Member Interviews

What is your title and what company do you represent?

Ashley Blystone, Director of Operations and Compliance at Loop Fund

What is your job description?

As Director of Operations and Compliance, I’m responsible for establishing high quality lending operations to promote customer satisfaction by working closely with our Service Provider and Vendors to best enhance the customer experience. I am also responsible for oversight internally and on our partners and vendors to ensure full compliance of applicable state and federal laws.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Boone County, Kentucky.

What is your best piece of advice?

Love what you do, but more importantly love who you’re doing it with.

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

If I’m not spending time with family and friends, you can find me working on DIY projects around the house.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself?

I have dual citizenship for the United States and Canada

What is your title and what company do you represent?

Co-Founder On-it Facilities Management

What is your job description?

CEO

Where did you grow up?

New York State (Catskill Mountains)

What is your best piece of advice?

Define your own success, travel, be kind, be original, and run your own race.

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Spending time with my wife of 19 years and my three (3) boys enjoying each day.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself?

From September 2012-September 2014 I took a sabbatical from the company that I founded in 2000 and lived in Europe with my wife and three (3) boys with no car, no cell phone, and no watch.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

Founder & CEO at Digital Neighbor

What is your job description?

By combining cutting-edge with compassion we are your friendly, full-service digital marketing agency that offers solutions for our local businesses to thrive.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Germany and moved to Florida after graduating from high-school.

What is your best piece of advice?

1. Always exceed expectations. 2. To quote Misters Rogers: “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.”

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Training for my next marathon, working on my golf game, and spending time with my family.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself?

I’ve been an instructor for Digital Media in the Advertising Department at USF since 2010.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

YCLonline Inc

What is your job description?

I’m the owner of this company but I work like Full Stack Software developer where the Web Applications are the hot plate for each day.

Where did you grow up?

In Cuba

What is your best piece of advice?

Focus on the goal you want to achieve

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

I am with my family and I often go fishing, it is my sport

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself?

I am very funny and friendly

What is your title and what company do you represent?

I am a Geographic Information Systems Technician for Endeavor Business Media.

What is your job description?

I manage a database of utility data. We sell licenses to energy companies to access this data, which they use for market analysis and map making.

Where did you grow up?

I was born in Austin, but grew up in Atlantic Beach, FL, a suburb of Jacksonville.

What is your best piece of advice?

The only universally applicable advice I can think of is this: drink plenty of water, eat mostly vegetables, and get enough sleep!

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Watching movies, playing team trivia at my favorite bar, running, riding my bike, or deciding what to make for dinner.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself?

I’ve traveled to 33 foreign countries on five continents.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

My title is FCC Officer and Attorney for CreditStacks. CreditStacks is a credit card company that works with both young professionals and those moving the the US on a work visa. Our specialty is providing credit to those without a credit history looking for credit card that helps them build credit responsibly.

What is your job description?

I help credit stacks comply with federal banking regulations by meeting reporting requirements and maintaining an effective compliance program.

Where did you grow up?

St. Petersburg. Florida.

What is your best piece of advice?

Always be honest.

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Playing baseball with my son or at the gym.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

Property Accountant & Short Term Rental Manager

What is your job description?

I handle accounting for a portfolio of apartment communities, and run a short term rental business as a side hustle.

Where did you grow up?

Born in Hampton, VA but I’ve spent most of my life in Tampa.

What is your best piece of advice?

Don’t wait until the last minute to file your taxes.

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

I’m most likely at the beach when not working.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself.

I went to high school in Sydney, Australia.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

Owner of Cad Department

What is your job description?

Software Consultant

Where did you grow up?

Virgin Islands

What is your best piece of advice?

Keep trying, don’t give up.

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Spending time with friends and family.

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself.

At 16, my first summer job, I was able to out lift most of the full time construction workers.

What is your title and what company do you represent?

I am a Business Partner at Search2Close, a title insurance company.

What is your job description?

I work with realtors and lenders to ensure smooth transactions on the sale and purchases of homes. We strive to give each and every client the Ultimate Closing Experience.

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Van Wert, OH, a small town in Northwest Ohio.

What is your best piece of advice?

If it won’t matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes worrying about it!

When you’re not at CWT what are you most likely doing?

Hanging out with my fiance, snuggling my dog, reading true crime books, or going to the beach

Name a fun bit of trivia about yourself.

I actually lived in Tampa in 2002-2003 and have always wanted to move back. When my youngest graduated in May, I booked it down as fast as I could! We love living here, and being so close to the water.