Chris Hurn
Chris Hurn is CEO/Founder of Fountainhead Commercial Capital, a nationwide nonbank direct commercial lender specializing in business financing through the SBA 504 and 7(a) loan programs and low LTV (<65%) conventional loans. He and his executive team have collectively closed over $26.1 billion making them one of the most experienced teams in SBA and low LTV commercial lending.
Chris was recognized twice in 2018 for his contributions in commercial real estate and the small business community. He was named by American City Business Journals as one of the nation's most influential leaders in commercial real estate. Fit Small Business included him on the 2018 list of Top Small Business Influencers. In January of 2019, Chris was widely featured in the media because of Foutainhead's willingness to rescue businesses in danger of losing their real estate deals due to the government shutdown.
Chris was formerly with GE Capital, Heller Financial, Marsh & McLennan Companies, and the NAI Realvest group of companies before founding his former company Mercantile Capital Corporation, a three-time Inc. 500|5000 company under his leadership. He is also a three-time SBA Financial Services Champion, has been named "Banker of the Year" by NADCO, and is the best-selling author of "The Entrepreneur's Secret to Creating Wealth."
Chris is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Center of Government (part of the Wharton School of Business at that time) and received two undergraduate degrees, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.
Chris Hurn is CEO/Founder of Fountainhead Commercial Capital, a nationwide nonbank direct commercial lender specializing in business financing through the SBA 504 and 7(a) loan programs and low LTV (<65%) conventional loans. He and his executive team have collectively closed over $26.1 billion making them one of the most experienced teams in SBA and low LTV commercial lending.
Chris was recognized twice in 2018 for his contributions in commercial real estate and the small business community. He was named by American City Business Journals as one of the nation's most influential leaders in commercial real estate. Fit Small Business included him on the 2018 list of Top Small Business Influencers. In January of 2019, Chris was widely featured in the media because of Foutainhead's willingness to rescue businesses in danger of losing their real estate deals due to the government shutdown.
Chris was formerly with GE Capital, Heller Financial, Marsh & McLennan Companies, and the NAI Realvest group of companies before founding his former company Mercantile Capital Corporation, a three-time Inc. 500|5000 company under his leadership. He is also a three-time SBA Financial Services Champion, has been named "Banker of the Year" by NADCO, and is the best-selling author of "The Entrepreneur's Secret to Creating Wealth."
Chris is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Center of Government (part of the Wharton School of Business at that time) and received two undergraduate degrees, magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago.
The Entrepreneur's Secret to Creating Wealth: How The Smartest Business Owners Build Their Fortunes
An often overlooked secret to creating wealth as a business owner has little to do with actually running the business. Marketing, customer service, quality products, and more are required to make a business successful...but when it comes to creating real and lasting wealth, decisions regarding this key "secret" will have the greatest impact. As both a small business lender and a small business owner himself, Chris Hurn has a bird's eye view of how businesses create wealth, as well as an...
