Leading with Heart, Inspiring with Purpose
I am Laura Brandao, a dedicated mortgage industry leader committed to educating, supporting, and uplifting others to their highest potential. My passion for serving the mortgage community is reflected in my roles as the Chair of NAMMBA’s Visionary program, an MBANJ board member, Chair of the MBANJ Women’s Committee, the Chair of Women with Vision, a DEI committee member of NAMB, and the facilitator of AIME Women’s Mortgage Network, as well as a mortgage executive coach.
As a sought-after speaker and champion for the industry, I have shared my insights and experiences through various platforms, inspiring countless individuals. I am also a four-time best-selling author, driven by the mission to impart knowledge and foster growth within the mortgage community.
As the CEO & Partner at Lighthouse Advisors, we shine “a light on programs, products, and services that bring value to our industry and ensure our clients stand out and thrive in a competitive marketplace.” With this robust consultancy, we aim to grow our services with an additional array of experts and offerings to help all in the mortgage and real estate industry. I plan to increase my role as a partner/owner in three new companies that support the mortgage industry: SYE Insurance, SYE Publishing & ClearCloser.
I am honored to have received numerous accolades, including:
2024 Most Connected Mortgage Professional
2024 Woman of Influence
2024 Industry Titan
2023 Vanguard Award
2022 and 2023 Lending Luminary
2023 Most Successful Business Leaders to Watch
2023 Most Influential Women to Watch
2022 Legends in Lending Award
2021 and 2022 MPA Elite Women in Mortgage
2022 10 Most Inspirational Businesspeople
2022 NJBIZ Leaders in Finance
2021 MPA Housing Industry Icon
Four-time Most Powerful Women in Mortgage
Four-time Woman of Influence
Four-time Woman with Vision
Let’s embark on this journey together. Stay connected, join the conversations, and be a part of a community that thrives on empowerment and growth. Together, we can make an even bigger impact on the mortgage industry.
“The biggest thing that I learned is that if you go into every situation with no preconceived notions or expectations you can do ANYTHING!”
– Laura Brandao
So, I decided to start saying YES to situations that I normally wouldn’t. It all started with being asked to moderate a panel discussion at a mortgage conference. Since then I have gone from sitting in the office to taking center stage in more than one way.
See jumping on a stage is one thing but sharing your voice without fear is another and once I realized how much the world needed positivity I continued to think of ways to share my message.
Spotlighting spectacular mortgage women is very important to me. In 2020 I launched the WMN column in the Women with Vision digital magazine in efforts to bring more women front and center and allow them the opportunity to share their life journey and perspective with our industry.
If you already look forward to checking in Monday mornings for my Motivational Monday message, you are going to be excited to tune in on Wednesdays for Wednesday Wisdom, the newest chapter in my mission to encourage positivity and joy in the world. We will expand on the Monday message and be addressing topics like: Being a positive role model every day Doing business with a generous heart Strengthening unbiased listening as a means to understand Making time to volunteer in your community Bringing your authentic self to relationships Seeing vulnerability and honesty as strengths Tapping into empathy The importance of having and being a mentor Embracing opportunity, equality, and diversity …..and many more! Please tune to my YouTube channel for Wednesday Wisdom! We look forward to seeing you there!
