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Reimagining the American Dream. Chris Waipa, loan officer, leading a movement and building a world-class lending team.

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The Game of Money

The American Dream Conference

Homeownership Is the Long Game

The Loan Process, Start to Finish

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The Movement

American Dream Conference poster: the American Dream isn't a memory, it's a movementLive music closing the conferenceChris in red light, straightening his collarWhat's your next move? The Game of MoneyLender Lies number one: the $12,000 free refinanceSo it sucked less? Chris and a guest mid-conversationA client review of working with Chris and the Mortgage Punk teamLender Lies number two: why is my lender ghosting me?Nobody came here for a mortgage — Chris on the micPanel session on stageThank you, Wichita — same energy in 2027?How they got $70,000 to buy their first homeOwn it: you don't have to inherit someone else's definition of the American DreamThe Mortgage Punk Show: Achieve K.A.S.H. to make more cash, with Nancy ShihAn attendee filming the keynoteAmerican Dream tee: own it, beyond a paycheckClient story: five years ago he had nothing to loseNot everything needs a strategyChris on stage at the conference, room fullYour paycheck isn't the playbookMost mortgage problems start at pre-approvalWhat does freedom actually mean? Live at Backstage PassVote Punk — Best of Wichita 2026, home mortgage and financial educationOne closing, three wins: home equity, debt paid off, startup capitalThe Game of Money, chapter two: I've failed, I'm still learningReal people, real conversations — it's never too late to learn the gameThe American Dream: the freedom and opportunity to rewrite your storyBreakout session at the conference$90 to $1,000,000? The Suck Less Mortgage ProcessChris mid-keynoteI recruit at restaurants — podcast interviewThe Mortgage Punk Show, sponsored by Kihle Roofing and ConstructionThe American Dream was never about having it all — it was about the freedom to build a life on your own termsThe American Dream didn't fail. The explanation did.The stage before doorsChris interviewing on stage
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