that it did not matter. The work, product, performance, and execution are what shapes an individual. Q: Is there anything that you wish you could go back and tell yourself at the beginning of your career? Of course, no one can look back and not say I would have done things a bit differently. The principles stay the same, but there is probably a more finished or eloquent delivery that occurs as we mature in our careers
Grace Soueidan Chief Lending Officer Temple View Capital
Q: Who is someone that has had a significant effect on your career and why?
Q: Why did you enter the world of
clients. I consistently develop new
Private Lending?
marketing campaigns and measure
A private lender can fund a variety
their performance to ensure Temple
of loans differently than traditional
View
bank underwriting because it gives
private lending.
remains
the
flagship
of
borrowers access to capital faster. The flexibility of private loans allows
Q: What excites you about your
us to work with people who may not
role today?
be qualified for a traditional bank loan
The people, whether they are external
which is an attractive characteristic in the private lending world. Being able to help fund borrowers’ real estate investing needs and finding the best loan product for them to achieve their project goals is one of the main reasons I entered the world of private lending. Q: What is your current role and what do you do day to day?
or internal to the organization, make my job worthwhile. I enjoy watching us grow stronger as a platform every day throughout all aspects of the company including production, operations, and capital markets while delivering the ultimate customer experience that is worthy of each of our clients. This is my “why”. Q: Can you explain a time where you faced adversity or had
In my current role as the Chief
struggles early on in your career?
Lending Officer with Temple View
Where did it all begin? How did
Capital, I look to expand our platform
these experiences mold and shape
in both production and talent. I am
you into the leader you are today?
always looking for human capital
In the early 90’s, the financial
to add to the organization and
industry was primarily dominated
marketing to current and prospective
with the opposite gender. I learned
I owe who and what I am in my career today to a great mentor, Kathy Rezzo. She broke the glass ceiling in corporate America, treated each employee with the outmost respect, is a pillar and a silent contributor to multiple charities. Q: What has been your favorite aspect of being an in private lending over the years? The ability to execute without the red tape, and bureaucracy. Q: What would you consider to be the highlight of your career thus far? The people that I have met and worked with over the years. Q: What do you enjoy most about your job? Least? What I enjoy the most about what I do is the creativity and ability to think outside the box; every day is different. What challenges me sometimes is a shortcoming that I Grace Soueidan: Continues on pg. 42
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