strivecapital.ca
“It is a priority for us to continue to tap the unmet needs of our clients and grow with them to understand how to service them properly and give them what they need in this ever-changing landscape”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
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STRIVE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Brian Mason
Vice President, National Sales
Steve Kissuk
Chief Credit Officer
Marty Frenette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
Headquarters:
144 Front Street West, Suite 450, Toronto, ON
Year founded:
2020
Number of employees:
40
Phone:
1 833 256 0573
Email:
hello@strivecapital.ca
Website:
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/strivecapitalcorp
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Marty Frenette began his career on Wall Street in 2000 while working in the treasury department of one of the largest brokers/dealers in the world. In 2013, he began his role as senior vice president and treasurer for a mortgage financing company where his contributions were instrumental to achieving a Schedule I Bank License. He co-founded Strive in 2020 and took the role of president and CEO, leading this start-up into a very successful launch with tremendous potential to grow in the Canadian residential lending space.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marty Frenette
Steve Kissuk, co-founder and chief credit officer, is a proven senior operations leader with over 20 years of national mortgage lending experience. He has successfully managed all aspects of residential mortgage lending across multiple platforms, with a focus on prime, near-prime and private lending origination. His core philosophy of transparency and collaboration, and his sound understanding of the balance between underlying credit risk against mortgage origination, drove annual prime originations in excess of $8 billion and near-prime originations in excess of $600 million. He also played a key role in the multi-year application process and approval of a Schedule I Bank license for Strive.
Chief Credit Officer
Steve Kissuk
Lisa White brings more than 25 years of mortgage servicing and operations experience to Strive as the former SVP of operations at First National, where she was responsible for the oversight of 300+ employees and managing all aspects of the mortgage servicing business exceeding $110 billion in MUA. She joined Strive in March 2021 as COO and is responsible for supporting the work of the CEO and co-founders while focusing on the establishment and optimization of the company’s day-to-day operations. As an innovative leader on the executive team, she has a hand in every initiative that drives the success and growth of Strive and its employees.
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa White
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.
Gary Taylor
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Risk Officer
Gary Taylor is one of three co-founders who formulate Strive’s vision, strategy, and key business decisions. As the chief finance and chief risk officer, he oversees the finance and risk management teams, leveraging strong industry relationships on both sides of the business. With over 25 years of expertise in risk management, capital raising, private equity/mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning, he has a career that spans the full spectrum from private to regulated public entities. He played a pivotal role for another mortgage financing entity in its successful application for a Schedule I Bank license and oversaw its growth in prime and non-prime mortgages-under-administration to over $28 billion.
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Gary Taylor
Lisa White
Chief Operating Officer
Brian Mason joined Strive in 2021 as vice president of National Sales and brings more than 12 years of experience in the Canadian residential mortgage industry with previous positions as regional vice president for Eastern Ontario and vice president of sales for Eastern Canada. Since 2009, he has built his career in the residential mortgage financing sector, predominantly serving as a senior level sales executive in the prime lender space. He collaborates with the national sales team, assisting in coaching all mortgage partners to ensure efficiency and an overall positive end-user experience.
Vice President, National Sales
Brian Mason
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Vice President,
Credit Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Paul Mayer
Executive
Vice President, Investment Sales
Sarah M Stewart
Associate
Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Jennifer Joynt-Johal has led the Underwriting team since the inception of Strive in 2021. She brings 18 years of industry experience to the team, on both the Broker and Lender side, as well as Alternative and Prime. She has had roles in Sales, Underwriting, Management and Marketing through the years, and this well-rounded experience has made her instrumental in leading and coaching the team, developing the overall credit policy, and ensuring a "AAA" customer experience.
Vice President, Credit Operations
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Paul Mayer has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience at the vice president level. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Spain. He speaks English, French, and German, and has an understanding of Spanish.
Executive Vice President,
Investment Sales
Paul Mayer
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
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/strivecapitalcorp
Website:
strivecapital.ca
Email:
hello@strivecapital.ca
Phone:
1 833 256 0573
Number of employees:
40
Year founded:
2020
Headquarters:
144 Front Street West, Suite 450, Toronto, ON
“It is a priority for us to continue to tap the unmet needs of our clients and grow with them to understand how to service them properly and give them what they need in this ever-changing landscape”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
Founded in 2020 and lending in most provinces in Canada, Strive Capital Corporation is a CMHC-approved residential mortgage lender focused on customer satisfaction. Comprising some of the industry’s best talent and an innovative leadership team with decades of experience, Strive has the ultimate goal of offering industry-leading products and outstanding services to Canadian mortgage brokers and their clients. The company aspires to always exceed expectations, as reflected in its mission to provide “A Better Lending Experience”.
