Glenn Stearns
American businessman (born 1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glenn Bryan Stearns (born 1963) is an American businessman and the founder of Stearns Lending.[1]
Glenn Stearns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) |
| 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
Stearns 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.[3] 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.[4] Stearns' parents divorced when he was 17.[5]
Career
Stearns founded Stearns Lending in 1989.[6] 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.[7] Stearns Lending was the fifth-largest privately held mortgage lender in the US in 2013.[1]
Personal life
In October 2003, Stearns married Mindy Burbano, who was an entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight and KTLA in Los Angeles.[8] They live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.[9] In addition to Charlene, Stearns has three sons named Skyler, Colby, and Trevor and two daughters who often appear on Burbano's Instagram. Stearns also has two grandchildren.[10]
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.[9] In 2014, he was diagnosed with cancer, which inspired him to be involved with reality TV.[11] In 2019, the Discovery Channel TV show, Undercover Billionaire followed Stearns as he built a startup company from scratch.[9] During the filming of the show he had a recurrence of cancer.[12]
References
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