Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
20+
Phone:
(416) 896 7552
Email:
deals@hospermortgage.com
Website:
hospermortgage.com
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/hosper
"We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork"
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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IB Top Brokerages
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SHIELDED INSURANCE BROKERS
Award Winner
HOSPER MORTGAGE
Jerry Wieliczko
Broker Relationship Manager
James Grantis
President, Director of Lending
Eric Bisaillon
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales and Partnership
Leadership
Jerry Wieliczko has closed over 4,500 mortgage transactions and has over 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry. He is a recognized expert in sales and marketing and has received multiple awards for his outstanding service and performance, including his most recent accolade, the 2022 CMA Excellence Award.
Broker Relationship Manager
Jerry Wieliczko
James Grantis has arranged funding to over 5,000 private mortgages. As co-founder of Hosper Mortgage, he leads the company’s funding team and sits on the investment board that reviews mortgages.
President, Director of Lending
James Grantis
Eric Bisaillon has led the referred sales and partnership division since 2017, growing its loan originations by 80% and the broker channel sales by 105%. His formidable efforts have solidified the company’s position as Canada’s largest provider of reverse mortgages to its entire partner referral network. He further expanded this network by launching a new wealth management channel, turning conventional notions of reverse mortgages on their head by positioning them as a tax-efficient capital preservation tool for affluent Canadians.
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales and Partnership
Eric Bisaillon
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“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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HOSPER MORTGAGE
Vivianne Gauci
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
James Grantis
President, Director of Lending
Jerry Wieliczko
Broker Relationship Manager
Leadership
Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
20+
Phone:
(416) 896 7552
Email:
deals@hospermortgage.com
Website:
hospermortgage.com
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/hosper
Jerry Wieliczko has closed over 4,500 mortgage transactions and has over 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry. He is a recognized expert in sales and marketing and has received multiple awards for his outstanding service and performance, including his most recent accolade, the 2022 CMA Excellence Award.
Broker Relationship Manager
Jerry Wieliczko
James Grantis has arranged funding to over 5,000 private mortgages. As co-founder of Hosper Mortgage, he leads the company’s funding team and sits on the investment board that reviews mortgages.
President, Director of Lending
James Grantis
Vivianne Gauci is responsible for increasing brand awareness and affinity, driving originations growth through digital and direct to consumer channels. She also oversees advertising and PR, supporting the sales team’s expansion of HomeEquity Bank’s reach through banks, wealth, and mortgage broker channels, product marketing, and leading the consumer contact center. Her “people first” leadership and strategic sense have led to consistent growth across the consumer and referred channels, enabling the company to build a brand that connects with its partners and clients.
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
Vivianne Gauci
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For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
“We are constantly living by our core values: integrity, impact and teamwork”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
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HOSPER MORTGAGE
Cindy Martel
Vice President,
Finance
James Grantis
President, Director of Lending
Jerry Wieliczko
Broker Relationship Manager
Leadership
Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
2016
Number of employees:
20+
Phone:
(416) 896 7552
Email:
deals@hospermortgage.com
Website:
hospermortgage.com
LinkedIn:
ca.linkedin.com/company/hosper
SPECIAL REPORT
Home
Bio
Jerry Wieliczko has closed over 4,500 mortgage transactions and has over 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry. He is a recognized expert in sales and marketing and has received multiple awards for his outstanding service and performance, including his most recent accolade, the 2022 CMA Excellence Award.
Broker Relationship Manager
Jerry Wieliczko
James Grantis has arranged funding to over 5,000 private mortgages. As co-founder of Hosper Mortgage, he leads the company’s funding team and sits on the investment board that reviews mortgages.
President, Director of Lending
James Grantis
Vivianne Gauci is responsible for increasing brand awareness and affinity, driving originations growth through digital and direct to consumer channels. She also oversees advertising and PR, supporting the sales team’s expansion of HomeEquity Bank’s reach through banks, wealth, and mortgage broker channels, product marketing, and leading the consumer contact center. Her “people first” leadership and strategic sense have led to consistent growth across the consumer and referred channels, enabling the company to build a brand that connects with its partners and clients.
