Name: Josh Jackson

Age: 30

Business: Residential Mortgage Loan Officer

Title: Loan Officer

Career highlights and/or accomplishments: I was in the top five for company fundings in 2022 and 2023. I was in the top five for company purchase fundings 2021 through 2023. I was a nominee in 2024 for the Pantagraph Readers' Choice Best Mortgage Lender, and am a top Zillow-reviewed Lender in Bloomington/Normal.

Community involvement: I'm a Lexington Booster Club sponsor, a Home Sweet Home Ministry volunteer, and an ISU Weisbecker Fund sponsor.

Family: Brittney (wife, married in 2021), Rowen (daughter born December 2022), and we're expecting a second child in October, 2024.

What was your first job? What did you like/dislike about it? Working on the farm with my dad. I wasn't a fan of having to get up early but I liked being out with my dad. This taught me at a young age the work ethic I have today, like working until the job is completed.

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Who inspires you? My mom; we are partners in business now, but she has taught me everything I know about originating. Whether it's treating our customers right and providing top notch service or all the other tricks of the trade, I have learned it from her. I wouldn't be where I am today without her, and I am very thankful for all that I have learned working alongside her throughout the last eight plus years.

If you could instantly master any skill or talent, what would it be? I would like to perfect my yard/grass upkeep skill. I think I do a pretty good job currently but if I could have a yard as nice as a golf course, that would be a dream.

What's your go-to karaoke song? I have never had a go-to Karaoke song necessarily, but I have become pretty great at karaoke in the car with my daughter, Rowen, singing all the classics like "Row, Row your Boat" and "The Wheels on the Bus."

What's your favorite local spot? Rosie's. This is where my wife and I had our first date and we go back as often as possible now.

If you could host your own talk show, who would your first three guests be? Albert Pujols,

Nikola Jokic, and Jim Harbaugh

What's the best prank you've ever pulled or seen pulled on someone? A friend of mine put an opossum in a beer cooler in our college apartment. They then proceeded to invite people over to grab a beer out of the cooler.

What's your go-to comfort food? Steak and Potatoes

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