00:01:36,150 --> 00:01:39,090 to now later on, like any other panels, or are you just here to 36 00:01:39,270 --> 00:01:39,540 network? 37 00:01:40,110 --> 00:01:42,540 Alexander Galan: I'm here to network, you know, again, to put 38 00:01:42,570 --> 00:01:47,310 you know, faces to emails, I've been in the business since 2011. 39 00:01:47,370 --> 00:01:50,640 And, you know, interacted with a lot of people in this industry. 40 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,000 So it's good to see everyone and, you know, just talk about 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,250 where this crazy business is going. 42 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:58,530 Johny Fernandez: So, you've been at Broker Fair before kind of 43 00:01:58,530 --> 00:02:00,600 walk me through Why do you come back? Why do you keep coming 44 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:01,230 back to Broker Fair? 45 00:02:01,980 --> 00:02:04,080 Alexander Galan: Come back because there's always you know, 46 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,350 there's there always new product offerings coming out. It's good 47 00:02:07,350 --> 00:02:10,770 to show face, it's good to, you know, maintain the relationships 48 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:15,240 you have now, and, you know, just continue working together. 49 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,310 Johny Fernandez: Awesome. Thank you so much.