Invited by friend and colleague Toby Harris to help launch a mortgage company in 2008, John Third has led the way in building Movement Mortgage into one of the industry’s most-innovative and responsive companies.

John has held a progressive career at Movement, serving as Chief Operating Officer from 2013-22, where he led mortgage operations, continuous improvement, process innovation and human resources. John has been a key driver of Movement’s trademark Upfront Underwriting and 6-7-1 Process over the last two decades.

John was named Movement’s first Chief Innovation Officer in 2022. He is known for his warm leadership style and embracing process innovations. He is an industry thought leader on the digital mortgage experience. John brings the experience of an originating loan officer to his role, which gives him the unique ability to understand mortgage transactions from a salesperson’s vantage point.

John is also a passionate advocate for Movement’s Love and Value culture and mission. He frequently asks how to make the employee experience more fulfilling, and he’s known for his generosity in developing nations such as India and Uganda, when he visits on trips with the Movement Foundation.

At home in Charlotte, NC, John is often immersed in real estate renovation projects or cheering on the Carolina Panthers.

John Third: NMLS 191454

Jason Stenger was named Chief Operations Officer for Movement Mortgage in 2022 following a seven-year run as the company’s Senior Vice President, National Director of Operations.

Jason oversees all day-to-day operations and training at Movement. He has more than 20 years of mortgage experience, supporting national mortgage operations teams ranging from $3 billion to $30 billion.

Jason has played a key role in leading Movement’s trademark Upfront Underwriting and 6-7-1 Process. He has an incredible passion for people and delivering superior customer service.

Jason is a native of New Jersey and is an avid fan of all Philadelphia sports teams. He and his wife Lisa live in Charlotte, N.C., with their two children, Colin and Mackenzie. He enjoys working out and all things sports related.

Sarah Middleton has worked in the mortgage industry for over 34 years, including the last 9 years as president of sales development and recruiting at Fairway Independent Mortgage. She also served as chief executive officer of Fairway’s internal coaching platform, Fairway Ignite, which she helped launch in 2016. Previous roles include leadership positions at Guild Mortgage Company and Liberty Financial Group. As an originator, Sarah holds the record for the most volume and units closed in Colorado as an individual loan officer, closing over $2 billion and 11,700 units in her career.

Sarah joined Movement in 2022 as chief growth officer. In this role, she leads Movement’s efforts to attract, onboard and develop sales leaders across the country.

Sarah loves to create, build and grow. Her passion is to help loan officers and managers dream bigger and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Based in Columbine Valley, CO, Sarah and her husband Mark enjoy hiking and spending time with their family (including a new grandbaby!).

Shelley joined Movement Mortgage in 2022 as the company’s Chief People Officer. She leads Movement’s human resources team and is responsible for critical people-centered functions such as onboarding, talent management, total rewards (compensation, benefits and payroll) and engagement.

A strategic HR leader, Shelley brings 25 years of experience working in progressive and intellectually challenging environments. She has held leadership positions with several Fortune 500 companies including Hyatt Hotels, PepsiCo, Bank of America and most recently, TIAA.

Shelley holds a BS from University of Maryland College Park and an MS from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband and their three children. She and her family enjoy traveling, hiking, biking and cooking for friends and family.

Lyra joined Movement Mortgage in 2022 as the company’s Chief Information Officer. She leads Movement’s information technology team and will focus on accelerating business growth by delivering best in-class technology solutions.

An 18-year veteran of the mortgage industry, Lyra has held various leadership roles including senior vice president of Caliber Home Loans and, most recently, executive vice president and head of technology for Level Capital LLC (Level). At Level, Lyra oversaw the creation and release of an industry-leading loan origination and servicing platform for construction lending.

Lyra holds a BA from the University of Arizona. She lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband and two daughters. She spends her free time riding horses competitively alongside her daughters.

Jake was appointed as Movement’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer in 2023. Jake joined Movement in 2017 and previously held the roles of Vice President of Marketing, Vice President, Content & Social Strategy, and Vice President, Communications & Public Relations.

Prior to his career in the financial services industry, Jake spent four years in executive search in the life sciences, leading senior-level searches in the medical device, biotech and digital health sectors. Jake's early career was rooted in sports business, where he led international media and marketing operations for the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Baseball and the International Baseball Federation. He co-directed CoSport’s officially-licensed Beijing 2008 Olympic Games hospitality program and helped manage multi-million dollar sales programs for four USGA U.S. Open Championships.

