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The journey starts from Memphis, TN the hometown of Brian Covey. Brian did his graduation from Fogelman College of the Business/University of Memphis. He is currently the vice president of regional Production and loan Depot which is a non-bank consumer lender company and market leader offering home mortgage and home equity loan products.
Brian’s work profile
Brian was a former pro soccer player. He was a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council. Being the former Olympic team member with U-17 and U-19 teams Brian loves to coach soccer. He is also about to launch his book in Feb 2021. Brian is related to the Crossfit Athlete training at Iron Tribe Fitness Perform Team. Brian always had friends working in the finance department. His parents were also associated with sales and finance. Therefore after observing a good demand for financial requirements in the finance industry Brian decided to enter into the business of non-bank consumer lending and started with loanDepot. Brian himself has dealt with the problem of initial financial requirements at the time of purchasing a home and therefore he became a businessman solving other’s problems and filling the gap. Brian’s leadership qualities help him succeed in every aspect of life. He is also passionate about building championship teams. His current team has experienced tremendous growth from $200M to over $3B in annual funding in less than 4 years.
Brian’s learning and growing attitude towards life
Fitness and failure became masteries for Brian very early as his career was affected by the 2007 market crash just years after his Olympic team days came to an end, right when he was raising his children. He learnt the power of mental toughness at an early age , visualization & how to leverage our energy to accelerate versus stop. Brian mastered the art of failure, the art of winning, and the art of staying fit. From being passed over for promotions, he has learnt how to take lessons from his failures and successes.
Conversations with Covey – book by Brian Covey
It’s Brian’s mission with his new book, “Conversations with Covey”, to highlight some of the most incredible stories he has shared on his podcast, the Brian Covey Show. It’s Brian’s the intention with Conversations with Covey that he can deliver a “conference in a book”, with so many limitations in 2020, he hopes that these stories will add inspiration, eliminate success fatigue and inspire many to go after their dreams. With so many walks of life, industries, races, and various upbringings represented in Conversations with Covey, each reader may see themselves in one of these profound messages.
When Brian learnt the power of mental toughness, visualization, he since then wants to inspire and empower people through various stories.
It’s Brian’s intention with Conversations with Covey that he can deliver a “conference in a book”, with so many limitations in 2020, he hopes these stories will add inspiration, eliminate success fatigue and re-inspire many to go after their dreams.
With so many walks of life, industries, races, and various upbringings represented in Conversations with Covey, each reader can likely see themselves in one of these profound messages.
The tale of being an entrepreneur
Brian has mastered the art of failure, the art of winning, and the art of staying fit. From being passed over for promotions, he has learned how to take lessons from his failures and successes. This led him to connect with his first business mentor. He was a former pro soccer player, former US Olympic Team Member with the U17 and U23 teams. He has been a member of Forbes Real Estate Council, host of The Brian Covey Show Podcast.
Brian started his journey with marketing and finance. Today he is an executive at loanDepot, a proud father, an influencer, a top-rated podcaster, and a fabulous soccer dad. He has leadership qualities. He focuses on growing personally and building championship teams. “Our current team has experienced tremendous growth from $200M to over $3B in annual funding in less than 4 years. The correlations from sports to business are everywhere and how I lead”, Brian stated.
Brian is a family man
Being 43, Brian is fond of coaching soccer, spends time with his family and travel to his favourite vacation spot that is Rosemary Beach in Florida. He is fond of spreading knowledge, a proud father, an influencer, a top-rated podcaster. He throws the suit down and coaches his daughter’s league with joy several times a week. He believes in balance and health over all things.
Managing work life and family life can seem like an impossible task. While talking with Brian Covey, a business professional, we dive into what his guidelines are to being a successful businessman and happy family man.
How do you make the shift from businessman you to family man you?
It’s more about shifting my mindset from separating to integrating. Trying to separate who I am at work from who I am at home is mentally exhausting. It can sometimes be difficult to integrate both of my roles, but integration really just means including my family in my whole life, not just one part of it. This might mean just telling them about my job or it could even be teaching them about it. If you have younger kids, maybe integration looks like an afternoon walk with the family. Then, if you have older kids it could include reading the same book and discussing it or watching something together. You could share your knowledge and help them with their school work. Separating what you do as a job from your life as a father and husband is actually a disservice to your family. They can learn and grow from you, and you can learn and grow from them. There are many ways to integrate instead of separate.
Are you able to make it to family events with your busy work schedule?
Absolutely. I utilize a calendar to plan out every week in advance. Having a calendar to plan out your time for work and for your family is necessary to keep you accountable. The calendar makes your work plans and home plans more likely to happen and keeps you organized. It’s best to plan out the week on Sundays to ensure that family time, sports, community events, and everything for the family are on the calendar along with your work schedule.
What would you tell other business owners on how to keep advancing towards their business goals and family goals?
I would say to have clearly communicated goals both at work and at home. Make sure to talk about your goals. Speak them into existence because success doesn’t happen by accident. Your goals for work might be to find more clients. To do that, you need to tell your team about the goal so that you can all work towards it together. The same thing applies to family. If you want your family to be more connected, then you have to tell them that is your goal. You can’t be the only one working towards a team goal, in your work or in your family. The goals should be discussed, shared, and part of daily activities. Dream together at work and at home.
What is one conversation tool that you use to connect with your family?
