Written by Thomas Werder, as originally published in The Reverse Review.

From his iPod go-to and his favorite TV show to the craziest thing he’s ever done, we get the scoop from Thomas Werder, vice president and national retail sales leader at Liberty Home Equity Solutions. 

Ten years from now I will be paying for my kids to get through college.

My favorite vacation was in Kuiko, Hawaii, with family and friends.

My celebrity crush is Gwen Stefani (the early years).

If I were a professional athlete, I would be a golf professional.

My first car was a 1973 Cougar.

The craziest thing I’ve ever done was bungee jump off a bridge at midnight.

I never miss an episode of House of Lies.

When I was younger I wanted to be a baseball player.

Every morning I exercise.

I can’t go without some type of exercise.

When I was a kid I slept too much.

I’ll never forget my bosses along my career path.

My first job was doing campground maintenance.

My parents taught me how to see both sides of the story.

My favorite time of the day is the morning.

My iPod go-to is Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

I always try to be respectful and seek to understand.

The best lesson I’ve ever learned was to spend more time with the people who are important to you.

The most memorable moment in my life was when my girls were born.

The worst purchase I’ve ever made was a new car.

For success I have sacrificed spending more time with my family.

If I could time travel, I would travel back in time to see what I missed along the way.

The biggest challenge in the reverse mortgage industry is expanding the market. We need to expand our distribution to more companies, i.e., the forward space.

Ten years from now the reverse mortgage industry will be more widely known to the general public. 

If I could change one thing about the reverse mortgage industry it would be not to accept what we have done in the past and to start trying new approaches to the way to conduct business.

I entered this industry because there was a great opportunity to join a startup and work with people I trusted and enjoyed being around.

Before I entered the reverse mortgage industry I was running a correspondent program for CitiMortgage.