The Mortgage Game
Welcome to "The Mortgage Game", my name is Ryan Wiley. I truly believe that building a successful mortgage business is like playing a game. There's winners, but mostly, there's losers. I've not only built my own successful mortgage business, but I've also coached and mentored hundreds of mortgage brokers. These days, I run my own mortgage team, Team Wiley. Now, through coaching, events, and this podcast, I want to distill everything I've learned, and bring it directly to you.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Jennine Yool.
Jennine is a mortgage agent on Team Wiley from Burlington, Ontario, who's helped over 2,000 clients over her near 2 decades in the industry, totalling $800M+ in funded volume.
In a market where most broker's business is declining, and maintain past volume is a win, Jennine is growing. She's funded 53 deals in the first f...
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In this episode, I share the best way for a mortgage broker to build a lead machine, breaking down how you can create an omnipresence across multiple channels with a framework that highlights actionable, repeatable steps.
Most brokers are focused on the wrong things. They obsess over product knowledge while ignoring the skill that actually generates their income, marketing. Marketing effectiveness matters far m...
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In this episode, I'm joined by Scott Sarai.
Scott is a Mortgage Broker at SGS Mortgages from Maple Ridge, BC, who's a part of Team Wiley at Tango while also still being a full-time firefighter.
After spending time as a broker, Scott started a fulfillment business working for other brokers, which ended up eroding his passion for mortgages. With plans to exit the ind...
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In this episode, I share my journey from mortgage broker to coach to building a transparent, hands-on mortgage team that industry insiders said could never scale, never mind ever work at all. I cover industry challenges, innovative strategies, and my vision for creating a supportive, long-term community for mortgage professionals.
If my brokers win, then I win. In an industry obsessed with growth at any cost, m...
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In this episode, I'm joined by D'Arcy Henneberry.
D'Arcy, a former mortgage broker and the current President of MortgagePal, made a major career shift in 2022 by becoming a Certified NeuroChangeSolutions (NCS) Consultant trained by famed neuroscientist Dr. Joe Dispenza. Why? The industry is facing a full-blown mental health crisis, and most people don't even realize...
In this episode, I share why 10x-ing your income is actually easier than 2x-ing, and how exponential growth through smarter focus is much easier than incremental improvements. With that mindset shift, you should be working smarter, not harder, and leveraging the 80/20 rule to focus on the high-impact activities that bring in the most money.
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In this episode, I discuss the realities from my own experience of building and managing mortgage teams, and how passive income from teams is a myth. I break down the math behind building a team and the real cost of mentorship and coaching, how mentoring is driven most by ego, and why 95% of you should be focusing on your own book of business instead of team expansion.
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In this episode, I share my personal insights on AI in the mortgage industry and how most aren't using it properly to actually help their business. I highlight the practical ways I have been using AI to build tools for the success of my team, but at the end of the day if you have a bad business, AI won't help you. Nothing can replace having solid business fundamentals and doing your non-negotiables.
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In this episode, I share the three key decisions that transformed my mortgage business from a floundering 9-5 to a sustainable, money making machine that avoided burnout made me feel fulfilled.
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In this episode, I discuss how most of you are not leveraging social media, specifically Instagram, properly as a money making tool, and share a simple, repeatable plan of strategic content creation that has been proven to grow mortgage businesses.
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In this episode, I discuss strategies for rising interest rates, and how utilizing rate holds are a competitive weapon that most brokers overlook. I also share how the most critical mistake I made early in my career, failing to collect and maintain accurate client data, cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars, and how proactive database mining will always beat passive deal-waiting.
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In this episode, I discuss the realities of the mortgage renewal business in 2026 - how traditional renewal methods no longer work, why clients don't owe you anything, and how to succeed in modern mortgage brokering.
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In this episode, I discuss how many people struggle to take action in their business because they lack a strong belief in their own principles. If you define your belief system, it will drown out all the noise, and simplify your decision-making processes.
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In this episode, I discusses the evolution of brokering from the traditional methods I started with in 2009, to the modern and much easier use of social media, highlighting the lack of hustle and sense of entitlement I perceive among new brokers.
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In this episode, I react to Dustin Woodhouse's recent podcast, which poses critical questions for anyone considering forming a team or brokerage. Reflecting on my own 14-month journey in building Team Wiley, I dive into the intricacies of building a mortgage team, and the challenges and strategies of supporting agents effectively.
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In this episode, I discuss why it's important to have a motto, reflecting on my motto for 2025, 'Show Up,' and introduce my new motto for 2026, 'F*ck Yes or No.' I also delve into the mindset required for entrepreneurs, the necessity of prioritizing one's business, and how surrounding yourself with positive influences is vital.
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In this episode, I discuss how your environment significantly impacts your success, with working from home increasing the tendency to treat your business like a hobby rather than a career.
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In this episode, I discuss the inefficiencies in the mortgage pre-approval process, and share the best practices to streamline it, emphasizing the importance of understanding the client journey, optimizing lead intake, and conducting effective discovery calls. I also highlight the significance of following-up, presenting proposals, and the necessity of having a structured approach to client communication.
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In this episode, I argue why you should skip a traditional business plan, and instead implement 30-day sprints on focused objectives that improve your business. By solving one problem monthly instead of chasing vague yearly goals, you build dummy-proofed systems that actually get completed, which will transform your business entirely.
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In this episode, I introduce a framework for success: More, Better, New. Emphasizing the need for consistent content creation and relationship building over seeking shortcuts, this focuses on core activities and improving skills rather than getting distracted by new trends or tools.
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