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Our mission, the 'LSM Way', is to alleviate the stress and frustration involved with borrowing money by providing friendly, knowledgable staff and industry-leading technology that make the lending process faster, simpler, and more secure than anyone else.
Send Us A NoteOur Mission
Lend Some Money enables real estate investors to change their wealth trajectories by quickly acquiring the funding they need without the headaches that come with traditional lending. We accomplish this with our best-in-class lending platform, coupled with a highly-optimized process designed for our users on the go. Finally, we marry the technology with a friendly customer-focused team to make the entire process Fast, Simple, Secure.
Technology
Fast, Secure
Lend Some Money’s industry-leading technology platform is FASTand SECURE! Our system works 24/7/365 to keep your loan moving forward, while providing peace of mind that your sensitive personal information is protected.
Process & Product
Simple
LSM has worked hard to make the lending process delightful, a claim you probably won’t see anywhere else. Our processes and workflows provide transparency and accountability, while still keeping everything SIMPLE!
People
Focused on You
Our friendly and knowledgable team is available to assist you with all of your borrowing needs. We understand that your time is valuable and we pride ourselves on guiding you through the lending process quickly. We’ll do everything we can to ensure your experience is a great one!
Meet Our Team
LSM has a leadership team that is well-seasoned and understands how to leverage technology to provide Fast, Simple and Secure lending. With over 100 years of combined experience our team is blazing new trails in the hard money industry.
Stephen Kobelski
Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, Steve is responsible for Lend Some Money’s strategic direction and overall performance. He brings three decades of experience building teams and executing on clearly defined visions to create game-changing products and services.
Steve’s career spans the finance, technology, and entertainment industries, having led hardware, software, and process engineering projects for companies such as Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, and InfoSpace. Most recently, he served as CEO of Prolific1, the live event industry’s leading provider of pricing optimization, data analytics, and ticket distribution for professional and collegiate sports teams, musicians, and venues.
Steve holds Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Government from Connecticut College and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Yale University’s School of Management.
Nathan Wiliford
Chief Operating Officer
As COO for Lend Some Money, Nathan brings nearly two decades of experience building teams and defining processes to improve company operations. At LSM he works across the organization to ensure that customers' needs are being met by the company's software, staff, and business procedures.
Nathan has worked in multiple industries to improve operational workflows, create standardized processes, prioritize company initiatives, and maximize efficiency. Most recently, Nathan was VP of Business Operations at TicketNetwork, a leading online marketplace for live event ticketing and B2B software vendor. There he was responsible for a wide range of business functions including sales, account management, business development, software product management, process improvement, and strategic planning.
Nathan has a Bachelor's degree from Bates College.
Tim Eng
Vice President, Product Management
As Vice President of Product Management, Tim shapes the vision for Lend Some Money’s cutting edge software platform. He brings over 8 years of product management experience, resolving pain points for customers in delightful and innovative ways.
Beginning in the regulatory compliance space, Tim led a major re-launch of Smarsh's flagship search platforms and automated risk-identifying rules engine that accelerated revenue from $15M to $40M annually. Later, he led Product Management for Ticketnetwork's broker-facing automation systems that were responsible for handling real-time management and transactions of $200M annually. Most recently, Tim led the Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) team at Clarivate, simplifying disparate systems from numerous mergers and acquisitions, streamlining back-office operations, improving onboarding efficiency, and increasing revenue recognition.
Tim holds a Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Criminal Justice from Rutgers University and a Product Management certification from Pragmatic Institute.
Jon Allen
Advisor
As an advisor to Lend Some Money, Jon brings over 30 years of sales and real estate experience to help the company address key strategic issues.
Prior to Lend Some Money, Jon helped found RCN Capital, one of the industry’s largest private money lenders, and was instrumental in creating the company’s internal standards and processes, including the assessment, legal and default departments, as well as developing new revenue sources through ancillary products and services. Jon also pioneered a full- service loan origination system, the Bridge Loan Network, before selling that platform to RCN Capital.
Jon is a licensed real estate broker and flipper of residential properties.
Doug Kruse
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer for Lend Some Money, Doug spearheads all of the company’s technology initiatives and utilizes them to solve complex business problems. He has 25-20 years of experience leading software development teams; from designing, planning and execution of large-scale ecommerce, B2B and internal-use products, to infrastructure / networks, testing and general IT operations.
Doug was the co-founder and CTO at TicketNetwork, where he oversaw the engineering efforts that resulted in a #1 position on both Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 and the Connecticut Marcum Tech Top 40 in 2008. The company was also ranked for 6 consecutive years in each of the Inc. 5000, Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50, and the Connecticut Marcum Tech Top 40 technology companies lists. Prior to TicketNetwork, Doug was a consultant, overseeing development efforts for clients such as Talbots, Perkin-Elmer, Schick, and start-ups such as IPNetwork.
Doug holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and Computer Information Systems from Colorado State University and is a United States Air Force veteran.