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Ben Johnston is the chief operating officer of Kapitus, one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. Kapitus provides growth capital to small businesses and has provided over $7.5 billion to over 50,000 small businesses since 2006. Kapitus offers multiple loan products to small businesses, including Small Business Administration loans, revenue-based financing, equipment financing, cash-flow based factoring, revolving lines of credit and invoice factoring.
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Andrew Jones is a vice president at global consultancy SSA & Company. Focused on the financial services and real estate sectors, Jones has over 25 years of senior-level experience in banking, insurance and real estate at companies such as Barclays, Cushman & Wakefield, HSBC, Hiscox and Prudential. He is skilled in cross-functional leadership, productivity and cost improvement, restructuring activity, change management, resilience and risk.
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Jarod Jones is senior director of mortgage verifications services with Equifax Workforce Solutions, a subsidiary of consumer credit reporting agency Equifax. In his role, Jones is responsible for client management, project management, strategic planning, solution sales, market analysis and negotiations.
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Kris Jones is vice president of originations at PACE Loan Group (PLG), which is a C-PACE balance-sheet lender and a leading provider of energy-efficient and clean-energy loans for multifamily housing and commercial real estate. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, PLG has offices in California and New Jersey, and the company operates as a direct originator and servicer throughout the U.S.
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Evelyn Jozsa is a creative writer at CommercialEdge, covering commercial real estate trends and insights in the U.S. Jozsa was previously a senior associate editor at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. She has an academic background in journalism and Irish studies. Jozsa has been covering the commercial real estate industry since 2017.
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Ben Kadish is the president and founder of Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. and is a mortgage banking professional with more than 37 years of experience. Kadish’s primary focus is funding commercial mortgages ranging from $1 million to $40 million for income-producing properties.
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Yatin Karnik is founder and CEO of Confer Inc. After 18 years in the home lending industry as a senior vice president for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Karnik realized that homebuyers and those looking to refinance existing mortgages needed a solution to democratize their loans and get a better deal. In furtherance of this goal, he founded Confer Inc., developing a revolutionary and disruptive application that will allow consumers to compare loan estimates. Reach Karnik at info@confer.today.
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Kevin Karty is vice president of borrower engagement at Aspen Grove Solutions, which helps banks and servicers automate complex workflows with simple, flexible and compliant technology. In his role, Karty focuses on building innovative solutions to revolutionize customer interaction. Aspen’s end-to-end integration of back-end workflows with optimized customer-facing digital experiences lets mortgage companies dramatically cut costs and improve success rates. Karty earned his Ph.D. in political economy from MIT, and degrees in politics and economics from Brandeis University.
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Marcia Kaufman is CEO at Bayport Funding. She has over three decades of experience in the mortgage banking and real estate industry, with expertise in identifying real estate opportunities, valuation, development, management, and exit strategy for assets. Before joining Bayport Funding Kaufman owned a real estate investment and brokerage firm and was a senior executive at national mortgage firms. Recently Kaufman worked to secure bridge financing for fix and flip investors and for the purchase of rental properties for eventual stabilization.
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James Keegan is director of business development at New Silver Lending, a fintech lender specializing in business-purpose loans for residential real estate investors. With over a decade of experience in commercial banking and private lending, Keegan leads business development initiatives and manages the company’s partnerships and white label programs. Learn more at https://newsilver.com/.
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Dean Kelker is senior vice president and chief risk officer at SingleSource Property Solutions. He has been responsible for managing regulatory, compliance and financial risks for the past 10 years. Additionally, he manages the valuation business for SingleSource. Kelker serves on the board of directors of the Real Estate Valuation Advocacy Association (REVAA) and was the 2020 REVAA president. He also has worked as a volunteer and board member for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh.
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Ethan Keller is an experienced financial strategist at Dominion Wealth Management, a financial planning company. Keller is passionate about safeguarding assets and maximizing wealth for high-net-worth individuals. Using an evidence-based approach with a special focus on risk management, Keller excels at crafting personalized financial solutions that protect and grow wealth effectively
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