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The Art of SBA Lending

May 25, 2023

Chemical Engineering, Data Analytics, and SBA. One person ties these three things together and that’s this week’s guest, Brett Caines.

Your host, Ray Drew, sits down with Brett to discuss his journey from chemical engineering to banking. Brett spent time as the CFO at Live Oak Bank before starting his own business,...


May 18, 2023

Ray sits down with Lizzie Slaton, newly appointed SBA Credit Manager at Dogwood State Bank. Lizzie shares her background in SBA servicing and underwriting, discusses her credit philosophy and indulges Ray as they share each others pet peeves.

 

 


May 11, 2023

In this episode, Ray sits down with SBA legend John Handmaker. John is the Co-Founder and Chief SBA Lending Officer at Venturus. Tune in to hear John look back on his 35 year in SBA lending, from the Money Store days, to creating multiple SBA shops - and all the ups and downs along the way.
 
Venturus is a nationwide...


May 4, 2023

Today on the podcast, Ray travels to the NAGGL conference in St. Louis to sit down with Scott Oliver, Partner at Lewis Kappes.

Ray and Scott discuss why attorneys are afraid of engaging on social media, the secrets behind his firms outstanding customer service, and some of the major pitfalls in SBA closings. 

Scott’s...