This week on LEVELUP in 5 with Gary Mauris, Gary sits down with his good friend Daniel Finkel—a rising maverick in the mortgage business who’s not even 30 yet and already producing at an elite level.

Gary asks the question everyone wants answered: “How the hell did you do it so fast?”

Daniel’s response is refreshingly direct: early success isn’t about luck, age, or experience—it’s about work ethic, confidence, and process.

From building relationships to scaling through systems, Daniel breaks down exactly what helped him grow quickly—and how any broker can apply the same principles starting today.

🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Video

• Work Harder Than Anyone Else: Daniel credits early momentum to being willing to do what others won’t—and genuinely enjoying the grind of building relationships and closing deals.

• Become Process-Driven: His biggest scaling advantage? Relentlessly reviewing his process weekly to find inefficiencies, close gaps, add support, and improve speed—so he can confidently take on more volume.

• Show Up With Confidence: Daniel chose to think and act like a top producer before he had the results—bringing “successful broker energy” into every meeting and refusing to let age or inexperience become a barrier.

• Generate Leads the Old-School Way: Warm introductions through friends’ professional circles, door-knocking local businesses, and building real connections—one conversation at a time.

• Ask for the Business: Daniel’s most consistent lead-gen tactic is also the simplest: ask. Don’t be shy. Don’t hesitate. Make it clear what you do and invite opportunities everywhere you go.

Gary Mauris, Co-Founder & CEO of Dominion Lending Centres, hosts this fast-moving conversation packed with practical takeaways for newer brokers—and a reminder for experienced pros: early success comes from effort + confidence + systems, repeated consistently.

👉 Ready to LEVELUP? Steal Daniel’s playbook for early momentum and scale your business faster—in just 5 minutes. Let’s go!