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
Vivianne Gauci
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Vivianne Gauci
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
Vivianne Gauci is responsible for increasing brand awareness and affinity, driving originations growth through digital and direct to consumer channels. She also oversees advertising and PR, supporting the sales team’s expansion of HomeEquity Bank’s reach through banks, wealth, and mortgage broker channels, product marketing, and leading the consumer contact center. Her “people first” leadership and strategic sense have led to consistent growth across the consumer and referred channels, enabling the company to build a brand that connects with its partners and clients.
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
Vivianne Gauci
Eric Bisaillon
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales
and Partnership
Eric Bisaillon has led the referred sales and partnership division since 2017, growing its loan originations by 80% and the broker channel sales by 105%. His formidable efforts have solidified the company’s position as Canada’s largest provider of reverse mortgages to its entire partner referral network. He further expanded this network by launching a new wealth management channel, turning conventional notions of reverse mortgages on their head by positioning them as a tax-efficient capital preservation tool for affluent Canadians.
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales and Partnership
Eric Bisaillon
Eric Bisaillon
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales and Partnership
Eric Bisaillon has led the referred sales and partnership division since 2017, growing its loan originations by 80% and the broker channel sales by 105%. His formidable efforts have solidified the company’s position as Canada’s largest provider of reverse mortgages to its entire partner referral network. He further expanded this network by launching a new wealth management channel, turning conventional notions of reverse mortgages on their head by positioning them as a tax-efficient capital preservation tool for affluent Canadians.
Executive Vice President
Referred Sales and Partnership
Eric Bisaillon
Cindy Martel
Vice President, Finance
Cindy Martel earned her CMA (CPA) designation in 1995, and gained extensive experience while working in the private sector, fulfilling various leadership roles in the areas of finance and human resources. She joined the Fillmore Construction team in 2014 as controller and progressed into her current role as VP of finance in 2021.
Vice President, Finance
Cindy Martel
Cindy Martel
Vice President,
Finance
Cindy Martel earned her CMA (CPA) designation in 1995, and gained extensive experience while working in the private sector, fulfilling various leadership roles in the areas of finance and human resources. She joined the Fillmore Construction team in 2014 as controller and progressed into her current role as VP of finance in 2021.
Vice President, Finance
Cindy Martel
Vivianne Gauci
Senior Vice President
Marketing and Contact Center
Cindy Martel earned her CMA (CPA) designation in 1995, and gained extensive experience while working in the private sector, fulfilling various leadership roles in the areas of finance and human resources. She joined the Fillmore Construction team in 2014 as controller and progressed into her current role as VP of finance in 2021.
Vice President, Finance
Cindy Martel
Hosper Mortgage once again emerged with glowing reviews in this year’s Brokers on Lenders report, winning gold medals across the board – not to mention the overall gold medal – after achieving spectacular results last year.
Turnaround time, underwriter support, overall service levels, product range, broker support, technology, transparency of commission structures… no matter the category, Hosper received outstanding marks from mortgage brokers. That’s partly because broker feedback is the main reason behind the company’s success as a lender, according to broker relationship manager Jerry Wieliczko, who told CMP that their needs underpin every aspect of Hosper’s performance.
“We listen to what our broker partners need most: quick responses, speedy closings, and surprise-free commitments,” he says.
“We bake these three service essentials into every deal that we close so that our broker partners can focus on what matters most: keeping their clients happy.”
The value of brokers to Hosper is demonstrated by the fact that 100% of its business comes from the broker channel, with those mortgage professionals remaining a priority as the leading private lender deftly navigated the abrupt increase in the prime interest rate this year, Wieliczko adds.
“We carefully considered how adjusting our rates would affect our brokers’ ability to find suitable solutions for their clients,” he explains.
“Hosper rates have risen only marginally compared to bank rates, meaning the pricing gap between bank products and our extremely flexible private products is as competitive as ever.”
While the company’s service levels were viewed as the cream of the crop by Canadian brokers this year, Wieliczko says the secret behind that success is “really quite simple”: Hosper puts its broker partners first and understands that brokers value fast service and dislike surprises either up front or at discharge.
“Not only is Hosper quick to reply and close, but we indicate terms and provisions up front so the broker and client know exactly what is to be expected throughout their term,” he says.
With that sterling reputation among brokers top of mind, how should they get involved with Hosper or find out more? The company’s products are available on all major partner portals including Lendesk, Velocity, and Filogix, with email submissions also welcome (deals@hospermortgage.com) as well as text submissions (416 896 7552).
