RCG Mortgage is a leading New York-based mortgage brokerage specializing in purchase-centric home financing. Built on a model of long-term partnerships with realtors and client education, the company offers personalized service, high-touch support, and modern efficiency in mortgage solutions. RCG stands out for its fast-growing digital presence and its commitment to engaging and empowering clients across the homebuying journey.
Andrew Russell, founder and CEO of RCG Mortgage, launched the company in 2017 after leaving a career as a school guidance counselor. With a background in psychology and no formal business training, Andrew scaled his company through relentless hustle, smart delegation, and a laser focus on referrals and value creation. He is a rising digital brand voice in the mortgage space, known for mixing humor, family, and finance on social media.
It focuses on home purchase loans rather than refinancing, creating sustainable growth by building long-term realtor relationships that generate consistent referrals.
He blends mortgage education with humor, family life, and real-life scenarios, growing to 130K+ TikTok followers and building brand trust across platforms.
Reading Buy Back Your Time helped him embrace the 80% rule, allowing others to take over tasks and free him up for growth.
Atomic Habits for building repeatable success routines and Buy Back Your Time for learning to delegate and scale effectively.
Fewer licensed loan officers, reduced housing inventory, and the rise of tech like AI mean companies must hustle smarter and outwork the competition.
It focuses on home purchase loans rather than refinancing, creating sustainable growth by building long-term realtor relationships that generate consistent referrals.
He blends mortgage education with humor, family life, and real-life scenarios, growing to 130K+ TikTok followers and building brand trust across platforms.
Reading Buy Back Your Time helped him embrace the 80% rule, allowing others to take over tasks and free him up for growth.
Atomic Habits for building repeatable success routines and Buy Back Your Time for learning to delegate and scale effectively.
Fewer licensed loan officers, reduced housing inventory, and the rise of tech like AI mean companies must hustle smarter and outwork the competition.
RCG Mortgage Overview
- Founded: April 2017
- Annual Revenue: $6M–$8M
- Employees: 40
RCG Mortgage Podcast Highlights
✅ RCG Mortgage scales by staying purchase-centric and building long-term, value-driven partnerships with realtors.
✅ Social media strategy combines humor, education, and authenticity to turn a “boring” industry into relatable and viral content.
✅ Delegating tasks and buying back time helps Andrew scale operations while maintaining a high standard of excellence.
Episode Summary
In this engaging episode, Andrew Russell, founder of RCG Mortgage, breaks down how he scaled his business to $6–8 million in annual revenue with a strong focus on purchase-driven mortgage origination. Leveraging his psychology background and experience as a guidance counselor, Andrew built RCG on a philosophy of trust, education, and relationship-first business practices—especially with realtors.
Andrew shares his journey of transforming the mortgage industry’s “boring” image into viral and educational content, amassing over 130K TikTok followers and 45K+ on Instagram. His social media strategy combines humor, real-life mortgage scenarios, and family content to establish brand trust and generate direct and indirect business leads. He also reveals the importance of delegation and team building, explaining how embracing 80% delegation efficiency allowed him to scale sustainably.
With insightful commentary on the current real estate market, the importance of consistency in content creation, and game-changing book recommendations like Buy Back Your Time and Atomic Habits, this episode is a masterclass in combining old-school hustle with modern brand building.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:12 Company Stats
00:36 Scaling the Business
06:15 Key Books for Business Growth
08:37 Delegation and Team Building
10:43 Current Real Estate Market Insights
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