Kenneth Brown holds over 35-years of extensive finance and real estate expertise.
During his 15-year career at JP Morgan Chase, Mr. Brown was consistently one of the largest producers at the firm.
In 2008, Mr. Brown created his own companies in which he has brokered, financed, developed, managed, and exited many real estate deals.
Kenneth Brown earned a BA in Business, Finance, and Economics from Rutgers University. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, skiing and flying his Piper Malibu Mirage.
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A National Top Producer for 15 Years
B.S. Business, Finance and Economics
Results Oriented
Kenneth Brown grew up in Edison, New Jersey.
Mr. Brown was educated under the Public Schools of Edison Township.
Mr. Brown was the eldest of two sons.
Mr. Brown’s father had a clothing and uniform store in Carteret, NJ
Since he was 10 years old, Mr. Brown would accompany his father and work in the store.
At 12 years old, Mr. Brown’s father allowed his son to start haggling with wholesalers in New York’s Garment District for inventory and successfully negotiated better prices than his father.
Brown started a landscaping business that he ran from 12-years of age until he was 17.
There was one summer in which his landscaping income was higher than that of his father’s annual salary.
Mr. Brown attended Rutgers University.
Mr. Brown started a successful grocery delivery business called Farmer Brown’s Grocery Truck. He was featured in the national University Press and Rutgers University’s The Targum. Mr. Brown partnered with Rutgers University to offer students participation in an internship program.
After graduating from Rutgers University, Mr. Brown moved from New Jersey to Maryland.
Mr. Brown started his career Brian Cohn Inc. He left after 6 months once he obtained his real estate license.
Mr. Brown started working for himself, selling real estate deals to investors.
In 1993, Brown attained a job as a loan officer at Chase Manhattan Mortgage (“JP Morgan Chase”) after calling the office for a position daily over several months.
A good loan officer, at the time, closed 6-7 transactions a month. Brown closed 70-80 transactions a month.
Mr. Brown closed the most transactions nationally for JP Morgan Chase while having a smaller support staff than other producers with similar production sizes.
Mr. Brown was one of the most profitable originators, pricing transactions above 175 basis points above par when most originators were priced 50 basis points below par.
Viewed as an expert, Mr. Brown would receive calls from managers and originators - working other in other regions – who wanted his advice in deal structuring.
Mr. Brown has been awarded for his accomplishments at JP Morgan Chase.
In anticipation of the changing market, Mr. Brown retired from JP Morgan Chase at 40 years old.
He founded Quasar to acquire and manage real assets that succumbed to the 2008 market crash..
He founded Metropolitan Funding Group to provide financing products to a cash-strapped market..
Mr. Brown joined Monarch Bank where he grew the lending group from 50 to 600 employees..
Mr. Brown repositioned Quasar and Metropolitan Funding Group to offer their services globally..
With a 35-year track record, Mr. Brown offers a wealth of expertise to assist your business.
Known for his ability to handle difficult transactions and opportunities, Mr. Brown will provide you with a personalized solution to achieve positive results.
Mr. Brown will analyze your situation and will guide you toward attaining profitability, growth, efficiency, capitalization, and firm structuring.
Kenneth Brown enjoys sharing his business and career experiences with the masses.
Over the span of his 35-year career, he has achieved success within historical eras of the market. Completely self-made, he provides his prospective and insights for professionals in all stages of their business ventures.
Mr. Brown is open to appearing or speaking on podcasts, web shows, broadcast, conferences, corporate events, and college campuses.
Prior to his retirement, Mr. Brown was a national top producer for JP Morgan Chase.
