36: Broker, Lender AND Technologist - How This Rising Star Does it All with Lendwire's Shawn-Marc Melo

In this episode, we're joined by Shawn-Marc Melo. Shawn-Marc is the Founder & Principal Broker at Lendwire Inc. from Ontario, a leader in Canada's new FinTech initiative in the mortgage space. Lendwire combines multiple branches of a brokerage, a lender, and they are also moving into the tech space. This model allows them to use capital from the brokerage and lending branches to fund their tech, as it's becoming increasingly difficult to get funding.   In this episode we cover: → How the Lendwire branches function together, why he felt it was necessary to have multiple branches, and why this is a unique model in Canada. → Predictions for the next decade and taking advantage of tech trends, differentiating from the competition, and what's gone into the Lendwire App. → His mindset about tech and why execution is the key to success.   Lendwire Website: www.lendwire.com Lendwire Instagram: @lendwire Lendwire LinkedIn: @lendwire Shawn-Marc Melo's Email: [email protected] Shawn-Marc Melo's LinkedIn: @smarcmelo ***   WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on Youtube *** CONNECT ▶️ Connect on YouTube (Tom) 📸 Connect on Instagram (Tom) 📇 Connect on LinkedIn (Tom) 📸 Connect on Instagram (Massimo) *** SAY THANKS 🙏 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify ***