Scientific Brilliance

By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

Everett K. Sands, the Chief Executive Officer of Lendistry, life began as a small child with a brain that imagined a lot of what ifs.

What if his grandfather had the money to keep his tailor shop open? What if his parents did not start college at Howard University in Washington DC when they were older?

And so, when a young Everett set off on a path to solve complicated financial puzzles that drive most people crazy, it tuned his competitive mind similar to the way a Michael Jordan or a LeBron James trained their body to become the greatest basketball players in history.

The wisdom he accumulated would lead this son of a doctor to earn a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school in the Washington DC area where he met the heir twin granddaughters of the Walmart Family, the richest family in America. The by chance meeting was enough for him to realize that he belonged.

His mother prayed for him to become a trailblazer and while he admitted that he does sometimes think about what causes him to think the way he does, he has not fully embraced pioneer status.

On zoom he sat isolated on a multicolored stripe couch, wearing a purple polo with Lendistry stitched across his heart and a white Nike check on the left sleeve, expanding on how he became arguably one of the most impactful men in finance and lending for 58 minutes.

His laser eyes adjusted the computer for better concentration and his mind races to perfect his illustration of the next question.

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Councilmember Gloria Gray signs the documents, making her an official employee of the City of Inglewood following her Swearing-In on April 7 at City Hall. (Gloria Gray Staff/Photo) Continued

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