7-1-19 Hot Topic – The Movement from 0 to 8th Largest Lender in the Nation | Casey Crawford

We've got a Hot Topic interview this week that is sure to be an inspiration for everyone! For anyone in the mortgage industry (and even for those outside of this industry) this is a must listen-to interview that you won't want to miss! Our guest this week is Casey Crawford, Movement Mortgage CEO | Movement Bank Chairman. He'll be on the podcast to discuss the extraordinary journey that has brought Movement Mortgage from zero to becoming the 8th largest lender in the nation! Topics Covered in this Interview

1. Starting Movement Mortgage with a vision
2. Growing the company to what is now the 8th largest lender in the nation
3. The challenges experienced along the way!

If you're interested in seeing a VERY inspirational video, check out the Movement Mortgage website and this video. It's very inspiring to watch! Learn more about Casey Crawford and find out more about the movement happening at Movement Mortgage! Audio Excerpts from this Interview: Listen: The movement from 0 to 8th largest lender in the nation... and still growing... Listen: We got a $5m warehouse line from Texas Capital... and got set up in 2008 when the only way to get money from a bank was with a gun... Listen: Seeing the obstacles in your industry as opportunities... Listen: One of the keys to success is when preparedness meets opportunity... Listen: The challenges of opening a mortgage company in September of 2008... it's about the joy of the journey, having good people on your team to help lift you up in those troubled times... Listen: Knowing the purpose and having a clear WHY... it's about pressing through... loving and treating others as you would want them to treat you... Listen: You better have a vision that's bigger than profits...... to love is to act in the long term best interest of another person... Listen: Everyone talks about the successful part of the journey... the bigger your vision, the greater the adversity you're going to face... Listen: I thought growing a company from 1000 to 10000 would be easier... dealing with 2nd 3rd and 4th level leaders... you need to say less and say it more often... Listen: How to communicate through growth... clarify your mission and what you want to communicate... Listen: Tell is great but show is better... If you're going to communicate it, that's great, but look for ways to show that... Listen: Doing life together... and you gotta be intentional, and we're very intentional with that... Listen: The importance of technology in growing the Movement organization... we still believe in great partnerships... Listen: Stretching the cashflow to get past the bad... how to deal with the details of the business...