Fintech Fridays w/ Sara Nakae, SVP Strategy & Partnerships, Ascendant National Title

Show Notes

On this Fintech Fridays #podcast, Brian Vieaux, CMB and Sara Nakae, Senior VP of Strategy & Partnerships with Cypress Ascendant Holdings, LLC. and Ascendant National Title discuss the importance of regularly evaluating your processes to uncover opportunities for efficiency and cost reduction. They also highlight the value of identifying strategic partnerships to add innovative products and services that elevate your brand and improve the customer experience, ultimately offering greater value to homebuyers.

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