Joe Tyrrell: Leadership and market innovation and Optimal Blue

Power House

This week on the Power House podcast, Clayton Collins sits down with Joe Tyrrell, the CEO of Optimal Blue. With over 25 years in mortgage, finance, and technology, Joe shares his wealth of experience about value-driven leadership, innovation, and the mortgage tech space.

In their discussion, Joe talks about the significance of capital markets for mortgage lenders and how secondary market executions can drive profitability in 2024 and beyond. He also delves into Optimal Blue’s autonomy and technological advancements as part of Constellation Software, referencing a previous conversation with Bonnie Wilhelm of the Andromeda Group and Perseus.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• How Optimal Blue focuses on delivering value to lenders and maximizing profitability.
• Trust and operationalizing technology as keys to driving efficiency and overcoming resistance to change.
• AI’s crucial role in providing real-time data and insights to help lenders make informed decisions and improve profitability.
• Optimal Blue’s plans to deliver value to customers without additional costs, accelerate innovation, and foster partnerships within the mortgage ecosystem.

Related to this episode:

• Joe Tyrrell | LinkedIn
• Optimal Blue
• Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell named CEO of Optimal Blue | HousingWire
• Optimal Blue's new CEO Joe Tyrrell on moving technology's finish line | HousingWire
• Optimal Blue releases new data license product for mortgage pricing | HousingWire
• Constellation’s Bonnie Wilhelm on their “buy and hold forever” strategy | HousingWire
• HousingWire | YouTube

Enjoy the episode!

The Power House podcast is a show about leadership, markets and entrepreneurship in the housing industry. Each Thursday, Clayton Collins speaks with CEOs and founders from the mortgage and real estate sector to reveal how housing executives think about business growth, operational strategy, and leadership. The Power House podcast reveals the full picture through the stories of the industry’s most impactful leaders. Clayton Collins is the CEO of HousingWire, and the Power House podcast is produced by HousingWire’s Content Studio. Initially launched in 2019 as the Housing News podcast, the show was relaunched as Power House in 2024.

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