Leaving a major bank after a 17-year career is one thing. Starting again as a broker is another. In this episode of The Broker Show with Joe, Alcove's Matthew Mohl opens up about the culture shock of moving from corporate banking to broking, learning to work with multiple lenders, building BDM relationships, and finding his feet from scratch. He also explains why the real value of a broker goes well beyond getting a loan done, from becoming part of a client's long-term financial journey to building a network of referral relationships that can keep generating opportunities. Plus, Mohl shares the lessons he learned the hard way: why you shouldn't overestimate the network you think will follow you, why resilience matters, and why building a brokerage is a much longer game than it first appears. So, what happens when you break out of the bank?

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