Daryl Wizelman

Daryl Wizelman (born 1966) is a leadership, corporate culture, emotional intelligence, life planning and work/life balance motivational speaker who consults with companies, associations, professional athletes, sports teams and individuals to improve their companies, careers, relationships and lives.
In addition, Wizelman is the Legacy & Life Development Officer and an investor of Legacy Direct, a specialized services and technology company that provides resources for managing and ensuring the legacy of athletes, entertainers and professional sports franchises.
His work as a motivational speaker has been mentioned in numerous print media such as Investor's Business Daily and the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Career
In 1991, Daryl Wizelman joined United Pacific Mortgage, a mortgage solution company established in 1990 by Randy Levine, as a loan originator to compete in the prime retail and sub-prime wholesale sectors. By his second year with the company in 1992, Wizelman negotiated a 50/50 partnership agreement with Levine. As United Pacific Mortgage grew, Wizelman, in collaboration with Levine and Steve Kolker, established Mandalay Mortgage in 1998 to complement their success during the height of the real estate boom. The firms reported approximately three billion dollars in annual loan volume and generated sixty million dollars in annual growth revenue.
Wizelman has attributed his success to strong corporate culture built on employee loyalty and world class client satisfaction. He was responsible for more than 550 employees and loan originators working for both United Pacific Mortgage and Mandalay Mortgage.
Housing Crisis and Personal Struggles
With the arrival of the initial stages of the credit crisis, Wizelman closed Mandalay Mortgage in early 2007. In late 2007, United Pacific Mortgage was acquired by Countrywide Mortgage. The credit crisis/mortgage crash that ensued caused Countrywide and the former United Pacific Mortgage to be decimated by the changes in the economy and in the mortgage business.The aftermath left Wizelman with severe depression, stress, anxiety which weakened his immune system. His poor physical and psychological condition climaxed when he was hospitalized for spinal meningitis. Following his health crisis, Wizelman decided to share his personal and business experience to motivate and counsel others.
In addition, Ondrea Wizelman, Daryl's wife, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease in 1999, but has since made a full recovery from her illness.
Inspirational Leadership
Wizelman currently runs a leadership counseling service, Heart Leader, Inc. based in Calabasas, California. His counseling includes numerous topics such as Personal Growth, Focus, Efficiency, Time Management, Business Creation, Business Management, Sales, and Customer Relationships. Wizelman has counseled numerous organizations and business professionals including executives at Texas Pacific Group, which owns Harrah’s Entertainment, Neiman Marcus, Burger King and J. Crew, and members of the Legacy Direct Advisory Board like Mark Rockefeller, Tony Ponturo, the former CMO of Anheuser-Busch and Joe Abruzzese, President of Ad Sales at Discovery Networks. In addition he has worked with professional athletes and sports teams including U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and professional volleyball champion Kerri Walsh, U.S. Decathlon Olympic Silver and Gold Medalist Bryan Clay, LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis and NFL 12 year veteran Chris Draft.

Selected Words of Wisdom by Daryl Wizelman:
Get up on time so you can begin your day without rushing.
• Say no to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
• Delegate tasks to others who are capable.
• Simplify and unclutter your life.
• Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
• Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time.
• Take one day at a time.
• Separate worries from concerns.
• Live within your financial budget.
• K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
• Do something for the kin in you everyday.
• Get enough rest.
• Reflect and journal.
• Laugh.
• Take your work seriously but don’t take yourself too seriously.
• Have grace for others.
• Be kind to unkind people.
• Leave your ego behind.
• Talk less. Listen more.
• Slow down.
• Remember that control is an illusion.

Wizelman offers daily inspirational quotes that can be accessed through the following website: Quote Actions.
Author
Available in April 2010, Wizelman's first book, Heart Leader: A Personal Journey to the Heart of Business and Life, is a playbook of guidance, growth and solutions. It highlights Wizelman’s personal journey through a roller-coaster of success, failure, joy and pain during his 20 years of leadership and provides practical tools that can be implemented by readers to improve their careers, businesses, relationships and lives.
Media Coverage
In March 2010, Wizelman was the focus of an article published in the Los Angeles Business Journal, in which he shared his advice on problem-solving techniques in the office, explaining how rock-paper-scissors can be a “fair but binding” way to settle disputes. He was also the feature of an interview segment in Investor’s Business Daily, in which he discussed the rise and fall of his career in the mortgage sector and his transition into motivational speaking as a result of his new life perspective.
Personal life
Wizelman grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California. He earned his B.A. in Communications from California State University, Northridge and currently resides in Calabasas, California with his wife, Ondrea, and their two children (boy/girl twins).

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