What's Really Happening in Mortgage Tech? I Hear It Before Anyone Else.
I advise C-level teams at lenders, vendors, and fintechs every week. I see which tech is working, which vendors are slipping, and who's quietly winning behind the scenes. If you're making strategic bets, I'll show you what others won't say out loud.
You Don't Need More Demos. You Need Real Talk.
Every vendor promises results. Few deliver. And by the time you find out what's really going on—it's expensive, public, or too late.
I work with executive teams to surface:
Which vendor partnerships are stalling (quietly)
Get early warnings about implementation struggles before they become public failures.
Where "automation" is still driven by spreadsheets
Discover which solutions are truly automated and which ones hide manual processes.
Which AI solutions are actually improving margins
Cut through the hype and find the AI tools delivering measurable value today.
What to avoid before your ops team revolts
Learn which solutions are causing operational friction across the industry.
What I hear from a CTO on Tuesday becomes a podcast on Thursday—and a strategic insight for my clients by Friday.
Mike McGuinness
Host, The MikedUp Show
You're Leading Through Uncertainty. I Connect You to the Truth.
I maintain ongoing relationships with dozens of executives across the mortgage industry, mapping insights into actionable intelligence.
Marketing and Growth Leaders
Discovering which campaigns are delivering results across the industry
Sales VPs
Learning what's resonating with borrowers and loan officers today
Operations Chiefs
Finding process improvements that survive contact with reality
CTOs & Heads of Product
Testing claims against actual technology performance
Pricing Analysts
Tracking competitive moves and margin strategies across markets
Servicing Directors
Anticipating retention challenges and technology evolution
Every week, I map what I hear across dozens of conversations into one thing: actionable strategic clarity for the people shaping the mortgage industry.
I Don't Sell Tech. I Tell You What Works.
Success Reality Check
Which vendors are quietly crushing it—and which ones are silently failing. Get the real performance metrics that never make it to press releases.
Early Warning Signals
Where relationships are breaking before the headlines hit. Identify at-risk vendor relationships and tech partnerships before they publicly deteriorate.
Promise vs. Performance
Which "game-changing" tools are just white-labeled vaporware. Cut through marketing claims with real-world implementation feedback from peers.
Podcast + Briefing Combo
Podcast gives you the signal. Private sessions decode it for your context. Connect public conversations to your specific challenges and opportunities.
I'm Not for Everyone. But I'm Trusted by the Right Ones.
200+
Lender advisories
1000s
Monthly podcast listeners
7+ figures
Client decisions supported
100% discreet and vendor-neutral (no kickbacks, no commissions)
The Right Call Beats the Flashiest Demo.
You bring the decisions. I bring the context no one else can.
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