For today's episode,  Clayton is joined by Steve Ozonian, the CEO of Williston Financial Group. Steve is a longtime real estate executive with a range of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, including board involvement at LendingTree, Attom Data Solutions, Inside Real Estate, and most recently, LoanDepot. In this conversation, they discuss some really important topics, including leading through the inevitable cycles in the housing industry and connecting the housing sector across mortgage origination, real estate brokerage, and title.  They also talked about planning long-term growth strategies while also weighing the options between organic and acquisitive growth.Related to this episode:Connect with Steve on LinkedInWilliston Financial GrouploanDepot settles with Hsieh, nominates Steve Ozonian to boardWFG acquires West Coast retail title operations from DomaHousingWire’s Youtube ChannelEnjoy the episode!Gathering of Eagles will bring together the nation's top residential real estate CEOs, Presidents, and C-Level leadership teams to grow, network, and set the pace for what's next in our industry. 2023's Gathering of Eagles is at Omni Barton Creek Resort in the rolling hill country of Austin, Texas from June 18-21. Click here to learn more and register your spot!The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.