Member Spotlight

We highlight different members of our community, their experiences, and how they have benefited from their AAPL membership. Spotlighted members are announced regularly on Private Lender by AAPL, in our bi-weekly e-newsletter.
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Member Spotlight | Sam Kaddah

By |2021-12-06T21:03:22-06:00December 1st, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

This self-proclaimed "Most Huggable Person" (Editor's note: We second that!) loves to travel. So while giving him a bear hug at our upcoming Annual Conference, be sure to ask him about recent adventures, or his all-time favorite destination, Instanbul. He says he also loves Mercedes, but we're pretty sure he's talking about the car brand, not [...]

By |2021-12-06T21:03:22-06:00December 1st, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Saurabh Shah

By |2021-10-04T19:07:10-05:00August 18th, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

When asked to tell us about his hobbies, Saurabh Shah, co-founder of InstaLend, told us he loves playing sports and eating ice cream. For a second we thought he said playing sports while eating ice cream — we are definitely now disappointed to realize this isn't the case. Anyway, when you run into Saurabh at [...]

By |2021-10-04T19:07:10-05:00August 18th, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Chris Baggett

By |2021-08-18T16:21:45-05:00August 18th, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

When asked what he does for fun, Chris Baggett, Director of Business Development at Essex Financial Services (new members as of July 2021!) will tell you fun is relative, but that he likes to stay active with cycling, hiking and lifting weights nearly every day of the week. So we guess Chris isn't into fun? [...]

By |2021-08-18T16:21:45-05:00August 18th, 2021|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Kendra Rommel

By |2020-11-09T20:50:29-06:00November 9th, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

"Whatever you do today ... do it with the confidence of a four-year-old in a Batman Cape." - Unknown If ever there were words to live by, this modern take on confidence and self-motivation is it; and words that Kendra Rommel, sales manager at Civic Financial Services, takes to heart. This high-powered fitness enthusiast brings [...]

By |2020-11-09T20:50:29-06:00November 9th, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Jacob Therrien

By |2020-07-22T18:31:33-05:00July 22nd, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Fun Fact #1: Vermont, the 14th state admitted to the union in 1790, gets its name from "montagne verte" (French for green mountain) after the state's gorgeous Green Mountains. Fun Fact #2: We learned this because Jacob Therrien, a business development specialist at Bridge Loan Network, grew up around Vermont's mountains. Those origins gave him [...]

By |2020-07-22T18:31:33-05:00July 22nd, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Loren Howard

By |2020-04-06T13:34:36-05:00April 6th, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

During a workout cool-down (we're not quite sure Loren knows what that actually means), what started as an attempt to "see how fast [he] could go" on the indoor rowing machine led Loren Howard, founder and president of Prime Plus Mortgages to break the 20-year world record for indoor rowing (well, three world records, but [...]

By |2020-04-06T13:34:36-05:00April 6th, 2020|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Nema Daghbandan

By |2019-12-03T16:24:00-06:00December 3rd, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Go on, we dare you to ask this self-proclaimed "car nut" what his all-time favorite automobile is. You'll enter a world of detail, and if you have a serious interest, can embark on an hours'-long conversation that will vary from rant (what the heck is a four door grand coupe?!), to fanboy (did you know [...]

By |2019-12-03T16:24:00-06:00December 3rd, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Chris Fuelling

By |2019-09-04T17:11:43-05:00September 1st, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

We don't often get to know the personal side of some of the bigger names in our business. Chris Fuelling, CEO of LendingWise, also has another title: Dad. Chris said he's looking forward to his two boys getting older so he can start teaching them his passion for building. That is, building both businesses and [...]

By |2019-09-04T17:11:43-05:00September 1st, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Tim Boord

By |2019-10-01T15:03:18-05:00July 16th, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Tim Boord, managing director of Navigator Private Capital, grew up picking crabs and shucking oysters in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay area. He still finds time to get to his beloved Baltimore Orioles games, fondly recalling watching America's greatest pastime at the now-demolished Memorial Stadium and avidly following Iron Man Cal Ripken's career. Learn more about Tim: [...]

By |2019-10-01T15:03:18-05:00July 16th, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Member Spotlight | Thomas Meade

By |2021-05-03T20:58:57-05:00July 16th, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Thomas Meade, founder and CEO of Touchstone Capital Partners, lives by a powerful motto: "Create more value than you capture," a quote from Tim O'Reilly, media CEO and web visionary. It's a motto he's built his business on, and the idea that doing well by his borrowers and capital partners means they'll do well by [...]

By |2021-05-03T20:58:57-05:00July 16th, 2019|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

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