Q: What has been the highlight so far in your career? I would say that the highlight in my career so far has been the opportunity to build and grow companies in the private lending industry. The startup phase is always exciting to me and being a part of the marketing process is a great experience overall. You get to meet so many people while developing a brand in this competitive industry. Q: What piece of advice did you personally receive early in your career that has helped shaped
Christen Wong
decisions you’ve made? One of my previous employers Tim
Senior Marketing Operations Manager CoreVest Finance
Swan, Branch Manager at Berkshire Hathaway
In
Brentwood,
Los
Angeles, told me: “Keep going in your Q: How many years have you been
Q: What do you do for your firm?
career, work hard at what you do,
in Private Lending and why did
How do your contributions affect
and don’t give up because you never
you enter this field?
your company at large?
know - we may end up working for
5 years. I entered this field because
I am Senior Marketing Operations
you one day!”
I had come from a Commercial Real
Manager. My main responsibility
Estate background on the broker
is to provide project management
side of the business, I wanted to
and assistance where needed. I help
expand my knowledge and learn more in the industry. I also really enjoyed
working
in
Commercial
Real Estate specifically, so given the opportunity to learn, grow and build a dynamic marketing team was very enticing for me. I like to say it’s the
manage and execute various projects to meet company deadlines through content creation, creative direction, graphic design, social media, and events
coordination
alongside
my team. Q: What is something most
best of both worlds. I could keep my
people don’t know about you
creativity at the same time be in a
or your company?
stable and lucrative industry with
My very first real estate-related job
endless possibilities and growth. I
was working with short sales, pre-
knew I eventually wanted to become
foreclosures, and rehab properties. I
an established investor myself so I’m
made 50 cold calls a day as part of
happy I ended up in this field.
the investor relations team.
Since then, I promised myself I’d never stop until I reached my goals because I knew my capabilities and drive would get me where I wanted to be in life. The best advice I received early on was to never underestimate myself and to trust my decisions. I learned to voice my opinion, ask questions,
and
be
as
hands-on
as possible. Q: Tell us about a person or organization you admire. How have they made an important impact on you, the industry, or the world? I really admire Bobby Khorshidi of Christen Wong: Continues on pg. 24
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