Beyond Banks by Cobalt Intelligence

<p>In this episode, Matt Tomko shares insights from his 30-year career in consumer lending. He reveals three fundamental truths applicable to all alternative lending:1. Risk management is essential.2. Diverse funding...

<p>"Using personal guarantees is one of the worst risk decisions you can make as a lender." - Mike Mondelli, CEO of Verdata</p><p>That's a bold claim from someone who built L2C, sold it to TransUnion for millions, then...

<p>This episode is about Kingsman Capital, and their 10-year trajectory through the Canadian market offering a rare operational blueprint, one that translates directly to current US market dynamics. This isn't theory...

<p>Nancy Schneier's interview on Vikar Technologies offers insights into community bank modernization and technology adoption in lending.</p><p>Market Data Covered:</p><p>8-year timeline, 20 financial institution client...

<p>🏡 Janine Cascio knows her numbers and has the real experience to prove it. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, the CEO of SimpLending Financial shares how her family office background gave her legitimate training you...

<p>Mark Ross, CEO and founder of Dragin, explains how his company built automation technology for alternative business lenders. Ross describes their OCR system that reads any application format, email automation that...

<p>While most lenders obsess over funding speed, Todd Stichler built a crisis-proof lending operation by focusing on what really matters: catching the debt stacking epidemic before it kills your portfolio.</p><p>In this...

<p>Most lenders run from owner-dependent businesses. But what if those "risky" deals are actually your biggest opportunity?</p><p>In this episode, Sarah Grossman, Owner of Baystate Business Brokers break down a...

<p>In this episode, we sit down with Jay Avigdor, CEO of Velocity Capital Group, who reveals his incredible journey from starting with just $17 in his bank account to leading a multi-office operation that has created...

<p>Grant Ferguson, acquisition entrepreneur and co-founder of Jumpstart Finance, breaks down the business acquisition landscape from an alternative lender's perspective. With experience at JP Morgan Chase and extensive...

<p>In this video, Ira Zlotowitz, CEO of GParency, shares three critical modernization strategies for alternative business lenders: 1. Unbundling pricing from loan size2. Treating proprietary data as a separate revenue...

<p>In this podcast video interview, we sit down with Ryan from Ion Capital Solutions, a veteran alternative lender with over 11 years of experience who's changing broker education in the alternative lending space. Ryan...

<p>The private markets are now bigger than the public markets, with $4.45 trillion raised last year in the US alone. But the infrastructure hasn't kept pace, with thousands of disconnected funding platforms leading to...

<p>Michelle, a FinTech founder, shares her experiences in helping small businesses obtain growth funding by leveraging her background in consulting and commercial lending.</p><p>Currently refining her value proposition...

<p>In this exclusive deep-dive, Kapitus CEO Andrew Reiser pulls back the curtain on nearly two decades of alternative lending strategy, revealing how to build sustainable lending operations that thrive during market...