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Hosted by Ray Drew · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 197 episodes
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A podcast for SBA Lenders
Ray Drew hosts The Art of SBA Lending, a business show with 197 episodes published.
This week marks the finale of The Art of SBA Lending podcast , and Ray Drew brings it home by reuniting with his original mentors and colleagues from the era that shaped his career: the Mercantile Capital team. Listen as
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we sit down with Live Oak Bank CEO and founder, Chip Mahan, to discuss the revolutionary ideas that transformed the SBA landscape. Chip Mahan, who started the bank in 2008, disrupted
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we go behind the scenes with Heidi Whitesell to unpack the leadership, culture, challenges, and ultimate wind-down of a successful SBA lending division. Ray Drew sits down with Heidi,
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we explore the world of USDA Business & Industry (B&I) lending, often considered the "last frontier" of government-guaranteed small business finance. Host Ray Drew, who admits to know
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're doing something special: a Money Store reunion episode. The Money Store pioneered the Business Development Officer (BDO) model and revolutionized the SBA lending industry, holdi
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're getting a unique look at the state of the SBA marketplace from the perspective of the loan broker. Host Ray Drew brings together a panel of top-producing SBA loan brokers whose
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we sit down with Everett Sands, a leader who successfully propelled Lendistry into the top tier of the nation's SBA 7(a) lenders. Everett explains his approach to SBA lending, which i
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're joined by Lukas Haffer, co-founder of Casca, to discuss how AI is set to revolutionize small business lending. With a unique background that includes building software for major
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're joined by Heather Endersen , a true veteran of the SBA world with a career spanning decades. Having managed SBA departments and pioneered business acquisition lending, Heather s
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, I'm sitting down with Diane Heyden to get her take on leadership, career shifts, and the evolving landscape of small business lending. Diane, a seasoned veteran who has worked as a BD
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, Ray Drew sits down with David Tinsley of Lenders Cooperative to unravel the shifting landscape of SBA lending and the role of technology and LSPs in shaping its future. Recorded live
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, I sit down with the incredible Alan Peterson , BDO from First Internet Bank. Alan isn't just closing deals; he's redefining what it means to be a top producer in SBA lending, reaching
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, I sit down with the incredible Alan Peterson , BDO from First Internet Bank. Alan isn't just closing deals; he's redefining what it means to be a top producer in SBA lending, reaching
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're sitting down with a true SBA powerhouse: Kirk Beeson, SBA Managing Director at Veritex Community Bank, and former Chief Credit Officer (and so much more!) at Fund-Ex Solutions G
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're confronting the hard truth: the traditional SBA lending model no longer works. Rising overhead, margin compression, and tighter audits have flipped the economics, and now, shops
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're diving headfirst into one of the most controversial topics in small business finance: Merchant Cash Advances (MCAs). Are they a necessary lifeline—or a dangerous trap? Ray Drew
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, Ray is laying out his own list of top 10 priorities for the SBA, several of which might shock you. But hey, if the SBA wants change, let's give em change. Joined by Ray is a panel of
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're tackling one of the hottest topics in the industry: the rising SBA default rates. With concerns mounting over repayment trends, economic conditions, and policy shifts, it's time
This week on The Art of SBA Lending, we're diving into the Twitter war of the century: Elon Musk vs. the SBA. It all started when Musk called the Small Business Administration the "Shady Business Administration" and clai
Brian Carlson
research professor of Indo-Pacific security studies · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Charles Green
author of Trust-Based Selling and coauthor of The Trusted Advisor and The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook · VDACS
3 appearances on this show
Darren Davis
Professor of Political Science · Notre Dame
4 appearances on this show
Michael Johnston
head of renewables and firming operations at CS Energy · College of Liberal Arts
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Dr. Bob Coleman
Equine Specialist · University of Kentucky
4 appearances on this show
Dustin Baker
chief of interpretation · George Washington Birthplace National Monument
4 appearances on this show
Jared Johnson
SBA lender and business acquisition specialist · Google
4 appearances on this show
Dr. Jonathan Smith
Senior Chief Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity · Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
1 appearance on this show
Mark Gibson
Vice Chair of Forum and ESC network operator · Gibson Research Consultancy
1 appearance on this show
Gary Henderson
President and CEO · United Way of Denton County
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Park
Executive Vice President · Yorba Linda SDA church
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Andrew Simon
Director, Customer Experience Services · AXS TV
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