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BY LAURIE MEDINA ompany
is
are produced because he knows
to doing good, and that “we are
the
the loans are a sound investment,
all citizens of the world”. Among
company and is defined
and he wants to be included in
some of his philanthropic efforts
by its leadership. That couldn’t
them. He embodies the Newport
he has participated in a project
be more true at Jcap Private
lifestyle and translates that to
to bring sight to the blind in
Lending! The Jcap team possess a
the office where he enforces a
Vietnam, a medical mission in
strong sense of self, do what is
very casual dress code (you’ll
Peru, local urban youth programs,
right, embody a Newport Beach
find that he’s always in shorts
and he volunteers at his local
vibe, and truly enjoy who they
and a polo shirt). He encourages
church every Sunday.
work with.
new ideas, inspires his staff to
the
culture
personality
of
Bob Eakin, CEO of Jcap Private
strive for their personal best,
Jcap’s most recent project was
and mentors junior sales execs.
funding the construction of a
Lending: he founded the company
new school in India with the
in 2014 in Newport Beach after
Philanthropy:
being named one of the Top
Bob
50 Loan Originators in the US.
partnering
As the chief underwriter, Bob
organizations
underwrites like an investor –
lives of people around the world
and now provides free education
because he is an investor. Bob has
for 25+ years. He believes that
to
a position in most of the loans that
there are no walls when it comes
the community. They are also
26 Originate Report February 2020
has
organization Harvest India for
been
committed
with to
to
children who don’t have access
non-profit
to education. This project was
improve
the
completed young
in
September
boys
and
2019
girls
in