Daisy Anton
Daisy Anton is an entrepreneur and financial services professional with experience spanning mortgage lending business ownership tax advisory and consulting She currently serves as a Mortgage Wholesale Broker with West Capital Lending and is the CEO of Sixteen Ten Financial Services Although she has held her mortgage license for about two years she has been actively working in the mortgage industry for approximately six months After beginning her career with a broker who was unable to provide the support she needed she transitioned with their blessing to West Capital Lending about 30 days ago where she has found a highly collaborative environment and strong professional support
In her role as a wholesale mortgage broker Daisy works with access to over 180 lenders guiding clients from initial application through final closing She manages the full loan process hands on coordinating directly with processors and underwriters while ensuring all documentation is accurate and submitted on time She remains fully involved in each file from start to finish prioritizing accountability efficiency and a seamless client experience without handing off her clients during the process
Daisy’s professional philosophy is rooted in honesty ethics and long term client well being even when that means advising against a loan that may not serve a borrower’s best interests Prior to entering mortgage lending she built an extensive entrepreneurial background having owned multiple businesses since 2013 These include an electronic cigarette business specializing in custom e liquids with a focus on quality and client care as well as a trucking company launched in 2020 that generated over seven figures in its first fiscal year Across every venture she has consistently prioritized integrity customer respect and treating people the way she would want to be treated regardless of outcome
• NMLS Licensed Mortgage Loan Officer
• Top third in the nation in national riding competition
• Invited to the White House to be president for a day
• Supports horse rescue and animal rescue organizations
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to God, end of story. He picked me up from the lowest possible place, and he has spent my life showing me that there is much, much more to life than how I grew up. Everything I do, every business I've run, it's because God does everything in season. When I had to close my vape shop, it was hard, but God does everything in season, and it was wonderful while we had it. When the trucking market crashed and I had to shut down the company, God was there too. He makes up for it every time, so I'm not worried about it. The God that I serve says I'm better than that, and I need to show better than that, regardless of what I'm getting in return.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best advice I've received wasn't necessarily career advice, more like life advice. It's that if you believe in something, don't give up. No matter how hard it gets, no matter where things go, you just keep going. And you keep going until the Lord gives you something else to do. That's what has guided me through every business I've run, every challenge I've faced. When things got tough with the vape shop, with the trucking company, with learning mortgage - I just kept going because I believed in what I was doing and I trusted that God would show me the next step when it was time.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Do not give up and always be honest.
What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge I face is the temptation to not be honest. Let me tell you, there have been many, many, many occasions where it would have been far easier and far more immediately beneficial to fudge the truth a little, depending on the circumstances. But I just couldn't feel good about it, and no matter how many people it would help if I did fudge the truth, it wasn't going to be permanent, and it wasn't going to help them for long, and Lord only knows what would happen when the truth came out. It's been a real struggle sometimes, especially when it's other people's lives that are being affected by it, and your heart's in the right place, and you really could help them by doing this certain thing, but then you think about the 'what ifs' and it's just not worth it. As for opportunities, getting to help people is the biggest one. There are hundreds of thousands of people every day that need financial help. For example, an elderly woman called me trying to get help with getting the title in her name from her deceased husband. That's not my job, that's not my purview, but this woman had called everywhere and nobody was willing to help her. So I took 10 minutes out of my day and helped her get on the path to get her home back out of court probate so she could stay in her home of 52 years. Opportunities to help people in a way that isn't necessarily your job function, but you could still be really useful because you have the information - that, I would say, is the best opportunity.
What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty is number one - that's a big one for me. Integrity and reliability are right there at the top of the list too. Honesty, integrity, and reliability - if you're none of those things, then we're not really going to match up very well. I treat people how I want people to treat me, whether or not I get that in return. I don't care, because the God that I serve says I'm better than that, and I need to show better than that, regardless of what I'm getting. That's the way I have always done things with every business we have ever had. Sometimes it's not resulted in a great experience, but God makes up for it every time, so I'm not worried about it. I don't look at my clients as people to make money off of - I genuinely look at it as, how can I help someone today? I'm getting paid to do it, but I want to help you, even if I'm not the one benefiting from it.