After 10 years of working in the banking industry and servicing some of the world’s wealthiest institutions like Blackrock and Prudential, life’s purpose demanded a career change for Sade.
“As my entrepreneurial cells began to reignite, I was led to becoming a Notary Public and Notary Signing Agent. I haven’t returned to the traditional workforce since.”
As a natural servant and leader, Sade finds being a notary rewarding because she gets the daily opportunity to serve the diverse needs of those involved in the notary process.
“I serve the signers with excellent customer service, and accuracy allowing them to rest assured that their transaction has been handled with the utmost professionalism, accuracy, and care. I serve the title, escrow, and lenders by being conscious that I represent them, and their institution to the clients thus opening opportunities for repeat business and referrals. I serve my mentee notaries by empowering, educating, and equipping them to operate in the spirit of excellence, service, and consistency.”
Professionally, Sade lives by the motto, ‘Do what it takes to close’.
“Once I had a signer who refused to sign because they were disappointed in the amount of funds they were set to receive from their finance. The original appointment time was for 2 pm. I closed the appointment as a refusal to sign. After speaking with the loan officer, the signer agreed to close, thus I returned to close the loan at 8 pm and stayed until 10 pm due to various inquiries by the signer. We eventually closed the transaction successfully.”
Performing her duties as a notary in a professional manner is something that is very important to Sade.
“Notaries are officers of the State therefore we have the inherent trust of our constituents and the public. To best steward that trust, a professional notary must operate with the highest level of integrity, honesty, and adherence to the laws of their state.”