Mario Cardona is currently a Senior Loan Specialist with Able Lending which is the world’s first collaborative lender connecting extraordinary entrepreneurs with capital, community resources, and expert advice when it’s time to grow. Prior to his current role, he was a Loan Officer at Liftfund formerly Accion Texas and more recently as an SBA Business Development Officer at Wells Fargo Bank. As a small business financing professional Mario consistently seeks opportunities to utilize his combination of banking and finance experience along with his knowledge of the San Antonio economy to help small businesses and entrepreneurs understand lending and promote the Able experience as their first representative in San Antonio. Mario is a graduate of Texas A&M University-Kingsville and attended the Our Lady of the Lake University MBA program. He is currently involved with Leadership Organization of Professionals, the Liftfund Young Professionals Board, Tech Bloc and spends his spare time cycling, running and supporting local small businesses. He can be found splitting time between Geekdom and Cafe Commerce.