Paula Nirschl, Senior Vice President, Coaching & Performance

Before joining the mortgage industry in 2003, Paula had a successful career coaching college basketball. Her experience in the high-pressure world of sports coaching equipped her with essential leadership and coaching abilities that translate seamlessly to her current role. With Paula’s background as a college basketball coach, she provides a unique perspective and valuable skill set to her role as the Vice President of Elevate Coaching Program at Guild Mortgage.

As a college basketball coach, Paula honed her skills in motivating and inspiring athletes, fostering teamwork and developing individual talent. She understands the importance of setting goals, creating effective strategies and nurturing a culture of constant improvement. These qualities are directly applicable to her work at Guild Mortgage, where she leads a team of coaches and drives the company’s loan officer coaching and training initiatives, while balancing being a top producer and manager of four branches.

Paula understands the value of teamwork and collaboration. She knows how to bring together individuals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets to work cohesively toward a common goal. This skill is invaluable in her role at Guild Mortgage, where she fosters a collaborative environment, encouraging coaches and students to learn from one another and leverage their collective expertise.

Paula has developed three of her loan officers to 100-million-dollar producers, her branch was named Branch of the Year in 2019, her personal production team has been in Mortgage Executive Magazine’s “Top 1% of Mortgage Originators in America” in 2022 and The National Association of Professional Mortgage Women (NAPMW) awarded Paula with the Dorcas Ewell Leadership award in 2017.