Power Players
In "Power Players" Haroon Bokhary chats with the brightest and boldest entrepreneurs, CEOs, finance gurus, authors, and business titans about their rise to the top. From epic wins to crushing failures, we'll explore the guts, grit, and glory behind their success stories.
Power Players
Nick Liuzza – Marry the House, Date the Rate
Nick Liuzza is the Founder and CEO of Beeline that is making getting access to mortgages easier by digitizing the process.
Nick started Beeline just a day after selling his previous company, Linear Title, for a $100 million.
In our conversation Nick tells us why and how he started Beeline. He demystifies the fuss around 7% mortgage rates, and offers his insights on the trajectory of interest rates and housing prices for the year ahead.
Show notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:17) Entrepreneurship bug
(1:51) Why and how he started Beeline
(3:41) How Beeline is differentiated
(5:08) Approval process for mortgages
(6:11) Process of getting an online mortgage
(8:50) Building the tech for Beeline
(10:53) Time to build Beeline
(11:46) View on interest rates and housing market
(13:33) Providing low interest rates
(14:12) Diversifying into other loans
(16:03) An online mortage world
(17:04) Beeline's current operations
(18:09) Beeline 3 years from now
(19:42) Beeline's business model
(20:20) Profile of mortgages
(20:46) Starting a company after selling one for $100 million
(22:25) What he did after selling company for $100 million
(23:18) What he splurged on
(23:34) Picking industries that he does not have experience in
(26:20) Writing a book?
(27:57) Role of a CEO
(30:55) What business would you start right now
(31:50) Skills young people should learn
(33:14) What are you motivated by
(34:10) Biggest influences
(35:49) Legacy in personal and business life
(37:22) Rapid-fire questions
Nick Luizza links:
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Beeline Website
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