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Brendan Ross of Direct Lending Investments

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Todd Nelson, Business Development Officer for Lightstream

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Josh Tonderys, President and Karan Mehta, Head of the Capital Markets team at Marlette Funding

Marlette Funding has only been around since 2014 but they are already building a stellar track record. They were the fastest platform to reach $1 billion although given the challenges other fast growing platforms have had that is not something to brag about these days. Having said that Marlette is firing on all cylinders in…

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Mark Rockefeller & Mickey Konson, The Founders of StreetShares

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Glenn Goldman, CEO of Credibly

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Jon Barlow, Founder & former CEO of Eaglewood Capital

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James Wu, Co-Founder & CEO of MonJa

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Brian Korn, Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

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Nav Athwal, Founder & CEO of RealtyShares

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Brian Weinstein, Co-Founder & CIO of Blue Elephant

Enjoying the podcast? Don’t miss out on future episodes! Please hit that subscribe button on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform to stay updated with our latest content. Thank you for your support! Brian Weinstein has a unique perspective on this industry. He used to manage a $300 billion fixed income portfolio at BlackRock, the world’s largest…