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The Art of SBA Lending

Dec 22, 2023

In this weeks can't-miss episode Ray sits down with his former boss, Mark Gibson, National Sales Manager at First Internet Bank .

Ray first met Mark while working at Ready Capital- an experience in which Mark gives credit for preparing him for the difficult feat of starting and scaling a national SBA program to the top...


Dec 14, 2023

In this weeks episode Ray sits down with Tom Pretty, Head of SBA Lending at TD.

From heading up the SBA division at the top bank on the East Coast, to his background as a BDO himself- Tom has great insight to give our listeners when it comes to management and leadership, balancing the peaks and valleys of managing...


Dec 7, 2023

For this weeks insightful and inspiring episode, we sat down with the Head of Small Business Banking at Live Oak Bank, Mike McGinley, and got the background of what it's like to be a part of the #1 bank in SBA.

Ray and Mike discuss Live Oak's success and what they attribute it to- their work place culture, their...


Nov 30, 2023

In this episode of The Art of SBA Lending, we keep the NAGGL interviews going with Kyle Gustafson, National Client Manager at Partner Engineering and Science. Kyle is a former tech-insider with a specialty in SBA software.

Ever since Covid, our industry was forced to be more reliant on tech than ever but were we ready...


Nov 23, 2023

This week on The Art of SBA Lending Podcast, Ray continues his sit-down interviews from NAGGL in New Orleans with guest Shay Kleinschmidt!

Shay is the VP of Funding at FranFund, and has tons of insight on how to be a top-tier lender and get more business from loan brokers, and what first-time borrowers need to be...