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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 1H 37M

Episode 18: 2025 Wrap-Up on AI, Labor Shifts, & High-Stakes Lending

from Sweatpants & Strategy · host Dana Hirschkowitz

🚨 ALERT. ALERT. 🚨The SBA Year-End Wrap-Up has landed. Brace yourselves.Yes. THAT year. The one with wins, losses, plot twists, and at least three “wait… what?” moments. The one that aged us, surprised us, and occasionally made us question reality. We survived. Somehow. And now we’re talking about it.🎙️ Featuring the legendary humans who lived to tell the tale:⭐ Mitch Fogel – Partner, Fogel Law Group ⚖️ (the legal wizard)⭐ Lance Sexton – Phoenix Lender Services 🏦 (the money maestro)⭐ Ken Rosenthal – 17-year friendship, undefeated, still zero introduction needed 👏📊 Inside this chaos capsule:✔️ SBA moments that made us scream internally✔️ Wins that deserve a parade 🥳✔️ Challenges that aged us like fine wine… or maybe milk 🥛✔️ Real talk from legal, lending, and servicing (the good, the bad, the “are you kidding me?”)This isn’t a podcast. It’s a survival debrief, a therapy session, and a celebration all rolled into one. Think of it as: “we survived, we learned stuff, and yes, we still have energy to complain.”🥂 Ending the year with gratitude, humor, and just enough chaos to keep 2026 on its toes.👉 YOUR TURN 🔮 — what insane, amazing, or slightly terrifying things are you manifesting in SBA for 2026?😎✨

🚨 ALERT. ALERT. 🚨The SBA Year-End Wrap-Up has landed. Brace yourselves.Yes. THAT year. The one with wins, losses, plot twists, and at least three “wait… what?” moments. The one that aged us, surprised us, and occasionally made us question reality. We survived. Somehow. And now we’re talking about it.🎙️ Featuring the legendary humans who lived to tell the tale:⭐ Mitch Fogel – Partner, Fogel Law Group ⚖️ (the legal wizard)⭐ Lance Sexton – Phoenix Lender Services 🏦 (the money maestro)⭐ Ken Rosenthal – 17-year friendship, undefeated, still zero introduction needed 👏📊 Inside this chaos capsule:✔️ SBA moments that made us scream internally✔️ Wins that deserve a parade 🥳✔️ Challenges that aged us like fine wine… or maybe milk 🥛✔️ Real talk from legal, lending, and servicing (the good, the bad, the “are you kidding me?”)This isn’t a podcast. It’s a survival debrief, a therapy session, and a celebration all rolled into one. Think of it as: “we survived, we learned stuff, and yes, we still have energy to complain.”🥂 Ending the year with gratitude, humor, and just enough chaos to keep 2026 on its toes.👉 YOUR TURN 🔮 — what insane, amazing, or slightly terrifying things are you manifesting in SBA for 2026?😎✨

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🚨 ALERT. ALERT. 🚨The SBA Year-End Wrap-Up has landed. Brace yourselves.Yes. THAT year. The one with wins, losses, plot twists, and at least three “wait… what?” moments. The one that aged us, surprised us, and occasionally made us question reality....

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