Jake is a speaker, writer and podcaster, including the Mortgage Impact Podcast, which connects listeners to influential mortgage professionals making a difference in marketing, branding, technology, strategy and leadership. He is a frequent contributor for industry conferences and media outlets, including speaking at VaynerMedia's Agent 2021. He has served on the content advisory board for HousingWire's engage.marketing conference and was a member of the digital media company's annual Rising Star list in 2019.

On Sundays in Charlotte, you can find Jake pumping up Carolina Panthers fans as the team's in-stadium "Hype Man." He was a recipient of a Triangle Business Journal 40 Under 40 Leadership Award in 2012, and he previously served on the board of advisors for NoDa Brewing Company. Jake and his wife, Page - former host of "Good Day Charlotte" on FOX 46 and now a communications and professional development trainer - co-host the popular podcast "Date Night with Jake and Page" and co-authored the pregnancy book, "Holy Crap, We're Pregnant." Graduates of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Jake and Page live with their three children in Charlotte.

Kevin has 30+ years of sales and mortgage experience as a loan officer, manager, president, founder and executive coach. He served as president of Majestic Mortgage Corporation from 1999 until 2006 when he began coaching full-time in the industry with Building Champions. In 2011 Kevin founded his own coaching company, Making Better Happen, and in 2015 he joined Fairway Independent Mortgage to launch their internal coaching platform, Fairway Ignite, which grew to 175 coaches and over 4,000 clients served.

Kevin joined Movement in 2022 as director of coaching to help others define and achieve success, professionally and personally. In this role, Kevin leads Movement’s coaching team and will develop a best-in-class coaching platform.

Kevin is passionate about giving back to others. Aside from coaching as a profession, he’s an active mentor through his church community. Throughout his career, he has worked alongside his wife, Debbie, who also joins Kevin at Movement. Kevin and Debbie live in central Florida and enjoy golfing, traveling and spending time with their three children and five grandchildren.

Brady joined Movement in 2023 and serves as Movement’s national sales director. Based in the Seattle area, Brady supports sales leaders and oversees Movement’s growth throughout the country.

A 20+ year veteran of the finance and mortgage lending industries, Brady’s experience spans investment banking, residential retail mortgage and private mortgage lending. Shortly after launching his career at UBS in New York City, Brady returned to the Pacific Northwest to open his own brokerage, which merged with Cobalt Mortgage in 2008.

Brady is passionate about helping loan officers grow their business to serve more families and communities. He was drawn to Movement’s energy and momentum, and is excited to be a part of the Movement of Change!

Jeff Nelson, has joined Movement as a Divisional Leader. In this role, he will be responsible for mortgage production and growth in Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico.

With 32 years in the finance industry, Nelson brings a vast array of experiences throughout the country, handling everything from loan origination to team building and leadership.

With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Matt works to help those around him see what is possible, and empowers them to make it happen.

Matt’s job is to look for leaders; professionals who take responsibility for their relationships, their business, their success and for those around them. He goes on to serve those people so that they can make the difference they were always meant to.

What makes Matt excited to work at Movement is that we’re a company built primarily by employees who see strength in the person beside them, and believe that together they can make a difference.

Chris recruits, coaches, mentors and serves loan officers. His goal is to see LOs grow their business, income and influence through production – he truly believes and is working towards Movement closing 1 out of every 10 loans in the U.S.

Any challenges that cross Chris’ path are addressed head on, and are approached from multiple viewpoints in order to identify opportunities – Chris tries to see every situation from the eyes of our incredible loan officers.

Starting in 2012, Chris came up through the ranks at Movement as a Loan Officer, Market Leader, Regional Director and now a Division Leader. After almost a decade, what gets Chris excited to work at Movement? His answer is “everything.” He loves Movement’s culture, he loves people, and he loves getting up and going to work for our LOs every day.

Chris Shelton: NMLS 116406

Movement’s co-founder and EVP, Toby Harris, is a driving force of the company’s leadership culture, process innovations and love for communities. In 2008, Toby joined forces with co-founder Casey Crawford to launch Movement. He brought three decades of experience to the new venture, most recently as a senior mortgage executive at National City Mortgage. Today, he’s respected as one of the driving forces behind Movement’s rapid growth as it became one of America’s 10 largest retail lenders in less than 10 years.

Toby’s influence can be seen in Movement’s 6-7-1 Process, an innovation he architected with Movement Chief Operating Officer John Third. He is also responsible for developing Movement’s servant leadership culture, taking hundreds of sales leaders under his wing over the years. He also oversees Movement’s growing joint-ventures division and continues to coach and develop leaders across the enterprise.

Toby leads Movement’s nonprofit partnership with International Cooperating Ministries, where he has overseen the construction of hundreds of churches and community centers in developing nations around the world. Toby is based in Virginia Beach, VA.