Laura Triplett was training a group at the bank when the president of a mortgage company — whom she didn’t realize was the president — asked her a bold question: “Young lady, how much do you make per year?” His reply changed everything: “Whatever it is, I’m going to triple it.” Decades later, she’s now Executive Vice President at Atlantic Coast Mortgage, and one of the most trusted voices in helping first-time homebuyers achieve what they thought was impossible.

The Accidental Beginning

Laura never planned on mortgage lending. She graduated through different positions at a bank — teller, various roles, eventually landing in training and development. She was good at what she did, good enough that she ended up training people without always knowing their titles or seniority.
That anonymity proved fortunate when she trained the president of a mortgage company. Had she known his position, she might have been too nervous to be herself. Instead, she just did what she always did — taught well, connected authentically, demonstrated competence.