The Most Connected Mortgage Professionals of 2018

Oct 05, 2018

Christine L. Beckwith
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Christine.Beckwith.16
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Christine-Beckwith-4306724
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCzgCiPJDlTiRvN1GBluJ44g
Christine L. Beckwith is a two percent female executive leadership in sales, has won, without exception, in the top five percent of sales in her entire career, and many first place national contests. A two-time best-selling author, Christine has been featured in five magazines and one cover in 12 months.

Kevin Brungardt
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/KevinBrungardt
With 25 years of experience in the mortgage and financial services industry and entrepreneurial skills in banking, lending and asset management, Kevin Brungardt, Chief Executive Officer RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation, is a strong communicator with a significant and faithful following on LinkedIn—industry professionals who seek his insights and thought leadership on macroeconomics, mortgage servicing and the economy.

Sean Z. Cahan
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/SeanCahan
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Sean-Cahan-76618930
YouTube: YouTube.com/Channel/UCyeuMUu-mUGrfQ_69t4AdnQ?view_as=subscriber
Blog: MortgageGeek.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themortgagegeek/?hl=en
As The Mortgage Geek on YouTube, Sean Z. Cahan's influence ranges from the incoming Millennial purchaser all the way to individuals purchasing their final home. His hard work and drive make him the lender of choice to the most successful Realtors.

Anthony Casa
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/AIMENational
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/AnthonyCasa
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCryM2yQYZhpme0FnTTGC8TA
Blog: AIMEGroup.com
Founder of BRAWL, Founder and Chairman of AIME, Founder and President of Garden State Home Loans Inc., Anthony Casa is currently the undisputed number one power influencer in the mortgage industry.

Jay Davis
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/JayDavisLoanOfficer
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/JDavis2272
Twitter: Twitter.com/JDavis2272
YouTube: YouTube.com/JDavis2272
Instagram: Instagram.com/JDavis2272
Jay Davis in just his fourth year as a Mortgage Loan Officer, shortened the learning curve by gaining and utilizing networking connections with those that impact the industry through social media. This has allowed him to become the regional expert in fulfilling dreams and delivering on hope through homeownership!

Marcel Deitrich
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/GuaranteedRateMarcel
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/MarcelDeitrich
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCOfaYPYvejMmCXSB81pRrhA?view_as=subscriber
Instagram: Instagram.com/dfw_rate/?hl=en
Marcel Deitrich is on the cutting-edge of technology and social media marketing. He uses multiple mediums to reach his customers, clients, friends and family.

Marc Demetriou
Business Facebook: Business.Facebook.com/TheMortgageExperts
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Marc-Demetriou
Twitter: Twitter.com/MarcDemetriou1
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UC--0PI35jVFrIcEltpdxP7A
Blog: MarcDemetriou.Tumblr.com
Instagram: Instagram.com/MarcDemetriou
Other: Zillow.com/lender-profile/MarcDemetriou
Marc Demetriou is a nationally-ranked mortgage expert, speaker, author and former radio show co-host. Marc is known as one of the most connected networkers and relationship managers in New Jersey. His book Lessons From My Grandfather, which was endorsed by Barbara Corcoran, was released on Jan. 16, 2018.

Rhonda DelSignore-Mulligan

Business Facebook: Facebook.com/RhondaMulliganMortgages
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Rhonda-DelSignore-Sulligan-3512251
Rhonda DelSignore-Mulligan’s following reflects how magnetic she is as a person, while also revealing her go-getter mentality. She is one of the hardest working, socially active professionals out there, and it shows.

Jay Dunsing
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/JayDunsing
Jay Dunsing has 19,375 LinkedIn connections, with 90 percent of those connections people in the mortgage industry. He currently has approximately 417,841 e-mail addresses and phone numbers of Loan Officers across the country, the largest and more importantly, highest quality database of its kind in the country. Jay is a frequent contributor to mortgage-related LinkedIn groups.

Michael Faulkner
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MichaelFaulknerFan
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Michael-Faulkner-95a29518
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UC5H7r7yZO3HWR2cMwoUQdlg/videos
Blog: FaulknerMortgage.com/category/blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/MichaelDFaulkner
Michael Faulkner, Branch Manager for American Pacific Mortgage, has a true passion of home mortgage education and goes out of his way to help his clients.

