Kevin Blount
Job Title:
Managing Director
Qualifications:
CeMAP (Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice)
Certificate & Diploma in Financial Planning – Chartered Insurance Institute
Prince2 Practitioner – Project Management
Years of Experience in Financial Services:
25 years+
Short Professional Bio
With over two decades in financial services, I bring a wealth of knowledge and a results-driven mindset. CeMAP Qualified, senior sales and operations manager with vast experience in financial services, having successfully steered mortgage and protection adviser teams to exceed targets, implemented operational process changes, reduced costs and delivered excellent customer service, resulting in high customer retention levels and revenue growth.
I’ve specialised in helping clients from all backgrounds—whether first-time buyers or those with complex credit profiles—secure the right mortgage and protection solutions. I’m particularly passionate about delivering outstanding customer journeys and simplifying complexities in accessing financial advice. I am known for my integrity, problem-solving and can do attitude.
Specialist Areas:
- Sales Management
- Operations Management
- Mortgage Market Knowledge
- Client Relationship Building
- People Leadership & Coaching
- Strategic Planning
- Achievement of KPIs & Targets
- First-Time Buyers
- Home Movers
- Remortgages
- Bad Credit Mortgages
- Protection (Life, Critical Illness, Income)
- Over 55’s
- Buy-to-Let
- Secured Loans
- Bridging Finance
Personal Information:
I’m married with two children, who keep us very busy and a cat who doesn’t. I enjoy watching sport, mainly football and F1. I still play football once a week and managing to keep up!
With over 25 years’ experience in financial services working as an administrator, mortgage and protection adviser and a senior manager, I always strive to get the best out of people, systems and processes to make an efficient and enjoyable service for customers. Whether it be sales management or operation excellence I relish the chance to ensure our teamwork is top notch.
Something not everyone knows about me: I’m a volunteer coach for my lads football team. I’ve been with them since under 7s and we are now at under 15s. My Saturday mornings are generally taken by match time.
If I won the Euro millions lottery I would: Ensure my family are set up for generations to come with some sound investments.
My daughter loves performing, be that singing, dancing, tap and ballet, so I’d have to get her some sort of studio. My son loves motor racing and karting; I’d therefore set him up with a race team and maybe build a track for him to beat me on!
I’d have to buy a few supercars and go on the odd holiday with my wife of course!
First Full time job: My first full time job was working at Safeway supermarket as a shelf stacker.
I love my job because: The culture of the company, the people I work with and the ethos to help every customer with the solution(s) that are right for them. Making peoples dreams of owning a house a reality. Providing great customer service, always!
Likes: Football, Formula 1, DIY, gardening and car cleaning.
Dislikes: Any fish dish!
Favourite destination: Crete in Greece
Favourite food: Steak, chips, Tiramisu (not together, but after)
My ultimate 4 dinner party guests would be:
- Lewis Hamilton
- Stuart Pearce
- Rob Beckett
- Will Ferrell