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President,
Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Vice President, Credit Operations
Brian Mason
Vice President, National Sales
Lisa White
Chief Operating Officer
Gary Taylor
Chief Financial Office
and Chief Risk Officer
Steve Kissuk
Chief Credit Officer
Marty Frenette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
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
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
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
Jennifer Joynt-Johal has led the Underwriting team since the inception of Strive in 2021. She brings 18 years of industry experience to the team, on both the Broker and Lender side, as well as Alternative and Prime. She has had roles in Sales, Underwriting, Management and Marketing through the years, and this well-rounded experience has made her instrumental in leading and coaching the team, developing the overall credit policy, and ensuring a "AAA" customer experience.
Vice President, Credit Operations
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Brian Mason joined Strive in 2021 as vice president of National Sales and brings more than 12 years of experience in the Canadian residential mortgage industry with previous positions as regional vice president for Eastern Ontario and vice president of sales for Eastern Canada. Since 2009, he has built his career in the residential mortgage financing sector, predominantly serving as a senior level sales executive in the prime lender space. He collaborates with the national sales team, assisting in coaching all mortgage partners to ensure efficiency and an overall positive end-user experience.
Vice President, National Sales
Brian Mason
Lisa White brings more than 25 years of mortgage servicing and operations experience to Strive as the former SVP of operations at First National, where she was responsible for the oversight of 300+ employees and managing all aspects of the mortgage servicing business exceeding $110 billion in MUA. She joined Strive in March 2021 as COO and is responsible for supporting the work of the CEO and co-founders while focusing on the establishment and optimization of the company’s day-to-day operations. As an innovative leader on the executive team, she has a hand in every initiative that drives the success and growth of Strive and its employees.
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa White
Gary Taylor is one of three co-founders who formulate Strive’s vision, strategy, and key business decisions. As the chief finance and chief risk officer, he oversees the finance and risk management teams, leveraging strong industry relationships on both sides of the business. With over 25 years of expertise in risk management, capital raising, private equity/mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning, he has a career that spans the full spectrum from private to regulated public entities. He played a pivotal role for another mortgage financing entity in its successful application for a Schedule I Bank license and oversaw its growth in prime and non-prime mortgages-under-administration to over $28 billion.
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Gary Taylor
Steve Kissuk, co-founder and chief credit officer, is a proven senior operations leader with over 20 years of national mortgage lending experience. He has successfully managed all aspects of residential mortgage lending across multiple platforms, with a focus on prime, near-prime and private lending origination. His core philosophy of transparency and collaboration, and his sound understanding of the balance between underlying credit risk against mortgage origination, drove annual prime originations in excess of $8 billion and near-prime originations in excess of $600 million. He also played a key role in the multi-year application process and approval of a Schedule I Bank license for Strive.
Chief Credit Officer
Steve Kissuk
Marty Frenette began his career on Wall Street in 2000 while working in the treasury department of one of the largest brokers/dealers in the world. In 2013, he began his role as senior vice president and treasurer for a mortgage financing company where his contributions were instrumental to achieving a Schedule I Bank License. He co-founded Strive in 2020 and took the role of president and CEO, leading this start-up into a very successful launch with tremendous potential to grow in the Canadian residential lending space.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marty Frenette
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STRIVE CAPITAL CORPORATION
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“It is a priority for us to continue to tap the unmet needs of our clients and grow with them to understand how to service them properly and give them what they need in this ever-changing landscape”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
As an award-winning mortgage brokerage company with time-tested results, XIN Mortgage strives to be on top of the game. The company offers independent advice, develops personalised and customised solutions, and ensures that customers receive a lifetime customer service experience backed by customer reviews.
To leave no stone unturned, XIN Mortgage employs its in-house CRM X-Online, which focuses on transparent reporting and analytics system between the company and brokers to develop a healthy and pleasant competitive atmosphere.