Jonathan Fowler

Business Facebook: Facebook.com/JonnyFowler68
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/JonnyFowler
Twitter: Twitter.com/FowlerJonathan
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UC6meNUjdmNR5t_DzJQo8FFg?view_as=subscriber
Blog: MortgageShots.com
Jonathan Fowler has been helping Retail Mortgage Branch Managers redefine the meaning of success since 1998. He truly has a knack for bringing the right people to the right opportunity, making it possible for them to not only expand their mortgage businesses, but also grow personally and professionally.

Frank Garay & Brian Stevens
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/FrankAndBrian
On July 2, 2018, Frank Garay and Brian Stevens celebrated 11 years of mortgage industry commentary on their daily video blog—The National Real Estate Post that has nearly 200,000 mortgage and real estate subscribers.

Rick Guerrero
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Rick.Guerrero.908
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Rick-Guerrero-2892a743
Twitter: Twitter.com/RickGuerreroJr
Rick Guerrero is Director of Branch Sales at US Mortgage Corporation. He is well-known by everyone, and has an extremely strong social media presence.

David Hosterman
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/DHostermanCastleCookeMortgage/
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/DavidHosterman
Twitter: Twitter.com/CCMortgageLLC?lang=en
Instagram: Instagram.com/DavidHostermanCCM
Other: Zillow.com/lender-profile/DaveHosterman
David Hosterman is among the best Loan Officers in the country. He has consistently been the top producer for Castle & Cooke Mortgage over the past few years. In 2017, David closed 237 loans for $66,310,969. He has been featured in Forbes, CBS Money Watch, The Street, MSN Finance, etc.

John H.P. Hudson
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MortgageYou
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/JohnHPHudson
Twitter: Twitter.com/JHPHudson
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/PremierHudson
Instagram: Instagram.com/JHPHudson
John H.P. Hudson's power and influence in the mortgage industry comes from his passion for homeownership. As a "Mortgage Geek," John enjoys educating consumers, industry affiliates, and fellow mortgage professionals on life, leadership, regulations, technology, marketing, sales and more. "Teamwork makes the dream work!" is more than a saying for this #MortgagePro!

Alex Jimenez

Business Facebook: Facebook.com/AJNashvilleLoans
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Alex-Jimenez-50a44b28
Twitter: Twitter.com/AJ_Nashville
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCfF9mzWBwHnnJOljsv3IkqQ?view_as=subscriber
Blog: BlogTalkRadio.com/AJNashville1
Instagram: Instagram.com/AJNashville
Other: SoundCloud.com/AJNashville
Well known for his social media marketing classes and branding classes, Alex Jimenez has built a well-known brand and name for himself in his market as well as other markets across the nation. Between his podcasts and Facebook videos, Alex is one our industry’s top authorities in marketing and branding.

Tyrone Maxie
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Tyrone.Maxie
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Tyrone-Maxie-64107532
Instagram: Instagram.com/TyroneMaxie
Other: Zillow.com/lender-profile/TMaxie
Tyrone Maxie reaches out to his community via social media about his services for attaining homeownership, his deep influence is also seen in service projects to benefit the homeless and children in need.

Kyle Nicholas McCray
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/KyleNicholasMcCray
Twitter: Twitter.com/_TheDisruptor

Web site: KyleNMcCray.com
Kyle Nicholas McCray is all about innovation and disrupting the field. Kyle really challenges others, thinks outside the box and is a big influencer on LinkedIn.

Eric T. Mitchell
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Stated-Income-Is-Back-108649865819588
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/EricTMitchell
Twitter: Twitter.com/EricTMitchell
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCYgHu7yIMcBQcTVpC72cNNQ
Instagram: Instagram.com/EricTMitchell
Eric T. Mitchell is Executive Vice President at Gold Star Mortgage and a Keynote National Speaker with MastermindSummit.com. Eric has 30,000 Industry LinkedIn connections, 5,000 personal Facebook connections and is a Certified Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming. Eric negotiated the national agreement between America's premier direct lender, Gold Star and America's premier Realtor coaching program, CraigProctor.com, to revolutionize the way Realtors and Loan Officers work together.

Andres J. Munar
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/KeystoneTeamCentralPABranch
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/AMunar
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/MeganMarsh
Instagram: Instagram.com/Mr.Munar
Other: MovementPA.com
Andres J. Munar loves putting others before himself. He is an Inc. 500 Recognized Mortgage Professional and Market Leader at Movement Mortgage. Andres has continued to be a multi-million dollar producer since 2006 and continues to produce excellent results. He was also named as one of Top 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals by National Mortgage Professional Magazine in 2017.

