Seasoned Financial Services Recruiter quickly morphing into a full time Campus Recruiter. The organization I represent has me traveling and recruiting engineers from universities in the fall and spring, has me working with college interns in the summer months, and most recently, we're getting ready to launch a high school apprenticeship program which will keep me actively traveling throughout the winter as well. During the fall of 2023, I was given the opportunity to visit some incredible college campuses which included Virginia Tech, Old Dominion, Liberty University, Virginia Military Institute, Penn College of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth, and West Virginia University. The spring of 2024 has me traveling to the same universities listed above, but also includes a visit to James Madison University and to Appalachian State University as well.Innovative Refrigeration is the national leader in designing and building industrial refrigeration systems. In addition to the employees who work in our 180,000 sq. ft. fabrication shop, we also employ 150 construction workers who travel around the country and install/set up our products. Our customers are Fortune 100 companies such as Sysco Foods, Tyson Foods, Ford, Kroger, and Coca-Cola, among many others. In addition to our core design/build construction business, we have several other business units we must support with qualified candidates such as our servicing department, aftermarket engineering, our training school, our software-as-a-service product, etc.Our corporate office is nestled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, just 30 minutes outside of Charlottesville, and provides access to some incredible hiking, breathtaking views, and a large number of top notch wineries.

LIFT Ministries is an organization that was created to help fractured individuals break free from the strongholds which bind them daily. LIFT is an acrostic that stands for Live In Freedom Today. We all have a choice to either live in our fears today, or we can live in freedom today, but we cannot have both. Too many battle with addictions, mental health issues, grief, and overwhelming amounts of pain that can be overcome if one is willing to seek out assistance from support groups of like-minded peers as well as guidance from qualified professionals who can provide insight and direction.LIFT Ministry's goal is to promote the concept that healthy minds, bodies, and spirits can be achieved through qualified instruction and dedicated efforts, and its sponsors plan to illustrate this concept by sharing insightful messages of hope and by hosting workshops to bring about paradigm shifts in traditional thinking. Greater details about our workshops can be found on the company's web page as well as its Facebook page, but in short, we're launching the company with four different options at the moment.

During my time working at Hazy Mountain, I was given the opportunity to cross train in every role available to its typical employee. I spent my early days with the company hosting, serving, and working behind the bar, but finally found my niche back in the kitchen where I started some 30+ years ago while working for Darden Restaurants. Hazy Mountain is also host to some of the most incredible wedding venues, so during my tenure with the company, I was given an opportunity to work multiple weddings as a customer facing employee as well as one who works strictly back of the house.

I’m currently licensed to originate in my home state of Virginia as well as 12 others which include CA, CO, FL, IA, IL, KS, ME, MN, MO, OK, TN, WI.

I currently manage a team of loan officers remotely that span from Florida up to North Carolina and over to Nashville, TN. The company I represent provides all that is needed for a loan officer to be successful. No pounding the pavement here! No shaking hands and kissing babies in hopes to obtain a deal from a referral partner. Interfirst provides top notch leads from BankRate.com, they provide salaries to keep money in the LO's pocket month over month, they provide the costs associated with all the licenses an LO can handle, and you get the comfort of either working from home, or you can work out of the beautiful call centers we currently have in place in Charlotte, NC and in Chicago, IL. New locations that will be available soon to include St. Louis, Las Vegas, and possibly Orlando, FL.

Connecting exceptional individuals with exceptional organizationsLO Talent Scout was opened in March of 2020, just five days before the Corona Virus shut down the nation and was set up as a full service recruiting operation in the financial services industry. Six months later, I was offered a role as a Retail Sales Manager for Interfirst Mortgage, so I placed the company in a hold status until all of its financial commitments were taken care of. On June 30th of 2021, our office lease in Elizabethton, TN was paid in full, so the company was officially closed on July 1st of the same year.

Advantage Capital was founded in 1992 with a dual mission: to bring businesses, technologies and jobs to communities that have historically lacked access to investment capital, while also generating competitive returns for our investors.From the start, Advantage Capital has been an innovator in raising private institutional capital to invest in businesses located in states and communities that are underserved by traditional sources of risk capital.We are committed to helping our portfolio companies, and their communities, thrive long after our relationship has ended. Looking forward, we see tremendous opportunity to create a significant impact in the years to come. We intend to continue — and build upon — our mission of generating substantial value for our small businesses, investors and communities.Advantage Capital is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. This release is not intended to be an advertisement concerning investment advisory services or an offer to buy or sell securities of any type.In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, Advantage Capital is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to Department of the Treasury Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220 or call (202) 622-1160.

