The Most Common Struggles for an LO

The Most Common Struggles for an LO

Episode 23

Ever find yourself the bottleneck in your business? In this diamond episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield go over the most asked questions that are frequently brought up in our numerous weekly classes here at Mortgage Marketing Animals. 

The patterns for obstacles and challenges that loan officers face inspired Mike and Erica to go over how to take steps to solve these struggles. From call reluctance to social media, they’ll explain why the I.C.E. method could drastically improve the way your business runs. 

Connect with Mike or Erica one on one by scheduling a complimentary call today, where they’ll map out your daily success plan. Schedule Here.

Relationship Building Matters

Relationship Building Matters

Episode 22

On this episode of Loan Officer Success, the best new loan officer podcast out there, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Gregg Driggs and his DSP (Daily Success Plan) Manager, Ashton Wilson, both of the Driggs Mortgage Team.  Gregg has taken the advice of his Freedom Club coaches and built himself an unmatched team structure to which he says has contributed greatly to his business’s success.

In this episode, you’ll find out just how valuable maintaining real relationships is in the mortgage industry. As LO’s, we aren’t just there to always tell people what we do. It helps us as well as our businesses to build strong and lasting relationships to have a continuous flow of referrals, and more importantly, the friends along the journey.

If you find yourself caught up in the hustle and bustle without the production you want, let us map out your daily success plan customized for your business so you can make more without the stress.

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Your Mortgage Activities GPS

Your Mortgage Activities GPS

Episode 21

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Do you ever end up at an area in the road where there are 3 or 4 different ways to go and all of them have bright shiny signs? In this episode of Loan Officer Success, your hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, bring you real talk in ways to stop having so many half-built bridges so that you can get results faster.

They share the reasons it is so important to have a daily success plan. It gives us certain proven activities to lay a solid foundation down to build one bridge at a time before venturing to the next project. They act as your business GPS – they tell you exactly what direction to go to get to your desired location.

Are you struggling with which activities get you results fastest? We are here to help you map out your daily success plan > click here to schedule your complimentary strategy call today!

Offline and Online Marketing ~ A Bit Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate

Offline and Online Marketing ~ A Bit Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate

Episode 20

Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield bring you another informational episode of Loan Officer Success. The topics they hit on in this podcast gives you ways to incorporate both online and offline marketing to pull in the best leads and referrals for your mortgage business.

The combination of these marketing strategies put forth in a variety of avenues is the right way to spread the peanut butter and chocolate!

Learn how to use the two together to supplement and ultimately help more families while making more money in less time.

If you’re ready to up your game and learn more of these proven strategies, click here to schedule a complimentary call with us. We’d love to map out your next 90-days – set up a time here!

Loan Officer Past Database Express Masterclass

Loan Officer Past Database Express Masterclass

Episode 19

Listen in to your Loan Officer Success hosts, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, as they run you through a quick, beneficial Master class on how to maintain the connection to your past database.

In this episode, Mike and Erica give you proven mortgage marketing tips on how to reach out with the right approach for more success.

  1. Personal Card Each Month
  2. Sending Out Monthly Mailers and Quarterly Phone Call
  3. Emails Sent Out (52/year)

If you’re a loan officer who is ready to learn more strategies to bring your business to new heights without more headaches, let us map out your next 90-days. < no cost to you > Click Here to Schedule

Let’s Talk What Really Works for Referrals

Let’s Talk What Really Works for Referrals

Episode 18

Are you making calls to just anyone? In this episode of Loan Officer Success, the best new up and coming loan officer podcast worldwide, Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield are joined by Vince Powell. Vince is a loan officer out of Jacksonville, Florida who has used the resources and tools that Mortgage Marketing Animals has provided for a huge increase in loan production.

Using the resources and strategies in your week to make your calls, schedule meet ups with realtors, and go after the qualified agents, you are utilizing the proven secrets that top industry leaders are doing to become pros. The building of these relationships are key to referrals.

Tune in to hear Mike, Erica, and Vince drop valuable information on what works in becoming a successful loan officer.

