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Comedy, AI, and the hustle: what mortgage recruiting can learn from the stage

2025-12-19 1 Dailymotion

Mortgage recruiting and stand-up comedy have more in common than you might think and Justin Neal, or “Funny Juddy” when he’s on stage, proves it. In this interview, Brena Nath, VP of Events & Community at HousingWire, sits down with Justin Neal, VP of Talent Acquisition at Summit Mortgage, to unpack how the hustle, rejection, and relationship-building required on stage directly mirror what it takes to succeed as a loan officer and recruiter today.

Neal shares how loan officers need to see themselves, why asking for business still matters and how strategic AI implementation is quickly becoming the differentiator for success. Equal parts entertaining and tactical, this interview delivers practical insights for mortgage professionals navigating a rapidly changing industry.

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