By AAPL|2022-07-19T11:09:15-05:00August 1st, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Our August Member Spotlight shines on Michelle Esparza, senior vice president with Apex Closing Services, LLC. Throughout her 20's, Michelle had a passion for sailing and a wonderfully fun history of racing Hobie Catamarans. At the height of her amateur sailing career, she placed in the top 10 of U.S. racers and represented the U.S. [...]

By AAPL|2022-05-02T16:08:07-05:00July 1st, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

This past winter, John Beacham, CEO of Toorak Capital Partners, made his way to a narrow, rocky point in Antarctica aptly named Portal Point for acting as part of the gateway to the Antarctic Plateau. There he planted the Toorak flag. Editor's note: Toorak has a flag?! To find out what other adventures John's had, [...]

By AAPL|2022-06-01T09:05:20-05:00June 1st, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Mark Filler's all-time favorite thing is being with his family. No raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Mark? (Sorry, we just finished watching "Sound of Music" and the "My Favorite Things" lyrics are mentally playing on repeat.) This family man also professes an obsession with his three dogs, so we have the feeling they're [...]

By AAPL|2022-05-02T09:09:30-05:00May 1st, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

"If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution. Never focus on the problem!" This month's Member Spotlight holds that quote as a personal mantra to keep perspective and never give up. If it sounds familiar, don't cheat with Google, we'll give you hints as you read on. In addition to watching late [...]

By AAPL|2022-07-18T10:00:06-05:00January 31st, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Only 50,000 people on the planet — ever — have finished something called the Dopey. That's probably because anyone who even attempts to earn the medals must be just a little insane. Oddball name aside, over just four short days, Dopey winners complete all four Walt Disney World Marathon races (yes, that's 48.6 miles) ... [...]

By AAPL|2022-02-28T17:47:23-06:00January 28th, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

If you ask Ruben Izgelov what he does in his spare time, his response is immediate: spare time is family time. If you push a little bit, he'll add he loves reading in his "absolute personal time." (Ruben, why do we get the feeling that's a rare occurrence?) If you push a little bit further, [...]

By AAPL|2022-02-04T19:48:53-06:00January 28th, 2022|Member Spotlight|0 Comments

Jasen Miller came to our private lending world courtesy of a property development history that spanned countries (we're lucky to have you, Jasen)! If you have an opportunity to sit down with Jasen, ask him about his years in Mazatlan Mexico and his resulting enthusiasm for spear fishing. Read on to learn more about Jasen [...]

By AAPL|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 AAPL|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 AAPL|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? [...]