1 00:00:00.585 --> 00:00:01.165 Hey everyone. 2 00:00:01.165 --> 00:00:03.605 Alison Berger here at Broker Fair, 2024. 3 00:00:03.845 --> 00:00:06.805 I am now with Carl Broadbander from IOU Financial. 4 00:00:07.155 --> 00:00:08.765 What is IOU up to these days? 5 00:00:09.355 --> 00:00:11.205 Getting real busy and real fast. 6 00:00:11.335 --> 00:00:14.565 We've, uh, pushed acceleration on our offers 7 00:00:14.625 --> 00:00:16.205 and we're getting them out so fast now. 8 00:00:16.205 --> 00:00:17.525 The brokers are kind of blown away 9 00:00:17.525 --> 00:00:19.325 and it's good to see the reaction. 10 00:00:19.545 --> 00:00:21.685 That's fantastic. Do you think it's gonna stay at this 11 00:00:21.685 --> 00:00:22.805 speed for the rest of the year? 12 00:00:23.415 --> 00:00:24.445 We're only gonna get faster. 13 00:00:25.115 --> 00:00:27.365 Yeah. How are you gonna keep up with it? What's happening? 14 00:00:27.685 --> 00:00:29.045 I don't know. We'll see. I guess, uh, 15 00:00:29.045 --> 00:00:30.965 just keep throwing bodies at it like we normally do, 16 00:00:31.185 --> 00:00:32.685 but, um, we'll see. 17 00:00:32.685 --> 00:00:33.845 We're pretty proud of it because we, 18 00:00:33.845 --> 00:00:35.005 we've done it all ourselves, you know, 19 00:00:35.005 --> 00:00:37.405 and you see some of the technology solutions here 20 00:00:37.405 --> 00:00:39.685 and might, you know, offer to even make it faster. 21 00:00:40.385 --> 00:00:41.605 But so far we've uh, 22 00:00:41.605 --> 00:00:44.245 we've gotten this far on our own steam. We're pretty proud of that. 23 00:00:44.665 --> 00:00:46.965 And what makes IOU different than the 24 00:00:46.965 --> 00:00:48.685 other companies out there in the industry? 25 00:00:49.155 --> 00:00:50.605 Gosh, I don't know. It's a mix. 26 00:00:50.625 --> 00:00:53.845 Uh, mix of credit box, a paper, uh, you know, we have values 27 00:00:53.845 --> 00:00:54.845 that I could talk to you about. 28 00:00:55.405 --> 00:00:57.605 I think it probably plays into it a lot 29 00:00:57.605 --> 00:00:59.045 of integrity, a lot of good character. 30 00:00:59.385 --> 00:01:00.485 That's important. Yep. 31 00:01:01.585 --> 00:01:03.885 And what type of trends have you been seeing going on in 32 00:01:03.885 --> 00:01:05.005 the industry so far this year? 33 00:01:05.485 --> 00:01:07.445 Hmm. Trends in the industry so far this year? 34 00:01:08.145 --> 00:01:11.605 Um, I feel like, um, we've all been suffering a little bit 35 00:01:11.605 --> 00:01:14.445 for the last year or so with, uh, credit crunches 36 00:01:14.545 --> 00:01:16.205 and business conditions. 37 00:01:16.465 --> 00:01:18.765 And, well, we're cautiously optimistic 38 00:01:18.765 --> 00:01:20.645 that the next growth cycle has started, 39 00:01:21.105 --> 00:01:22.485 so we're pretty excited about that. 40 00:01:22.675 --> 00:01:25.045 Fantastic. And I've gotten broker 41 00:01:25.175 --> 00:01:26.245 bites from everyone today. 42 00:01:26.305 --> 00:01:27.525 So what were you looking forward 43 00:01:27.545 --> 00:01:29.165 to most at today's event? Hmm. 44 00:01:29.795 --> 00:01:31.645 What was I looking forward to most today at this event? 45 00:01:31.705 --> 00:01:33.285 Uh, I was looking forward to coming 46 00:01:33.445 --> 00:01:36.605 and meeting my new friends at, uh, Spartan Capital. 47 00:01:37.145 --> 00:01:40.085 And, uh, talking about, talking about the industry, um, 48 00:01:40.555 --> 00:01:42.765 finding like-minded individuals exploring 49 00:01:42.765 --> 00:01:43.805 partnership opportunities. 50 00:01:44.245 --> 00:01:45.245 I guess that's what it's all about. 51 00:01:45.545 --> 00:01:47.565 And mission accomplished. Mission accomplished. 52 00:01:47.595 --> 00:01:48.605 Fantastic. Yeah. 53 00:01:48.605 --> 00:01:50.325 Thank you for spending some time with me. Thank 54 00:01:50.325 --> 00:01:51.325 You very much. We had a great time. 55 00:01:51.325 --> 00:01:52.085 Cheers. And 56 00:01:52.085 --> 00:01:52.965 We'll be right back.