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FINANCE/BANKING: EVERETT SANDS

FOUNDER/CEO, LENDISTRY

WHY:Since founding company in 2015, Lendistry has provided 592,000 small businesses with $8.8B in small business loans and grants, making it the largest minority-led micro-business lender in the country. During the pandemic, Lendistry was one of the top 10 lenders in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

IN THE NEWS:Opened new office in Tustin.

QUOTABLE:“I grew up surrounded by entrepreneurship—a picture of what it looks like day-to-day, and also how a local business supports its community.”

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