Anyone who's balanced a budget knows finances can be…complicated. Andrew has made it his business to know, and that's why we put him in charge of operations, a role in which he simplifies a maze of regulations, decimals, and documents (So. Many. Documents.) into a clear and simple path to activating the equity in your home. A background in investment banking and venture capital helps—so does the fact that he was Co-founder and CEO of start-up Spogo in his past life. After a gourd of Yerba Matte in the morning (Andrew is a reformed coffee drinker, and we are in awe of what he accomplishes with this magical tea), he gets to work reviewing our processes, gathering feedback from homeowners, and searching for improvements in everything from the applications process to funding. Basically, he wants to make this whole thing as easy as possible for you. We think he's done a pretty good job.

There was a time in Brett's life when it seemed sure that he would become a novelist. First, there was the essay contest he won in high school. Then, there was the summer he spent in Alaska. Lastly, the philosophy degree. Today, though, he's our VP of Product Strategy, which basically means that it's his job to think of more ways you can have a home and a life—something he's more than qualified for given his background in investment banking, company building, and general ingenuity. His team loves him for his curiosity, motivation, and humility. His wife loves him for stopping food fights between the kids when he arrives home. As for us? We love him for his ability to fill up a blank piece of paper with ideas. Good ones, at that.

Perhaps Charlie was destined for greatness given his innate ability to assemble pretty much anything. Or maybe it's just that he works hard. Really hard. Like he wears the same style shirt every day because he's too busy coding to worry about whether snakeskin is in season or not. Either way, we're glad to have him at Hometap, where he, in his own humble words, "Builds stuff. Digital stuff." To put it another way, he's the one building what you see and uses every day on our platform; the one making sure you have a flawless, secure, and seamless user experience. When he's not nose-deep in his computer, you can find him watching "Jeopardy" or attempting—and failing—to parallel park. Turns out his greatness has yet to catch up with his parking abilities.

Jeffrey is our CEO and a well-qualified one at that. Having successfully built five (!) companies in his career and racked up all kinds of fancy awards—not to mention an impressive record as Managing Director at Bain Capital—there's no one we'd rather have at the head of Hometap than him. He's a natural entrepreneur and an expert at building companies from the ground up, a quality that he humbly attributes to being "smarter than he looks." To him, a job well done is everyone in his team having what they need to be successful. Nothing thrills him more than creating something that didn't exist before. When he's not busy CEO-ing (which is, um, almost never), he dreams about being the sort of fellow who relaxes in the evenings with a snifter of brandy while playing a few rounds of Bach on the baby grand. Does he play piano? No, not even a little bit. But if there's one thing Jeffrey knows, it's that a man can dream.

John is Hometap's resident math genius and the guy in charge of making sure that everything we do is backed up by cold, hard data (because while operating on gut instinct is great for choosing chicken or fish, we've found that financial decisions are better left to science). In addition to an impressively long list of degrees, he has years of experience leading similarly math-obsessed teams to mine data and build models, creating solutions that make doing life and doing business better. With a hands-on approach, he's not afraid to dig in with his team to code a model or build a database. No, he does not wear a lab coat, but yes, he did complete the Ironman Triathlon in '05, which basically makes him superhuman. Or at least a super data scientist.

Max knows what matters in life: excellent shower water pressure. That and making the most out of your home equity. As VP of Business Development and one of the original thinkers behind the Hometap concept, Max works on developing the business inside and out—from assembling a crazy smart team to forming strategic partnerships to help scale the business. Like all great entrepreneurs, he also spends a lot of time on the phone and in meetings. Besides his focus and dedication, he likes to think he's known for being a scratch golfer, but in reality, he is perhaps more infamous for the fact that he watched every episode of "Seinfeld" before the age of 10. That's three days, 18 hours, and 30 minutes of "Seinfeld." Before the age of ten. Told you he was dedicated.

Someone once referred to Michelle as "The Beyoncé of Marketing," and we think that's a pretty accurate description. Curious, creative, and persistent, she juggles everything from email campaigns to competitive analyses to vendor contracts to help us reach the right people in the right way. No two days are the same for her, and she likes it that way. In fact, it might be the source of her nearly endless energy—the same energy that inspires her to start the day with a good workout while the rest of us are hitting snooze. But don't be fooled by the smile. Michelle can also be ruthless as evidenced by her hotly contested reign as Candyland Champion in her family's annual Thanksgiving tournament. Did she really sabotage Princess Lolly in the Peppermint Forest? Perhaps we'll never know.

Sarah has a résumé that's nearly as impressive as that of her icon Janet Yellen (for those in need of a history lesson, Yellen was the first female Chair of the Federal Reserve, thank you very much), serving as CMO at major brands such as Zipcar, House of Blues, and Virgin before making her way to us. And boy, are we glad she did. With a fearlessness that must have come in handy during her time as a white-water kayak instructor (just one more of her heroic accomplishments), she works hard to get the word out about Hometap and to connect us with people who want to take advantage of the capital in their home. What drives her is joy: in her work, in her team, and in the faces of those who finally find themselves debt-free or in a home they love. Another amazing feat? Raising three teenage boys who actually think she's cool. We don't know how she does it either.