EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 1H 4M
SBA Ray!
from CEO Journeys · host Paul Vedder
Ray Drew started originating SBA loans at 23 with no book, no mentor, and no institutional support. He built the largest podcast in SBA lending, then a media network modeled on Barstool, then a video agency that failed, and in April 2026 he walked away from the W-2 entirely to become a partner at Lendesca.We get into the part nobody talks about: he ended his flagship podcast before he quit his job, not after, which is a strange order of operations for someone whose whole leverage was the audience. He explains why. We also cover the team he recruited at Truliant that went on to win a major industry award after he left and the obvious tension in a guy who built a brand as the indispensable human dealmaker joining a company selling AI-driven speed.
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Ray Drew started originating SBA loans at 23 with no book, no mentor, and no institutional support. He built the largest podcast in SBA lending, then a media network modeled on Barstool, then a video agency that failed, and in April 2026 he walked away from the W-2 entirely to become a partner at Lendesca. We get into the part nobody talks about: he ended his flagship podcast before he quit his job, not after, which is a strange order of operations for someone whose whole leverage was the aud...
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