Mortgage Marketing Radio

Work-Life Balance Is a Lie — Here's What Actually Works

You didn't wake up one day and choose a life you don't recognize. You drifted into it, one compromise at a time. Shawn Mingus spent 20 years teaching this to more than

The Referral Gap: Why Agents Still See You as a Vendor

Most loan officers are stuck on the bottom two floors of a pyramid they don't know they're standing on. Floor one is solicitor. Cold calls, coffee invites, "I'd love to

425 Episodes. One Search Box. (This One's Free.)

Six months chasing one agent. She finally texts back, and the Loan Officer freezes. No idea what to say. Five years ago I'd have typed him a long answer from memory of h

63% of Homes Sold With a Seller Concession. Steal This Play

I'm back behind the mic with a rapid-fire episode — two swipeable ideas you can put to work this week, plus the one thing that decides whether anyone shows up to your nex

Gen Z Homebuyers Won't Call You...Here's the Fix

Gen Z homebuyers are watching your videos, checking their credit, and still not picking up the phone. Here's exactly why, and the fix that gets them to call. Guild Mortg

Why Most Loan Officers Get ZERO ROI From Social Media

You’ve been sold a lie: that if you just post enough content, the business will come. It won’t. And in this guest-host takeover of Mortgage Marketing Radio, Michelle Mik

The 2026 LinkedIn Algorithm (Quick Hit)

I studied two new research reports covering 260,000+ LinkedIn posts — and in this quick-hit episode, I break down exactly what's working on LinkedIn in 2026, specifically

Stop Trying to Beat the Algorithm.

You feel it, don't you? That constant pressure to post more, create more, be more online — just to keep up. Meanwhile, your pipeline isn't moving the way it should. Here

Cancer, AI, and What's Next

Six weeks ago, I went silent. No episodes. No posts. No noise. I was fighting cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil and tongue. Two rounds of chemo. Thirty roun

The AI Mistake Killing Loan Officers in 2026

Mike Faraci (founder of Red Button Media) sat down with James Duncan (former mortgage marketing exec, now advising at Calum Advisors) to tackle the question every loan of

The Real Reason Next Gen Buyers Won't Call You

Most loan officers are solving the wrong problem. They think next-gen buyers need lower rates. Or bigger down payment assistance programs. Or easier qualifying standards

$4 BILLION in Mortgages (Before Age 40) Here's EXACTLY How He Did It

He's closed over $4 billion in mortgage production. He's not yet 40. And there's a good chance you've never heard of him. That changes today. In this power-packed episo

How Loan Officers Are Losing Deals To A $20/Month Chatbot

A borrower you've closed loans for before just photographed your Loan Estimate and dropped it into ChatGPT. The AI told them you're overcharging. You're not. But they b

Why This LO Refuses to Quote a Rate

What if the loan officers who are struggling most to grow their business are asking the wrong question — and one loan officer from Fargo, North Dakota figured out the rig

121 Units. Half the Team. One AI System

What does it actually look like when a top-producing loan officer stops dabbling with AI and fully embeds it into every layer of his mortgage business? In this episode o

10 Loans per Month, 30-Hr Work Week. Here's the System

What if 10 loans a month — not 30 — was actually the goal? Sam Abazari has coached over 120 loan officers. His LOs average doubling their business every three months. Hi

$93M Producer Reveals His Scripting & Referral Playbook

What does it take to close 230 purchase units in your first year as a loan originator? For Andy Beigel, it started with one obsession: practice. While every other LO

How One Simple Rule Can Skyrocket Your Mortgage Business in 2026

In this episode of Mortgage Marketing Radio, we talk with top-producing mortgage originator and elite coach Amir Syed to reveal the exact blueprint mortgage loan officers

Social Media is Over, Here's What Will Grow Your Business

Is social media actually hurting your business more than helping? What if you could grow without chasing trends, dancing for the algorithm, or constantly creating content

My Two Words for 2026

Forget resolutions. In this solo episode, I’m taking you inside the personal mindset shift I’m making for 2026 — one that’s already reshaping how I lead, work, and live.