I crave hearing and celebrating business success stories. My career spans 30+ years in the insurance field. As a previous insurance agency owner, I managed the Commercial Lines Department, new business development, agency branding and networking. In 2017, I finally exited the insurance business and with my partner in love and life, Trevor, launched Aurora Consulting, a Commercial Financing Brokerage to help entrepreneurs expand their enterprise with unique, cost effective business financing solutions. When the pandemic hit, the business shut down as Lenders scrambled with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As true entrepreneurs do, we pivoted and sought to help business owners learn the fundamentals about business financing and how to apply for the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). We had enough experience with how to apply for a business loan, so our knowledge helped to enlighten business owners who were navigating the very confusing EIDL process. Aurora Consulting developed a national reputation assisting business owners all over the country and helped to secure almost $70 million (that we know of) in disaster funding for small business owners. You can find us on YouTube where we (try to) have fun talking about an otherwise very dry topic, that if it weren’t for props they introduce during their show, even they would struggle to stay awake. www.Youtube.com/LindaReyandTrevor We closed our EIDL practice and will endeavor toward a new enterprise that has absolutely nothing to do with financial services and everything to do with Web3 & NFTs. We live in Roxbury, Connecticut. We have no pets but we do marvel at the wild life that stroll and saunter through our backyard including, but not limited to bears & bobcats.