With my family, we like to reflect on our day using the Rose, Bud, Thorn tool. This is an exercise to do daily with your work team or your family as a reflection. Start by telling the best thing that happened to you. This is your “rose.” Maybe you made a sale at work or in your child’s case they aced a test in school. Next, make a wish for the next day. This is your “bud.” Your bud could be something you hope to accomplish tomorrow like hoping for a successful meeting. Lastly, talk about something in your day that didn’t go as planned. This is your “thorn.” Maybe your thorn is that you missed an opportunity to create a new client. This part doesn’t have to be negative though. It could also just be something in your day that happened differently than you expected like maybe you were surprised with a new task. This is a great way to connect with your family, share your days, and reflect to learn together.
How do you avoid burnout with such a busy schedule?
I make sure to always take time to unplug, recharge, and reset so I can show up as my best. This is key for mental, physical & spiritual growth and wellness. Vacations with the family are key to ensure the family stays mentally, physically, and spiritually healthy. Not only do vacations set the whole family up to come back to school and work with more momentum, but the family creates a closer bond through life long memories and life lessons. Plan more vacations than you might think are necessary because most times we don’t regret them. We only regret the family vacations we didn’t take. It’s also necessary to make yourself a priority. Find something that is entirely your own, like working out, reading, listening to podcasts, or doing things that are challenging. If your thing is running, then make sure that you have time to go for runs throughout your week. You are valuable to your work and your family, and not prioritizing your self-improvement isn’t good for anyone. Having something that you can do on your own in your weekly routine is important to be able to be a great worker and family member.
While we’re often told to strive for balance between our personal and business lives, to be truly successful in the holistic sense, we need to aim for integration. How can we build businesses that allow us to take the time we need to be with our families? How can we manage our time more effectively to ensure we’re committed to every area of our lives? On this episode, mortgage industry leader and influencer Brian Covey shares how to prioritize more effectively.
“Our careers are integrated into our lives as a whole- when we go to the office, we take all our parts along. Let’s make sure our businesses and personal lives integrate seamlessly”
–Brian Covey
Brian started his journey with marketing and finance. Brian has leadership qualities. He focuses on growing personally and building championship teams. “Our current team has experienced tremendous growth from $200M to over $3B in annual funding in less than 4 years. The correlations from sports to business are everywhere and how I lead”, Brian stated.
He was a former pro soccer player, former US Olympic Team Member with the U17 and U23 teams. He is fond of spreading knowledge, loves to coach soccer.
He has been a member of Forbes Real Estate Council, host of The Brian Covey Show Podcast.
When life gives you twists and turns
Brian has mastered the art of failure, the art of winning, and the art of staying fit. From being passed over for promotions, he has learned how to take lessons from his failures and successes. This led him to connect with his first business mentor. He believes in balance and health over all things.
Fitness and failure became masteries for Brian very early as his career was affected by the 2007 market crash just years after his Olympic team days came to an end, right when he was raising toddlers. He learned at an early age the power of mental toughness, visualization & how to leverage our energy to accelerate versus stopping.
What Brian looks forward to
It’s Brian’s mission with his new book, “Conversations with Covey”, to highlight some of the most incredible stories he’s gotten to share on his podcast, the Brian Covey Show. With so many walks of life, industries, races, and various upbringings represented in Conversations with Covey, each reader can likely see themselves in one of these profound messages.
This power-packed panel features Brian Covey, vice president of regional production at loanDepot, Phil Treadwell, vice president of development and regional manager at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage, David Arnett, vice president of marketing and communications at Cherry Creek Mortgage, and Haley Parker, area business development manager at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. The four panelists share practical and actionable tips on how to maximize marketing’s influence as it integrates with internal teams.
The journey starts from Memphis, TN the hometown of Brian Covey. Brian did his graduation from Fogelman College of the Business/University of Memphis. He is currently the vice president of regional Production and loan Depot which is a non-bank consumer lender company and market leader offering home mortgage and home equity loan products.
Brian’s work profile
Brian was a former pro soccer player. He was a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council. Being the former Olympic team member with U-17 and U-19 teams Brian loves to coach soccer. He is also about to launch his book in Feb 2021. Brian is related to the Crossfit Athlete training at Iron Tribe Fitness Perform Team. Brian always had friends working in the finance department. His parents were also associated with sales and finance. Therefore after observing a good demand for financial requirements in the finance industry Brian decided to enter into the business of non-bank consumer lending and started with loanDepot. Brian himself has dealt with the problem of initial financial requirements at the time of purchasing a home and therefore he became a businessman solving other’s problems and filling the gap. Brian’s leadership qualities help him succeed in every aspect of life. He is also passionate about building championship teams. His current team has experienced tremendous growth from $200M to over $3B in annual funding in less than 4 years.
Brian’s learning and growing attitude towards life
Fitness and failure became masteries for Brian very early as his career was affected by the 2007 market crash just years after his Olympic team days came to an end, right when he was raising his children. He learnt the power of mental toughness at an early age , visualization & how to leverage our energy to accelerate versus stop. Brian mastered the art of failure, the art of winning, and the art of staying fit. From being passed over for promotions, he has learnt how to take lessons from his failures and successes.
Conversations with Covey – book by Brian Covey
It’s Brian’s mission with his new book, “Conversations with Covey”, to highlight some of the most incredible stories he has shared on his podcast, the Brian Covey Show. It’s Brian’s the intention with Conversations with Covey that he can deliver a “conference in a book”, with so many limitations in 2020, he hopes that these stories will add inspiration, eliminate success fatigue and inspire many to go after their dreams. With so many walks of life, industries, races, and various upbringings represented in Conversations with Covey, each reader may see themselves in one of these profound messages.