Sam Parker
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MyCreditGuy
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Sam-Parker-98453a6
YouTube: YouTube.com/Channel/UC63iGq9zi551jZDgDOccGSg
Blog: MyCreditGuy.com/Blog
Sam Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of My Credit Guy, has created a system that most lenders recognize as being one of the best credit repair options available to the industry. My Credit Guy focuses on results and ethics, two things the industry seems to have forgotten.

Katy Parsons
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Katy.Parsons.14
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Katy-Parsons-85111a61
Instagram: Instagram.com/KatyParsons
Katy Parsons helped revive and lead Mortgage Revolution, the only non-profit event that offers strategies and industry tools for Loan Originators to succeed in today’s market that gives all their profit to charity! She’s a wizard with Facebook and utilizes social media to keep herself top of mind.

Rajin Ramdeholl
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/Rajin.Ramdeholl.1
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Rajin-Ramdeholl-9a95722a
Twitter: Twitter.com/Rajin_R
Blog: RajinR.com/Blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/RajinRamdehollMTG
Rajin Ramdeholl is a powerful networker because of his canny ability to not only network, but to put the right people in front of the perfect crowd that allows them to grow. As a social media guru he uses it to influence the industry, build and expand his business.

Carly Anne Saltzman
Facebook: Facebook.com/CSaltzy
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/YourHomeLoanGal
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Carly-Saltzman-93877a31
Twitter: Twitter.com/NotCarlySimon
Instagram: Instagram.com/CSaltzy
Carly Anne Saltzman is a powerful networker and influencer because, in her young age, she has been elected to her local association boards, and has made meaningful connections with clients, referral partners and industry leaders via effective use of social media.

Shashank Shekhar
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/ArcusLending
Twitter: Twitter.com/ShashankTweets
YouTube: YouTube.com/ArcusLending
Blog: MortgageBlog.com
Shashank Shekhar uses Twitter to connect with media persons, LinkedIn to influence business contacts and Facebook to forge a deeper relationship with his clients and referral partners. With his top-rated mortgage blog and Social Media savviness, he has built one of the most powerful brands in the industry.

Adam P. Smith
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/ColoradoRealEstateFinanceGroup
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/TheAdamPSmith
Twitter: Twitter.com/AdamPSmith1
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/TheAdamPSmith
Blog: CoreFinanceGroup.com/Blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/AwesomeMortgageGuy/?hl=en
Adam P. Smith is so outstanding at making personal connections with everyone he meets, that he actually knows a little something about all 5,000 of his Facebook Friends. He stays top-of-mind through various check-ins, blogs, videos, contests and sharing what goes on in his own life.

Thomas Smith
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MortgagesAndBS
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/Thomas-Tom%E2%80%8B-Smith-612-386-7672-251b6aa
Twitter: Twitter.com/omsiguy
Thomas Smith has a strong reach with social media and with is background and experience is highly regarded in the marketplace by his peers, as well as the real estate community.

David H. Stevens
Twitter: Twitter.com/DavidHStevens
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/DHStevens
David H. Stevens has led in every facet and aspect of this dynamic industry, from loan officer to FHA Commissioner, to the head of the only trade association to represent the entire industry, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

John G. Stevens

Business Facebook: Facebook.com/JohnGStevensUtah
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/JohnGlenStevens
Twitter: Twitter.com/JohnGlenStevens
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCZRVeBfo7aKAz2BjIV7O_Fw
Blog: JohnGStevens.com
Instagram: Instagram.com/JohnGStevens
With a profile that's recognized as one of the top three percent most viewed profiles in the world on LinkedIn, NAMB President John G. Stevens is known for his expert knowledge of #SocialMedia, marketing and #PersonalBranding. Because of his experience, passion and dynamic energy, John is privileged to be a keynote speaker at industry events.

Ed Stojancevich
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/TheRockstarCloser
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/EdStojancevich
Twitter: Twitter.com/HomeFinanceNWI
Blog: HomeTips.Blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/RockstarCloser
Ed Stojancevich, Branch Manager of CME Lending Group, consistently steps up his game and teaches other industry professionals to utilize social media to grow their business.

Jon Tallinger
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/ClassAppraisal
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Jonathan-Tallinger-70624b2
Twitter: Twitter.com/ClassAppraisal
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCYFi92dY_FsZIux32TglGFw?view_as=subscriber
Instagram: Instagram.com/ClassAppraisal
Jon Tallinger is a powerhouse when it comes to networking. He is someone who’s one degree of separation from everyone in the mortgage industry. He uses his network to grow business and to help connect mortgage professionals with opportunities to grow and prosper with new companies.

