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Ilana Golan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2953 total appearances

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Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

But again, it takes guts.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

Like I think a lot of people are sitting in, you know, and they have these ideas, but the fear is numbing.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

They won't take the action to go to the CEO and pitch themselves or somehow maybe because you were not afraid of rejection.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

Do you know what went through your head at that point?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

Or you were just optimistic in general?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

And I think at that point, you understand various types of marketing.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

So what are some of the mega marketing things that you know that you felt like you brought to this mortgage company?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

And then that also helped you when you started your own, which we'll talk about because that's a very different thing.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

So being an employee...

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

and trying to start your own thing is like light years away.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

And, you know, I always tell people, if you're comfortable with getting a paycheck, please get a paycheck.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

I think the myth of everybody needs to be an entrepreneur is BS.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

But talk to me a little bit about what did you learn?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

And then what made you decide to start your own thing?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

It's insanity.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

Now I need my sales team to listen to this.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

This is so good.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

But I think there's also a psychology aspect

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

Marketing is psychology of understanding people's minds and what will move people's mind.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
From Homeless Shelter to Building a Billion-Dollar Mortgage Company | Damian Maldonado | E146

And somehow maybe because you've done it at such an early age, maybe you somehow grew up with it.