Unlike traditional systems, XIN Mortgage’s platforms provide transparency and confidence by enabling brokers to have a complete overview of their customer portfolio at any moment, including property details, home loan details, application histories, home loan health check reminders, annual rate review tasks, leads management functions, and much more. A key breakthrough feature is to introduce new brokers to intensive and careful mentoring to work towards success, using the client service team to assist brokers and marketing teams to build their personal brands and drive high levels of customer satisfaction.
As a leading company, XIN Mortgage offers ongoing professional training and case study to its whole team, which helps the brokers develop highly effective solutions and guarantees the best interest of customers.
Sarah M Stewart
Associate Vice President, Leasing and Call Centre Operations
Karen Bannister, CM
Vice President, Marketing
Cody Woolf
Director, Health, Safety and Environment
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Vice President,
Credit Operations
Brian Mason
Vice President,
National Sales
Lisa White
Chief Operating Officer
Gary Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Risk Officer
Steve Kissuk
Chief Credit Officer
Marty Frenette
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/strivecapitalcorp
Website:
strivecapital.ca
Email:
hello@strivecapital.ca
Phone:
1 833 256 0573
Number of employees:
40
Year founded:
2020
Headquarters:
144 Front Street West,
Suite 450, Toronto, ON
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STRIVE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Award Winner
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
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
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
Jennifer Joynt-Johal has led the Underwriting team since the inception of Strive in 2021. She brings 18 years of industry experience to the team, on both the Broker and Lender side, as well as Alternative and Prime. She has had roles in Sales, Underwriting, Management and Marketing through the years, and this well-rounded experience has made her instrumental in leading and coaching the team, developing the overall credit policy, and ensuring a "AAA" customer experience.
Vice President, Credit Operations
Jennifer Joynt-Johal
Brian Mason joined Strive in 2021 as vice president of National Sales and brings more than 12 years of experience in the Canadian residential mortgage industry with previous positions as regional vice president for Eastern Ontario and vice president of sales for Eastern Canada. Since 2009, he has built his career in the residential mortgage financing sector, predominantly serving as a senior level sales executive in the prime lender space. He collaborates with the national sales team, assisting in coaching all mortgage partners to ensure efficiency and an overall positive end-user experience.
Vice President, National Sales
Brian Mason
Lisa White brings more than 25 years of mortgage servicing and operations experience to Strive as the former SVP of operations at First National, where she was responsible for the oversight of 300+ employees and managing all aspects of the mortgage servicing business exceeding $110 billion in MUA. She joined Strive in March 2021 as COO and is responsible for supporting the work of the CEO and co-founders while focusing on the establishment and optimization of the company’s day-to-day operations. As an innovative leader on the executive team, she has a hand in every initiative that drives the success and growth of Strive and its employees.
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa White
Gary Taylor is one of three co-founders who formulate Strive’s vision, strategy, and key business decisions. As the chief finance and chief risk officer, he oversees the finance and risk management teams, leveraging strong industry relationships on both sides of the business. With over 25 years of expertise in risk management, capital raising, private equity/mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning, he has a career that spans the full spectrum from private to regulated public entities. He played a pivotal role for another mortgage financing entity in its successful application for a Schedule I Bank license and oversaw its growth in prime and non-prime mortgages-under-administration to over $28 billion.
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Gary Taylor
Steve Kissuk, co-founder and chief credit officer, is a proven senior operations leader with over 20 years of national mortgage lending experience. He has successfully managed all aspects of residential mortgage lending across multiple platforms, with a focus on prime, near-prime and private lending origination. His core philosophy of transparency and collaboration, and his sound understanding of the balance between underlying credit risk against mortgage origination, drove annual prime originations in excess of $8 billion and near-prime originations in excess of $600 million. He also played a key role in the multi-year application process and approval of a Schedule I Bank license for Strive.
Chief Credit Officer
Steve Kissuk
Marty Frenette began his career on Wall Street in 2000 while working in the treasury department of one of the largest brokers/dealers in the world. In 2013, he began his role as senior vice president and treasurer for a mortgage financing company where his contributions were instrumental to achieving a Schedule I Bank License. He co-founded Strive in 2020 and took the role of president and CEO, leading this start-up into a very successful launch with tremendous potential to grow in the Canadian residential lending space.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marty Frenette
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“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and pleasant experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and pleasant experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and pleasant experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
Erin Wilson,
HomeEquity Bank
