Glenn Bryan Stearns (born 1963) is an American businessman and the founder of Stearns Lending.[1]
Glenn Stearns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | founder of Stearns Lending |
| Spouse | Mindy Burbano |
| Children | 6 |
Stearns appeared in the Discovery Channel reality show Undercover Billionaire, during which he founded Underdog BBQ in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Early life
editStearns was born in 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland.[2] His father was a printer and his mother was a grocery store clerk and house cleaner. The family lived in a low-income apartment complex in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.[citation needed] Stearns was a socially adept child but struggled in school. He was diagnosed with dyslexia, but his parents kept this from him. He was humiliated when he failed the fourth grade.[3] Stearns' parents divorced when he was 17.[citation needed]
Career
editStearns founded Stearns Lending in 1989.[4][1] He was chief executive officer (CEO) from its founding until May 2012 when Stearns named Brian Hale, former president and national production executive of MetLife Home Loans, as his successor.[5] Stearns Lending was the fifth-largest privately held mortgage lender in the US in 2013.[1]
Personal life
editIn October 2003, Stearns married Mindy Burbano, who was an entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight and KTLA in Los Angeles.[6] They live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.[7] In addition to a daughter with a previous partner, Stearns has three sons and two daughters with Burbano. Stearns also has two grandchildren.[citation needed]
In 2004, Stearns and Burbano appeared on the TBS reality TV show, The Real Gilligan's Island as "the millionaire and his wife", and he "won" the competition.[7] In 2014, he was diagnosed with cancer, which inspired him to be involved with reality TV.[8][9] In 2019, the Discovery Channel TV show, Undercover Billionaire followed Stearns as he built a startup company from scratch.[7] During the filming of the show he had a recurrence of cancer.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bill Quinnan (January 21, 2013). "Hard Times Yield Opportunities for Stearns Lending". OC Register. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Horatio Alger Award Winner Glenn B. Stearns". horatioalger.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Members – Horatio Alger Association". Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Jane Yu (August 21, 2015). "Stearns to Sell Majority Stake to Blackstone". Orange County Business Journal. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Jane Yu (May 7, 2012). "Hale New CEO for Stearns Lending". Orange County Business Journal. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Colton, Kim (March 16, 2004). "Mindy Burbano and Glenn Stearns OCTOBER 11, 2003". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Owen, Rob (26 July 2019). "Tuned In: Broke billionaire builds business in Erie on Discovery Channel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ McAlone, Nathan. "Discovery's 'Undercover Billionaire' explains how recovering from cancer inspired him to try and turn $100 into a million-dollar business in 90 days on TV". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ ""I Looked at Cancer Kind Of Like Business" Glenn Stearns of "Undercover Billionaire" Says His Cancer Journey Inspired His New Show". SurvivorNet. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ McAlone, Nathan. "What you didn't see on screen in Discovery's reality TV show 'Undercover Billionaire,' and what happened after the show ended". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-25.