Future Driven - Episode 49: Raphael Bennett

Welcome to episode 49 of Future Driven! This week Adam spoke with Raphael Bennett, CTO/CEO of HonestDeed, which offers a safe seller financing platform, removing the need to rely on banks and putting more money in pockets.

Raphael is an engineer by choice, he always leads the technical side of any business that he has been involved in. He had an interest in entrepreneurship and after graduating college it was hard to find a job which led him to become an entrepreneur. Initially, the first product he built was a web-based VR product for indoor spaces.

Raphael tells us his crazy story of how he created his company HonestDeed. His son was sick and in the process of their difficult financial situation, he met a gentleman in the hospital that said to buy a home with seller finance. He became interested in seller finance and brought his infinity for software engineering, finance, and economics together to build HonestDeed. 

Future Driven is hosted by Adam Lejeunekopp, CEO of the strategic marketing agency, Madak. In each episode, Adam talks to different entrepreneurs and industry leaders, discussing their careers, leadership styles, and goals for the future.

Show Notes

0:35 Adam introduces Raphael Bennett, CTO/CEO of HonestDeed and asks about himself and his background. 

2:03 What is your technical background and what products have you built? 

3:53 How did HonestDeed become to be? 

9:14: What is a simple breakdown of fintech and the world today? 

10:16 Tell us about HonestDeed and how it works?

17:05: Who is your target market? 

18:27: What does a return look like vs investing in the stock market? 

21:15 Is HonestDeed primarily a SaaS product that sellers work with or do humans work with the sellers? 

24:08 What do you see over the next decade for fintech as a whole? 

25:40 Where do you see HonestDeed fitting in the future? 

27:12 Raphael tells us why would someone would want seller finance.

29:48 Adam asks Raphael what will he driving in the future.

Wrap Up

This week, Adam spoke with Raphael Bennett, CTO/CEO of HonestDeed. Raphael started his career in engineering as an entrepreneur and after difficult times in his life he found his way into seller finance. He now has a successful company and teaches us about seller finance and how it fits into the world today!