We’ve got a one-of-a-kind episode as our last one of the season. We’re bringing on an impromptu guest this week! No planning or prepping- just great SBA discussions with fellow SBA content creator Kyel Sletten in front of the mic.

Listen in as Kyel and Ray pull back the curtain on content creation and why it’s so great for the industry, their hopes for the future of SBA talent, and Kyel’s insights on recruiting, setting up new SBA shops for success, and compensation trends.

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Rapid Business Plans

Rapid Business Plans is the go-to provider of business plans and feasibility studies for government guaranteed small business lenders.

For more information, or to set up a Get Acquainted call, email Bethany McClellan at Bethany@rapidbusinessplans.com

This week we have Jonathan Smith on the podcast to talk about the national growth and success of SBA at Northwest Bank.

In this episode Jonathan and Ray get into:

>Strategies behind hiring and interviewing
>The dedication it takes to be a high producing player/coach (especially in a new shop)
>How important titles should be to an employee
>Underwriting large SBA M&A transactions.

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This episode is sponsored by:

Baker Lewis Baker

Lewis is the SBA lending industry’s premier executive search and personnel consulting firm.

Rapid Business Plans

Rapid Business Plans is the go-to provider of business plans and feasibility studies for government guaranteed small business lenders.

For more information, or to set up a Get Acquainted call, email Bethany McClellan at Bethany@rapidbusinessplans.com

This week we have SBA legend Lance Sexton on the podcast for a stellar episode on education for the future generation of SBA lenders behind the scenes of a bank closure, and Lance uses a phrase that may sound familiar: clear as mud. Can you guess what he’s talking about? Great topics for a great guest, live from Nashville at NAGGL.

Also, how did The Art of SBA end up on the syllabus at University of Ozarks?! Find out!

This episode is sponsored by:

Lumos Data

Lumos empowers your small business lending growth with cutting-edge analytics and streamlined applications that optimize your performance.

If you're ready to take your small business lending to the next level with cutting edge analytics visit http://lumosdata.com .

Rapid Business Plans

Rapid Business Plans is the go-to provider of business plans and feasibility studies for government guaranteed small business lenders.

For more information, or to set up a Get Acquainted call, email Bethany McClellan at Bethany@rapidbusinessplans.com