{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662e9ede3922620013ce8c0b/664b4dea5c0873001254ebbb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Failed Footballer to $575 Million/year of Mortgages","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/662e9ede3922620013ce8c0b/1716211091935-a16645bcecac124b0fc256ccddae6282.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dana Hendrix isn't the conventional business leader. A troublemaker in school, he was initially forced to take accounting classes as a PUNISHMENT. </p><p><br></p><p>But when he realised he had a knack for finance and his planned journey to the NFL didn't materialise, he took his unique style, gut instinct, and healthy distaste of authority into the world of mortgages.</p><p><br></p><p>Still only 30, Dana is now SVP of finance at <a href=\"https://www.dsldmortgage.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DSLD Mortgage</a> which manages $575m of loans last year, with a target next year of $1 Billion.</p><p><br></p><p>He talks honestly about the tradeoffs he has made to earn his success, and what he's not so good at (clue: don't bother texting him). </p><p><br></p><p>If you've ever felt like an outsider in your industry, Dana is the proof you need that an outsider's perspective - with a good dose of confident delivery and trusting yourself - can give you an advantage in life.</p><p><br></p><p>=====</p><p><br></p><p>8 &amp; 9 Figure Mentors is the podcast that gets inside of the minds of the people who have started, run and exited 8, 9 and 10- figure businesses. Learn about their stories, work ethic, struggles and failures, as well as their big wins, so you can apply their lessons to your own journey.</p><p><br></p><p>If you don't have a multi-billion dollar network, use this podcast instead! Simple :D </p><p><br></p><p>Tim Cameron-Kitchen is the founder of <a href=\"https://exposureninja.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Marketing agency Exposure Ninja</a>, and is building a group of digital marketing agencies at Shinobi Capital Group.</p>","author_name":"Tim Cameron-Kitchen"}