Wieliczko emphasizes Hosper’s message to brokers that the company is always ready to provide guidance or assistance on a file, no matter the issue: “Please feel welcome to contact us anytime. No question is too big or too small – we’re happy to help.”
Ultimately, the company’s success in this year’s Brokers on Lenders ranking – not to mention the high marks it achieved in previous years – neatly reflects what Wieliczko defines as a key priority and core mission: the desire to be the first-choice alternative to a conventional lender for brokers and their clients.
“If you haven’t already, come give Hosper a try,” he says, “and find out why we’ve been voted Canada’s top alternative lender for the third year standing.”
“Now, we have much more frequent recognition awards because we want to celebrate people staying at CAAT and recognize the contributions that they bring to the organization”
Julie Giraldi,
CAAT Pension Plan
Brent Fillmore
Founder
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Fillmore Construction was founded by Brent Fillmore in 1991. He was looking to start his own small construction business and the opportunity presented itself with many repeat client relationships. Through lessons learned from 13 years of managing projects, developing business and holding various VP roles with his previous employer, Brent formulated his own approach to running his company. He knew that the key to success was based on relationships and bringing repeated value to them. He was dedicated to the idea that one does not need hundreds of clients and instead must focus on ensuring that a smaller pool of clients was given the best service possible. With over 40 years of construction management experience Brent has remarkable expertise in nearly every facet of the construction industry.
Founder
Brent Fillmore
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Brent Fillmore
Cody Woolf
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Fillmore Construction was founded by Brent Fillmore in 1991. He was looking to start his own small construction business and the opportunity presented itself with many repeat client relationships. Through lessons learned from 13 years of managing projects, developing business and holding various VP roles with his previous employer, Brent formulated his own approach to running his company. He knew that the key to success was based on relationships and bringing repeated value to them. He was dedicated to the idea that one does not need hundreds of clients and instead must focus on ensuring that a smaller pool of clients was given the best service possible. With over 40 years of construction management experience Brent has remarkable expertise in nearly every facet of the construction industry.
Founder
Brent Fillmore
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich
School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at
The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation of the company’s internal customer service department.
Associate Vice President, Leasing and
Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
Brent Fillmore
Founder
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health,
Safety and Environment
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Fillmore Construction was founded by Brent Fillmore in 1991. He was looking to start his own small construction business and the opportunity presented itself with many repeat client relationships. Through lessons learned from 13 years of managing projects, developing business and holding various VP roles with his previous employer, Brent formulated his own approach to running his company. He knew that the key to success was based on relationships and bringing repeated value to them. He was dedicated to the idea that one does not need hundreds of clients and instead must focus on ensuring that a smaller pool of clients was given the best service possible. With over 40 years of construction management experience Brent has remarkable expertise in nearly every facet of the construction industry.
Founder
Brent Fillmore
Cody Woolf joined the Fillmore team in 2011 and holds the title director of health, safety and environment. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP). He also has extensive safety experience and background in criminal justice, which provides a depth of experience for the implementation of Fillmore Construction’s health and safety program. Cody is responsible for creating a positive and safe work environment and strives to promote safety as not only a policy but a lifestyle. He has initiated and implements a range of health, safety and environmental features that have been of critical importance to the overall safety objectives, operations, and profitability of Fillmore Construction. The results of his impact are evident in the positive statistical results and policies that have been developed since he joined the company and the emphasis on safety program development.
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Cody Woolf
Karen Bannister has over 20 years of marketing expertise and has a Chartered Marketer designation from the Canadian Marketing Association. She is a strategic marketing leader with a career record of success in developing and executing effective marketing strategies, growing revenue, and overseeing multi-talented teams. She also holds five certifications for marketing and brand management.
Karen has successfully completed the
Mini-MBA, Essentials of Management program at Schulich School of Business, and most recently completed the Communications and Leadership Program at The Ivey Academy.
Vice President, Marketing
Karen Bannister, CM
Sarah M Stewart has more than 15 years
of strategic leasing and customer care experience in residential property management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Centurion’s national leasing platforms, residential lead generation, and overall customer experience excellence through operation
of the company’s internal customer
service department.
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Sarah M Stewart