John R. Thomas
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/PrimaryResidentialMortgageDE
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/DelawareMortgages
Twitter: Twitter.com/DEMortgages
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UCa3Dr0s4kbMwIGRGfRBxmDg
Blog: DelawareMortgageLoans.net
Instagram: Instagram.com/JohnThomasTeam
John R. Thomas has more than 3,800 Facebook Friends. His YouTube Channel features more than 500 videos and 338 subscribers. He has been interviewed by Dave Savage and taught at Mortgage Revolution in June 2018.

Corey Tess Trujillo
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/CoreyTessTrujillo
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/CoreyTess
Twitter: Twitter.com/CinemaScribe
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/CoreyTess
Blog: SynergyMaven.com/Blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/CoreyTess
Corey Trujillo has been in the mortgage and real estate marketing space for 15 years. She is a known social media speaker and marketing leader in the finance space. Described as a “Needle-Mover” and a "Creative Powerhouse" for companies looking to solidify their brand, her expertise allows companies to grow more efficiently. She is passionate about creativity in social media and the endless possibilities of embracing change as a pathway to securing success, well into the future. Corey has been an early adopter of leading-edge tech, social marketing, and new media from the outset of her career and remains an advocate for bold innovation in the art of marketing, event management and branding. Her steadfastness through the ups and downs faced by the mortgage industry is indicative of who she is as a creative, a maker, and an industry connector.

Joe Welu
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/TotalExpertInc
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/Joe-Welu-4056726
Twitter: Twitter.com/JoeWelu
YouTube: YouTube.com/User/TotalExpert
Blog: Blog.TotalExpert.com
Instagram: Instagram.com/JoeWelu
Joe Welu is a networking machine who cultivates relationships daily at conferences, in boardrooms and on social media. With one finger permanently attached to the industry’s pulse, Joe has spearheaded Total Expert’s meteoric rise as a marketing technology pioneer while becoming one of the most memorable personalities in lending today.

Carl White
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MortgageMarketingAnimals
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/MarketingAnimals
Carl White has the largest Facebook Business Page for Loan Officers in all of Facebook (35,528 Fans). Carl also has the most followers on LinkedIn of anybody in the mortgage industry with 14,228, and the number one Podcast for Loan Officers (approximately 50,000 views per episode) at LoanOfficerFreedom.com, all the while running a very successful mortgage branch.

Mark Wilkins
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/TheMortgageMarkWilkins
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/TheMortgageMark
Twitter: Twitter.com/TheMortgageMark
Instagram: Instagram.com/TheMortgageMark
Mark Wilkins is very active on social media and is an important role in his office marketing plan.

Joe Wilson
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/SimpleNexus
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/JoeWilson5
Twitter: Twitter.com/SimpleNexus
YouTube: YouTube.com/channel/UC4t_ZPIFMQq0Ulw6eBHgljA
Instagram: Instagram.com/SimpleNexusApp
Joe Wilson's secret to success has been to promote others and have fun. He highlights the unique and exciting things that happen with lenders of all sizes, all the while finding humor in the “every day.” SimpleNexus also has a load of fun t-shirts that garner a lot of attention.

Anthony VanDyke
Facebook: Facebook.com/Anthony.VanDyke.77
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/AnthonyVanDykeMortgage
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/AnthonyVanDykeMortgage
Blog: AlvMortgage.com/Blog
Instagram: Instagram.com/AlvMortgage
Anthony VanDyke is a problem-solver who believes that a Mortgage Broker is the best place for a consumer to get a loan. He tailors loans to fit exact needs and helps figure out what those needs are. Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know, and that can be scary.

Geoff Zimpfer
Business Facebook: Facebook.com/MortgageMarketingInstitute
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/GeoffZimpfer
Twitter: Twitter.com/MMIContent
YouTube: YouTube.com/user/GZimpfer1
Blog: MortgageMarketingInstitute.com
Instagram: Instagram.com/MortgageMarketing
Geoff Zimpfer is the host of Mortgage Marketing Radio, the highly rated, longest-running podcast for Mortgage Loan Originators who want to get more referrals, grow their business and make more money. With more than 60,000 downloads, Geoff is helping thousands of Mortgage Loan Originators achieve success in today's market.

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