If you’re ready to increase your loan production, let us help you map out the next 90-days < no charge >. Choose a time that works for a complimentary strategy call today or by visiting, LoanOfficerSuccessCall.com

Your Outlook Can Make All The Difference

Your Outlook Can Make All The Difference

Episode 17

Another energetic and inspiring episode coming at you with your hosts Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield, who are joined by Ben Coulibaly, aka Ben the Banker, out of Atlanta, Georgia. Can he do it? Yes…he can! Brownie points if you know where that comes from!

Ben describes his marketing techniques and his reach from using both old school relationship building to new techniques like social media TikTok and Insta Reels that have gone viral by including the value of who he is, what he does, and how he can help with his services. One thing that Erica and Ben point out in this episode is Ben’s positive outlook on his realtors he partners with and how he has built true relationships that brought him from 2 loans per month to 8 from implementing a plan that him and Mike mapped out on their first complimentary strategy call together.

Listen in as Mike, Erica, and Ben share tons of great information that you can implement in your mortgage business to increase production like he did

If you’d like us to help you plan your next steps in growing your mortgage business with the tips we’ve shared on this episode, set up your complimentary strategy call today by visiting, LoanOfficerSuccessCall.com

Have a Plan To Start Your Day

Have a Plan To Start Your Day

Episode 16

Do the days sometimes overwhelm you? Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield have just the right recipe to sweeten your results and take control of your day.

You’ve come to the right place to listen in as Mike and Erica drop tons of clear insight on how having a business plan is the most important way to start your day. Clearly laying out your goals and figuring out how to reach them takes more than just thought. It takes consistent action for consistent results.

Whether it’s tripling your mortgage business, driving more traffic, or reaching more realtors…your plan starts with knowing what you want and results come from doing what it takes to get there. Find out what steps work in targeting your goals in your business by tuning in to Loan Officer Success.

If you’d like us to help you plan your next steps in growing your mortgage business with the tips we’ve shared on this episode, set up your complimentary strategy call today by visiting, LoanOfficerSuccessCall.com

How To Double Your Business in One Year by Putting This Plan in Place

How To Double Your Business in One Year by Putting This Plan in Place

Episode 15

In this episode of Loan Officer Success, Mike Cardasia and Erica Homefield are joined by Lisa Heckman, a loan originator out of Indiana as well as a stellar member of The Freedom Club.

Lisa rejoined our coaching program after she realized the important need for the continued assistance and coaching that Mortgage Marketing Animals and The Freedom Club provide for herself and her business. Mike and Erica chat with Lisa about what she feels has made her double her business in the last year and why you can do the same just by following these steps.

Are you lost in conditions and need to hire a processor? Maybe you aren’t being consistent on your realtor calls? Or possibly haven’t taken the necessary steps in our Daily Success Plan, aka the DSP, in order to build the relationships in a successful fashion?

If so, you’ve got to listen to Lisa’s story and how she chose to make a commitment that is now paying off in big ways.

Press play to listen in…

If you’d like us to help you plan your next steps in growing your mortgage business with the tips we’ve shared on this episode, set up your complimentary strategy call today by visiting, LoanOfficerSuccessCall.com

How To Sort Out Tasks on Your Team For More Loan Production

How To Sort Out Tasks on Your Team For More Loan Production

Have you been juggling tasks and finding yourself cross-firing with your team? Basically, doing double the work because there isn’t a set list of responsibilities?

Well, then you are in luck. Mike Cardascia and Erica Homefield bring you this on point episode of Loan Officer Success, where they are joined by a newer member of the Mortgage Marketing Animals coaching program, Nick Clyburn. Nick is a Loan Originator out of South Carolina who has taken off running with what he has learned, and now he is sharing those steps with you.

Learn how Nick has put the strategy of what our program teaches in the “Axe of Freedom” to work for him and his team. Delegating and sorting responsibilities so that the goals remain consistent and on track for increased loan production.

Tune in to hear why Nick’s business has accelerated since becoming a truly inspirational member of our Mortgage Marketing Animals family.

If you’d like us to help you plan your next steps in growing your mortgage business with the tips we’ve shared on this episode, set up your complimentary strategy call today by visiting, LoanOfficerSuccessCall.com