Athletic Promoters is a sports marketing company that specializes in enlightening and encouraging student athletes in their pursuit of a brighter tomorrow. The company is built around the vision of assisting every student athlete in achieving their dreams by creating opportunity where it doesn't exist so they can continue to further their education while competing in the sport they love. We accomplish these goals by focusing on our core values and by helping our young people and their families to see the importance of their academic development, their athletic ability, and their overall attitude.

In my role as Regional Sales Recruiter for Freedom Mortgage, I have been tasked with the responsibility to locate exceptional talent in several different regions throughout the United States through various sourcing methods in hopes of staffing new and existing branches with the best in the industry. Accomplishing my directives will require the creation of solid partnerships/relationships with various individuals and groups of individuals throughout my region, will require having an incisive understanding of the needs of each hiring manager and potential employees I happen to engage, will require possessing an in depth knowledge of the best sources to utilize in order to capture the most talented of performers, and will require me to be able to effectively present my company's value proposition so my audience is moved to action.In their retail platform, Freedom Mortgage has chosen to step out of the box of normalcy and is aggressively trying to do things far above that of their competitors. Paying a salary as well as basis points to their producing Branch Managers, providing an ongoing monthly draw for their producing loan originators, and offering tuition reimbursement to all employees who desire to grow within the organization are just a few of the benefits the company brings to the table.If you are looking for a career with a mortgage company who has grown exponentially over the past decade and who has plans to become the premier retail lender in the United States within the next few years, please send me a private message or email me at larry.martin@freedommortgage.com so we can schedule a time to chat.

In my role as Regional Sales Recruiter for CrossCountry Mortgage, I have been tasked with the responsibility to locate exceptional talent in several different regions throughout the United States through various sourcing methods in hopes of staffing new and existing branches with the best in the industry. Accomplishing my directives will require the creation of solid partnerships/relationships with various individuals and groups of individuals throughout my region, will require having an incisive understanding of the needs of each hiring manager and potential employees I happen to engage, will require possessing an in depth knowledge of the best sources to utilize in order to capture the most talented of performers, and will require me to be able to effectively present my company's value proposition so my audience is moved to action.

In my role as the Director of Talent Acquisition, I was responsible for identifying vacancies and evaluating the company's needs in each of our target markets, partnering with the VP of Talent Acquisition and the VP of Sales to develop the recruitment plan, prospecting for active as well as passive candidates through channels such as LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, etc and for the qualifying and interviewing of all potential new hires.The line of business in which I focused the majority of my efforts was the direct lending side of the operation which includes the hiring of mortgage professionals who currently possess a book of business. I was also responsible for the daily, weekly, and monthly reporting of all facets of the recruiting process.

I was in charge of all the recruiting and hiring needs for the Startek call center in Lynchburg, Virginia. There were roughly 400 employees when I came on board on October 14th, and it was my responsibility to lead my team and get us to 750+ within a couple of months as well as ensure that we stay fully staffed while also managing our attrition percentage. My team and I were responsible for hiring anywhere from 95 -180 people a month for four different lines of business depending upon company need. I was also in charge of managing all other aspects of the recruiting process such as sourcing, prescreening, testing, interviewing, the offering and on boarding process, as well as new hire training presentations.

Corporate Recruiting Manager/Project Manager – I worked for Sprint/Nextel two different times in two different roles. I began with Sprint as the Recruiting Manager (Contractor) and then was rehired as a Project Manager.Corporate Recruiting ManagerI was in charge of all the recruiting and hiring needs for the Sprint call center in Hampton, Virginia. There were roughly 625 employees, and it was my job to ensure that we stayed fully staffed while also managing our attrition percentage. My staff and I were required to hire 20 to 60 people a month depending upon company need. I also managed all other recruiting requirements such as interviewing, initiating drug screens, and following up on all background checks and disputes.Project ManagerI was in charge of all the major projects that dealt with the sales staff (roughly 400 employees) and was also responsible for handling group presentations throughout the call center. I was mandated to attend the company’s eight week training program so I would have a firm understanding of the role of the salesperson which provided me with a better grasp of the projects I was expected to manage.

