For this week’s Lending Leaders, Tim Nguyen, CEO and Co-Founder of BeSmartee, shares his thoughts on the importance of balancing good business practices with a sense of social responsibility. He delves into his family history, its impact on his business philosophy, and how that philosophy has grown with him and his company.

The Fax Machine Sage Part Two: Octavia can’t take the fax machine any longer.

First, change is inevitable. Second, no business is “too small” to seek continuous improvement, especially in their own processes.

To kick off yet another season of exciting and impactful discussions about the mortgage industry and related subjects, LodeStar Co-Founders Jim and Dave sit down with Alayna to discuss their not-so-proudest moments as business owners.

The Fax Machine Saga Part One: Octavia discovers an upsetting feature of Horace’s office.

Some of the greatest examples of fulfillment and purpose through employment that I’ve heard about have happened for people working for small businesses.

To conclude the LodeStar Lending Leaders Summer Session, we’re capping off our weeks-long discussion of how a mortgage insider buys a home. Alayna interviews Jim and his wife Sarah and invites them to reflect on their home buying process.

Horace considers the benefits of getting an app.

we still see way too much of the strategy that demands mass hiring in robust markets, then mass layoffs when those market cycles change.