In this episode of Founders Future, host Ammar Elm sits down with Kylie Romero, founder and CEO of Smooth Mortgage Company, a boutique lending company focused on making home financing seamless and personalized for modern borrowers. Kylie shares her remarkable journey from corporate America across five different industries to building a mortgage company during the pandemic, despite having no prior experience in the field. She discusses how her background in overcoming adversity, including winning a mediation against a multi-billion dollar corporation to improve employee policies, prepared her for the entrepreneurial challenges of the mortgage industry.

Throughout the conversation, Kylie emphasizes the critical importance of mindset, patience, and persistence in building a successful mortgage business. She reveals how Smooth Mortgage Company differentiates itself by offering access to 78 lenders, closing loans in 10 days or less compared to traditional banks' 30-45 day timelines, and leveraging cutting-edge AI technology through their partnership with UWM (United Wholesale Mortgage). Kylie also discusses her expansion plans into Arizona, the challenges of recruiting entrepreneurial-minded loan officers, and her philosophy that success in the mortgage industry comes down to daily actions, attitude, and building genuine relationships with clients who trust you to help them create lasting memories in their new homes.