I was hired to build and manage relationships with Realtors, builders, contractors, financial advisers, and business owners to cultivate a territory and glean customers that were capable of purchasing real estate.In my short time with SunTrust Mortgage, I was able to develop a solid network of contacts that afforded me enough clients to close roughly $1,150,000 per month in loans in my first full year.

Branch Manager 2006-2007In my role as Branch Manager, I was responsible for all operational functions within the branch including the hiring, training, and mentoring of all employees, the implementation of company wide sales goals, the processing of all loans, the bottom line contribution of the P&L, as well as any and all customer service issues.My branch consistently exceeded company expectations for profit improvement, revenue growth, and cost reduction which helped us achieve higher than average marks in every area of financial control. I was ultimately responsible for 18 sales professionals, three processors, a processing manager, and two sales managers.Sales Manager 2004-2006I led a six person sales team in the origination of mortgage loans through extensive team building, coaching, and mentoring. Through different channels such as telemarketing, territory management, relationship building, and referral use, we achieved nationally ranked status by completing 2005 with 450 funded loans for over 70 million in volume (#14 out of 329). I personally recruited three of my six employees from career fields that were foreign to the mortgage industry and four of the members of my team went on to become managers themselves.Account Executive 2004I originated loans for total of 82 days and ranked nationally in sales before being quickly promoted to the position of Sales Manager.

I was honored to work in two different roles while being employed with Novastar. I began with the company as a wholesale rep selling to brokers and setting up net branches throughout the SE region of Virginia, and then ended my time there running one of the branches that I had set in place in the small town of Williamsburg. Working in the wholesale space was something new for me, and to be totally honest about it, I didn't like it at all. Pandering to brokers in hopes of picking up the crumbs that had fallen from their table was a role that I found to be demeaning at best, but I did love running my own branch and working face to face with each of the stakeholders in my circle.

Simple Solutions Home Outlet was my first attempt at running my own company and quickly became one of my biggest failures to date. I purchased the rights to sell manufactured homes from a lot in Hickory, NC and also securitized the ability to sell land home packages for multiple lenders throughout the Western region of North Carolina. During the company's infancy, we seemed to be very successful so we grew quickly, but after the 9/11 attacks, our production took a nasty fall which limited our capacity to honor our obligations to both our creditors as well as our suppliers. The company limped along throughout most of the calendar year 2002, but in essence did very little (if any) business after the end of calendar year 2001.

My time with Champion Homes was brief, yet very profitable for myself as well as the company I represented. During the first quarter of 2001, I was the #1 salesman in the nation out of 3,000+ representatives in both total sales and in gross profit dollars. Even though I was on top of the world in my role and doing extremely well as a sales professional, I chose to walk away from Champion towards the end of April in order to open my own company.

My time with Oakwood Homes was like something out of a fairy tale. I came into the company confident that I would do well, found myself on a final written warning due to a lack of production three months into my tenure, then nine months later emerged as the #2 salesman in the nation out of 2,400+ sales professionals. I won multiple company trips including a seven day cruise to the Caribbean, won multiple trophies and plaques, and even won a very nice company ring. I sold just shy of two million dollars in product and brought in close to 500k dollars in gross profit before being promoted to Branch Manager of their flagship office in Greensboro, NC.I was also honored to be asked to star in their year 2000 training videos which took its viewers from cradle to grave in their sales process. This video series was used to train the company's employees until they sold out to Clayton Homes a few years later.

While working for Schwan's, I was tasked with taking over a territory in Alexander County, NC that was left in disarray and rebuilding it so it would become profitable for both the company as well as the citizens we served. Not only was I able to succeed in my goal, I also ended the year as a top 25 route salesmen on the east coast out of over 1,000 competitors.

During my time with Lowes, I worked in five different stores - Wilkesboro, Statesville, Millers Creek, Clemmons, and in Winston Salem, NC. I also worked in many different departments during tenure with the company - Deli, customer service, night stocker, cashier, frozen foods and produce.

During my six years with Olive Garden, I worked in three different locations - Lake Buena Vista (FL), Orlando (FL), and Hickory (NC). I also worked in several different roles - Host, bus boy, food expeditor, prep cook, line cook, and breakfast food manager.