Brian Attridge

EVP @ValetHQ | $2.5B+ originated | Writing about lending, AI & fintech growth | @EmoryUniversity @WakeForestBiz | Baseball. Football. Craft beer.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

Things I care deeply about:
↳ Student lending access
↳ Helping lenders grow (@ValetHQ)
↳ Craft beer (had 2,800+ unique beers)
↳ MLB parks
↳ College football Saturdays
18 years in fintech, $2.5B+ originated. Expect top 5 lists & strong opinions.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

Unpopular opinion: Opening Day should be a national holiday. 162 games, 30 teams, and the one day where nobody has been eliminated yet.
23 parks visited. Still chasing the other 7.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

Opening Day is almost here. 23 MLB parks visited and counting. Still nothing beats that first pitch of the season - doesn't matter which ballpark you're in.
Let's go @Nationals. And yes, I'm also cheering for the @Marlins, @Orioles, and @Braves. It's complicated.

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My top 8 breweries from a recent trip to the Indianapolis area:

1. @GuggmanHausBeer
2. @StJosephBrewery
3. Heartwork Brewing (Bloomington)
4. @taxmanbrewing
5. @UplandBrewCo
6. @chillywaterbrew
7. @SunKingBrewing
8. @MetazoaBrewing

Indiana is seriously underrated for craft beer

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I've originated $2.5B+ in loans across my career. The biggest lesson? Great lending is 20% product and 80% execution. Helping lenders nail the execution side is what gets me out of bed at @ValetHQ.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

400+ African students funded for U.S. universities in our first academic cycle. $10M+ portfolio. 99% of borrowers would recommend the experience to a friend. Access works when you build for it. @8B_AfricaEdu

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How about those Deacs! 🎩

[Wake Forest Football @WakeFB]

AND A HAPPY HOMECOMING TO ALL 🎩

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

@FB_Helmet_Guy Bernard “Innocent until proven” Gilkey

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@optimistic5518 Mad Max… the ultimate competitor

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@nut_history Benito Santiago

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@grantpaulsen Looks great if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers! 👎

[8B Education Investments @8B_AfricaEdu]

Brian Attridge, COO of 8B Education Investments, has been a student lending expert and an operations leader for 15 years.

Learn more about Brian here. ---> https://t.co/cbwdE40eNW

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

Looking forward to this! #studentloans

[8B Education Investments @8B_AfricaEdu]

Access to funding can be a big challenge, and we're here to help break down those barriers. Join us on March 13th for an informative, free webinar that is open to all #African students interested in learning more about financing their education abroad. https://t.co/kXpz2edSEF

[𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚 @Chris_Grosse]

Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

YES!!!! 😍

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Nailed it, ⁦@barrysvrluga⁩! https://t.co/e0LN6QzLbI

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

Cowboys fans, hang in there. Maybe the Lakers will turn things around or Duke and the Yankees have big years. Stay strong.

[Brian Attridge @bpattridge]

Let’s go Deacs! 🎩 (@ TIAA Bank Field for Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons in Jacksonville, FL) https://t.co/HHRVt97q80

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@DemonDeacons @WakeFB @WakeForest 🎩 (easy peasy)

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Awesome and well deserved! Go Deacs! 🎩 https://t.co/Q47dRsvftz